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Credit: Niantic First of all, yes World Cap Pikachu can be Shiny This was confirmed by trainers playing the Spotlight Hour in earlier timezones This makes this specific Shiny Pikachu instantly among the rarest in the game, as it will be only available for one hour Trainers are reporting that the Shiny rate doesn't appear to[...]

Here's where Niantic went wrong with this event that was meant to kick off their highly anticipated October festivities. Harry Potter: Wizards Unite October 2020 Wizarding Weekend promo image Credit: Niantic The Wizarding Weekend boosted certain Dark Arts family Foundables while tasking players with a Special Assignment The fun of both Wizarding Weekends and Brilliant Events is[...]

Credit: Niantic Currently, Yamask can be found (very rarely) in the wild It came back October 1st at 1 PM Pacific and, as a personal observation, I have seen one so far However, it is currently able to be encountered through a Pokéstop task If you are able to find the "Hatch an egg" task, this[...]

With Niantic already having announced that "Giovanni Special Research will return in October," the pattern set by previous Giovanni researches dictates that we should expect a shake-up with the leaders as well This may mean that we should expect three new Shiny Shadow Pokémon to be available in-game very soon Here are our thoughts on[...]

In Niantic's mobile take on this whimsical world, Nincada evolves into Ninjask, and that's the end of the story Shedinja can only be captured when featured in research However, there is an interesting way that Niantic could implement this mythology-driven evolution. Photobombs are currently active in Pokémon GO. Outside of events, Smeargle will, at random, appear in GO[...]

Credit: Niantic The four-page Special Assignment for the new Harry Potter: Wizards Unite Brilliant Event will entail: Page One of Four Collect 2 ingredients or Portmanteaus: 2 Erumpent Horn Brew Tonic for Trace Detection 2 Times: Collect 10 Brilliant Poacher: 1 Powdered Dragon Claw REWARDS: 550 XP, 50 Brilliant Family XP, 2 Restricted Books, 10 Spell Energy Page Two of Four Earn 7,500 Wizarding[...]

This month is Ghost-themed due to Halloween, and will also feature, as always with Niantic's October events, Dark-type Pokémon Here is a breakdown of the new and returning tasks that can be found from spinning these stops, with information about the Pokémon encounters that can be earned through completing these tasks… including some Shiny Pokémon[...]

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 the current raid boss Moltres, let's take a deep dive into this Legendary Pokémon's lore before it leaves raids on Friday. Moltres promotional image[...]

Credit: Niantic Take Advantage of Pokémon GO XP Events The generic advice that most players will know is to play the game as much as possible, use Lucky Eggs while playing for double XP, and catch a lot of Pokémon However, if a player is working with a budget and has a limited supply of Lucky Eggs, it[...]

This week has been characterized by players hunting for proof of certain Shinies while Niantic has remained silent First, it was Shiny Houndoom from Mega Raids It seemed to be missing from the game after it was introduced this past Friday, and then, almost a day later, a sighting was confirmed Around the same time,[...]

Dedicated players of Niantic's Harry Potter: Wizards Unite game are currently in the middle of October's Wizarding Weekend, which tasks players with returning Dark Arts Foundables to complete timed Special Assignments With this event wrapping up on Monday, there will be little down time as the month's first Brilliant Event kicks off Here are all of[...]

Niantic will celebrate its fifth "birthday" with a Pokémon GO event taking place Sunday, October 4th from 11 AM to 5 PM local time The six-hour event is set to feature increased Team GO Rocket balloons and some in-game bonuses There is also a Timed Research quest, and reports have come in from earlier timezones on[...]

On Sunday, October 4th from 11 AM – 5 PM local time, the Niantic Birthday Event will celebrate the mobile developer's fifth anniversary Here's a breakdown of everything trainers can expect. Celebrate Niantic's fifth birthday in style! This new event will happen during the current Pokémon GO Fashion Week and will offer bonuses over the event rather than spawns[...]

Credit: Niantic Lead in Tier One: Burmy Trash Cloak – Shiny available, standard rate Cottonee Gothita Shinx with the top hat – Shiny available, rate for current costume raids unknown but definitely boosted above the standard rate Shinx with the top hat is the clear choice here for collectors It seemingly has a highly boosted Shiny rate, perhaps even higher than Shinx's[...]

Fresh off the controversy surrounding Mega Energy and Mega Raids, Niantic announced that they were pulling back on some of the pandemic bonuses, including Incense effectivity and Egg hatch distance This led to an uproar on social media that continues in the replies to all of their posts to this day Shortly after that, Mega[...]