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Credit: Niantic Here are the full details from the Pokémon GO blog which now contains more details than previously announced: Date & time: Thursday, December 16 at 10:00 a.m to Thursday, December 23 at 10:00 a.m local time New feature: Trainers will have the ability to send and save Postcards in the new Postcard Book to "share their[...]

Credit: Niantic Top Kyurem Counters Pokebattler, which calculates all possible combinations of Pokémon and moves, lists the top 10 Kyurem counters as such: Shadow Metagross (Bullet Punch, Meteor Mash) Metagross (Bullet Punch, Meteor Mash) Terrakion (Smack Down, Sacred Sword) Shadow Machamp (Counter, Dynamic Punch) Lucario (Counter, Aura Sphere) Shadow Hariyama (Counter, Dynamic Punch) Shadow Tyranitar (Smack Down, Stone Edge) Conkeldurr (Counter, Dynamic Punch) Dialga (Dragon Breath,[...]

Credit: Niantic Even if you have the Shiny, play!: Zekrom and Reshiram are powerhouse Pokémon This is going to be a rare chance to farm Candy and Candy XL for these Dragons I recommend playing these Raid Hours hard while we have a rare Dragon-type feature in Pokémon GO, as we all know how Niantic likes[...]

Credit: Niantic Here is the rest of the GO Battle League Season 10 schedule in Pokémon GO: December 16th Holiday Cup: This special cup will take place along with Ultra League and Ultra League Remix. December 27th – January 10th Master League Master League Classic Holiday Cup (ends December 31st) Triple Stardust will be rewarded from rewards throughout this period[...]

Credit: Niantic Magmar, as most trainers will know due to its Community Day giving us quite a few of them, can indeed be encountered in its Shiny form If you missed out and are hoping to get that Shiny, tonight will be a great chance Stock up on Poké Balls and be sure to use Razz[...]

Credit: Niantic The new Shinies arriving with Pokémon GO Tour: Johto, provided that some aren't released between now and the event, are as follows: Hoppip Skiploom: Acquired by evolving Hoppip Jumpluff: Acquired by evolving Skiploom Hoothoot Noctowl: Acquired by evolving Hoothoot Girafarig Remoraid Octillery: Acquired by evolving Hoppip Tyrogue: Oddly, Tyrogue was not announced as appearing in 2 KM Eggs but Pichu, Cleffa, Igglybuff, and Togepi[...]

This week, Niantic kicked off the first major event of the Season of Celebration with the Dragonspiral Descent event in Pokémon GO Dragon-themed events are far and few between in this game and often offer some of the rarest and most sought-after content Did this live up to that expectation? Let's get into it. Druddigon in[...]

Credit: Niantic Top Electabuzz Counters Pokebattler, which calculates all possible combinations of Pokémon and moves, lists the top 10 Electabuzz counters as such: Therian Forme Landorus (Mud Shot, Earthquake) Shadow Mamoswine (Mud-Slap, Bulldoze) Excadrill (Mud-Slap, Drill Run) Shadow Mewtwo (Psycho Cut, Psystrike) Groudon (Mud Shot, Earthquake) Garchomp (Mud Shot, Earthquake) Rhyperior (Mud-Slap, Earthquake) Incarnate Forme Landorus (Mud Shot, Earth Power) Shadow Swampert (Mud Shot, Earthquake) Shadow Flygon[...]

Credit: Niantic Top Magmar Counters Pokebattler, which calculates all possible combinations of Pokémon and moves, lists the top 10 Magmar counters as such: Shadow Swampert (Mud Shot, Hydro Cannon) Mega Blastoise (Water Gun, Hydro Cannon) Mega Gyarados (Waterfall, Hydro Pump) Shadow Tyranitar (Smack Down, Stone Edge) Rampardos (Smack Down, Rock Slide) Shadow Gyarados (Waterfall, Hydro Pump) Kyogre (Waterfall, Surf) Rhyperior (Mud-Slap, Rock Wrecker) Kingler (Bubble, Crabhammer) Shadow[...]

