Now would be a great time for Scopely to stand for something more than “inspire play, every day.” open.substack.com/pub/pogojour... #PokemonGO #PokemonGOApp #FreePalestine

I want to meet the sort of player who isn't convinced to spring for GO Pass Deluxe until they hear they can earn a second shitty Incubator. open.substack.com/pub/pogojour... #PokemonGO #PokemonGOApp

Just wanted to say thank you to everyone who has read this post and who continues to support my writing hobby. This post has already received more than twice my normal views, so I definitely appreciate the extra love. open.substack.com/pub/pogojour...

The struggle is real. open.substack.com/pub/pogojour... #PokemonGO #PokemonGOApp

Excited for the new Pokémon GO season? Ahem, we'll fix that. open.substack.com/pub/pogojour... #PokémonGO #PokemonGOApp

Worst Pokémon GO event ever? I don't think it's hyperbole to say yes. open.substack.com/pub/pogojour... #PokemonGO #PokemonGOApp

View counts and open rate have been down lately, so let’s try actually promoting my own post in a timely fashion (what a concept)! open.substack.com/pub/pogojour... #PokemonGO #PokemonGOApp #GOBattleLeague

In other words, how low can Pokémon GO, er, go? open.substack.com/pub/pogojour... #PokemonGO #PokemonGOApp

Can't wait to finally get a Frosmoth in 2030. open.substack.com/pub/pogojour... #PokemonGO #PokemonGOApp

Overhauling the Buddy system may have its merits, but the bigger priority should be making Pokémon GO a more accessible game. open.substack.com/pub/pogojour... #PokemonGO #PokemonGOApp

W house spawn. IVs aren't anything to write home about, but I really can't complain, especially considering it's a random catch from my bed. Wishing you good luck and safety on this day blessed by our Lord Arceus. 🙏 #PokemonGO #PokemonGOApp

The life of an Accounts Payable Specialist by day/Pokémon GO player by night is not a glamorous one, so I'm just getting to promote this now. If you haven't read it, sorry (or, alternatively, you're welcome) in advance for the length. open.substack.com/pub/pogojour... #PokemonGO #PokemonGOApp

Despite being too lazy to promote my own work until now, we're off to a strong start in terms of views. I appreciate the support, and I hope the message resonates with you. open.substack.com/pub/pogojour... #PokemonGO #PokemonGOApp

Not exactly a doom-and-gloom piece, but not terribly optimistic either. It's really just me honestly reflecting on how I feel about Pokémon GO and the United States at the moment. open.substack.com/pub/pogojour... #PokemonGO #PokemonGOApp

Little Cup is back! 🤏😍 #PokemonGO #PokemonGOApp #GOBattleLeague

Wanted to help amplify this post from @michael-thomas.bsky.social to my small group of followers. The fate of life on Earth is quite literally at stake. open.substack.com/pub/heated/p...

I feel like I've seen this in-game advertisement at least five times today. Is this the "Scopely effect" at work (please make it stop)? 🤦‍♂️ ##PokemonGO #PokemonGOApp

(1/3) Keeping with a time-honored tradition (read: a whopping two years in a row), The PoGO Journal won’t be publishing a new post during GO Fest Weekend. The plan is to return next weekend—same rat time, same rat schedule. In the meantime, please support two of my friends and loyal readers:

Was going to DM you, @kevkage.bsky.social, but I wanted to make sure you could see that I (finally) got the sweatshirt! Thanks again!

It's a nice feeling when you're too busy responding to reader comments to actually promote your post. 😅 Thanks to all who have already liked and commented on this piece. open.substack.com/pub/pogojour... #PokemonGOApp #PokemonGO

Look, I know it's not open Ultra League, and I know I'm only Rank 14, but just let me have this, OK? #PokemonGO #PokemonGOApp ##GOBattleLeague

Can you say "marginal improvement?" I know you can. open.substack.com/pub/pogojour... #PokemonGO #PokemonGOApp

Seems like an appropriate listen today, of all days. Shoutout to the one and only @el-p.bsky.social. #NoKings

A short, breezy, and comparatively upbeat post from yours truly. Don't get used to it, though. open.substack.com/pub/pogojour... #PokemonGO #PokemonGOApp

“If [GBL] were a runaway success, it would be fair for the [Pokémon GO] team to rest on its laurels, even if ill-advised. But after years of refusal to invest in growing this mode of play...we’re clearly not at that point—not even close.” open.substack.com/pub/pogojour... #PokemonGO #PokemonGOApp

