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Considering how the October Wizarding Weekend was the beginning of the major backlash against Niantic for the difficulty of recent Harry Potter: Wizards Unite events, many longtime players were eyeing this event to see if the company was able to improve their shorter events the way that they improved their weekend events So how did the[...]

Credit: Niantic Our Shiny hunting tips include: Shiny Check: The Shiny Check method is when one encounters a Pokémon and, if it isn't Shiny, runs from the Pokémon This process is much faster than catching every encounter and will enable you to, on an active hunt, increase your encounters exponentially[...]

Credit: Niantic Pokémon GO Event Spawns & Shiny release The major Shiny release of the event was Spiritomb, which was a task-only Pokémon While it would've been great to see it in the wild, the wild spawns were, as with every Halloween, awesome There were a few off-brand spawns that were featured in the event, such as[...]

Credit: Niantic & the Pokémon Company International Catching Pokémon Tasks Catch 3 Pokémon with Weather Boost: Dratini (shiny available, full odds) Catch 5 Pokémon with Weather Boost: Poliwag, Vulpix (shiny available, full odds for both) Catch 3 Fairy-type Pokémon: Clefairy (shiny available, full odds) Catch 10 Pokémon: Magikarp (shiny available, full odds) Catch a Dragon-type Pokémon: Dratini (shiny available, full odds) Use[...]

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 current Halloween 2020 event, let's take a deep dive into Misdreavus's lore. It's Halloween in Pokémon GO, and ghosts are boosted[...]

Earlier this year, Niantic teased a 2020 release of Generation Six's Kalos starters in Pokémon GO with their yearly anniversary poster Then, last week, a datamine showed that every species from the Kalos region had been added to the game Unlike previous generations, Generation Six added very few new Legendary Pokémon to the game, with even[...]

Credit: Niantic The Good: Alolan Marowak is a great choice for a Raid Day in Pokémon GO It used to be a difficult Tier Four raid that took multiple players to defeat, but now with the removal of Tiers Two and Four, it is a nice, soloable Tier Three Alolan Marowak has a great Shiny, intriguing lore, and[...]

Credit: Niantic What "Recommended" really means in Pokémon GO raids The app's automated choices are there for a simple reason, and understanding this will help you be a better raider in Pokémon GO Those species are recommended based on their resistance to the raid boss alone They will take less damage from the raid boss, but their attack,[...]

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 current Halloween 2020 event, let's take a deep dive into this Duskull's lore. Duskull in Pokémon GO Credit: Niantic Dex entry number 355, Duskull is a[...]

Credit: Niantic The full Special Assignment for this upcoming Harry Potter: Wizards Unite Brilliant Event includes: Page One of Four Collect 2 Ingredients or Portmanteaus: 2 Erumpent Horn Brew Tonic for Trace Detection 2 Times: 1 Powdered Dragon Claw Return 10 Brilliant Lee Jordan: 2 Invigoration Draughts REWARD: 550 XP, 50 Brilliant Family XP, 2 Restricted Section Books, 10 Spell Energy Page Two[...]

Credit: Niantic Here's a breakdown of everything that the Pokéminers found in the latest update, and what it may mean for Pokémon GO in the near future: LevelUpResearch AddQuest CompleteQueuedQuests QuestAutoCompleteService retryIntervalInSec This follows up on something that was said during GO Fest earlier this year As we reported, Niantic confirmed that there would be new trainer levels added to Pokémon GO and that advancing[...]

Niantic has announced the next Brilliant Event in Harry Potter: Wizards Unite The first of a two-part surge in the Calamity will happen in November with Dumbledore's Army Brilliant Event Part 1 We have all the details for this upcoming week of magic, including a few details not included in the official announcement. Dumbledore's Army Brilliant Event[...]

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 today's Alolan Marowak Raid Day, let's take a deep dive into this Generation Seven variant of a Generation One favorite. Alolan Marowak graphic for Pokémon GO[...]

Credit: Niantic Alolan Marowak is a Ghost/Fire-type Pokémon from the Alola region that can currently be battled in Tier Three raids in Pokémon GO With solid Dark-, Ghost-, Water-, Rock-, or Ground-type counters, any solo trainer should be able to take down this Pokémon Commonly used counters against Alolan Marowak consist of Rampardos, Darkrai, Chandelure, Kyogre,[...]

Niantic has announced the full details for events happening in Harry Potter: Wizards Unite in November 2020 Focusing primarily on Dumbledore's Army, the month will include two Brilliant Events, a Community Day, and a Wizarding Weekend Read on for the full details. Harry Potter: Wizards Unite Dumblesdore's Army Brilliant Event promotional image Credit: Niantic Niantic announced the following[...]