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Credit: Niantic The current top 20 species and moves to use in Pokémon GO's Great League are: Medicham (powered up with Candy XL): Counter, Ice Punch, Psychic Galarian Stunfisk: Mud Shot, Rock Slide, Earthquake Azumarill (powered up with Candy XL): Bubble, Ice Beam, Hydro Pump Jellicent: Hex, Bubble Beam, Shadow Ball Altaria: Dragon Breath, Sky Attack, Moonblast Bastiodon (powered up with Candy[...]

Credit: Niantic The top-ranked Pokémon for the Halloween Cup in Pokémon GO include: Mandibuzz: Air Slash, Foul Play, Aerial Ace Golbat: Wing Attack, Poison Fang, Shadow Ball Azumarill powered up with Candy XL: Bubble, Ice Beam, Play Rough Nidoqueen: Poison Jab, Poison Fang, Earth Power Shadow Nidoqueen: Poison Jab, Poison Fang, Earth Power Shadow Beedrill: Poison Jab, Drill Run, X-Scissor Alolan Ninetails: Powder Snow,[...]

Credit: Niantic The Halloween 2021 Event Part One raid rotation in Pokémon GO includes: Tier One Espurr Galarian Slowpoke Murkrow – Shiny available, standard odds Scraggy Yamask – Shiny available, standard odds This entire Tier is a huge why? for me Last year and the year before, I chased down as many Tier One raids as I could to get the costumed Starters[...]

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 Here's what is not happening during the Halloween 2021 Event Part One in Pokémon GO: Spiritomb encounters: Oh no! None of the Research questlines offer encounters with Spiritomb Not the Special Research nor the Timed Research nor the new Hoopa page This Pokémon was a Halloween staple but now Niantic isn't even listing it as available in Field[...]

Credit: Niantic The tasks and rewards for the What Lies Beneath the Mask? Special Research questline in Pokémon GO are as follows: Page One of Four Catch 40 Ghost-type Pokémon: 400 Stardust Transfer 9 Pokémon: Duskull encounter Make 49 Nice Throws: 9 Ultra Ball REWARDS: Yamask encounter, 4000 XP, 9 Nanab Berries Page Two of Four Catch 40 Ghost-type Pokémon: Halloween Mischief Pikachu encounter Make[...]

Credit: Niantic Over on the official Harry Potter: Wizards Unite forum, Niantic announced the following details for this Fantastic Beasts-themed event which is relatively new to the game: A 1920s Wizarding World Convergence has been reported On 15 October 11 a.m PT – 18 October 11 a.m PT, look out for 1920s Portkey Portmanteau, which are only[...]

Credit: Niantic The tasks and rewards for the Halloween Cup Timed Research questline in Pokémon GO are as follows: Battle in the GO Battle League: Sableye encounter Battle in the GO Battle League 5 times: Yamask encounter Win a Trainer Battle in the GO Battle League: Frillish encounter Win 4 Trainer Battles in the GO Battle League: Umbreon encounter Win 7[...]

Credit: Niantic The full details of this event were announced over at the official Pokémon GO blog The overall event will run from Friday, October 15, 2021, at 10:00 a.m to Sunday, October 31, 2021, at 8:00 p.m local time Part One of this event will run Friday, October 15, 2021, at 10:00 a.m to Friday, October[...]

The details of the two-part Halloween 2021 event in Pokémon GO have now been released by Niantic This event will bring forth the release of Pumpkaboo, Phantump, Mega Absol, Galarian Slowking, and a brand-new mechanic into Pokémon GO: the size mechanic What Pokémon GO players mostly want to know when a new event begins, though, is[...]

Credit: Niantic My tips for Altered Forme Giratina Raid Hour in Pokémon GO include: Build a team in advance: Niantic's suggestions prioritize Defense, which is not the optimal way to raid You want to prioritize Attack in order to efficiently take down raid bosses Build a team of powerful counters to take down Altered Forme Giratina in advance[...]

The details of the two-part Halloween 2021 event in Pokémon GO have now been released by Niantic In addition to releasing Shiny Spinarak, Pumpkaboo, Phantump, Mega Absol, Galarian Slowking, and a size mechanic, the event will also include a remix of the creepy, nostalgic Lavender Town music from the original Gameboy games Let's get into[...]

The details of the two-part Halloween 2021 event in Pokémon GO have now been released by Niantic In addition to releasing Shiny Spinarak, Pumpkaboo, Phantump, Mega Absol, and Galarian Slowking, this event will also bring a brand-new mechanic into Pokémon GO: the size mechanic. Size Mechanic in Pokémon GO[...]

This is a bit of an odd one! Niantic will host this month's Harry Potter: Wizards Unite not during their normal weekend slot, but in the middle of the week This Chess Chamber-themed Community Day will take place over two days from Wednesday, October 13th through Thursday, October 14th Let's get into the details. Harry Potter: Wizards[...]

Credit: Niantic These are the details of the Halloween 2021 event in Pokémon GO that will be live through both parts: Timing: Friday, October 15th, 2021, at 10 AM to Sunday, October 31st, 2021, at 8 PM local time, Mischief Misunderstood Special Research: A new page will be added to this season-long Special Research. What Lies Beneath the Mask Special Research[...]

