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Credit: Niantic The details of the Hungarian Horntail Oddities Event were posted to the official Harry Potter: Wizards Unite forum: From 27 September 11 a.m PT – 30 September 11 a.m PT, look to the skies for the following. Increased sightings of Ancient Hungarian Horntail Adversaries. Increased sightings of Peruvian Vipertooth, Chinese Fireball, Welsh Green and Antipodean Opaleye Oddities. Increased sightings[...]

Niantic has announced its Mega Raid slate for October 2021 in Pokémon GO This announcement includes the arrival of Mega Absol, which is the first new Mega Pokémon added to the game since Mega Slowbro's arrival in June 2021 Let's get into the details. Mega Absol design Credit: Pokémon Company Niantic posted the following details to the[...]

Niantic has shared details for their slate of October 2021 content in Pokémon GO This includes the monthly Research Breakthrough encounter as well as the schedule for the weekly Spotlight Hour. Let's get into the details. October 2021 graphic in Pokémon GO Credit: Niantic Over on the official Pokémon GO blog, Niantic announced the following details: October Research Breakthrough[...]

Niantic has announced details for this year's offerings along with the rest of their October 2021 schedule Let's get into the details. Halloween 2020 graphic in Pokémon GO Credit: Niantic Niantic announced their October 2021 schedule over on the official Pokémon GO blog: Movie tie-in event: From ​​Friday, October 1, 2021 to Sunday, October 10, 2021, the latest Pokémon[...]

Credit: Niantic Top Butterfree Counters Pokebattler, which calculates all possible combinations of Pokémon and moves, lists the top 10 Butterfree counters as such: Shadow Tyranitar – Smack Down, Stone Edge Rampardos – Smack Down, Rock Slide Shadow Aerodactyl – Rock Throw, Rock Slide Rhyperior – Smack Down, Rock Wrecker Terrakion – Smack Down, Rock Slide Shadow Omastar – Rock Throw, Rock Slide Tyranitar –[...]

Unlike last year, there is no question over whether or not it will be Shiny: Shiny Costumed Kirlia has been confirmed by Niantic and observed to be active by the Silph Road With this Raid Guide, you can prepare a team to take on this fashionable Pokémon and defeat it as a solo trainer[...]

Speculation is running high as to what this may mean, with one theory suggesting that Niantic may now make it so Team GO Rocket Grunts can award Shiny Shadow encounters However, this is something we've seen before, and comparing this new data to a previous occurrence of this can give us a better idea of what's[...]

Credit: Niantic The "Change Form" button is much like the "Evolve" button in Pokémon GO It will cost you Stardust and 25 Furfrou Candy The major difference is that the Form-Changed Furfrou will not have the increased CP and stats that an evolved Pokémon would It's essentially shelling out that Dust and Candy to take your[...]

Credit: Niantic These are the full tasks and rewards for the Fashion Week 2021 Timed Research questline in Pokémon GO: Fashion Week 2021 Timed Research Page One of Five Take a snapshot of Shinx, Blitzle, or Furfrou in the wild: Kricketot encounter Make 5 Nice Throws: Skitty encounter Battle a Fashion Challenger: 1000 XP REWARDS: Costumed Blitzle encounter, 1000 XP, 10[...]

Note that the Meloetta encounter will only offer Candy to trainers who did already encounter and catch Meloetta at GO Fest 2021: Finding Your Voice Page 1 of 6 Take a snapshot of your buddy: 1000 XP Catch 30 Normal-type Pokémon: Glameow encounter Evolve 15 Pokémon: 30 Poké Balls REWARDS: Eevee encounter, 1000 XP, 1000 Stardust Finding Your Voice Page 2[...]

Credit: Niantic Here is the full Fashion Week 2021 raid rotation in Pokémon GO: Tier One Costumed Croagunk – Shiny available, odds unknown Costumed Shinx – Shiny available, odds unknown Costumed Sneasel – Shiny available, odds unknown Furfrou Scraggy Personally, I find all of the costumed Pokémon worth raiding I know that there is a vocal portion of the fanbase online that hates[...]

Credit: Niantic Ever since the launch of the Lake Trio in Pokémon GO, I've seen a ton of Metagross in these raids If we have a bunch of trainers, it's not a bad situation However, if we are trying to three-man a Uxie? Disaster Niantic is recommending Pokémon like Metagross because they are good defenders against the Lake[...]

Credit: Niantic Date & Time: Friday, October 1, 2021, at 10:00 a.m to Sunday, October 10, 2021, at 8:00 p.m local time Mythical release: Zarude will be released as a tie-in to the film, in which this Mythical Pokémon is heavily featured This Special Research will be obtainable only during the Secrets of the Jungle event but[...]

Credit: Niantic New Shiny-capable costumed species in Pokémon GO include and can be found at the following locations: Shiny Costumed Butterfree: Butterfree will appear in the wild as well as three-star raids. Shiny Costumed Sneasel: Sneasel will appear in one-star raids. Shiny Costumed Blitzle: Blitzle will appear in the wild. Returning Shiny-capable costumed species in Pokémon GO include and can be[...]

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[...]