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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[...]

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[...]