Credit: Niantic Top Lapras Counters Pokebattler, which calculates all possible combinations of Pokémon and moves, lists the top 10 Lapras counters as such: Shadow Raikou (Thunder Shock, Wild Charge) Shadow Machamp (Counter, Dynamic Punch) Shadow Electivire (Thunder Shock, Wild Charge) Shadow Magnezone (Spark, Wild Charge) Mega Manectric (Charge Beam, Wild Charge) Terrakion (Smack Down, Sacred Sword) Shadow Zapdos (Thunder Shock, Thunderbolt) Lucario (Counter, Aura Sphere) Shadow[...]

Credit: Niantic Top Dragonite Counters Pokebattler, which calculates all possible combinations of Pokémon and moves, lists the top 10 Dragonite counters as such: Shadow Mamoswine (Powder Snow, Avalanche) Shadow Weavile (Ice Shard, Avalanche) Galarian Darmanitan (Ice Fang, Avalanche) Shadow Mewtwo (Psycho Cut, Ice Beam) Mamoswine (Powder Snow, Avalanche) Weavile (Ice Shard, Avalanche) Glaceon (Frost Breath, Avalanche) Shadow Articuno (Frost Breath, Ice Beam) Shadow Porygon (Ice-type Hidden[...]

Credit: Niantic Top Druddigon Counters Pokebattler, which calculates all possible combinations of Pokémon and moves, lists the top 10 Druddigon counters as such: Shadow Salamence (Dragon Tail, Outrage) Shadow Dragonite (Dragon Tail, Outrage) Shadow Mamoswine (Powder Snow, Avalanche) Rayquaza (Dragon Tail, Outrage) Shadow Gardevoir (Charm, Dazzling Gleam) Shadow Weavile (Ice Shard, Avalanche) Salamence (Dragon Tail, Outrage) Palkia (Dragon Tail, Draco Meteor) Garchomp (Dragon Tail, Outrage) Dragonite (Dragon[...]

Niantic has now announced an updated schedule, including a Bellatrix Lestrange Lethal Adversaries event that is live right now followed by a Voldemort Lethal Adversaries event, likely the last Adversaries event ever, starting tomorrow Let's get into the details of this event as well as the rest of the game's December 2021 schedule. Harry Potter: Wizards[...]

The details were given to us in advance (thanks Niantic!) but sometimes, the blog posts end up having more information than the actual PR that Bleeding Cool readers may find relevant We can now confirm a few further details about this year's Holiday Event including the release of Shiny Galarian Darumaka. Shiny Galarian Darumaka & Shiny[...]

Niantic has announced the 2021 Holiday Events in Pokémon GO This year, the event will be a two-parter and will feature Galarian Darumaka, Costumed Glaceon, Holiday Pikachu, a new postcard feature, & more Let's get into the details. Pokémon GO 2021 Holiday Event graphic Credit: Niantic Both parts of the Holiday Events in Pokémon GO will share these[...]

Credit: Niantic The following information about the update as well as the game's impending doom was posted to the official Harry Potter: Wizards Unite forum: Greetings SOS Task Force Members, The 2.20 update is rolling out. COMING SOON Niantic Social – a new feature that will allow you to communicate with your friends in-app. GENERAL Harry Potter: Wizards Unite will close on[...]

Niantic has announced the debut of Powered-Up PokéStops today Let's get into the details. A Pokémon GO PokéStop and a guy who intensely believes in the Metaverse Credit: Niantic, Meta Is that guy involved? No Not unless he's already controlling the minds of us all, which… you never know. Niantic announced their arrival in the "Metaverse" with this[...]

Credit: Niantic Here is the full Dragonspiral Descent raid rotation in Pokémon GO: Tier One Tynamo Litwick Cubchoo – Shiny available, standard rate Golett Deino – Shiny available, the Shiny rate has yet to be confirmed Deino! This is quite a rare raid appearance for this highly sought-after Dragon Often, Deino raids are quite hard to find when it is included in the raid[...]