Credit: Niantic Tonight's Spotlight Hour Pokémon may not be that exciting to some, as Gastly was featured as a Community Day Pokémon last year However, if you are looking to max out your Gengar to Level 50 with Candy XL, it may be worth grinding the hour out in order to get that done[...]

Credit: Niantic These are the details of the Halloween 2021 event in Pokémon GO that will be live through both parts: Timing: Friday, October 15th, 2021, at 10 AM to Sunday, October 31st, 2021, at 8 PM local time, Mischief Misunderstood Special Research: A new page will be added to this season-long Special Research. What Lies Beneath the Mask Special Research[...]

Credit: Niantic Here is the schedule for the current run of Great League and associated cups in Pokémon GO: Oct 11 – Oct 25 Great League Halloween Cup (begins Oct 15) The Halloween Cup will actually transfer over to the next run as well, straddling the current rotation and this next one: Oct 25 – Nov 8 Ultra League UL Premier Classic Halloween Cup[...]

Credit: Niantic Pictured in this new Pokémon GO Halloween Event 2021 image are: Pumpkaboo: Earlier, information about Pumpkaboo's release was confirmed by a datamine It seems that there will be a Pumpkaboo-focused Collection Challenge. Phantump: This one will come as no surprise to anyone who has opened the game in the past month[...]

Credit: Niantic Top Altered Forme Giratina Counters Pokebattler, which calculates all possible combinations of Pokémon and moves, lists the top 10 Giratina counters as such: Mega Gengar (Shadow Claw, Shadow Ball) Shadow Salamence (Dragon Tail, Outrage) Shadow Dragonite (Dragon Tail, Dragon Claw) Shadow Mamoswine (Powder Snow, Avalanche) Shadow Weavile (Snarl, Avalanche) Shadow Mewtwo (Psycho Cut, Shadow Ball) Mega Houndoom (Snarl, Foul Play) Rayquaza (Dragon Tail,[...]

Credit: Pokémon GO What worked in this Pokémon GO event Theme: I like Niantic theming the Community Day to Spooky Season to build toward this month's Halloween Event Even if you weren't hyped about Duskull, I think it was fun seeing the screen flooded with Ghost-types. Free Sinnoh Stones: I also give points for helping Pokémon GO fans who may need[...]

Niantic picked two perfect ways here to tie into the species featured in Secrets of the Jungle. Explorer Pikachu returns: Costumed Pokémon are highly coveted due to how limited they are Now, two events in a row have seen Niantic featuring previously available Costumed Pokémon I love to see that we're being given another shot at rare[...]

My estimation of Niantic Labs as a company just plummeted After teasing a free box "in celebration of Niantic's birthday" in the event section of Pokémon GO's October 2021's schedule, most players, I think it's fair to say, expected something worthy of that inclusion Why tell Pokémon GO players about a free box if it's not[...]

Credit: Niantic Here are my tips for Douse Drive Genesect Raid Hour in Pokémon GO: Bring the fire: Don't let the "Douse Drive" aspect trick you Genesect will not have a Water-type move in the actual raids It will only acquire the Water-type Techno Blast after you catch it Genesect as a dual Steel/Bug-type Pokémon is double weak[...]

Is Harry Potter: Wizards Unite in trouble? Normally, Niantic and WB Games offer a forum post with information regarding events ahead of the event This is especially true for Brilliant Events Now, we are a full day into the latest Into The Fire Brilliant Event Part 2 and nothing has been posted No guides for players,[...]

You might not believe it due to the lack of any information on WB Games and Niantic's official Harry Potter: Wizards Unite forum and social media accounts, but there is a new Brilliant Event live in the game The Into the Fire Brilliant Event Part 2 concludes the Harry Potter & the Goblet of Fire-themed Brilliant Event[...]

Credit: Niantic Drifloon can indeed be Shiny, so what you're going to be looking for tonight is a yellow and baby blue Drifloon To me, Shiny Drifloon is easily one of the best Shinies in Pokémon GO While you cannot increase your Shiny luck, you can increase the number of encounters you are able to grind during Spotlight[...]

Credit: Niantic Top Flygon Counters Pokebattler, which calculates all possible combinations of Pokémon and moves, lists the top 10 Flygon 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) Mega Abomasnow (Powder Snow, Ice-type Weather Ball) Weavile (Ice Shard, Avalanche) Glaceon (Frost Beam, Avalanche) Shadow Porygon-Z (Ice-type[...]

Credit: Niantic James has the exact same line-up in Pokémon GO as the last time she was featured in late 2020 This means that you have another chance to catch his Shiny Shadow Pinsir His team is: Slot One: Pinsir Counter with Fire-type attackers, such as Darmanitan, Reshiram, or Charizard. Slot Two: Koffing As a Poison-type, Koffing will[...]

Credit: Niantic Jessie has the exact same line-up in Pokémon GO as the last time she was featured in late 2020 This means that you have another chance to catch her Shiny Shadow Scyther Her team is: Slot One: Scyther Counter Scyther with a fast charged Rock-type attacker such as Rampardos with Rock Slide or Rhyperior with Rock[...]