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Credit: Niantic The full tasks and rewards for the currently unlocked Misunderstood Mischief Special Research in Pokémon GO include: 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: 720[...]

The Fashion Week 2021 event begins today in Pokémon GO and Niantic has given all of the details on their new Shiny costumed Pokémon releases Let's get into the details. Fashion Week graphic in Pokémon GO Credit: Niantic Here are the details for this Pokémon GO event: Date + Time Tuesday, September 21, 2021, at 10:00 a.m[...]

Credit: Niantic First up, yes, Skitty is available to encounter in its Shiny form The Shiny Skitty is a subtle difference, with more of a salmon/blood orange color palette rather than the pink. In order to increase the number of Skitty encounters you are able to grind in Pokémon GO during Spotlight Hour, I would recommend employing the[...]

Credit: Niantic What worked for this Pokémon GO event Oshawott!: A Starter Pokémon is always a win for Community Day These used to be guaranteed releases every other month for Community Day back in the days when the pattern was starter/rare/starter/rare/starter/rare Those days are long gone, now, which is overall understandable due to the face that they'd run[...]

Credit: Niantic Here's everything we know so far about the Shiny Blitzle release in Pokémon GO: Initially, Blitzle will be available wearing a costume during the event It can be encountered in its Shiny form but will not be available without its costume. Its costume is a blue, black, and yellow collar[...]

Credit: Niantic The full tasks and rewards for the Into the Fire Part 1 Brilliant Event's Special Assignment in Harry Potter: Wizards Unite are: Page One of Four Collect 3 Ingredients or Portmanteaus: 2 Granian Hair Use Master Notes 2 Times: 1 Powdered Dragon Claw Return 12 Brilliant Omnioculars: 2 Healing Potions Rewards: 550 XP, 50 Brilliant Family XP, 2 Defense[...]

After a cycle of Great League and Great League Remix, Niantic's PVP platform has switched over to their Ultra League offerings Let's take a look at the meta of the standard Ultra League, which has a CP limit of 2,500 per Pokémon Prepare to take your buddies into battle with this guide, breaking down the[...]

Credit: Niantic Niantic posted the following details to the Harry Potter: Wizards Unite blog: While Ron recovers his memories of his fourth year at Hogwarts, the team pores over Gareth's journals for information on The Unforgivable What will they learn about the shadowy organisation and its mysterious leader? Return Brilliant Foundables from the Brilliant Quidditch World Cup[...]

Observing what exactly this paid Special Research has to offer can help Pokémon GO players determine if the ticket is worth buying, so let's take a look at what Niantic is offering us this time. Oshawott Community Day graphic in Pokémon GO Credit: Niantic Here is the full list of tasks and rewards for the ticketed Oshawott Community[...]

After a cycle of Great League and Great League Remix, Niantic's PVP platform has switched over to their Ultra League offerings Let's take a look at the meta of the standard Ultra League, which has a CP limit of 2,500 per Pokémon Prepare to take your buddies into battle with this guide, breaking down the[...]

Credit: Niantic Niantic posted the details for September 2021 Community Day to the Harry Potter: Wizards Unite forum Here's what's going on in the game based on J K Rowling's classic fantasy novels today: September Community Day: All day Saturday, 18 September from 12:01 a.m.–11:59 p.m local time Encounter Magizoology traces from the New York City Street Registry Page. Yep![...]

Credit: Niantic Here's how the official Pokémon GO blog describes the box: There'll be a special one-time-purchase Community Day Box available for 1,280 PokéCoins, featuring 50 Ultra Balls, five Lucky Eggs, five Rainy Lure Modules, and an Elite Fast TM. This is an easy one for me Lucky Eggs have the most blanket use and cost fewer than 80[...]

Credit: Niantic Niantic posted the following information to the official Pokémon GO blog: Date + Time Sunday, September 19, 2021, from 11:00 a.m to 5:00 p.m local time Features Oshawott will be appearing more frequently in the wild! It will also be attracted to Rainy Lure Modules If you're lucky, you might encounter a Shiny Oshawott! This alone is enough[...]

Niantic has released a new video celebrating five years of Pokémon GO and twenty-five years of Pokémon as a franchise Let's take a look at this retrospective, celebratory video. Pokémon GO video screenshot Credit: Niantic Niantic wrote in their press release: In July 2016, Pokémon GO launched globally, bringing people to parks and neighborhoods in the real world to[...]

Ahead of this weekend's Oshawott Community Day in Pokémon GO, Niantic has announced October's Community Day choice as Duskull Judging my the reaction of the community on social media, this isn't that popular of a choice But is it truly a bad choice for Community Day? Let's take a look at the pros and cons of a[...]

Credit: Niantic Here's what Niantic announced over at the official Pokémon GO blog: If you're lucky, you might encounter a Shiny Butterfree, Shiny Sneasel, Shiny Smoochum, Shiny Kirlia, Shiny Shinx, Shiny Croagunk, or Shiny Blitzle—all wearing fashionable costumes! You may encounter Shiny Blitzle without a costume after Fashion Week has concluded, but you won't see Blitzle in[...]

Credit: Niantic Here's how Niantic instruct players to use form-changing in Pokémon GO: Furfrou's debut in Pokémon GO also marks the arrival of a new feature that will allow you to change the forms of certain Pokémon Follow these steps to change Furfrou's Trim! Furfrou begins in its Natural Trim[...]

