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Credit: Niantic Here are the full tasks and rewards for the Psychic Spectacular Timed Research in Pokémon GO: Psychic Spectacular Page One of Five Catch 10 Psychic-type Pokémon: 500 XP Transfer 10 Pokémon: 10 Poké Balls Spin a PokéStop or a Gym: 500 Stardust Rewards: Abra, 10 Razz Berries, 500 XP Psychic Spectacular Page Two of Five Power up Pokémon 5 times: 10 Ultra[...]

Credit: Niantic Assess your raid passes: Honestly, this may be a personal thing, but unless you're hardcore hunting the Shiny, this is a completely missable raid hour The second half of the month is going to be bananas with the mad dash to catch the Shiny versions of the region-locked Lake Trio in Pokémon GO[...]

Credit: Niantic Over on the official Pokémon GO blog, Niantic announced the following details for the Psychic Spectacular 2021 event: Date + Time Wednesday, September 8, 2021, at 10:00 a.m to Monday, September 13, 2021, at 8:00 p.m local time Features Inkay and its Evolution, Malamar, will be making their Pokémon GO debuts! Inkay will evolve only under unique circumstances[...]

Credit: Niantic First up, let's tackle the most common question about Spotlight Hour: the Shiny factor Can Spoink be Shiny? It can indeed! Shiny Spoink was released in Pokémon GO during the Lunar New Year 2019 event, so this is a Shiny that we've had in the game for some time It will be instantly recognizable for[...]

Let's see how Niantic followed through on all of this Hoopa build-up. Hoopa in Pokémon GO Credit: Niantic What worked in this Pokémon GO event Hoopa: We got Hoopa! While I was a bit let down with how we got Hoopa, I can't say that I'm not thrilled to have it[...]

Credit: Niantic The full tasks and rewards for this new Special Assignment in Harry Potter: Wizards Unite include: Page One of Four Collect 3 Ingredients or Portmanteaus: 3 Granian Hair Brew 3 Potions: 3 Leaping Toadstool Return 12 Brilliant Whomping Willow: 1 Strong Invigoration Draught REWARDS: 550 XP, 50 Brilliant Family XP, 2 Defense Against the Dark Arts Books, 10 Spell Energy Page[...]

Credit: Niantic The following details were posted by Niantic to the Harry Potter: Wizards Unite forum: Much to Hermione's dismay, Gareth Greengrass offers Harry a potentially deadly deal But does the former member of The Unforgivable even intend to keep his end of the bargain? Return Brilliant Foundables to the Brilliant Brilliant Whomping Willow Hillside during Part 2[...]

Credit: Niantic The current top 20 species and moves to use in Pokémon GO's Great League Remix are: Registeel: Lock On, Focus Blast, Flash Cannon Nidoqueen: Poison Jab, Poison Fang, Earth Power Regirock: Lock On, Stone Edge, Focus Blast Diggersby (powered up with Candy XL): Mud Shot, Fire Punch, Earthquake Shadow Nidoqueen: Poison Jab, Poison Fang, Earth Power Whiscash: Mud Shot, Mud[...]

Credit: Niantic Here's how Niantic described the event over on the official Pokémon GO blog: Available beginning Sunday, September 5, 2021, at 11:00 a.m local time Complete the seasonal Special Research tasks for an opportunity to catch Hoopa! On Sunday, September 5, 2021, from 11:00 a.m to 5:00 p.m local time, various strange phenomena will be happening all around the[...]

Credit: Niantic Now, Furfrou is a species we already knew was coming to Pokémon GO based on the September 2021 announcement: Fashion Week: Stylishly dressed Pokémon will be making their debuts, along with a fluffy and fashionable friend! Strut your stuff with these fashionable Pokémon, new avatar items, and more during Fashion Week, taking place from Tuesday, September[...]

Credit: Niantic First, I don't think Pokémon GO trainers who didn't participate in GO Fest 2021 should panic I do believe Niantic is trying something a bit different out here but that we'll still get the wide release of Meloetta as always GO Fest 2021 was a bit odd in that Day One focused on Meloetta but[...]

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 Niantic posted the following details for the Ironbelly Adversaries Event to the Harry Potter: Wizards Unite blog: From 3 September 11 a.m PT – 6 September 11 a.m PT, prepare to face the following: Increased sightings of Ironbelly Adversaries. Increased spawns of Wit-Sharpening Potion ingredients, such as Armadillo Bile, Ginger Root, Ground Scarab Beetles and Newt Spleen. Master[...]

Credit: Niantic The full Lugia-led raid rotation currently live in Pokémon GO includes: Tier One Doduo – Shiny capable, full odds Shinx – Shiny capable, boosted odds Snorunt – Shiny capable, full odds Torchic – Shiny capable, full odds Woobat – Shiny capable, rate unknown In my opinion, only one of these is worth your pass: Shinx[...]

Credit: Niantic Niantic announced the following details over on the official Pokémon GO blog: Date + Time Wednesday, September 8, 2021, at 10:00 a.m to Monday, September 13, 2021, at 8:00 p.m local time Note that this means we're essentially going a week without a major overarching event We do have the Hoopa's Arrival Event on Sunday, but that's a[...]

