Niantic Archives

Good news for Pokémon fans as Pokémon GO Fest 2020 will still happen, but Niantic will be taking the event online for everyone to join Normally at this time of year, we'd be talking about the plans for the festival to take place in one of Chicago's parks in July But due to COVID-19 pushing everyone's[...]

Niantic sent out the notice you see below as they are going to be doing some work on the game for about seven hours. Pokémon GO will be experiencing global downtime for seven hours on Monday, June 1, 2020 From around 11:00 a.m to 6:00 p.m PDT (GMT −7), the game will be undergoing server maintenance and[...]

Niantic revealed today that they will be bringing Unova creatures Reshiram, Zekrom, & Kyurem Come to Pokémon GO Five Star Raids Bringing in all three from Pokémon Black and Pokémon White, the devs will start with Reshiram as the first for you to attempt to battle and capture You can do this starting next Tuesday,[...]

It may be a little easier for you to turn a spot into a Pokémon GO location as Niantic has lowered their Wayfarer requirements If you're not familiar with this system, it basically helps the company determine what spots they should turn into gyms and hotspot locations to pick up items, as well as what[...]

Developer Niantic has been making some changes to the game, however, in the name of social distancing There will be a way to earn PokéCoins without having to leave the safety of your own home during this time of social distancing. Previously, Pokémon GO PokéCoins would only be available if you played with Gyms[...]

Niantic revealed last week all of the new research events that will be taking place in Pokémon GO over the course of May 2020 The prime storyline behind the next four weeks of research is that Team GO Rocket has apparently been on the down-low, so now from May to September, they won't be doing[...]

Today Niantic announced that the second season of GO Battle League will launch in Pokémon GO this Friday, May 1st The devs released the full set of details this morning on their blog, giving you both a recap of how Season One went as well as what's in store for you during Season Two[...]

Niantic revealed today that they are now slowly rolling out the Remote Raids in Pokémon GO to a select set of trainers to start The company posted several posts on their Twitter account, which we have for you below to read up on the shorthand details These new raids have been designed so players can[...]

Niantic threw in a brand new update to Harry Potter: Wizards Unite that quietly fixed a few things, including portkeys The devs are currently in the process of updating the game to version 2.12.0, and some of those changes mean small updates here and there with little fanfare We have the notes from the latest[...]

Niantic revealed today that the Abra Community Day event for Pokémon GO has been pushed back this month to April 25th According to the devs, the move was made to make it easier for more people to participate from anywhere, including from home Which is a blessing considering most of the country is either in[...]

In case you're wondering who in Pokémon GO is on top of the Go Battle League, Niantic will be launching a leaderboard system for you to check out According to Niantic today, the leaderboard is launching just after the GO Battle League changes from Ultra League to Master League Which will present an opportunity for[...]

Niantic knows you might be feeling cooped up, so in order to help get you out of the house a little, they've revealed new spotlight hours for Pokémon GO The company took a ton of feedback from players about both the Spotlight Hour and Mystery Bonus Hour over the past month or so and applied[...]

In the wake of what's going on in the world right now, Niantic has updated its players as to what's happening with a few events in Pokémon GO The company briefly released details yesterday about a few events, which you can read below Some have been extended to give people more time to play while[...]

While many of us may be staying at home for the foreseeable future, Niantic wants to give everyone something to do with a new Pokémon GO raid The company released details this week of a new Landorus Raid that will be taking place at the end of the month on March 31st It will run[...]

Credit: Niantic If you were hoping to take part in a special Abra-themed celebration in Pokemon Go, it looks like that's all going to have to wait for now. Developer Niantic postponed the Abra-themed Community Day that would have taken place today for March There isn't a new date for when the new Community Day will end[...]