Niantic has announced a new in-person event happening in Pokémon GO The event will focus on the Kanto region and will follow after Pokémon GO Tour: Johto While not much is currently known about the Kanto event, let's take a microscope to the announcement posted by Niantic. Pokémon GO Tour: Johto graphic[...]

Credit: Niantic Over on the official Pokémon GO blog, Niantic explained what goes into this choice: Pokémon GO Tour: Johto will feature different versions of the ticketed experience, each with version-exclusive Pokémon To complete the event's Collection Challenges, you'll need to trade with friends who have the other event version[...]

Niantic has announced the full details for Pokémon GO Tour: Johto As both a follow-up to last year's Kanto-themed Tour event and the culmination of the current Season of Heritage, this event will see the release of all Generation Two species in their Shiny forms Let's get into the details. Pokémon GO Tour: Johto graphic[...]

Credit: Niantic Here are the full details for the Dragonspiral Descent event in Pokémon GO: Date and time: Tuesday, December 7, 2021, at 10:00 a.m to Sunday, December 12, 2021, at 8:00 p.m local time New species: Druddigon Shiny release: Druddigon Collection challenge: Rewards 1000 XP, 3000 Stardust, and a Druddigon encounter Wild spawns: Vulpix – Shiny capable, standard odds Seel – Shiny[...]

Credit: Niantic You likely already know this, but yes, Electabuzz can be Shiny in the wild It is an obvious Shiny, with orange skin instead of yellow As a Community Day Pokémon, it is quite a common Shiny for trainers to have, so I do have advice for those not interested in playing the event… because[...]

Niantic originally set out their list of December 2021 events to the game's influencers to share, but have yet to clarify when these events are happening themselves Bleeding Cool originally reported on that schedule here Let's take a look at the original schedule and comment on what has changed. Harry Potter: Wizards Unite graphic Credit: Niantic Here[...]

However, after downloading the recent update from Niantic, I found myself getting beaten by Cliff, Arlo, and Sierra multiple times in a row I had to switch up those seasoned teams that had been working for curveball choices, and still, I would watch my Pokémon take damage while I would tap on the attack button,[...]

Credit: Niantic Druddigon will indeed arrive in Pokémon GO for tomorrow's Dragonspiral Descent event, and it will be the first species in a very long time to debut in the game with its Shiny form already available Here are the full details for this impending event: Date and time: Tuesday, December 7, 2021, at 10:00 a.m[...]

Yesterday, Niantic kicks off Pokémon GO's Season of Heritage with its first event: Swinub Incense Day Let's see if this Ice/Ground-focused event started off things in an interesting manner for this new season. Swinub in Pokémon GO Credit: Niantic What worked in this Pokémon GO event One-day: Gotta appreciate a single-day event[...]

Credit: Niantic Here are the details of Swinub Incense Day in Pokémon GO: Date & Time: Today! Sunday, December 5th, 2021, from 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM local time. Feature: Swinub, of course, though there will be more Pokémon! Now, it isn't said explicitly that Swinub will have an increased Shiny rate for the event, but that is[...]

With less than two months until Niantic discontinues support for this game, let's see how the storyline and gameplay is wrapping up. Harry Potter: Wizards Unite graphic Credit: Niantic What worked in this Harry Potter: Wizards Unite event? The Storyline: The dialogue rewarded with each completely placed part of the Brilliant Event Registry was compelling, offering insight into the[...]

Will Niantic wrap up the storyline with the proper amount of closure in these final events? Let's take a look at the game's December 2021 schedule. Harry Potter: Wizards Unite graphic Credit: Niantic Niantic has announced the breakdown of Harry Potter: Wizards Unite's December 2021 schedule: December 3rd at 11 AM until December 6th at 11 AM: Bellatrix[...]