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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.