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Niantic posted December 2021's Pokémon GO Dev Diaries this past weekend Let's take a look at what was said in this attempt from Niantic to improve communication with Pokémon GO players and see what we can glean from it. Pokémon GO Dev Diaries graphic Credit: Niantic Game designer Dan Thomas writes: Our goal for the Season of Heritage is to create[...]

Credit: Niantic The Brilliant Foundables associated with this Harry Potter: Wizards Unite event are: Brilliant Nagini – Map encounter Brilliant Ron Weasley – Map encounter Brilliant George Weasley – Wizarding Challenges reward Brilliant Basilisk Fangs – Brilliant Portkeys and completing the Bonus Assignment Brilliant Kreacher – Completing the Special Assignment Special Assignment Page One of Four Collect 3 Ingredients or Portmanteaus: 50 Coins Brew 1[...]

Credit: Niantic Top Mega Abomasnow Counters Pokebattler, which calculates all possible combinations of Pokémon and moves, lists the top 10 Mega Abomasnow counters as such: Mega Charizard Y (Fire Spin, Blast Burn) Shadow Entei (Fire Fang, Overheat) Shadow Moltres (Fire Spin, Overheat) Mega Charizard X (Fire Spin, Blast Burn) Mega Houndoom (Fire Fang, Flamethrower) Reshiram (Fire Fang, Overheat) Shadow Charizard (Fire Spin, Blast Burn) Darmanitan[...]

A new contest is now live in Niantic's Pikmin Bloom Based on the hit Nintendo franchise, Pikmin Bloom is an AR walking game that invites players to decorate their world with flowers When one player plants a flower, others players can see it on their map, creating a dynamic and interactive world Now, players can take this[...]

Credit: Niantic Here is all of the news regarding Pokémon GO's raids in January 2021: Tier Five raids: Kyurem: From now until January 7th, 2022 Shiny available. Heatran: Friday, January 7th to Saturday, January 15th Shiny available. Shock Drive Genesect makes its Pokémon GO debut: Saturday, January 15th, 2022 to Monday, January 24th, 2022[...]

Harry Potter: Wizards Unite has just over a month left of accessibility before Niantic will perform the Killing Curse Because of that, each event is of major importance to the game's remaining players This month's long-delayed The Battle for Secrecy Part One Brilliant Event finally happened this week, continuing Constance's plea to reveal magic to[...]

Credit: Niantic What worked for this Pokémon GO event New costumes: Personally, I love Costumed Pokémon They create a way for Niantic to offer something cute and new to players while prolonging the life of the game by spacing out full species drops and Shiny releases The costumes this time were exceptional, with Glaceon and Spheal both matching[...]

Featuring the regions in reverse chronological order to their original discovery, each episode brought a fresh perspective to familiar [tales.] The final episode, "The Discovery," brings viewers back to the Kanto region where the [franchise' first began. The episode can be watched here. The Kanto-themed festivities will continue next year in Niantic's mobile app Pokémon GO with a[...]

Niantic has offered Bleeding Cool an early look at their New Year's 2022 Event in Pokémon GO We can confirm that the event will focus on Costumed Pokémon new and old and will introduce a New Year's Hat Hoothoot, which will offer trainers the chance to catch Hoothoot in its Shiny form for the first time[...]

Credit: Niantic Here are the changes coming to the 2021 Holiday Event as Pokémon GO switches over to Part Two: Timing: Thursday, December 23rd, 2021, at 10:00 AM to Friday, December 31st, 2021, at 8:00 PM local time. New Pokémon: Bergmite will arrive in Pokémon GO along with its evolution, Avalugg[...]

Niantic has sent Bleeding Cool an early peek at the January 2022 content in Pokémon GO Stay tuned for full pieces dedicated to certain elements of the upcoming content but first, let's get into an overall breakdown of what we can expect for the month. Research breakthrough in Pokémon GO Credit: Niantic Here is what we can currently[...]

Credit: Niantic Know how many Trainers it takes: Kyurem is a glassier Pokémon than Reshiram or Zekrom This means that it is easier to take down with a smaller number of trainers There is nothing more frustrating, though, than accepting a raid invite, observing a lobby full of four Level 40+ trainers, and seeing them all[...]

Credit: Niantic The Brilliant Foundables coming to Harry Potter: Wizards Unite for the Battle for Secrecy Brilliant Event Part One include: Brilliant Young Hermione Granger – map encounter Brilliant Snatcher – map encounter Brilliant Severus Snape's Doe Patronis – Wizarding Challenges Brilliant Deluminator – Brilliant Portkeys and Bonus Assignment reward Brilliant Ron Weasley's Radio – Special Assignment reward The Special Assignment for this[...]

Credit: Niantic Snover can indeed be encountered in its Shiny form It is quite a subtle Shiny, so keep an eye out for Snover to have blue arms instead of green arms One thing that Pokédex completionists should note is that Snover has a noticeable gender difference The male Snover is pictured above[...]

Niantic has announced the arrival of a new type of Decor Pikmin in Pikmin Bloom Let's get into the details of these holiday-themed Seasonal Decor Pikmin: Seasonal Decor Pikmin in Pikmin Bloom Credit: Niantic Well, those are certainly cute While Niantic has been a bit unreliable with their work on the final months of Harry Potter: Wizards Unite,[...]