The September 1920s Convergence begins today in Harry Potter: Wizards Unite. Let's take a look at the details, as Niantic has now changed some aspects of the event due to player feedback. Harry Potter: Wizards Unite 1920s graphic Credit: Niantic Niantic posted the following to the official Harry Potter: Wizards Unite blog: A 1920s Wizarding World Convergence has been[...]

Credit: Niantic Top Azelf Counters Pokebattler, which calculates all possible combinations of Pokémon and moves, lists the top 10 Azelf counters as such: Mega Gengar (Shadow Claw, Shadow Ball) Mega Houndoom (Snarl, Foul Play)* Shadow Tyranitar (Bite, Crunch) Shadow Mewtwo (Psycho Cut, Shadow Ball) Mega Gyarados (Bite, Crunch)* Darkrai (Snarl, Shadow Ball) Shadow Houndoom (Snarl, Foul Play) Shadow Weavile (Snarl, Foul Play) Chandelure (Hex, Shadow Ball) Giratina[...]

Credit: Niantic Top Mesprit Counters Pokebattler, which calculates all possible combinations of Pokémon and moves, lists the top 10 Mesprit counters as such: Mega Gengar (Shadow Claw, Shadow Ball) Mega Houndoom (Snarl, Foul Play)* Shadow Weavile (Snarl, Foul Play) Shadow Tyranitar (Bite, Crunch) Shadow Mewtwo (Psycho Cut, Shadow Ball) Chandelure (Hex, Shadow Ball) Mega Gyarados (Bite, Crunch)* Darkrai (Snarl, Shadow Ball) Shadow Houndoom (Snarl, Foul Play) Giratina[...]

Credit: Niantic Top Uxie Counters Pokebattler, which calculates all possible combinations of Pokémon and moves, lists the top 10 Uxie counters as such: Mega Gengar (Shadow Claw, Shadow Ball) Mega Houndoom (Snarl, Foul Play)* Shadow Weavile (Snarl, Foul Play) Shadow Tyranitar (Bite, Crunch) Darkrai (Snarl, Shadow Ball) Shadow Mewtwo (Psycho Cut, Shadow Ball) Shadow Honchkrow (Snarl, Dark Pulse) Chandelure (Hex, Shadow Ball) Mega Gyarados (Bite, Crunch)* Shadow Houndoom[...]

Since Niantic has introduced Levels 41 – 50, far more players will find such a bonus useful. To take advantage of tonight's Spotlight Hour bonus, all you have to do is pop on two Lucky Eggs to increase your XP and then catch, catch, catch. In order to increase the number of Baltoy encounters you are able[...]

In a stunning announcement, Niantic has announced not only the arrival of Furfrou for Fashion Week 2021 (which, let's be real, we all expected) but also the long-anticipated reveal of a form-changing mechanic for certain species Let's get into the details. Pokémon GO's new Fashion Week graphic Credit: Niantic Here's everything we know so far about Fashion[...]

Credit: Niantic Top Mega Houndoom Counters Pokebattler, which calculates all possible combinations of Pokémon and moves, lists the top 10 Mega Houndoom counters as such: Mega Blastoise (Water Gun, Hydro Cannon) Shadow Swampert (Mud Shot, Hydro Cannon) Mega Gyarados (Waterfall, Hydro Pump)* Shadow Tyranitar (Smack Down, Stone Edge) Shadow Machamp (Counter, Dynamic Punch) Conkedurr (Counter, Dynamic Punch) Rhyperior (Mud-Slap, Rock Wrecker) Shadow Gyarados (Waterfall, Hydro[...]

Credit: Niantic What worked in this Pokémon GO event Inkay release: Inkay and its evolution of Malamar were released Niantic handled this release well, with Inkay prominent enough in the wild that it was possible to hunt and get enough Candy to evolve but still exciting when you saw one spawn Photobomb encounters were also a plus. Upside down[...]

Brilliant Events are normally the most anticipated and enjoyable events that Niantic's Harry Potter: Wizards Unite has to offer However, the last Brilliant Event, August's Prisoner of the Vow Part 1, was bogged down with horrible glitches and tasks that felt less like playing and more like doing chores With Part 2 wrapping up, did[...]

Late last year, Niantic hosted a tie-in event to the film in Pokémon GO that saw the return of Team GO Rocket's Jessie and James and allowed players to encounter and catch Shiny Celebi Niantic has now confirmed that they will be doing yet another tie-in event to Secrets of the Jungle in Pokémon GO approaching the film's October[...]

Niantic has announced its choice for the next Pokémon GO Community Day On October 9th, 2021, Duskull Community Day will usher in the highly anticipated Halloween season in the game Let's get into the details. Duskull Community Day graphic for Pokémon GO Credit: Niantic Here are the full details of Duskull Community Day in Pokémon GO: Date + Time: Saturday,[...]

Credit: Niantic The full Psychic Spectacular 2021 raid rotation in Pokémon GO includes: Tier One Bronzor – Shiny capable, boosted odds Chimecho – Shiny capable, odds not yet known Espurr Inkay Now listen, I don't know that I'd call this "Spectacular." I might call this thing the Psychic Not-So-Bad 2021 if this is what we're dealing with[...]

Inkay and its evolution Malamar has been released in Pokémon GO. Niantic warned us that Inkay would have a bit of a topsy-turvey evolution method, with a hint in their blog that seemingly confirmed it would evolve the same way it did in the original main series games However, not all Pokémon trainers have played those, and[...]