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Credit: Niantic Top Holiday Glaceon Counters Pokebattler, which calculates all possible combinations of Pokémon and moves, lists the top ten Glaceon counters as such: Mega Blaziken: Counter, Blast Burn Shadow Metagross: Bullet Punch, Meteor Mash Mega Charizard Y: Fire Spin, Blast Burn Shadow Entei: Fire Fang, Overheat Terrakion: Double Kick, Sacred Sword Mega Houndoom: Fire Fang, Flamethrower Metagross: Bullet Punch, Meteor Mash Mega Charizard X:[...]

Credit: Niantic Top Cloyster Counters Pokebattler, which calculates all possible combinations of Pokémon and moves, lists the top ten Cloyster counters as such: Mega Blaziken: Counter, Blast Burn Terrakion: Double Kick, Sacred Sword Kartana: Razor Leaf, Leaf Blade Shadow Raikou: Volt Switch, Wild Charge Shadow Machamp: Counter, Dynamic Punch Shadow Electivire: Thunder Shock, Wild Charge Xurkitree: Thunder Shock, Discharge Mega Manectric: Thunder Fang, Wild Charge Mega[...]

Credit: Niantic Top Lapras Counters Pokebattler, which calculates all possible combinations of Pokémon and moves, lists the top ten Lapras counters as such: Kartana: Razor Leaf, Leaf Blade Terrakion: Double Kick, Sacred Sword Mega Blaziken: Counter, Blast Burn Mega Sceptile: Bullet Seed, Frenzy Plant Shadow Raikou: Volt Switch, Wild Charge Shadow Machamp: Counter, Dynamic Punch Xurkitree: Thunder Shock, Discharge Shadow Magnezone: Spark, Wild Charge Shadow Electivire:[...]

Credit: Niantic Here is what is happening in Pokémon GO during the Winter Holiday 2022 Part 1 event: Date and time: Today, Thursday, December 15, 2022, at 10:00 a.m to Friday, December 23, 2022, at 10:00 a.m local time New Costumed Pokémon: Winter Carnival Pikachu New Shiny drop: Shiny Bergmite, Winter Carnival Pikachu New Mega drop: Mega Glalie Wild spawns: Winter Carnival Pikachu,[...]

Credit: Niantic Top Mega Glalie Counters Pokebattler, which calculates all possible combinations of Pokémon and moves, lists the top 10 Mega Glalie counters as such: Mega Blaziken: Counter, Blast Burn Mega Charizard Y: Fire Spin, Blast Burn Shadow Metagross: Bullet Punch, Meteor Mash Terrakion: Double Kick, Sacred Sword Shadow Entei: Fire Fang, Overheat Mega Houndoom: Fire Fang, Flamethrower Shadow Apex Ho-Oh: Incinerate, Sacred Fire+ Mega[...]

Credit: Niantic Build a team of counters to take on Terrakion in raids: Top overall counters: Shadow Mewtwo: Confusion, Psystrike Mega Alakazam: Confusion, Psychic Mewtwo: Confusion, Psystrike Mega Swampert: Mud Shot, Hydro Cannon Mega Latios: Zen Headbutt, Psychic Mega Sceptile: Bullet Seed, Frenzy Plant Terrakion: Double Kick, Sacred Sword Hoopa Unbound: Confusion, Psychic Shadow Latios: Zen Headbutt, Psychic Shadow Metagross: Bullet Punch, Meteor Mash Non-Shadow and non-Mega counters[...]

Credit: Niantic Here is what is happening in Pokémon GO during the Winter Holiday 2022 Part 1 event: Date and time:Thursday, December 15, 2022, at 10:00 a.m to Friday, December 23, 2022, at 10:00 a.m local time New Costumed Pokémon: Winter Carnival Pikachu New Shiny drop: Shiny Bergmite, Winter Carnival Pikachu New Mega drop: Mega Glalie Wild spawns: Winter Carnival Pikachu, Holiday Scarf[...]

Credit: Niantic Top Cobalion Counters Pokebattler, which calculates all possible combinations of Pokémon and moves, lists the top ten Cobalion counters as such: Mega Blaziken: Counter, Blast Burn Mega Charizard Y: Fire Spin, Blast Burn Terrakion: Double Kick, Sacred Sword Shadow Entei: Fire Fang, Overheat Shadow Machamp: Counter, Dynamic Punch Mega Alakazam: Counter, Focus Blast Apex Shadow Ho-Oh: Incinerate, Sacred Fire+ Shadow Moltres: Fire Spin,[...]