Back in early 2020, Niantic announced that they've postponed all of that year's scheduled Safari Zone events in Pokémon GO due to the COVID-19 pandemic Rather than flat out reschedule them, Niantic partially followed through with the Safari Zones as remote events for ticket holders which functioned as a precursor to that year's remote GO Fest[...]

Niantic has announced the September 2021 schedule for Harry Potter: Wizards Unite. This slate of events will include two Brilliant Events, an Adversaries Event, the monthly Community Day, another 1920s Convergence, and more There's a definite Dragon theme this month, so be prepared! Let's get into the details. Harry Potter: Wizards Unite Brilliant Event registry[...]

Credit: Niantic Top Mega Slowbro Counters Pokebattler, which calculates all possible combinations of Pokémon and moves, lists the top 10 Mega Slowbro counters as such: Mega Gengar (Shadow Claw, Shadow Ball) Shadow Raikou (Thunder Shock, Wild Charge) Shadow Weavile (Snarl, Foul Play) Shadow Magnezone (Spark, Wild Charge) Shadow Electivire (Thunder Shock, Wild Charge) Shadow Zapdos (Thunder Shock, Thunderbold) Shadow Mewtwo (Psycho Cut, Shadow Ball) Mega[...]

September 1st has arrived, and so has Niantic's full report on their Pokémon GO taskforce This taskforce was created as a means of addressing the #HearUsNiantic movement on social media and the Pokémon GO boycott that came as a result of Niantic pulling back the pandemic bonus of increased Poké Stop distance[...]

Credit: Niantic The Season of Mischief will roll out its details over time, with spawns switching over at the start of the event. Near cities, Pokémon GO trainers will find Shuppet, Trubbish, and Gothita Near more wooded areas, one can find Teddiursa, Shelmet, and Karrablast Near mountainous areas, one can find Geodude, Rhyhorn, and Slugma[...]

September 1st has arrived, and so has Niantic's full report on their Pokémon GO taskforce This taskforce was created as a means of addressing the #HearUsNiantic movement on social media and the Pokémon GO boycott that came as a result of Niantic pulling back the pandemic bonus of  increased Poké Stop distance[...]

Credit: Niantic Top Lugia Counters Pokebattler, which calculates all possible combinations of Pokémon and moves, lists the top 10 Lugia counters as such: Mega Gengar (Lick, Shadow Ball) Shadow Raikou (Thunder Shock, Wild Charge) Shadow Electivire (Thunder Shock, Wild Charge) Shadow Weavile (Snarl, Avalanche) Shadow Magnezone (Spark, Wild Charge) Shadow Zapdos (Thunder Shock, Thunderbolt) Shadow Mamoswine (Powder Snow, Avalanche) Shadow Tyranitar (Smack Down, Crunch) Mega Houndoom[...]

Credit: Niantic Even if you already have a Shiny Lugia and a 100% IV Lugia, this Raid Hour is worth your time! Not only will you be able to farm Candy and Candy XL for Lugia, but this Legendary Pokémon will also be suited with its signature move, Aeroblast. An essential tip for Shiny hunters and those[...]

Credit: Niantic What worked in this Pokémon GO season Sustained improvement: The Season of Legends was a major improvement over the Season of Celebration, which was itself a low point in the history of Pokémon GO The Season of Celebration continued that improvement with a string of interesting and unique events, with the highlights being the unique Bidoof Breakout,[...]

Credit: Niantic Here's how Niantic described the event over on the official Pokémon GO blog: 9/5 Hoopa's Arrival Available beginning Sunday, September 5, 2021, at 11:00 a.m local time Complete the seasonal Special Research tasks for an opportunity to catch Hoopa! On Sunday, September 5, 2021, from 11:00 a.m to 5:00 p.m local time, various strange phenomena will[...]

Here's everything we know about Niantic's plans for Pokémon GO during September 2021. Espeon in Pokémon GO Credit: Niantic Niantic posted the following teases to the official Pokémon GO blog: Psychic Spectacular: This event featuring Psychic-type Pokémon returns from Wednesday, September 8, 2021, at 10:00 a.m to Monday, September 13, 2021, at 8:00 p.m[...]

Niantic has announced the September 2021 Raid Hours in Pokémon GO Starting this week and running every Wednesday night at 6 PM – 7 PM for the whole month, the September Raid Hours will begin with a Lugia feature and then, halfway through the month, switch to some of the most desirable Pokémon in the game:[...]

Credit: Niantic Wooloo will not be able to be encountered in its Shiny form for this Spotlight Hour It is still a newly released species in Pokémon GO and it will likely be some time until we see it released in its (actually, very awesome) Shiny form Personally, I feel like this Spotlight Hour is still worth[...]

Niantic has updated the Pokémon that will be available to encounter in Pokémon GO's GO Battle League Season Nine Set to begin today, this new season will make some of the game's rarest and most desirable Pokémon available as encounters in certain ranks. Pokémon GO Battle League image[...]

Credit: Niantic What worked in this Pokémon GO event Shiny releases! Wow, we got a wave of Shinies here, didn't we? Galarian Meowth, Farfetch'd, Weezing, and Stunfisk all had their Shinies released and they were available in raids and Eggs throughout the event This was definitely the highlight of the event, despite some online chatter complaining about raid/egg-only[...]