Niantic Archives

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[...]

This popular Generation Six Ghost/Grass-type Pokémon is featured on the current loading screen, which may not be Niantic confirming its release in writing, but it's close enough What this upcoming release has many wondering, though, is what about Pumpkaboo? Pumpkaboo is another Kalos-region Ghost/Grass-type Pokémon which is seen as a pair with Phantump[...]

Credit: Niantic The complete Secrets of the Jungle Event 2021 raid rotation in Pokémon GO includes: Tier One Explorer Pikachu – Shiny capable, rate likely the standard, unboosted Shiny rate Foongus Larvitar – Shiny capable, standard rate Roggenrola – Shiny capable, standard rate Rufflet – Shiny capable, rate unconfirmed Rufflet is the star here[...]

Credit: Niantic These are the tasks and rewards for the Search for Zarude Special Research questline in Pokémon GO: Page One of Five Catch 7 different species of Pokémon: 1 Sun Stone Catch 7 Pokémon: Diglett encounter Take 3 snapshots of wild Ground-type Pokémon: 15 Poké Balls REWARDS: 250 Stardust, 10 Nanab Berries, Drilbur encounter Page Two of Five Make 5 Great Throws in[...]

Niantic has announced its October 2021 schedule for Harry Potter: Wizards Unite Let's dive into the details. Harry Potter: Wizards Unite graphic Credit: Niantic Over on the official Harry Potter: Wizards Unite forum, Niantic laid out the following details for the October 2021 offerings: Severe and Dark Arts Spotlight Event: 30 September 11:00 a.m PT – 4 October[...]

Credit: Niantic Here's a breakdown of what's happening in Pokémon GO this October, with details on the specifics of the Halloween event still not confirmed: Tier Five raids: Douse Drive Genesect from today, October 1, 2021 at 10 AM until Tuesday, October 12, 2021 at 10 AM local time Debut appearance, no Shiny. Altered Forme Giratina from Tuesday, October 12,[...]

The Secrets of the Jungle event goes live today in Pokémon GO, bringing with it the release of the new Galarian Mythical Pokémon, Zarude.

Niantic has announced the launch of the Severe and Dark Arts Spotlight Event which will kick off their October 2021 festivities The Halloween season is generally when Niantic goes all out in their games, with Pokémon GO's October event seen by many as the game's best and Harry Potter: Wizards Unite's October content focusing heavily on[...]

Credit: Niantic Niantic announced the details for these new raids over at the official Pokémon GO blog: The Mythical Pokémon Genesect holding a Douse Drive will be appearing in five-star raids from Friday, October 1, 2021, at 10:00 a.m to Tuesday, October 12, 2021, at 10:00 a.m local time This will be this particular Genesect's Pokémon GO debut![...]

Credit: Niantic The current top 20 species and moves to use in Pokémon GO's Little Jungle Cup are: Cottonee: Charm, Grass Knot, Seed Bomb Galarian Stunfisk: Mud Shot, Rock Slide, Earthquake Altaria: Dragon Breath, Sky Attack, Moonblast Shelmet: Infestation, Body Slam, Bug Buzz Skarmory: Air Slash, Brave Bird, Sky Attack Wigglytuff: Charm, Ice Beam, Play Rough Chansey: Pound, Psychic, Hyper Beam Scrafty: Counter, Foul[...]

Niantic has noted that, unfortunately, Douse Drive Genesect will not be encounterable in its Shiny form. Genesect in Pokémon GO Credit: Niantic Top Douse Drive Genesect Counters Pokebattler, which calculates all possible combinations of Pokémon and moves, lists the top 10 Douse Drive Genesect counters as such: Mega Charizard Y (Fire Spin, Blast Burn) Shadow Moltres (Fire Spin, Overheat) Shadow Entei[...]

Credit: Niantic What worked for this Pokémon GO event Costumed Pokémon: Say what you will It's almost a meme to hate on Costumed Pokémon Fact is, most players love 'em I love 'em Costumed Pokémon give hardcore players something new to hunt for in a game that increasingly offers little new content[...]

Credit: Niantic The current top 20 species and moves to use in Pokémon GO's Master League Classic are: Groudon: Mud Shot, Earthquake, Fire Punch Melmetal: Thunder Shock, Superpower, Rock Slide Yveltal: Snarl, Dark Pulse, Focus Blast Lugia: Dragon Tail, Sky Attack, Aeroblast Garchomp: Mud Shot, Outrage, Earth Power Dialga: Dragon Breath, Iron Head, Draco Meteor Ho-Oh: Incinerate, Brave Bird, Earthquake Zekrom: Dragon Breath, Crunch,[...]

Credit: Niantic The current top 20 species and moves to use in Pokémon GO's Master League are: Lugia powered up with Candy XL: Dragon Tail, Sky Attack, Aeroblast Melmetal powered up with Candy XL: Thunder Shock, Superpower, Rock Slide Dialga powered up with Candy XL: Dragon Breath, Iron Head, Draco Meteor Ho-Oh powered up with Candy XL: Incinerate, Brave Bird,[...]

Short of Community Day odds, which are way boosted, this is about as close to a guarantee as you can get unless Niantic secretly nerfs Alolan Meowth in Pokémon GO, but they've never done that for its previous appearances. Now, to increase the number of encounters you can experience during Spotlight Hour, you may want to utilize the[...]

Credit: Niantic Here is the schedule for the current run of Master League and associated cups in Pokémon GO: September 27 until October 11: Master League Master League Classic Little Jungle Cup All three of these will offer triple Stardust from win rewards This does not include the end of set rewards The restrictions for Master League are simple[...]

Other persistent problems include Niantic's poor communication and an issue that I've pointed out in these reviews, which can be briefly summarized by saying "It seems as if Niantic is completely unaware that they are designing these events to be annoyingly difficult in consistent ways." So far, Niantic has not given the Harry Potter: Wizards[...]