Niantic has announced an error in Incense for the past few Community Days that was fixed for this past weekend's event. Pokémon GO Community Day graphic Credit: Niantic Niantic took to their official Twitter account to clarify the error with Incense in Pokémon GO, writing: Trainers, for the last few Community Days, an unintended Incense setting boosted stationary[...]

This made many wonder if this was a full Shiny release for Spheal, because the last time a Pokémon had a Shiny release in this manner, it was Blitzle and Niantic specifically clarified in their announcement that it would appear Shiny out of costume after its debut event They did no such thing with Spheal[...]

Niantic launched the annual December Community Day Recap Weekend Event in Pokémon GO this past weekend… but something was amiss Let's get into it. 2021 Community Day graphic in Pokémon GO Credit: Niantic What worked in this Pokémon GO event It is what it is: If you missed any Community Days this year, this is a great catch-up event[...]

After a cycle of Great League and Great League Remix, Niantic's PVP platform has switched over to their Ultra League offerings Let's take a look at the meta of the Ultra League Remix, which has a CP limit of 2,500 per Pokémon Prepare to take your buddies into battle with this guide, breaking down the[...]

Following the announcement that Niantic and WB Games are discontinuing Harry Potter: Wizards Unite, the game's schedule has been thrown into disarray Influencers who have helped Niantic promote the game for years now were given an event schedule that was never confirmed on the forum Niantic later contradicted that schedule with a short forum post detailing[...]

Credit: Niantic The current top 20 species and moves to use in Pokémon GO's Ultra League are: Registeel powered up with Candy XL: Lock On, Focus Blast, Flash Cannon Trevenant powered up with Candy XL: Shadow Claw, Seed Bomb, Shadow Ball Talonflame powered up with Candy XL: Incinerate, Brave Bird, Flame Charge Galarian Stunfisk powered up with Candy XL: Mud[...]

Credit: Niantic Top Holiday Stantler Counters Pokebattler, which calculates all possible combinations of Pokémon and moves, lists the top 10 Stantler counters as such: Shadow Machamp – Counter, Dynamic Punch Lucario – Counter, Aura Sphere Shadow Hariyama – Counter, Dynamic Punch Conkeldurr – Counter, Dynamic Punch Machamp – Counter, Dynamic Punch Shadow Mewtwo – Confusion, Psystrike Mega Lopunny – Low Kick, Focus Blast Breloom –[...]

Credit: Niantic Top Holiday Glaceon Counters Pokebattler, which calculates all possible combinations of Pokémon and moves, lists the top 10 Glaceon counters as such: Shadow Metagross – Bullet Punch, Meteor Mash Mega Charizard Y – Fire Spin, Blast Burn Shadow Entei – Fire Spin, Overheat Mega Houndoom – Fire Fang, Flamethrower Metagross – Bullet Punch, Meteor Mash Shadow Moltres – Fire Spin, Overheat Mega[...]

Credit: Niantic Top Holiday Delibird Counters Pokebattler, which calculates all possible combinations of Pokémon and moves, lists the top 10 Delibird counters as such: Rampardos – Smack Down, Rock Slide Shadow Tyranitar – Smack Down, Stone Edge Shadow Aerodactyl – Rock Throw, Rock Slide Terrakion – Smack Down, Rock Slide Rhyperior – Smack Down, Rock Wrecker Shadow Omastar – Rock Throw, Rock Slide Tyranitar[...]

Credit: Niantic Top Cloyster Counters Pokebattler, which calculates all possible combinations of Pokémon and moves, lists the top 10 Cloyster counters as such: Shadow Raikou – Volt Switch, Wild Charge Shadow Machamp – Counter, Dynamic Punch Mega Manectric – Thunder Fang, Wild Charge Shadow Electivire – Thunder Shock, Wild Charge Shadow Magnezone – Spark, Wild Charge Terrakion – Smack Down, Sacred Sword Lucario –[...]

Credit: Niantic Here's everything you need to know about this weekend's festivities in Pokémon GO: Date & time: Saturday, December 18, 2021, from 11:00 a.m to 5:00 p.m local time and Sunday, December 19, 2021, from 11:00 a.m to 5:00 p.m local time. Wild Community Day spawns: All of the 2021 Community Day Pokémon will be featured here with[...]

Niantic and WB Games' Harry Potter: Wizards Unite has been officially removed from the App Store Here is what players of this game need to know as the game enters its final month. Harry Potter: Wizards Unite graphic Credit: Niantic Niantic posted the following letter to the Harry Potter: Wizards Unite community: Witches and Wizards, We've enjoyed adventuring out[...]

Right now, both Ultra League and Ultra League Remix are available but Niantic is offering PVP fans a special gift for the holidays Today, an additional option arrives in GO Battle League with the Holiday Cup which has a CP limit of 1,500 per Pokémon What separates this cup from that standard Great League is[...]

Niantic has now announced the details of their first in-person Pokémon GO events in 2022 The event will take place on February 27th, 2022 following the remote mega-event Pokémon GO Tour: Johto and will focus on the Kanto region Let's take a look at the three locations at which this live celebration of Generation One will be[...]

Niantic has revealed the date and details for the second Pikmin Bloom Community Day This newly launched game based on Nintendo's popular Pikmin franchise debuted in October 2021 and featured its first Community Day in November 2021 Let's take a look at what will be going on in-game for December 2021 Community Day in Pikmin Bloom. Pikmin Bloom promo[...]