Credit: Niantic Spheal can be Shiny in Pokémon GO This Pokémon was the focus of January 2022 Community Day, which makes this Spotlight Hour; I will be completely real here, uninteresting in a way that manages to shock me Not only will most Trainers have Shiny Spheal multiple times over due to it being a Community Day[...]

Credit: Niantic Here are the details for the Something Extraordinary Special Research in Pokémon GO: Timing: Today, December 1o, 2022, at 10:00 a.m to Sunday, December 11, 2022, at 8:00 p.m local time As long as you open the game during this period, you will be good. How to access the Special Research: Niantic says, "Ticket-holders will gain access[...]

Pokémon TCG Value Watch: Pokémon GO in December 2022 notes the value of single cards falling consistently across the board this month.

Niantic hyped this event up quite bit, but did the actual gameplay live up to the marketing? Pokémon GO Ultra Beasts Arrival graphic Credit: Niantic What worked in this Pokémon GO event Niantic's marketing: During the weekend of Ultra Beast: Arrival, Niantic's social media feed treated the event like a worldwide invasion[...]

Credit: Niantic What worked in this Pokémon GO event Shiny release: Pawniard was once a highly coveted hatch when it first came out… but then, time dragged on, and it became one of the most common 12 KM Strange Egg hatches When you walk 12 KM to hatch a single Egg, hatching a Pokémon that isn't Shiny-capable feels[...]

Now, Niantic is running another recent release back with a Mega Aggron rotation Using this Raid Guide, you can take on Mega Aggron to earn Mega Energy for your own Aggron Let's get into the details. Mega Aggron in Pokémon GO Credit: Niantic Top Mega Aggron Counters Pokebattler, which calculates all possible combinations of Pokémon and moves, lists[...]

Credit: Niantic Top Terrkion Counters Pokebattler, which calculates all possible combinations of Pokémon and moves, lists the top ten Terrakion counters as such: Shadow Mewtwo: Confusion, Psystrike Mega Alakazam: Confusion, Psychic Mewtwo: Confusion, Psystrike Mega Swampert: Mud Shot, Hydro Cannon Mega Latios: Zen Headbutt, Psychic Mega Sceptile: Bullet Seed, Frenzy Plant Terrakion: Double Kick, Sacred Sword Hoopa Unbound: Confusion, Psychic Shadow Latios: Zen Headbutt, Psychic Shadow Metagross:[...]

Credit: Niantic Power up your counters: If you have enough trainers in the lobby, you can certainly attempt to get through raids without investing Stardust into your Pokémon However, the better bet is to use your hard-earned Stardust to better your Pokémon and strengthen yourself as a Trainer Also, ensure that they have the correct moveset[...]

Credit: Niantic For the Shiny hunters wonder, Wooper can indeed be Shiny Shiny Wooper was released during a surprise event called Wooper Watch almost two years ago to the day on December 10th, 2020 Shiny Wooper is a terrific Shiny and is noticeably different The standard Wooper above has blue skin, a blue WiFi symbol on[...]

Niantic has announced the full details for this month's two-day annual recap Community Day December 2022 Community Day will feature all of the Pokémon who had their own Community Days this year, back in the wild for a big, Shiny-boosted party Let's get into the details. Pokémon GO December 2022 Recap Community Day[...]

This differs from the normal method of Niantic dedicating a whole month to a single Pokémon Let's take a look at what can be encountered through the weekly (formerly Legendary) Research Breakthrough. Pokémon GO Season of Mythical Wishes graphic Credit: Niantic The pool of Research Breakthrough encounters in Pokémon GO during the Season of Mythical Wishes includes Galarian Mr[...]

Credit: Niantic Top Mega Swampert Counters Pokebattler, which calculates all possible combinations of Pokémon and moves, lists the top ten Mega Swampert counters as such: Kartana: Razor Leaf, Leaf Blade Shadow Tangrowth: Vine Whip, Power Whip Mega Venusaur: Vine Whip, Frenzy Plant Sky Forme Shaymin: Grass-type Hidden Power, Grass Knot Zarude: Vine Whip, Power Whip Shadow Torterra: Razor Leaf, Frenzy Plant Shadow Venusaur: Vine[...]

