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Credit: Niantic 5 – Genesect The Mythical Genesect comes with multiple different Drives, but don't concern yourself with that when taking advantage of its Bug-type moves These Drives do not change their typing, which is Bug/Steel-type Instead, these change the typing of a specific move called Techno Blast, which isn't relevant to its use as a Bug[...]

Credit: Niantic Here's what is happening in Pokémon GO for the Halloween Event 2022: Part One starting today: Date and time: Thursday, October 20th, 2022, at 10 Am until Thursday, October 27th, 2022, at 10 AM local time. New Shiny Pokémon: Both Shiny Noibat and Shiny Galarian Yamask will be released Galarian Yamask will be in Tier One[...]

Some great new content is coming to Pokémon GO! Niantic has now announced details for Part Two of the Halloween Event 2022, and it's quite an offering I think it may, in fact, be the best Pokémon GO Halloween Event since 2019. Pokémon GO Halloween Event 2022 Part 2 graphic[...]

Credit: Niantic Here are the top ten counters to use against Xerneas: Shadow Metagross (Bullet Punch, Meteor Mash) Mega Gengar (Lick, Sludge Bomb) Metagross (Bullet Punch, Meteor Mash) Mega Beedrill (Poison Jab, Sludge Bomb) Nihilego (Poison Jab, Sludge Bomb) Dialga (Metal Claw, Iron Head) Mega Scizor (Bullet Punch, Iron Head) Shadow Scizor (Bullet Punch, Iron Head) Shadow Mewtwo (Confusion, Psystrike) Mega Aggron (Iron Tail, Heavy Slam) Finding[...]

Credit: Niantic Here is what's happening during the Día de Muertos in Pokémon GO: Date and time: Tuesday, November 1, 2022, at 10:00 a.m to Wednesday, November 2, 2022, at 8:00 p.m local time. New costumed Pokémon: Duskull wearing a cempasúchitl crown will be released in the game, and it can indeed be Shiny[...]

Credit: Niantic First, yes, Misdreavus can be Shiny in Pokémon GO The standard form, pictured above, is bluish-purple with pink edges to its ghostly hair Its necklace is red in its standard form The Shiny form sees the blue replaced with green and the pink tips replaced with orange The necklace stays mostly the same, turning a[...]

Credit: Niantic Here are the full details of Teddiursa Community Day in Pokémon GO: Date and time: Saturday, November 12, 2022, from 2:00 p.m to 5:00 p.m local time. Feature: Teddiursa, the Little Bear Pokémon, who will, of course, have a boosted Shiny rate. Visual feature: Starting Saturday, November 12, 2022, at 2:00 p.m[...]

Credit: Niantic Top Mawile Counters Pokebattler, which calculates all possible combinations of Pokémon and moves, lists the top ten Mawile counters as such: Mega Charizard Y: Fire Spin, Blast Burn Apex Shadow Ho-Oh: Incinerate, Sacred Fire+ Shadow Charizard: Fire Spin, Blast Burn Shadow Moltres: Fire Spin, Overheat Darmanitan: Fire Fang, Overheat Shadow Entei: Fire Fang, Overheat Apex Purified Ho-Oh: Incinerate, Sacred Fire++ Flareon: Fire Spin,[...]

Credit: Niantic Top Galarian Weezing Counters Pokebattler, which calculates all possible combinations of Pokémon and moves, lists the top ten Galarian Weezing counters as such: Shadow Mewtwo (Confusion, Psystrike) Mega Alakazam (Confusion, Psychic) Shadow Metagross (Bullet Punch, Meteor Mash) Mewtwo (Confusion, Psystrike) Mega Latios (Zen Headbutt, Psychic) Shadow Alakazam (Confusion, Psychic) Hoopa Unbound (Confusion, Psychic) Shadow Latios (Zen Headbutt, Psychic) Metagross (Bullet Punch, Meteor Mash) Shadow Gallade[...]

Credit: Niantic Top Alolan Raichu Counters Pokebattler, which calculates all possible combinations of Pokémon and moves, lists the top ten Alolan Raichu counters as such: Mega Gengar (Shadow Claw, Shadow Ball) Mega Houndoom (Snarl, Foul Play) Shadow Weavile (Snarl, Foul Play) Mega Absol (Snarl, Dark Pulse) Shadow Mewtwo (Psycho Cut, Shadow Ball) Hydreigon (Bite, Brutal Swing) Darkrai (Snarl, Shadow Ball) Shadow Tyranitar (Bite, Crunch) Chandelure (Hex,[...]

Credit: Niantic Here's what Niantic has to say about Elite Raids in Pokémon GO: What are Elite Raids? Elite Raids are a new, challenging variety of Raid Battles They appear from special Raid Eggs that take 24 hours to hatch Once the Raid Egg has hatched, a Raid Boss appears for 30 minutes—but take note that Elite Raid[...]

Released on July 1st, 2022, this special set was made in partnership with Niantic Labs, the mobile developer behind the iconic game Pokémon GO The set adapts and pays homage to certain elements from the game while also continuing current elements of the TCG including VSTARs, Radiant Pokémon, Alternate Arts, and more[...]

Credit: Niantic Here are the details for today's Litwick Community Day in Pokémon GO: Date and time: October 15th, 2022, from 2:00 p.m to 5:00 p.m local time There will be bonus raids running from 5:00 p.m until 10 p.m that night, so keep on reading to find out the details of those. Featured Pokémon: Litwick, the[...]

