Niantic Archives

Earlier this year, Niantic featured Meltan prominently in the fourth-anniversary poster for their hit game Pokémon GO. This meant, we speculated, that Shiny Meltan would finally return to the game This has been confirmed today in Niantic's latest announcement which gave an update on their plans to integrate their game with Pokémon HOME[...]

Credit: Niantic PVPoke, which aggregates all of the top Pokémon and best moves for each league, lists the Ultra League rankings as such: Cresselia (Psycho Cut, Future Sight, Moonblast) Giratina Altered Forme (Shadow Claw, Dragon Claw, Shadow Sneak) Registeel (Lock On, Flash Cannon, Focus Blast) Shadow Swampert (Mud Shot, Hydro Cannon, Earthquake) Armored Mewtwo (Confusion, Psystrike, Dynamic Punch) Articuno (Ice Shard, Icy[...]

During this weekly event, mobile game developer Niantic floods Pokémon trainers' games with the spotlighted spawn while offering an in-game bonus Here are all the details needed to know about this Spotlight Hour, including what the weekly bonus is and if the coveted Shiny Skitty will be available. Shiny Skitty and regular Skitty comparison over the[...]

Dragonite used to reign over Tier 4 raids, but those have been removed from Pokémon GO... making it a Tier 3 boss that can be defeated solo.

Let's take a look back on what Niantic's game, which functions as a continuation of the Harry Potter novels, had to offer players with the second week of tasks. Promo image for Harry Potter Wizards Unite: Battle of the Department of Mysteries Brilliant Event Part 2 Credit: Niantic The storyline for the first week of the Battle of the[...]

Niantic wrote, though, that it will be a "special Raid Boss." There are a few options as to what this Legendary Pokémon could be… but the leading theory is currently the much-anticipated return of Mewtwo. Can we expect to see Mewtwo at the end of October? Credit: Niantic Other than a short rotation featuring the non-Shiny-capable Armored[...]

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 Zapdos's current stint as the Legendary Raid Boss in Pokémon GO, let's take a deep dive into the second of the Legendary birds' lore before[...]

Credit: Niantic Pokémon GO Top Lapras Counters Pokebattler, which calculates all possible combinations of Pokémon and moves, lists the top 10 Lapras counters as such: Mega Venusaur (Vine Whip, Frenzy Plant) Shadow Machamp (Counter, Dynamic Punch) Shadow Raikou (Thunder Shock, Wild Charge) Shadow Electivire (Thunder Shock, Wild Charge) Shadow Magnezone (Spark, Wild Charge) Lucario (Counter, Aura Sphere) Shadow Zapdos (Thunder Shock, Thunderbolt) Zekrom (Charge Beam,[...]

Credit: Niantic First, a note on Shiny rates None of these are confirmed by Niantic, but have been studied over the course of the entire history of Shiny Pokémon in Pokémon GO by researchers This has established a solid idea of not only the standard rate, but also Shiny rates for special spawns and events[...]

Niantic didn't announce this little cheeky perk, but Articuno had the Legacy Charged Attack of Hurrican when caught during this current raid rotation This set the Pokémon GO community off with theories and expectations as to whether the next two Legendaries, Zapdos and Moltres, would continue the pattern and arrive with their trademark Legacy moves[...]

More popular aspects of the game such as raiding and GO Battle League offer valuable rewards that can pay off in-game, but the photography shouldn't be overlooked, as it follows through on Niantic's initial promise to make trainers feel real-world bonds with their Pokémon This feature also does offer a rare reward, in the form[...]

Credit: Niantic The newly unlocked Mega Houndoom comes as a result of Niantic's mid-September event, the Mega Battle Challenge This challenge tasks Pokémon GO trainers with fighting in a staggering 275 million battles during the event in hopes to unlock Mega Houndoom in the near future Now, Niantic took to Twitter to compliment players, saying that their[...]

Credit: Niantic Top Zapdos Counters Pokebattler, which calculates all possible combinations of Pokémon and moves, lists the top 10 Zapdos counters as such: Shadow Tyranitar (Smack Down, Stone Edge) Rhyperior (Smack Down, Rock Wrecker) Shadow Mewtwo (Psycho Cut, Ice Beam) Mamoswine (Powder Snow, Avalanche) Rampardos (Smack Down, Rock Slide) Terrakion (Smack Down, Rock Slide) Shadow Weavile (Ice Shard, Avalanche) Mega Charizard X (Fire Spin, Blast[...]

Credit: Niantic & the Pokémon Company Shedinja will be the Research Breakthrough encounter starting Thursday, October 1st at 1 PM, and will run through Sunday, November 1st at 1 PM This goes along with Niantic's 2020 change to these Research Boxes, which used to offer Legendary Pokémon but now reward non-Legendaries tying into the official Pokémon[...]

Niantic's hit mobile game stormed the world in 2016, becoming a phenomenon and making the Pokémon brand even more ubiquitous than what was thought to be its heyday in the early days of Pokémania twenty years ago In the years following, Pokémon GO is still one of the most successful mobile games and is used by countless[...]