Niantic Archives

Niantic has announced the full schedule of January 2021 events in Harry Potter: Wizards Unite This month will include two Brilliant Events as per usual, the second Adversaries event, a Community Day, and a birthday celebration for everyone's favorite Potions Professor Sorry, Slughorn Let's get into it. January event image in Harry Potter: Wizards Unite[...]

In addition to information about the upcoming cups, Niantic will be releasing a new Pokémon as a GO Battle League-exclusive encounter: Frillish. Frillish in Pokémon GO Credit: Niantic Frillish will be able to be encountered by those who have hit Rank 20 in GO Battle League When first hitting that rank, it will be a guaranteed first[...]

Niantic has announced a new feature in Pokémon GO that can, as they put it, "make your childhood dream come true." The mobile developer behind this hit game that brought the Pokémon universe into the real world will host a competition that will see the winning trainer's avatar become an encounterable character in Pokémon GO. Pokémon GO[...]

Instead, Niantic announced Machop Community Day, which excited some and confused others That confusion deepened when they announced the release of Shiny Snivy during the Unova Celebration Event, making it the first time ever that a starter Pokémon will receive its Shiny release outside of Community Day Some wondered: Why not give Snivy its Community[...]

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 tonight's Lillipup Spotlight Hour, let's dive into this Very Good Boy's lore. Lillipup official artwork Credit: The Pokémon Company International Dex entry number 506, Lillipup is a[...]

Credit: Niantic The Details From 6 PM through 7 PM tonight, January 5th, 2021, Lillipup will be boosted in the wild for Spotlight Hour The best bet for those trying to maximize on the amount of Lillipups caught during the hour is to go to one of two places First, a central area dense with Pokéstops is[...]

The road to Pokémon GO Tour: Kanto begins! Niantic will spotlight the various generations of Pokémon that have been released in the game so far, with this week's event focusing on Generation Five's Unova region You can catch all of the details, including the event's Shiny release, here. Unova species in Pokémon GO[...]

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 the New Year's Event currently running in Pokémon GO where Wobbuffet is wearing a party hat, let's delve into this species' lore. Wobbuffet official artwork[...]

Credit: Niantic Top Mega Blastoise Counters Pokebattler, which calculates all possible combinations of Pokémon and moves, lists the top 10 Mega Blastoise counters as such: Shadow Raikou (Thunder Shock, Wild Charge) Shadow Magnezone (Spark, Wild Charge) Shadow c Shadow Ellectivire (Thunder Shock, Wild Charge) Mega Venusaur (Vine Whip, Frenzy Plant) Zekrom (Charge Beam, Wild Charge) Shadow Mewtwo (Psycho Cut, Thunderbolt) Electivire (Thunder Shock, Wild Charge) Shadow[...]

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 the New Year's Event currently running in Pokémon GO where Raticate is wearing a party hat, let's delve into this species' lore. Raticate official artwork[...]

Credit: Niantic Latias & Latios These two Pokémon are identical in the challenges they pose in Pokémon GO, so let's assess them together Also, note that Rayquaza is not included in this post Before you come for my head, yes, it is a Dragon and yes it is from the Hoenn region — but it's also a member of[...]

Mega Gengar and Charizard X are out and Mega Charizard Y returns to raids in Pokémon GO. Defeat this Mega Pokémon with this counters guide.

These screens started out beautiful and have gotten better and better over the years, helping Niantic set the tone for events, holidays, and entire seasons with artwork featuring Pokémon and everyman/everywoman trainers in various settings Yesterday, as the clock struck 12 and brought in the new year, the loading screen was updated with a new[...]

Niantic's mobile game has become one of the most popular apps in the world, so I know I'm not alone here In fact, Star Wars: The Last Jedi director Rian Johnson has also confessed to a Pokémon GO addiction with a tweet showcasing his new avatar outfit Take a look at that drip. Rian Johnson and his Pokémon GO[...]

Amid complaints about the stale egg pools in Pokémon GO, Niantic made a major change to 7KM Gift Eggs, which had previously been home to Alolan and Baby Pokémon Starting in February 2020, Niantic seemed to respond to the egg complaints with a move that can only be interpreted as a malicious "Oh word?" In one[...]