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A little over a month has passed since Niantic, the mobile game developer behind Pokémon GO and Harry Potter: Wizards Unite, launched Pikmin Bloom This mobile game reimagines the popular Pikmin franchise as a means to digitally enhance the real world with flowers Let's take a look at this game and see how it compares to the rest of[...]

We have another Mega! 2021 has certainly seen Pokémon GO slow down with their Mega Raid rollout after a busy 2021, but Niantic is indeed capping off the year with a new species: Mega Steelix, which we told you about a while before the official announcement With this Raid Guide, you can prepare a team to[...]

Credit: Niantic The following details of the Season of Heritage were announced over at the official Pokémon GO blog: The Season of Heritage will run from Wednesday, December 1, 2021, at 10:00 a.m to Tuesday, March 1, 2022, at 10:00 a.m local time. After witnessing the power Hoopa was able to unleash during the Season of Mischief, Professor[...]

If you think that will stop mobile developer Niantic from making bizarre announcements that could've helped the game at an earlier phase in its life, though, you have another thing coming This week, Niantic posted news regarding the rollout of Niantic Social and the impact it will have on their canceled game Let's get into[...]

Credit: Niantic Top Zekrom Counters Pokebattler, which calculates all possible combinations of Pokémon and moves, lists the top 10 Zekrom counters as such: Shadow Mamoswine: Mud-Slap, Avalanche Shadow Dragonite: Dragon Tail, Dragon Claw Palkia: Dragon Tail, Draco Meteor Garchomp: Dragon Tail, Outrage Zekrom: Dragon Breath, Outrage Shadow Salamence: Dragon Tail, Outrage Reshiram: Dragon Breath, Draco Meteor Dialga: Dragon Breath, Draco Meteor Rayquaza: Dragon Tail, Outrage Dragonite: Dragon[...]

Reshiram Raid Guide for Pokémon GO: you can prepare a team of the best Pokémon with the top counters to topple Reshiram in Legendary raids!

Credit: Niantic Build your teams in advance: Niantic offers suggested counters to Pokémon GO players, but your best bet is to ignore those and create prepared teams that you save and then scroll to when you enter the lobby This is because Niantic's suggestions prioritize defense, while the more effective way to raid is to prioritize attack[...]

Credit: Niantic What worked in this Pokémon GO event Another chance at Sunglasses Squirtle: Niantic, hear me now! This was a good move We used to get more second chances at previously-released costumed Pokémon, but now, instead, we're just getting a ton of new costumed species This type of Pokémon is considered highly desired in its Shiny form, but[...]

Credit: Niantic What worked in this Pokémon GO event Hoopa Unbound: We knew this was coming from the way that Professor Willow alluded to it in the season-long Misunderstood Mischief Special Research This is truly the culmination of the first-ever time we've seen a season focus on a "story" like this, where previous seasons have instead built toward[...]

Credit: Niantic The following was announced over at the official Pokémon GO blog: Professor Willow has just discovered some mysterious ruins—and within them sits a most mysterious door Its exceptional locking mechanisms suggest that an incredible power may be sealed within… After intense scrutiny, Blanche has determined that the door's first mechanism requires a vast amount of Stardust[...]

Niantic has announced details for their December 2021, which includes a surprising and exciting focus on Dragon-type Pokémon As we previously reported, the Unova Dragons Reshiram, Zekrom, and Kyurem will return to Tier Five raids with their highly anticipated Shiny forms releases, and the rare Deino will be featured as the weekly Research Breakthrough encounter[...]

Could this be the best-ever Research Breakthrough in Pokémon GO history? Niantic has announced details for December 2021's content, including the incredibly rare Dragon/Dark-type Pokémon Deino in the Research Breakthrough box Let's take a look at this incredible Deino feature along with the month's Spotlight Hours. Deino in Pokémon GO[...]

Credit: Niantic The current top 20 species and moves to use in Pokémon GO's Great League Remix are: Registeel: Lock On, Focus Blast, Flash Cannon Nidoqueen: Poison Jab, Poison Fang, Earth Power Regirock: Lock On, Stone Edge, Focus Blast Diggersby (powered up with Candy XL): Mud Shot, Fire Punch, Earthquake Shadow Nidoqueen: Poison Jab, Poison Fang, Earth Power Whiscash: Mud Shot, Mud[...]

Credit: Niantic The current top 20 species and moves to use in Pokémon GO's Great League are: Galarian Stunfisk: Mud Shot, Rock Slide, Earthquake Trevenant: Shadow Claw, Seed Bomb, Shadow Ball Azumarill (powered up with Candy XL): Bubble, Ice Beam, Hydro Pump Bastiodon (powered up with Candy XL): Smack Down, Stone Edge, Flamethrower Medicham (powered up with Candy XL): Counter, Ice[...]

