Niantic Archives

However, Niantic has brought that expectation down with a year of pattern-breaking choices, voting systems with limited options, and spotlighted Pokémon that have already had an in-game Shiny release However, there is still a chance that these Pokémon may get their Community Days Let's take a look at the pseudo-Legendaries of Pokémon GO's future. Pokémon GO[...]

Credit: Niantic The Darkness Rising Brilliant Event Part 2 in Harry Potter: Wizards Unite will run from Tuesday, October 20th at 11 AM until Tuesday, October, 27th at 11 AM Pacific and will feature the following Brilliant Foundables: Borgin – found in Brilliant Portkeys Brilliant Dark Witch – Encounter on the map Brilliant Dark Wizard – Encounter on the map Giant[...]

Credit: Niantic Before we break down what's inside, it's important to understand how to get Strange Eggs in Pokémon GO They aren't nearly as easy to obtain as other, lower KM eggs, which can be found by spinning Pokéstops or opening gifts These Strange Eggs can only be obtained if you have an open slot before battling[...]

Credit: Niantic This may be more of a glitch than a feature, as it was never announced in Pokémon GO but it was also never fixed… and it's been active for a long time The most interesting aspect of this is seeing Pokémon that don't yet exist in their Shiny forms, such as Shiny Galarian Meowth pictured[...]

Credit: Niantic The good: Triple Stardust: It's the best bonus in the game and Pokémon GO players were able to capitalize on it because of the hyper-active Incense Niantic could have taken that away or decreased its effectivity as they have with the Incense outside of the event, but they didn't Trainers could earn hundreds of thousands of[...]

Today's September Makeup Community Day in Harry Potter: Wizards Unite comes at a critical point for the game, at a time when the community seems frustrated with Niantic's events to the point where many are claiming they're done Niantic proclaims that they are listening, but does this Community Day show evidence to support that? Let's take[...]

Credit: Niantic The dataminers known as Pokéminers discovered Darkrai's signature move of Dark Void added to the game That happening directly before the Halloween 2020 event is suspicious and may mean that Darkrai will, once again, be the raid boss for the spooky season. This may come as a disappointment to Pokémon GO trainers if true[...]

Galarian Yamask & wild Spiritomb encounters? This and more were found in the new Pokémon GO datamine for the upcoming Halloween 2020 event.

Credit: Niantic The "Tale of Tails" research in Pokémon GO includes: Page One: Power up Pokémon 10 times: 10 Pokéballs Catch 15 Charmander: 20 Charmander Candy Make 5 Nice Throws: Charmander encounter with a Shiny chance REWARDS: 2000 Stardust, 1 Incense, Charmander encounter with a Shiny chance Page Two: Catch 15 Charmander: 20 Charmander Candy Transfer 10 Pokémon: Charmeleon encounter Evolve 3 Charmander: 1000 XP REWARDS: 2000[...]

Credit: Niantic The items and encounters available in these Community Day research questlines are generally the same every time The best way to determine if it's worth it for you personally is to examine each item and see if it helps your Pokémon GO playing style: Rocket Radar: Generally Poké200 coins in the shop, this is probably the best[...]

Credit: Niantic The Catch Mastery: Ghost event will take place Sunday, October 25th, 2020 from 8 AM to 10 PM local time It will feature: Drifloon spawns boosted in the wild It's likely that they will already be fairly common as this is most likely taking place during Pokémon GO's yet-to-be-announced 2020 Halloween event, but the adorable little[...]

The fury with which the Pokémon fanbase reacts to Niantic's decisions is only matched in intensity to Niantic's dedication to giving as little information as possible to the changes they make to the game However, changes have been made in response to the community After immediate backlash followed the debut of Mega Raids in Pokémon GO, Niantic[...]

Credit: Niantic Sierra's line-up consists of: Slot One: Drowzee Slot Two: Exeggutor, Lapras, Sharpedo Slot Three: Alakazam, Houndoom, Shiftry Here are counters for each of her possible Pokémon: Drowzee: Scizor (Fury Cutter, X-Scissor) Exeggutor: Scizor (Fury Cutter, X-Scissor), Reshiram (Fire Fang, Overheat) Lapras: Lucario (Counter, Power-Up Punch), Machamp (any full Fighting-type moveset), Conkeldurr (Counter, Dynamic Punch, Stone Edge as a third move for[...]

Credit: Niantic Giovanni's line-up is more consistent than the Leaders, as both his first and third slot will always be the same in each rotation His current line-up consists of: Slot One: Persian Slot Two: Nidoking, Kangaskan, Garchomp Slot Three: Mewtwo Here are counters for each of his possible Pokémon: Persian: Lucario (Counter, Power-up Punch, Shadow Ball… you'll see why later[...]

Credit: Niantic Arlo's line-up consists of: Slot One: Growlithe Slot Two: Charizard, Blastoise, Steelix Slot Three: Dragonite, Scizor, Salamence Here are counters for each of his possible Pokémon: Growlithe: Rampardos (Smack Down, Rock Slide), Swampert (Mud Shot, Hydro Cannon) Charizard: Rampardos (Smack Down, Rock Slide), Swampert (Mud Shot, Hydro Cannon) Blastoise: Roserade (Razor Leaf, Grass Knot), Zekrom (Charge Beam, Wild Charge) Steelix: Conkeldurr (Counter, Dynamic[...]