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Credit: Niantic Niantic posted the following information over at the Harry Potter: Wizards Unite blog: Pick out your new school books, pack your cauldron, and put name tags on all your robes The Calamity is manifesting memories of school supply shopping at Diagon Alley and the first day back at Hogwarts Celebrate the start of a new term[...]

Credit: Niantic Niantic posted the breakdown of GO Battle League Season Nine over at the official Pokémon GO blog: Your ranking at the end of this season will be more important than it ever has, so make sure to start your climb early! As the season progresses, we'll have more to share on how this season's results[...]

Credit: Niantic What worked in this Harry Potter: Wizards Unite event The storyline: This time around, the narrative was tightly wound and sharp, with exciting twists and a surprising number of character moments Harry is tasked with making an important and potentially deadly choice, and the imprisoned Gareth Greengrass shows intriguing character depth We're getting a bit[...]

Let's take a look at what Niantic has to offer. Mega Houndoom in Pokémon GO Credit: Niantic Here's what Niantic posted over on the official Pokémon GO blog: Mega Slowbro will be appearing in Mega Raids from Wednesday, September 1, 2021, at 10:00 a.m to Tuesday, September 14, 2021, at 10:00 a.m local time. Mega Houndoom will be appearing[...]

Credit: Niantic Top Snorlax Counters Pokebattler, which calculates all possible combinations of Pokémon and moves, lists the top 10 Snorlax counters as such: Shadow Machamp (Counter, Dynamic Punch) Lucario (Counter, Aura Sphere) Shadow Hariyama (Counter, Dynamic Punch) Conkeldurr (Counter, Dynamic Punch) Shadow Mewtwo (Confusion, Psystrike) Mega Lopunny (Low Kick, Focus Blast) Machamp (Counter, Dynamic Punch) Breloom (Counter, Dynamic Punch) Shadow Gallade (Low Kick, Close Combat) Shadow Alakazam[...]

Niantic has announced the September 2021 Spotlight Hours and Research Breakthrough in Pokémon GO Let's get into it! Breakthrough box in Pokémon GO Credit: Niantic: Here's what Niantic had to say over at the official Pokémon GO blog: From Wednesday, September 1, 2021, at 1:00 p.m to Friday, October 1, 2021, at 1:00 p.m[...]

Niantic has announced the next Season of Pokémon GO The Season of Mischief will introduce Hoopa to the game and will include the first-ever season-long Special Research quest There's a lot to digest here, so let's get into the details. Season of Mischief in Pokémon GO Credit: Niantic Niantic posted a ton of information about the upcoming Season[...]

Hunting for Shiny Galarian Stunfisk in Pokémon GO? With this raid guide, you can complete Galarian Stunfisk raids as a solo Pokémon trainer.

Credit: Niantic First up, the wild spawns and the current Egg features will not be changing It's all coming down to what will be available in raids Zacian will be replaced by Zamazenta, who will lead a raid rotation featuring more Galarian Pokémon. Here are the full details of the switch over straight from the Pokémon GO blog: The[...]

Credit: Niantic Top Zamazenta Counters Pokebattler, which calculates all possible combinations of Pokémon and moves, lists the top 10 Zamazenta counters as such: Shadow Mewtwo (Confusion, Psystrike) Mewtwo (Confusion, Psystrike) Shadow Moltres (Wing Attack, Sky Attack) Shadow Metagross (Zen Headbutt, Psychic) Shadow Alakazam (Confusion, Psychic) Shadow Ho-Oh (Extra Sensory, Brave Bird) Mega Pidgeot (Gust, Brave Bird) Shadow Gardevoir (Confusion, Psychic) Shadow Exeggutor (Confusion, Psychic) Shadow Zapdos (Thunder[...]

Credit: Niantic Niantic posted the full details for GO Battle Nights over on the Pokémon GO blog when Season Eight was originally announced They wrote: GO Battle Nights are returning for Season 8! During GO Battle Nights, you'll receive three times the Stardust for winning battles, completing sets of battles, and ranking up in the GO Battle League[...]

Pokémon GO players won't have to wait until September 1st to hear Niantic's verdict on the PokéStop distance They have now given their official answer to the #HearUsNiantic movement and Pokémon GO boycott that followed their decision to pull back the pandemic bonuses including the increased PokéStop distance[...]

Credit: Niantic Top Mega Counters Counters Pokebattler, which calculates all possible combinations of Pokémon and moves, lists the top 10 Mega Pidgeot counters as such: Shadow Electivire (Thunder Shock, Wild Charge) Shadow Magnezone (Spark, Wild Charge) Shadow Raikou (Thunder Shock, Wild Charge) Shadow Zapdos (Thunder Shock, Thunderbolt) Zekrom (Charge Beam, Wild Charge) Rampardos (Smack Down, Rock Slide) Mega Manectric (Charge Beam, Wild Charge) Shadow Tyranitar[...]

Credit: Niantic Build your own team! It may be tempting to go with Niantic's suggested counters, but note that those prioritize Defense over Attack This is not the most impactful way to raid The most important aspect of the team you take into raids is the damage that your Pokémon can output per second[...]

Credit: Niantic During the final run, there will be another GO Battle Night Here's how Niantic describes it at the Pokémon GO blog: Thursday, August 26, 2021, from 6:00 p.m to 11:59 p.m local time GO Battle Nights are returning for Season 8! During GO Battle Nights, you'll receive three times the Stardust for winning battles, completing sets[...]