With just two months left in the life of Niantic's ill-fated Harry Potter: Wizards Unite game, the events are rolling out back-to-back The extended Community Day event that combined with the game's 1920's Convergence features has wrapped up, with a new Brilliant Event beginning today Constance's Lament Part Two Brilliant Event will continue the storyline[...]

Credit: Niantic Piplup is indeed available in its Shiny form in Pokémon GO. It is relatively noticeable with a lighter, sort of icy blue palette that is quite different from its standard mixture of dark blue and baby blue. Tonight's bonus in Pokémon GO is double catch Candy If you're looking to evolve some Piplups and Prinplups up to[...]

Niantic has announced the details for GO Battle League Season 10 in Pokémon GO Let's take a look at the season's schedule, the GO Battle Days it will offer, and what Pokémon will be guaranteed encounters. Luxray in Pokémon GO Credit: Niantic Pokémon GO's GO Battle League Season 10 schedule November 29th – December 13th Great League Great League Remix December 13th[...]

Credit: Niantic Not only can Beldum be encountered in its Shiny form, but it is one of the most useful catches in Pokémon GO This is because its evolved form of Metagross is one of the top species to use in raids, especially when suited with its Community Day-exclusive move of Meteor Mash[...]

Credit: Niantic Pikachu can be encountered in its Shiny form, but note that it is not the most noticeable Shiny If you are passively playing and miss the burst of sparkles, you may mistake the Shiny Pikachu for the standard In its Shiny form, Pikachu is a deeper, richer gold. Now, none of this week's extra Spotlight[...]

Credit: Niantic My tip for tonight's Raid Hour is to prepare your team in advance One of the most frustrating things about raiding in Pokémon GO is how Niantic's suggested counters feature prioritizes Defense This is not the most effective technique available You're going to want to completely prioritize Attack in order to complete raids more efficiently[...]

Credit: Niantic The standard Sableye is pictured above, with purple skin, blue crystal eyes, and a red gem in the middle of its chest It can indeed be encountered in its Shiny form, and wow — I believe it to be one of the best Shinies in Pokémon GO As a personal anecdote, I remember the evening I[...]

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

Credit: Niantic Here are the official tasks and rewards for the Mischief Unbound Special Research in Pokémon GO: Page One of Three Take a snapshot of Hoopa: 1000 Stardust Catch 20 Pokémon: Lucky Egg Spin 3 PokéStops or Gyms: 3000 XP REWARDS: Incense, Poffin, 3 Golden Razz Berries Page Two of Three Make 7 Curveball Throws in a Row: 1500 Stardust Use 20 Berries[...]

Credit: Niantic For Shiny hunters, you are in luck Rattata can indeed by Shiny While its standard form pictured above is the iconic purple and light tan, the Shiny version replaces the purple with a nice light green It's quite noticeable, so no need to squint at the screen This will surely be a great chance[...]

Credit: Niantic Know your counters: Cresselia is not an easy win! This is a Defense-heavy Pokémon that you will have to approach with a well-prepared team of players using the correct counters I have been dismayed multiple times to enter into raid lobbies of high-level trainers, only to see ineffectual counters when the raid began[...]

As a tie-in to this release, Niantic will hold the Mischief Unbound event in Pokémon GO this weekend It will operate concurrently with the current Ed Sheeran event, so instead of introducing new event spawns, it will offer special bonus Raid Hours and Spotlight Hours There will be four extra bonus versions of each event in addition[...]

Credit: Niantic The full details for this event were posted on the official Harry Potter: Wizards Unite forum: 24 November 12:00 a.m PT – 29 November 11:59 p.m PT Brace yourself for an overload of cuteness and return baby Beasts foundables to the Forbidden Forest II Registry Page Plus, unlock special Portmanteaus and collect Fragments for the new 1920s[...]

Credit: Niantic Man, just a few days too late, huh? Niantic, you guys couldn't keep the Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Celebration Event going for just two more days!? Unfortunately, unlike Turtwig during last week's Spotlight Hour, Chimchar will not be in its exclusive costume during tonight's Spotlight Hour Instead, we're getting regular-regular Chimchar[...]

Credit: Niantic Here's what we know about the Mischief Unbound event in Pokémon GO: Date & Time: Friday, November 26, 2021, at 10:00 a.m to Monday, November 29, 2021, at 8:00 p.m local time. Event Bonuses: Double Transfer Candy. Double Catch XP. New release: Hoopa Unbound Like Furfrou before it, Hoopa Unbound will not be caught as a separate Pokémon like[...]

Credit: Niantic What worked in this Pokémon GO event Shinx: I was neither here nor there about Shinx Community Day at first I thought it was a huge win for free-to-play trainers who don't go after raids beyond the daily pass, as it is unlikely for them to have the full Shiny Shinx line[...]