Credit: Niantic Top Mega Sceptile Counters Pokebattler, which calculates all possible combinations of Pokémon and moves, lists the top ten Mega Sceptile counters as such: Shadow Mamoswine: Powder Snow, Avalanche Shadow Weavile: Ice Shard, Avalanche Shadow Mewtwo: Psycho Cut, Ice Beam Mega Abomasnow: Powder Snow, Weather Ball Galarian Darmanitan: Ice Fang, Avalanche Mamowsine: Powder Snow, Avalanche Glaceon: Frost Breath, Avalanche Shadow Articuno: Frost Breath, Ice[...]

Credit: Niantic Top Mega Blaziken Counters Pokebattler, which calculates all possible combinations of Pokémon and moves, lists the top ten Mega Blaziken counters as such: Shadow Mewtwo: Confusion, Psystrike Mega Latios: Zen Headbutt, Psychic Mega Alakazam: Confusion, Psychic Shadow Latios: Zen Headbutt, Psychic Mewtwo: Confusion, Psystrike Shadow Moltres: Wing Attack, Sky Attack Mega Blastoise: Water Gun, Hydro Cannon Mega Latias: Zen Headbutt, Psychic Shadow Swampert: Mud[...]

Credit: Niantic Here are the full details of the Heading to Hoenn Mega Raid Day in Pokémon GO: Date and time: Saturday, December 3rd, 2022, at 2 PM – 5 PM local time. Mega Pokémon debuts: Mega Sceptile will be released and will know the Community Day Charged Attack of Frenzy Plant when caught during event hours. Mega Blaziken will be[...]

Credit: Niantic What worked in this Pokémon GO event Wild spawns: The wild spawns included a great deal of Shiny-capable Pokémon including Munna, Cottonee, Alolan Rattata, Alolan Sandshrew, Alolan Vulpix, Staryu, Hoothoot, Sunkern, Lunatone, Solrock, and Yungoos This event is a candidate for the strongest selection of wild spawns outside of the Halloween event[...]

Credit: Niantic Here are the events coming to Pokémon GO in December 2022: December 3rd, 2022: Heading to Hoenn Mega Raid Day which will introduce Mega Swampert, Mega Sceptile, and Mega Blaziken into the game for the first time from 11 AM – 2 PM December 6th – 11th, 2022: Mythic Blade event December 10th, 2022: Elite Raids return[...]

Mega Abomasnow Raid Guide for Pokémon GO Players: Believe it or not, you can defeat this Mega Raid as a solo player using these counters.

Virizion Raid Guide for Pokémon GO Players: The Swords of Justice are back in raids to usher in Keldeo, who is arriving imminently.

While Niantic does not specifically say what the Shiny rates will be during Heading to Hoenn Mega Raid Day for these Pokémon, historically Raid Days have consistently used a Shiny rate of approximately one in ten. Extra raid passes: Spinning Gyms will get you five extra Raid Passes These are in-person, standard Raid Passes. Event exclusive ticket:[...]

Today, Niantic announced details for Pokémon GO Tour: Hoenn – Las Vegas, taking place from 10:00 a.m – 6:00 p.m PST on Saturday, February 18, 2022 and Sunday, February 19, 2022 at Sunset Park As part of the event, Trainers will encounter Shiny Pokémon and Primal Reversion forms making their Pokémon GO debuts, complete Special[...]

Credit: Niantic Pokebattler, which calculates all possible combinations of Pokémon and moves, lists the top ten Nihilego counters as such: Excadrill: Mud-Slap, Drill Run Shadow Golurk: Mud-Slap, Earth Power Garchomp: Mud Shot, Earth Power Shadow Golem: Mud-Slap, Earthquake Therian Forme Landorus: Mud Shot, Earthquake Rhyperior: Mud-Slap, Earthquake Shadow Mewtwo: Psycho Cut, Psystrike Shadow Mamoswine: Mud-Slap, Bulldoze Incarnate Forme Landorus: Mud Shot, Earth Power Groudon: Mud Shot,[...]