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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[...]

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[...]