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Credit: Niantic Cliff's line-up consists of: Slot One: Omanyte Slot Two: Machamp, Onix, Electivire Slot Three: Tyranitar, Swampert, Torterra Here are counters for each of his possible Pokémon: Omanyte: Lucario (Counter, Power-Up Punch) Machamp: Mewtwo (Confusion, Psystrike), Espeon (Confusion, Future Sight) Onix: Lucario (Counter, Power-Up Punch), Machamp (any full Fighting-type moveset) Electivire: Excadrill (Mud Slap, Earthquake), Groudon (Mud Shot, Earthquake) Tyranitar: Lucario (Counter, Power-Up Punch),[...]

Credit: Niantic The current top Pokémon GO rankings for Master League are: Groudon (Mud Shot, Earthquake, Fire Punch) Melmetal (Thunder Shock, Superpower, Rock Slide) Mewtwo (Psycho Cut, Psystrike, Focus Blast) Shadow Snorlax (Lick, Body Slam, Superpower) Giratina Origin Forme (Shadow Claw, Shadow Ball, Ominous Wind) Dialga (Dragon Breath, Iron Head, Draco Meteor) Landorus Incarnate Forme (Mudshot, Rock Slide, Earth Power) Shadow Dragonite (Dragon Breath,[...]

Credit: Niantic Tier One: Alolan Grimer – Shiny available, boosted odds Croagunk- Shiny available, standard odds Klink- Shiny available, boosted odds Pineco- Shiny available, boosted odds Skorupi- Shiny available, standard odds Sneasel- Shiny available, boosted odds Timburr- Shiny available, boosted odds Timburr and Klink are returning favorites here, and always draw Pokémon GO trainers when they're in raids due to the "Egg/Raid only" Shiny rate[...]

Credit: Niantic Our tips for Giratina Raid Hour in Pokémon GO include: COUNTERS: Don't trust your "Recommended" section This prioritizes Defense over Attack and, when short-manning raids, will not be a very big help to you or your fellow trainers Your best bet for raiding is to pre-prepare a team of powered-up Pokémon with the exact right attacks[...]

Credit: Niantic Here's how to get Strange Eggs in Pokémon GO: Make sure you have at least one slot of Egg space open in your storage Turn on your Rocket Radar Battle and defeat a Team GO Rocket leader Once you defeat either Arlo, Cliff, or Sierra, your open slot will be filled by the most beautifully designed Egg in Pokémon[...]

Credit: Niantic This Pikachu has been released in its Shiny form in Pokémon GO for some time so yes, it will undoubtedly be available to catch Shiny during Spotlight Hour Also, because this hatted Pikachu was released before Niantic made it so most new costumed spawns were unable to evolve, this can be evolved into an Ash[...]

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 Giratina Origin Forme's Shiny release in Legendary raids, let's take a deep dive into this Renegade Pokémon's lore before it leaves raids this Friday. Giratina promotional[...]

Credit: Niantic In the past, the Shiny rates during Limited Research Days have been incredibly boosted Lotad's day is recorded at "1 in 20.2," Clamperl's as "1 in 9.4," and Minccino's at "1 in 9.7." Though there is no completed data yet on Meowth Limited Research Day by researchers, a glimpse at social media during the[...]

Credit: Niantic Pokémon GO Event Spawns & Shiny Release The Shiny release of Kanto Vulpix was an incredible choice It was among the most highly anticipated Shiny releases of the year so far due to the incredible Shiny Ninetails that Vulpix can evolve into The other spawns, with the exception of the rare Pineco and the newly[...]

Credit: Niantic First, the problems Like last week's October Wizarding Weekend, Harry Potter: Wizards Unite has an ongoing habit of making the research too difficult Personally, I am a far more experienced Pokémon GO player, but I can hold my own in this game. Pokémon GO research, no matter how long, I can generally complete in a day of[...]

Credit: PokeMiners The PokeMiners of Silph Road have discovered in Niantic's latest update new 3D models for Mega Aerodactyl and Mega Slowbro This has not yet been announced, but previous datamined finds include Mega Energy itself, Shadow Mewtwo during GO Fest, Magikarp Community Day, and a laundry list of other features that have since been added[...]

Credit: Niantic In their updated announcement, Niantic wrote: "GO Battle Night and the accompanying Flying Cup have been postponed to November 5, 2020, beginning at 6:00 p.m local time and running until November 6, 2020, at 12:00 a.m local time." The night will bring the following features: Way more battles Trainers can complete twenty sets of battles, which will[...]

Now, Niantic has released information regarding the game's October Community Day, which will happen one day after the Makeup event It's going to be an intense weekend of battling, opening Portkeys, and returning Foundables for wizards and witches, so prepare with our breakdown of the Community Day below. Harry Potter: Wizards Unite October Community Day promotional[...]

Credit: Niantic The complete Autumn Event rotation includes: Tier One: Ferroseed Pineco – Shiny available, boosted odds Tangela- Shiny available, standard odds Timburr- Shiny available, boosted odds Vulpix- Shiny available, odds unknown The clear winner here is Timburr Even though Pineco has a boosted Shiny rate as well, Pineco is available in the wild this event[...]

When Niantic holds off on releasing a Shiny Legendary Pokémon for this long in Pokémon GO, you know it's one that trainers really care about Such is the case with Giratina Origin Forme This Ghost/Dragon-type Legendary hasn't had a proper raid rotation for an incredibly long stretch of time Along with Palkia and Dialga, the[...]