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Credit: Niantic Machamp's available Fast Attacks in Pokémon GO include: Bullet Punch (Steel-type) Counter (Fighting-type) Karate Chop (Fighting-type)* * Karate Chomp is a legacy move, which means that it is not available through normal Fast TMs or evolution during normal circumstances Don't worry about getting this one. Machamp's available Charged Attacks include: Close Combat (Fighting-type) Cross Chop (Fighting-type) Dynamic Punch (Fighting-type) Heavy Slam (Steel-type) Rock Slide (Rock-type) Stone[...]

At 1 PM Pacific, GO Battle League Season 4 will end and the fifth season of Niantic's PVP arena will kick off with their new Little Cup, which will feature a CP limit of 500 for the very first time Here's what you need to know about this upcoming shift and what it means for[...]

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 Golurk's current stint as a Tier Three raid boss, let's take a deep dive into the Automaton Pokémon's lore. Golurk is currently in raids in Pokémon[...]

The Dumbledore's Army Brilliant Event Part 1 is wrapping up in Harry Potter: Wizards Unite. Did this Brilliant Event live up to Niantic's promise to keep improving these events based on fan response? Dumbledore's Army Brilliant Event Part 1 promotional graphic in HPWU Credit: Niantic The Dumbledore's Army Brilliant Event Part 1 was a fun, rewarding, well-paced, smooth event[...]

Togekiss is one of the most powerful species in Pokémon GO, functioning as an elite attacker in raids & PVP... but what's the best moveset?

However, looking into the roles these Pokémon play in other games, and even the anime, can enrich the experience of raiding these creatures in Niantic's mobile game In honor of Lugia's current stint as the Tier Five raid boss, let's take a deep dive into this Diving Pokémon's lore. Lugia in Pokémon GO[...]

Many trainers seem to think that these hat-wearing creatures are a lazy replacement for actual change in the game and criticize Niantic accordingly for including them at all Is that really what's going on with these fashion-forward Pokémon? Personally, I think that Costumed Pokémon get a bad rap, and I'm here to speak on their[...]

Niantic hosted the three-hour Verizon Weekend event, which trainers were able to play for free if they registered for the Verizon Up program on the My Verizon app Like the GrubHub Weekend happening today, this one-day sponsored event featured a Timed Research and special spawns attracted to Incense. Verizon Weekend promotional image in Pokémon GO[...]

Credit: Niantic Snorlax evolves from the baby Pokémon Munchlax and, in Pokémon Sword & Shield, it will receive a Gigantamax form, but that's getting way ahead of ourselves Snorlax is also not released in its Shiny form in Pokémon GO, so this isn't a raid that Shiny hunters will want to do a ton of if they're[...]

Niantic has now not only fixed this issue but they have now offered an in-game bonus to all trainers in Pokémon GO as a mea culpa. Eggs in Pokémon GO Credit: Niantic On the official Niantic Support Twitter, the mobile developer behind Pokémon GO addressed trainers: Thanks for your understanding while we worked on the issues affecting Adventure Sync on Android[...]

If you haven't had luck hatching a strong Golett in Pokémon GO, you're in luck. Golurk has entered raids, and here is how you can defeat it.

Were those first trainers sociopathic manipulators hoping to get the whole community hyped for a Shiny duck only to thrill at the idea of countless hearts broken? Did Niantic make a mistake? Is it a guaranteed Shiny encounter? We have the answers to all that and more now that the Shiny Psyduck saga, no doubt the[...]

Shortly after discontinuing tests that introduced new ways to earn Pokécoins in Pokémon GO, Niantic is taking a new trial to certain countries This time, it's the XP system to which they will be introducing potential changes. Pokémon GO logo Credit: Niantic In their official announcement for these upcoming Pokémon GO tests, Niantic wrote: Beginning on Monday, November 9,[...]

Credit: Niantic First, understanding the event GO Battle Night allowed Pokémon GO trainers to complete a whopping twenty sets of battles during the event rather than the normal five The Flying Cup opened up a one-night-only league with a CP limit of 1,500 that only allowed Flying-type Pokémon Any Pidgey or Pidgeotto evolved up to Pidgeot[...]

Credit: Niantic From Friday, November 6th, 2020 at 8 AM local time (that's today!) to Thursday, November 12th, 2020 at 10 PM local time, World Cap Pikachu will once again be featured in the wild While this is certain to break the heart of dedicated Shiny collectors who made FOMO-fueled trades after failing to catch the[...]