Congratulations, Bellibolt. You're finally relevant. 🥳 #PokemonGO ##PokemonGOApp

If you were thinking that a Forbes article on Niantic’s sale of Pokémon GO featuring an interview with John Hanke would make me even less enamored with the company, you would be correct. open.substack.com/pub/pogojour... #PokemonGO #PokemonGOApp

Whoops—guess America is turning into a fascist state! 🤷 Maybe you should think twice about coming here, esp. if you are a supporter of a free Palestine. 🤔 open.substack.com/pub/pogojour... #PokemonGO #PokemonGOApp

Happy Mother’s Day, and I hope everyone who played Pawmi Community Day had a wonderful time. The latest from The PoGO Journal, for your reading pleasure: open.substack.com/pub/pogojour... #PokemonGO #PokemonGOApp

It occurred to me this morning that I should probably let people know that I made a new post. Oops. open.substack.com/pub/pogojour... #PokemonGO #PokemonGOApp

This is a legitimate video essay on Disney's more recent miscues. Give it a watch, and give the man a follow.

"When seemingly every new Pokémon released is paywalled or otherwise behooves the player to grind for hours on end to get around any arbitrarily imposed requirements, it significantly detracts from the #PokemonGO experience.” pogojournal.substack.com/p/getting-ce...

Message to Scopely: If you've got plans to improve PvP, get on that quick. open.substack.com/pub/pogojour... #PokemonGO #PokemonGOApp

Hello, all, GO Battle League makes me want to die. Also, here's a piece on #PokémonGO, Balatro, and how indie games can compete and are competing with releases from major studios. open.substack.com/pub/pogojour...

"The Charged TM system in its current form is bad. A Master League dominated by Legendary and Mythical Pokémon and propped up by a flawed Candies XL economy is bad. Anyone who says different is either deluded or disingenuous, and they should be regarded as such." open.substack.com/pub/pogojour...

No April Fools’ Day joke here—a new post is up on The PoGO Journal! It's about the woefully deficient Charged TM system in #PokemonGO. open.substack.com/pub/pogojour...

No new post this week. This weekend's #PokémonGO event schedule was a full one, plus I'm not feeling super inspired by, among other things, the current GBL rotation. Should be back with a new post next week. Please read the latest if you haven't. Thanks, all. open.substack.com/pub/pogojour...

I have torn myself away from Balatro long enough to actually promote my own work. In case you missed it. open.substack.com/pub/pogojour... #PokemonGO

In the unlikely event that you haven't heard, both Niantic and Scopely officially confirmed the sale of Monster Hunter Now, Pikmin Bloom, and Pokémon GO. If you haven't already read my prior post on the matter, my thoughts are mostly unchanged since then. pogojournal.substack.com/p/niantic-mi...

Man, I hate it when we turn the clocks forward. To my fellow Americans, good luck today. Oh, yeah, here's a thing I wrote. open.substack.com/pub/pogojour... #PokemonGO

Rumor has it that an op-ed section is coming to the Pokémon GO official website, but by John Hanke's mandate, it will aggressively defend microtransactions and the use of free player labor to build AI models. open.substack.com/pub/pogojour... #PokemonGO

Grumpig places higher than Feraligatr in next season's Great League PvPoke rankings. What a time to be alive. #PokemonGO

Just wanted to say a quick thank-you to everyone who has read, shared, and liked my latest post or subscribed to the Substack since its publication. It has only been out for a few days, but it's already my top all-time performer. Have a great end to Dual Destiny. 🖤🤍🙏 #PokemonGO

I don’t have any great love for Niantic, but I think it’s worth considering that its prospective buyer might be problematic in its own right. open.substack.com/pub/pogojour... #PokemonGO

At this point, they should just call it an event schedule with non-event gameplay sprinkled in. open.substack.com/pub/pogojour... #PokemonGo

Need something to do while you wait for the *Big Game* to start? No? Well, please read my post about the downward trajectory of #PokemonGO anyway. open.substack.com/pub/pogojour...

Naturally, my post about Little Cup drops as the GBL rotation featuring it is about to end. 🤦‍♂️ open.substack.com/pub/pogojour... #PokemonGO

I thought I would be enjoying Little Jungle Cup more, but it is tough sledding out here. Skorupi is a matchup nightmare, and even Fletchling is vaguely irritating. Maybe I just need more time with it, but this could be a bad limited meta. 😬 #PokemonGO

What is more likely: peace in the Middle East or a meaningful improvement to #PokemonGO? open.substack.com/pub/pogojour...

New post on The PoGO Journal. GO Battle League clearly isn't a priority for #PokemonGO, but the least they could do is explain how it works (and no, the "Training" mode doesn't count). open.substack.com/pub/pogojour...