Credit: Niantic First up, this one is a little more obvious than usual but, no, Skwovet cannot be encountered in its Shiny form Skwovet is a brand new release in Pokémon GO and has come to the game earlier than the rest of the Galar region as a result of time and space tampering from the Mythical[...]

Credit: Niantic Top Lapras Counters Pokebattler, which calculates all possible combinations of Pokémon and moves, lists the top 10 Lapras counters as such: Shadow Raikou (Thunder Shock, Wild Charge) Shadow Machamp (Counter, Dynamic Punch) Shadow Magnezone (Spark, Wild Charge) Shadow Electivire (Thunder Shock, Wild Charge) Lucario (Counter, Aura Sphere) Shadow Zapdos (Thunder Shock, Thunderbolt) Mega Manectric (Charge Beam, Wild Charge) Zekrom (Charge Beam, Wild Charge) Shadow[...]

Credit: Niantic Here are the tasks and rewards for the Prisoner of the Vow Brilliant Event Part One in Harry Potter: Wizards Unite: Page One of Four Collect 3 Ingredients or Portmanteaus: 2 Re'em Blood Use Master Notes 2 Times: 1 Unicorn Hair Return 12 Brilliant Wanted Poster of Sirius Black: 2 Exstimulo Potion REWARDS: 550 XP, 50 Brilliant Family XP,[...]

Looking to the history of Niantic's releases in Pokémon GO shows a pattern of the Pokémon Company using this popular mobile game to tie-in with releases in their other branches In honor of Let's GO! we saw Meltan released In honor of the Crown Tundra, we saw Galarian Ponyta and Sirfetch'd released[...]

Credit: Niantic Niantic posted the following information for the Prisoner of the Vow Brilliant Event Part One over on the official Harry Potter: Wizards Unite forum: Harry and Hermione continue restoring Ron's memories with a surge themed around their third year Meanwhile, Gareth Greengrass refuses to divulge The Unforgivable's secrets What will it take to get him to[...]

Credit: Niantic Top Machamp Counters Pokebattler, which calculates all possible combinations of Pokémon and moves, lists the top 10 Machamp counters as such: Shadow Mewtwo (Confusion, Psystrike) Mewtwo (Confusion, Psystrike) Shadow Moltres (Wing Attack, Sky Attack) Shadow Alakazam (Confusion, Psychic) Shadow Metagross (Zen Headbutt, Psychic) Shadow Gallade (Confusion, Psychic) Shadow Gardevoir (Confusion, Psychic) Shadow Exeggutor (Confusion, Psychic) Shadow Ho-Oh (Extra Sensory, Brave Bird) Mega Pidgeot (Gust, Brave[...]

Credit: Niantic The complete raid rotation for the Ultra Unlock Part Three Week One: Sword event in Pokémon GO is as follows: Tier One Galarian Farfetch'd – Shiny available, likely the boosted Egg/Raid-only rate Galarian Slowpoke Galarian Zigzagoon – Shiny available, likely the boosted Egg/Raid-only rate Unown U – Shiny available, boosted odds Well, right up front, we can say that there are[...]

Shiny Galarian Weezing has been released in Pokémon GO. You can find it in Tier Three raids, where it can be defeated by solo players.

However, an issue with the game's graphics has caused Niantic to remove Falinks from the raid rotation Let's get into the details. Pokémon GO tweet Credit: Niantic Niantic posted the news, along with their solution for Pokémon GO players, over on their official company Twitter: Trainers, Falinks will be removed from three-star raids for the duration of this event[...]

August 2021 Community Day has begun in Niantic's Harry Potter: Wizards Unite It's another Weasleys' Wizarding Wheezes-themed Community Day and it will feature guaranteed drops from Forest Chamber IV and above I initially critiqued this choice for a Community Day as feeling repetitive, but another look at the game's past events showed me that the last time[...]

Credit: Niantic Here's how you can encounter the Galarian regional variants in Pokémon GO during the Ultra Unlock Part Three: Sword & Shield event. Galarian Darumaka (Cannot be Shiny) 7KM Eggs Wild spawn Galarian Farfetch'd (New Shiny) 7KM Eggs Tier One Raids One encounter available in the Ultra Unlock 2021: Sword and Shield Timed Research page 4 of 5 Galarian Meowth (New Shiny) 7KM Eggs One encounter[...]

Credit: Niantic Niantic announced the full details for Oshawott Community Day over at the Pokémon GO blog: Shiny Oshawott will be released. Oshawott will not only be appearing more frequently in the wild and responding with greater frequency to Incense, it will also be attracted to Rainy Lure Modules. The Community Day exclusive Charged Attack for Oshawott's ultimate evolution, Samurott, comes[...]

Zacian has arrived in Pokémon GO for the Ultra Unlock 2021 event. Here are the top Pokémon & attacks to take down this Galarian Legendary.

Credit: Niantic Here are the full tasks and rewards for the Ultra Unlock 2021 Part Three: Sword and Shield Timed Research in Pokémon GO: Page One of Five Send 5 Gifts to Friends: 5 Great Balls Catch 8 Pokémon: 5 Razz Berries Defeat 2 Team GO Rocket Grunts: Pikachu encounter REWARDS: 10 Poké Balls, 888 XP, 5 Ultra Balls Page Two of[...]

Credit: Niantic The current raids will be limited to Week One: Sword in Pokémon GO, with plans to switch from a Zacian-centered raid rotation to a Zamazenta-centered raid rotation when Week Two: Shield begins Here are the full raid details for Week One: Sword posted over at the official Pokémon GO blog: The following Pokémon will be appearing[...]