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In a press conference announcing a multitude of major changes to Pokémon GO, Niantic announced new additions and alterations to their PVP system, GO Battle League In addition to the increase in level cap and the introduction of the Kalos region with Generation Six, Niantic will continue to optimize GO Battle League[...]

In a major press briefing, Niantic announced game-changing updates coming to Pokémon GO with the "GO Beyond" initiative Today, Bleeding Cool will break out all of these updates into dedicated articles with the full details, but first, here is an overview of how GO Beyond, which Niantic Product Marketing Manager Veronica Saron said would be the "first branded[...]

Niantic has officially announced the next event and the next Legendary raid boss in Pokémon GO The Lake Legends event will introduce Shiny Goldeen and is set to feature the Legendary Lake Trio of Azelf, Mesprit, and Uxie in raids Get the full details of this upcoming Pokémon GO event here. Lake Trio in Pokémon GO[...]

Credit: Niantic PVPoke, a website that calculates the top-ranked PVP Pokémon based on their stats and movesets in Pokémon GO, lists these as the top Kanto Cup choices: Hypno (Confusion, Thunder Punch, Shadow Ball) Lickitung (Lick, Body Slam, Power Whip) Snorlax (Lick, Body Slam, Superpower) Alolan Marowak (Fire Spin, Shadow Bone, Bone Club) Shadow Snorlax (Lick, Body Slam, Superpower) Alolan Muk (Snarl,[...]

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 today's Shiny release of Slowpoke, let's take a deep dive into this Dopey Pokémon's lore. Slowpoke official artwork Credit: The Pokémon Company International Dex entry number 079,[...]

Credit: Niantic The Pokémon GO HOME event raids include: Tier One Alolan Vulpix – shiny available, boosted rate Klink – shiny available, boosted rate Magnemite – shiny available, standard rate Shinx – shiny available, boosted rate Slowpoke – shiny available, unknown rate Timburr – shiny available, boosted rate The winner here is undoubtedly Alolan Vulpix[...]

Meowth Spotlight Hour is tonight in Pokémon GO, but the bonus of double catch candy may be better spent on hunting Shiny Meltan. Here's why!

Today, the Slowpoke family joins the ranks of fellow Kanto sparkly bois in Niantic's hit mobile game Here's how you can encounter Shiny Slowpoke in Pokémon GO (there's more than one way!) and how to evolve it into the O.G Slowbro or the regal, Generation Two split evolution of Slowking. Shiny Slowpoke family in Pokémon GO[...]

Credit: Niantic Kanto Cup Requirements in Pokémon GO On their Pokémon GO blog, Niantic announced: The Kanto Cup will run from Monday, November 16, 2020, at 1:00 p.m to Monday, November 23, 2020, at 1:00 p.m PST (GMT −8) Only Pokémon with a Pokédex number between #001 and #151 are eligible[...]

Ahead of the Pokémon GO / Pokémon HOME integration event, we have the full Timed Research questline that will offer Gible and Slowpoke.

Credit: Niantic Top Terrakion Counters Pokebattler, which calculates all possible combinations of Pokémon and moves, lists the top 10 Terrakion counters as such: Shadow Mewtwo (Confusion, Psystrike) Mewtwo (Confusion, Psystrike) Mega Blastoise (Water Gun, Hydro Cannon) Shadow Metagross (Bullet Punch, Meteor Mash) Shadow Machamp (Counter, Dynamic Punch) Shadow Swamper (Mud Shot, Hydro Cannon) Shadow Gallade (Confusion, Psychic) Shadow Exeggutor (Confusion, Psychic) Shadow Alakazam (Confusion, Psychic) Mega Venusaur[...]

Credit: Niantic Top Cobalion Counters Pokebattler, which calculates all possible combinations of Pokémon and moves, lists the top 10 Cobalion counters as such: Mega Charizard Y (Fire Spin, Blast Burn) Shadow Machamp (Counter, Dynamic Punch) Shadow Entei (Fire Fang, Overheat) Mega Charizard X (Fire Spin, Blast Burn)* Reshiram (Fire Fang, Overheat) Lucario (Counter, Aura Sphere) Mega Houndoom (Fire Fang, Flamethrower)* Conkeldurr (Counter, Dynamic Punch) Shadow Arcanine[...]

Credit: Niantic Top Virizion Counters Pokebattler, which calculates all possible combinations of Pokémon and moves, lists the top 10 Virizion counters as such: Mega Pidgeot (Gust, Brave Bird) Moltres (Wing Attack, Sky Attack) Shadow Moltres (Wing Attack, Sky Attack) Shadow Mewtwo (Confusion, Psystrike) Shadow Zapdos (Thunder Shock, Dril Peck) Mega Charizard Y (Air Slash, Blast Burn)* Honchkrow (Peck, Sky Attack) Rayquaza (Air Slash, Aerial Ace) Ho-oh[...]

The Legendary Pokémon known as the Swords of Justice trio -- Terrakion, Cobalion, & Virizion -- return to raids in Pokémon GO today.

Credit: Niantic Like Magikarp, Gastly, and Charmander before it, Electabuzz continued the trend that Niantic started in 2020 by giving Community Days to Pokémon that have already had their Shinies released While the Pokémon GO playerbase has gotten used to this redefined idea of Community Day in some way, Electabuzz is by far the least offensive of[...]