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Credit: Niantic The current top 20 species and moves to use in Pokémon GO's Master League Premier Classic are: Shadow Gyarados: Dragon Breath, Aqua Tail, Crunch Metagross: Bullet Punch, Meteor Mash, Earthquake Garchomp: Mud Shot, Sand Tomb, Outrage Dragonite: Dragon Breath, Dragon Claw, Hurricane Shadow Snorlax: Lick, Body Slam, Superpower Exacdrill: Mud Shot, Drill Run, Rock Slide Togekiss: Charm, Ancient Power, Flamethrower Shadow Dragonite: Dragon[...]

Credit: Niantic Post your Friend code on social media: If you're having trouble finding real-life friends to play Pokémon GO with, head over to Twitter and post your friend code with the hashtags #PokemonGO #PokemonGORaids and #PokemonGOFriends This will bring a huge wave of Friend Requests your way Also, even if you have a ton of[...]

I'll be here with you, playing every Harry Potter: Wizards Unite Brilliant Event until Niantic shuts the game down in January 2022 Will this game which continues J K Rowling's iconic Harry Potter novels end with a grace note or will it sputter out? Harry Potter: Wizards Unite Burning Day graphic Credit: Niantic What worked in this Harry Potter: Wizards Unite[...]

Credit: Niantic First up, yes! Chinchou can be Shiny Those who played the recent Safari Zone Liverpool make-up were treated to a guaranteed Shiny Chinchou in that event's Special Research If you missed out, now is your chance to Shiny hunt for this Pokémon Shiny Cbinchou has bright green bulbs hanging from its antennae instead of[...]

Last week, Niantic announced an abrupt end of Harry Potter: Wizards Unite They will remove it from app stores in December 2021 and then render it entirely unplayable by in January 2022 After years of gameplay and both time and money invested, players of this game had three months left to enjoy their efforts As someone[...]

Credit: Niantic Niantic posted the rest of Pokémon GO's GO Battle League Season Nine schedule to their official blog Here is what can be expected: November 8 until November 22 Master League* Master League Premier Classic* Special Cup: Players' Choice* * 3× Stardust from win rewards (this does not include end of set rewards) November 22 until November 29 Great League Ultra League Master League After[...]

Niantic has announced the end of Harry Potter: Wizards Unite The mobile game based on J K Rowling's beloved fantasy novels will conclude its story by late January 2022, after which it will become unplayable The game will be removed from the app store in December 2021 While many have predicted the game's eventual end, including[...]

Earlier this week, Niantic announced the abrupt end of Harry Potter: Wizards Unite The mobile game will wrap up its story by late January 2022, after which it will become unplayable The game will be removed from the app store in December 2021, leaving lapsed players with a small window in which to have one final[...]

Credit: Niantic The full Festival of Lights raid rotation in Pokémon GO consists of: Tier One Charmander – Shiny available, standard rate Chinchou – Shiny available, standard rate Dedenne Litwick Vulpix – Shiny available, standard rate In my opinion, there is one reason and one reason only to do any of these raids[...]

Niantic has had a busy week Fresh off of the launch of their Pikmin Bloom game, they announced a major departure and an almost equally major arrival this week The departure? Niantic, known for their mobile games based on popular franchises, has announced the end of Harry Potter: Wizards Unite While the narrative-based game had a[...]

Darkrai is out, the Swords of Justice are in. Cobalion, Terrakion, Virizion take over in Pokémon GO as the Tier Five raid bosses.

Credit: Niantic Here is the fully updated tasks and rewards of the Misunderstood Mischief Special Research in Pokémon GO: Misunderstood Mischief  Page One of Sixteen Make 10 Nice Throws: 1 Incense Use an Incense: 10 Poké Balls Take 3 snapshots of wild Psychic-type Pokémon: 10 Nanab Berries REWARDS: Gothita encounter, 1000 XP, 500 Stardust Misunderstood Mischief Page Two of Sixteen [AUTO-CLAIM]: 720 Stardust REWARDS:[...]

Credit: Niantic Niantic posted the following details to their official Pokémon GO blog: Festival of Lights From Friday, November 5, 2021, at 10:00 a.m to Sunday, November 14, 2021, at 8:00 p.m local time unless otherwise noted. This is a long one! We're getting a full ten days here, which is likely because of the mysterious Team GO Rocket content[...]

Credit: Niantic Top Cobalion Counters Pokebattler, which calculates all possible combinations of Pokémon and moves, lists the top 10 Cobalion counters as such: Mega Charizard Y (Fire Spin, Blast Burn) Shadow Machamp (Counter, Dynamic Punch) Shadow Entei (Fire Fang, Overheat) Shadow Moltres (Fire Spin, Overheat) Reshiram (Fire Fang, Overheat) Mega Charizard X (Fire Spin, Blast Burn) Shadow Hariyama (Counter, Dynamic Punch( Lucario (Counter, Aura Sphere) Mega[...]

