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Alert, Pokémon trainers! Tomorrow is a unique chance to earn enough Candy XL to max Machamp, one of the most useful species in Pokémon GO.

Credit: Niantic Pokémon GO Raids: Machamp is one of the most useful counters in raids against Ice-types, Steel-types, Normal-types, Dark-types, and Rock-types It has long been used in Tyranitar raids back when those were some of the most popular raids in Pokémon GO, came in quite useful during Lickitung Raid Day, and ranks highly as a counter[...]

Credit: Niantic Mass trading to get a Lucky Machamp: This, to me, is one of the most fun aspects of Community Day Plan ahead with a friend to meet up (at a safe distance!) and mass trade Machops This costs very little Stardust because it's going to be a basic Pokémon that you both have registered[...]

However, looking into the roles these Pokémon play in other games, and even the anime, can enrich the experience of hunting these creatures in Niantic's mobile game In honor of Gible's current feature in raids, let's take a deep dive into this Pokémon's lore. Gible official artwork Credit: Pokémon Company International Dex entry number 443, Gible is[...]

Credit: Niantic Don't miss Parts One and Two of our spotlight on unreleased Unova Shiny Pokémon in Pokémon GO Now, let's get into Part Four. Venipede, Whirlipede, Scolipede: This line starts pretty basic and then becomes stunning Venipede itself is a darker, sort of more washed out version of its original red color palette[...]

The Sword & Shield set introduced the Pokémon V mechanic to the Pokémon TCG. Let's take a look at this new era of cards starting with Celebi.

Credit: Niantic No It's not For the first time, it isn't. Kind of. Allow me to break it down. There are essentially three options you have for this Community Day rather than the normal "to buy or not to buy." Here is each option as with our commentary: DON'T BUY THE MACHOP COMMUNITY DAY TICKET: It's just $1 USD but[...]

With Machop Community Day set to take place in Pokémon GO this weekend, Niantic is looking ahead They have announced Roselia Community Day for February 2021, which marks the first time there will be two Community Day moves in one day for one species Here are the full details. Roselia Community Day graphic[...]

Credit: Niantic The Hoenn Celebration event in Pokémon GO will run from Tuesday, January 19th, 2021, at 10AM through Sunday, January 24th, 2021, at 8 PM local time and will feature: Shiny release: Unfortunately, nothing This is the first thing many will look for in these announcements, so here we go, ripping the bandaid off[...]

However, looking into the roles these Pokémon play in other games, and even the anime, can enrich the experience of hunting these creatures in Niantic's mobile game In honor of this week's release of Shiny Buizel, let's take a deep dive into this little guy's lore. Buizel official image Credit: Pokémon Company International Dex entry number 418,[...]

Credit: Niantic The complete raid rotation for the Sinnoh Celebration event in Pokémon GO includes: Tier One Buizel – Shiny capable, too early to determine a rate but likely the standard, unboosted rate that wild spawns tend to have Chimchar – Shiny capable, standard odds Gible – Shiny capable, boosted odds Piplup – Shiny capable, standard odds Shinx – Shiny capable, boosted odds Turtwig[...]

Credit: Niantic Our Heatran Raid Hour tips for Pokémon GO players include: Ground-types: These are your best bet against Heatran due to the fact that it has a double weakness to Ground-types as a dual Fire/Steel-type Exploiting this weakness is why Heatran is able to be taken down with fewer trainers[...]

Credit: Niantic Don't miss Parts One and Two of our spotlight on unreleased Unova Shiny Pokémon in Pokémon GO Now, let's get into Part Three. Audino: Well, this is just a nice Shiny, isn't it? The standard Audino, a rare spawn that offers extra Stardust when caught, is pink with blue eyes[...]

Credit: Niantic The full tasks and rewards for the Triwizarding Secrets Brilliant Event Part 1 Special Assignment in Harry Potter: Wizards Unite includes: Page One Collect 2 Ingredients or Portmanteaus: 2 Erumpent Horn Brew Tonic for Trace Detection 2 Times: 2 Powdered Dragon Claw Return 12 Brilliant Mad-Eye Moody's Eye: 2 Invigoration Draught Bonus Rewards: 550 XP, 50 Brilliant Family XP, 2[...]

Credit: Niantic First, here is what Egg transparency almost surely isn't We're not going to be able to acquire an Egg and get a notification that there's a Shiny Gible hiding in there Niantic is absolutely invested in the idea that Eggs offer trainers a fun surprise, even if that fun is sometimes also… you know, pretty[...]