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The Mega Evolution era kicked off with Mega Evolution base set in September 2025 and continued with Mega Evolution – Phantasmal Flames in November The Pokémon Company International graciously offered products from both sets for me to show to Bleeding Cool readers In the first installment of this two-part series, I opened products from the Mega[...]

The hype around the Alternate Arts of the Sword & Shield era and the Illustration Rares of the Scarlet & Violet era now continues in the new era, Mega Evolution The Mega Evolution era continues the popular Illustration Rare and Special Illustration Rare cards while introducing Gold Hyper Rares as the rarest type of card that can be pulled[...]

The hype around the Alternate Arts of the Sword & Shield era and the Illustration Rares of the Scarlet & Violet era now continues in the new era, Mega Evolution The Mega Evolution era continues the popular Illustration Rare and Special Illustration Rare cards while introducing Gold Hyper Rares as the rarest type of card that can be pulled[...]

The Mega Evolution era kicked off with Mega Evolution base set in September 2025 and continued with Mega Evolution – Phantasmal Flames in November The Pokémon Company International graciously offered products from both sets for me to show to Bleeding Cool readers, so I wanted to kick off this two-part article by focusing on the base set first[...]

The hype around the Alternate Arts of the Sword & Shield era and the Illustration Rares of the Scarlet & Violet era now continues in the new era, Mega Evolution The Mega Evolution era continues the popular Illustration Rare and Special Illustration Rare cards while introducing Gold Hyper Rares as the rarest type of card that can be pulled[...]

Today, let's see how the cards of Pokémon TCG: Mega Evolution base set, the first set of this new era, which came out in September 2025, are doing now a month later in October 2025. Mega Evolution top card Credit: Pokémon TCG Here are the top valued cards of Pokémon TCG: Mega Evolution base set, with market values[...]

This event kicks off the Season of Light with the release of a new Mega Evolution in Mega Raids: Alakazam With this Raid Guide, you can prepare a team to take on and defeat Mega Alakazam, earn Mega Alakazam Energy, and understand this Pokémon's Shiny rate. Psychic Spectacular 2022 in Pokémon GO[...]

Earlier this week, Niantic announced that changes were coming to make Mega Evolution and Mega Raids easier and more accessible in Pokémon GO Now, we've been hit with a surprise event that is already live in some early timezones to celebrate the arrival of this Mega update Let's get into the details of this Mega Moment[...]

Mega Evolution has been one of the most interesting but uneven features in Pokémon GO since its release Up to this point, Pokémon can be Mega Evolved once you have earned enough Mega Energy specific to that species The primary way to earn Mega Energy for a species is to raid for it[...]

Just as we have seen fewer Shiny releases in Pokémon GO, we are seeing Megas rolled out over a longer period of time. My bet? I bet we'll see another Ice-type Mega Evolution released in Pokémon GO during the winter season: Mega Glalie. Niantic has announced its Mega Raid offerings in Pokémon GO for the month of November[...]

Niantic has added new Mega Pokémon to the code of Pokémon GO. Are Mega Lucario, Mega Tyranitar, and others on their way into the game?

Today is the first Mega Bonus Hour in Pokémon GO. Here is what this trial event will offer and how you can best take advantage of it.

Let's go! Mega Evolution promo image in Pokémon GO Credit: Niantic 5 Candy to Candy XL Conversion The implementation of Candy XL isn't a huge problem in Pokémon GO, but the conversion isn't quite user-friendly The truth is, this function is purposely not very effective because it's not meant to be[...]

Earlier this year, Niantic made promises to change Mega Evolution in Pokémon GO following negative responses to the Mega Raid system Trainers felt that this system was prohibitive and financially driven, and disliked the idea of raiding and rare tasks being the only way to accrue Mega Energy in the game Soon after the initial rollout,[...]

Could it be true? Could Mega Evolution, currently a temporary power-up in Pokémon GO, become permanent? A new addition to the game's code has been discovered in a datamine that has set the game's fandom running wild with theories. Mega Evolution promotional image for Pokémon GO Credit: Niantic Here's what was discovered in a recent Pokémon GO datamine by[...]

Mega Venusaur is leaving Pokémon GO this Friday. Before it leaves, make sure to read our Raid Spotlight for this Generation One Mega.

Following this departure, Niantic will make major changes to Mega Evolution this November Details below. Mega Venusaur promotional image in Pokémon GO Credit: Niantic Mega Venusaur will leave Friday, October 23rd at 6 PM Pacific and, up until that time, will be featured more commonly in Mega Raids Following its departure, Niantic confirms that Pokémon GO trainers[...]

Credit: Niantic In this latest change to Mega Energy and Mega Evolution in Pokémon GO, the following alterations have been announced: Pokémon will stay Mega Evolved for eight hours rather than four hours Mega Energy will no longer be capped at 999 and will instead have a new cap of 2000 per species While this change is unlikely to[...]

Two new Megas have been found in the latest Pokémon GO update by PokeMiners: Mega Slowbro and Mega Aerodactyl. When will they arrive?

Most importantly, though, Mega Evolution lasted for a whopping twelve hours during the event If this became standard, the fanbase would have nothing left to complain about regarding Mega Evolution Overall, the focus on these interesting event perks outside of the spawns, and the research made this one feel unique. Raids Big Pokémon came into raids this[...]

Also, trainers who have encounters wild shiny Beedrill since the release of Mega Evolution have been able to confirm that it isn't just raids that offer Shiny encounters of Mega-capable Pokémon, but that these species are fully unlocked whichever way they're encountered However, one question remains… exactly what are the Shiny Rates for these Mega[...]

During the Mega Buddy Challenge in Pokémon GO, photobombs can lead to encounters with Charizard, Blastoise, or Venusaur - which can be Shiny.

The Mega Buddy Challenge has brought a new raid rotation of large Pokémon to Pokémon GO. Find out which can be Shiny in this full report.

Shiny Doduo has been released in Pokémon GO's new event, but just how rare is this Pokémon? Here's where to find and Shiny hunt Doduo.

Pokémon GO trainers can now get Mega Energy without doing Mega Raids. Here are the full timed research tasks for the Mega Buddy event.

Pokémon GO focused all of its events on Mega Evolution during September The first event, a Mega Raid Challenge, tasked players with completing raids to unlock Mega Pidgeot Then, the Mega Battle Challenge teased Mega Houndoom if a certain amount of trainer battles or Team GO Rocket encounters could be completed Now, the final challenge[...]

Mega Pidgeot has been unlocked in Pokémon GO. Prepare your Pokémon to beat this Flying-type Mega Pokémon with this raid guide.

The Mega Battle Event in Pokémon GO is Niantic's second of three events spotlighting Mega Evolution during September The mechanics of Mega Energy, specifically how it is earned and how much it costs to Mega Evolve Pokémon, has created controversy in the community ever since its rollout Did this Beedrill-themed event, which made Mega Energy widely[...]

Mega Pidgeot has been unlocked in Pokémon GO! Niantic has announced that this Flying-type Pokémon will be available in raids this Friday.

There has been an uproar in the Pokémon GO community after Niantic's release of Mega Evolution Mega Evolution is a new mechanic in the game that evolves certain Pokémon (currently Beedrill, Blastoise, Venusaur, and Charizard with plans announced to release Pidgeot, Houndoom, and Gengar) to a temporary new form with increased power. Pokémon GO trainers have been[...]