Released on July 1st, 2022, this special set was made in partnership with Niantic Labs, the mobile developer behind the iconic game Pokémon GO The set adapts and pays homage to certain elements from the game while also continuing current elements of the TCG including VSTARs, Radiant Pokémon, Alternate Arts, and more[...]

Released on July 1st, 2022, this special set was made in partnership with Niantic Labs, the mobile developer behind the iconic game Pokémon GO The set adapts and pays homage to certain elements from the game while also continuing current elements of the TCG including VSTARs, Radiant Pokémon, Alternate Arts, and more[...]

Credit: Niantic Here's what is happening in Pokémon GO for the Festival of Lights event: Date and time: Friday, October 14, 2022, at 10:00 a.m to Monday, October 17, 2022, at 8:00 p.m local time New Alolan species drop: Morelull, a Grass/Fairy-type, arrives in Pokémon GO for the first time It will be available in the wild, in Tier[...]

Credit: Niantic 5 – Darkrai Once the top Dark-type, Darkrai has since fallen to spot five due to Mega Evolutions and a truly meta-shifting Community Day which we'll cover in the next slot This Mythical Pokémon remains a heavy hitter, though, and can be used to take down Psychic-types and Ghost-types alike. Hydreigon in Pokémon GO[...]

Niantic Labs, the mobile developer behind Pokémon GO, has been pushing further into the AR mobile game space with new IP in 2022 The company has announced augmented reality games based on the NBA with NBA All-World, the super-hero game MARVEL World of Heroes, the breakfast-based Lucky Charms: Journey to the Gems, and the upcoming brand-new IP, Peridot[...]

Released on July 1st, 2022, this special set was made in partnership with Niantic Labs, the mobile developer behind the iconic game Pokémon GO The set adapts and pays homage to certain elements from the game while also continuing current elements of the TCG including VSTARs, Radiant Pokémon, Alternate Arts, and more[...]

This past weekend, Niantic hosted Mega Gyarados Raid Day The event saw all Gyms in the game taken over by Mega Raids featuring this Water/Dark-type Pokémon, allowing Trainers to earn Gyarados Mega Energy while also hunting a Shiny-boosted Gyarados This event took place during the maligned Evolving Stars event, which for my money was the[...]

However, this year, Niantic kicked off October with an event called Evolving Stars that started the month on a strange and sour note. Evolving Stars event in Pokémon GO Credit: Niantic What worked in this Pokémon GO event Xerneas: I'm going to break a rule here just so this review doesn't come off as too negative[...]

Released on July 1st, 2022, this special set was made in partnership with Niantic Labs, the mobile developer behind the iconic game Pokémon GO The set adapts and pays homage to certain elements from the game while also continuing current elements of the TCG including VSTARs, Radiant Pokémon, Alternate Arts, and more[...]

Credit: Niantic Go in with prepared teams: You don't want to use the recommended Pokémon that Niantic will offer, which don't always work best You want to prioritize attack over defense for raids in order to take Tier Five bosses down most efficiently in Pokémon GO Check out our Raid Guide for Xerneas here[...]

Released on July 1st, 2022, this special set was made in partnership with Niantic Labs, the mobile developer behind the iconic game Pokémon GO The set adapts and pays homage to certain elements from the game while also continuing current elements of the TCG including VSTARs, Radiant Pokémon, Alternate Arts, and more[...]

Credit: Niantic This is an unusual middle evolution Spotlight Hour Unfortunately, Haunter is the only Pokémon in the Gastly evolutionary that cannot be Shiny Gastly can be Shiny in encounters for a long time now and the unlocking of Gengar's Mega Evolution made it Shiny-capable when encountered For some reason, we are getting Haunter as the[...]

Released on July 1st, 2022, this special set was made in partnership with Niantic Labs, the mobile developer behind the iconic game Pokémon GO The set adapts and pays homage to certain elements from the game while also continuing current elements of the TCG including VSTARs, Radiant Pokémon, Alternate Arts, and more[...]

Niantic celebrated Fashion Week with a special event in Pokémon GO for the third year in a row Did this costumed-themed event live up to its potential or did it fall flat? Let's get into the details. Fashion Week 2022 graphic in Pokémon GO Credit: Niantic What worked in this Pokémon GO event New and returning Costumed Pokémon: By far,[...]

Credit: Niantic Here are the details for Community Day Classic: Dreaming of Dratini in Pokémon GO: Date and time: Saturday, November 5th, 2022 from 2 PM to 5 PM local time. Feature: Dratini will be appearing in the wild with an increased Shiny rate During event hours and up to two hours after (7 PM local time), Dratini and[...]

Niantic has announced the new Festival of Lights event coming to Pokémon GO As part of the Season of Light, this event will feature light-themed Pokémon including Litwick, Litleo, Pikachu, Vulpix, Blitzle, and more including Morelull who appears in Pokémon GO for the first time ever The Festival of Lights will not include a new Shiny release[...]

Released on July 1st, 2022, this special set was made in partnership with Niantic Labs, the mobile developer behind the iconic game Pokémon GO The set adapts and pays homage to certain elements from the game while also continuing current elements of the TCG including VSTARs, Radiant Pokémon, Alternate Arts, and more[...]