Credit: Niantic Top Terrakion Counters Pokebattler, which calculates all possible combinations of Pokémon and moves, lists the top 10 Terrakion counters as such: Shadow Mewtwo (Confusion, Psystrike) Mewtwo (Confusion, Psystrike) Shadow Metagross (Bullet Punch, Meteor Mash) Shadow Swampert (Mud Shot, Hydro Cannon) Mega Blastoise (Water Gun, Hydro Cannon) Shadow Machamp (Counter, Dynamic Punch) Metagross (Bullet Punch, Meteor Mash) Shadow Gallade (Confusion, Psychic) Shadow Gardevoir (Confusion, Psychic) Shadow[...]

Credit: Niantic Top Virizion Counters Pokebattler, which calculates all possible combinations of Pokémon and moves, lists the top 10 Virizion counters as such: Shadow Moltres (Wing Attack, Sky Attack) Mega Pidgeot (Gust, Brave Bird) Shadow Honchkrow (Peck, Sky Attack) Shadow Staraptor (Wing Attack, Brave Bird) Shadow Ho-oh (Flying-type Hidden Power, Brave Bird) Moltres (Wing Attack, Sky Attack) Shadow Mewtwo (Confusion, Psystrike) Shadow Zapdos (Thunder Shock,[...]

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

Niantic, who officially announced an abrupt end to the mobile game Harry Potter: Wizards Unite earlier today, have shared their thoughts regarding in-person Pokémon GO events happening in the United States They hosted their first post-lockdown in-person event for the country this weekend with Pokémon GO Safari Zone Philadelphia[...]

Niantic Labs and WB Games have announced the end of Harry Potter: Wizards Unite In December 2021, the game will be removed from app stores and will no longer be downloadable In January 2022, all features and support for the game will be removed, making it unplayable Read on to see Niantic and WB's full statement. Harry[...]

Credit: Niantic Coordinate with Friends: It may be difficult to find random raid parties during this Raid Hour if you don't live in a big city The fact of the matter is that Darkrai with Sludge Bomb was already an unpopular Halloween boss, which was featured heavily in an unpopular raid weekend, which now continues into[...]

Credit: Niantic This is, in my opinion, a completely skippable Spotlight Hour Not only is Cacnea not Shiny-capable in Pokémon GO, but the bonus isn't actually useful If you, for some reason, want to work on powering up your Cacturne, it would make sense to get out there and play tonight's Spotlight Hour, as the bonus is[...]

Credit: Niantic The full details of the Festival of Lights event were posted to the official Pokémon GO blog: Timing: Friday, November 5, 2021, at 10AM to Sunday, November 14, 2021, at 8 PM local time "unless otherwise noted." The above note refers to India, which will have a bonus event within an event called "A Celebration in[...]

Here is a breakdown of what is happening during November 2021 in Niantic's hit mobile game. Pokémon GO logo Credit: Niantic Here's what will go live in Pokémon GO today: Research Breakthrough Encounter: Starting at 1 PM Pacific, you will be able to encounter Vullaby in the Research Breakthrough Box. Weekly Bundles: One remote raid pass for one PokéCoin every[...]

Up until now, Niantic has also done a great job of rotating in a returning feature here and there For example, one can currently catch Shadow Venonat from Arlo, Shadow Seedot from Cliff, and Shadow Sneasel from Sierra Venonat and Seedot were new Shiny Shadows this time around while Sneasel was initially available in the[...]

Credit: Niantic The following details of the event were posted to the official Pokémon GO blog: Monday, November 1, 2021, at 10:00 a.m to Tuesday, November 2, 2021, at 8:00 p.m local time This is a lil' mini-event! If you missed out on some Shiny goals from the Halloween 2021 event, you may actually be quite glad about[...]

Credit: Niantic What worked in this Pokémon GO event Pumpkaboo and Phantump: The release of these two new Ghost-type Pokémon went a long way to make this event actually feel more like a Halloween celebration I still think that Niantic could've done more to give the event a spooky feel, with their failure to start during nighttime a[...]

Credit: Niantic The current top 20 species and moves to use in Pokémon GO's Ultra League Premier Classic are: Trevenant: Shadow Claw, Seed Bomb, Shadow Ball Swampert: Mud Shot, Hydro Cannon, Earthquake Shadow Swampert: Mud Shot, Hydro Cannon, Earthquake Nidoqueen: Poison Jab, Poison Fang, Earth Power Shadow Nidoqueen: Poison Jab, Poison Fang, Earth Power Escavalier: Counter, Drill Run, Megahorn Siirfetch'd: Counter, Leaf Blade,[...]

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 Cresselia: Psycho Cut, Grass Knot, Moonblast Galarian Stunfisk powered[...]

Credit: Niantic The rest of GO Battle League Season Nine's schedule has been posted to the official Pokémon GO blog: November 8 until November 22 Master League* Master League Premier Classic* Special Cup: Players' Choice* * 3× Stardust from win rewards (this does not include end of set rewards) November 22 until November 29 Great League Ultra League Master League The next GO Battle Day will be[...]

Credit: Niantic Hoopa Unbound is another Forme of Hoopa The version we received, Hoopa Confined, has the more cute, sprite-like appearance of Mythical Pokémon like Mew, Celebi, Jirachi, etcetera while Hoopa Unbound looks like… well, I suppose a cross between a genie, a bull, a member of the Ginyu Force, and a juggler. There is currently a[...]