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Mega Beedrill is arriving in Pokémon GO raids. Learn which Pokémon to use against it and what its Shiny rate is in this Raid Guide!

ZöeTwoDots, a prolific content creator that has worked with Niantic on promotional Pokémon GO videos in the past, has been a major proponent of the #HearUsNiantic hashtag and movement As a respected voice in the game's community for as long as it has existed, ZöeTwoDots has offered helpful gameplay tips, fun vlogs, and even event schedules[...]

Zacian, the first Galarian Legendary to arrive in Pokémon GO, will be released tomorrow for Ultra Unlock 2021 Part Three Week One: Sword.

Credit: Niantic The details of this first Convergence were posted over at the official Harry Potter: Wizards Unite forum: The 1920s Wizarding World Convergences will provide you with new events and new content from a completely different point in time A new Registry family, 1920s Wizarding World, will provide three new Registry pages: Newt's Menagerie, Circus Arcanus, and Paris[...]

Niantic has announced that the current version of the Pokémon GO Night Theme will be leaving the game This "lyrical" version, which includes vocals, began playing after the end of GO Fest 2021 and has not been commented on by the game developed until now Let's take a look at the details. Pokémon GO promo image[...]

Credit: Niantic You are no longer stuck doing a single Raid Hour anymore in Pokémon GO You can join online raid communities on Facebook, Twitter, Discord, and Reddit, where you can friend trainers all over the world By coordinating with them, you can accept invites to Raid Hours in many different Time Zones[...]

Credit: Niantic Niantic posted information about their new 2.18.0 update in Harry Potter: Wizards Unite, which rolled out late last week This information includes content that players can expect soon as well as content that has already been put into effect in the game They wrote: The 2.18.0 update is rolling out now Here is what to[...]

This week, Niantic will release Zacian and Zamazenta, the mascots of Pokémon Sword & Sheild, in Pokémon GO as part of the Ultra Unlock Part Three event It has been confirmed that these two Galarian Legendary Pokémon will be released exclusively in their Hero of Many Battles formes[...]

Credit: Niantic What worked in this Pokémon GO event Shiny Palkia: What's not to love? We wanted Shiny Dialga and Palkia for ages and we got them, back-to-back, in events that lasted long enough to give everyone a fair shot at the Shiny. Heracross & Kangaskhan: Listen, I know people were upset that Heracross stopped spawning in the wild[...]

Credit: Niantic What worked in this Harry Potter: Wizards Unite event The storyline: After an uneventful Part One, the conclusion to Secrets Revealed lived up to the name We finally got some motivation for Gareth Greengrass and some emotional nuance as Constance pushes a bristling Harry Potter toward empathy As all of this goes on, the ongoing arc[...]

Credit: Niantic What worked in this Pokémon GO event If there was going to be a repeat Community Day, it makes sense for it to be Eevee: Personally, I don't think that it makes sense for Niantic to feature Community Days for Pokémon twice… but Eevee makes a lot more sense than any other species[...]

Niantic seems to want you all to get your Shinies of each Eeveelution, because they're running Eevee Community Day as a full weekend event Here are the details of this event that will still be running today from 11 AM to 5 PM local time. Vaporeon in Pokémon GO Credit: Niantic Here are the full details from[...]

Credit: Niantic Here are the details straight from the official Pokémon GO blog This is an unusual Community Day The following bonuses will be active from Friday, August 13, 2021, at 10:00 a.m to Monday, August 16, 2021, at 10:00 a.m PDT (GMT −7). When you evolve Eevee into any of its Evolutions, that Pokémon will know a special[...]

Credit: Niantic The "What You Choose to Be" Ticket BUY IT: This is the same warning I give in all of these pieces There are a ton of reasons to buy this in Pokémon GO, with many that some players will agree with while others will disagree Personally, this isn't that exciting of a Community Day for[...]

Pokémon GO is currently being boycotted by a vocal group of players who believe that Niantic Labs, the developer behind the games, has done wrong by the players This boycott and the trending hashtag #HearUsNiantic come as a result of Niantic removing the pandemic bonuses from the game Mostly, people are angry that Niantic has[...]

Alakazam is available in Pokémon GO raids for the Ultra Unlock 2021 Part Two: Space event. Use these counters to defeat this Pokémon.

Credit: Niantic The current top 20 species and moves to use in Pokémon GO's Ultra League Premier Cup are: Galarian Stunfisk powered up with Candy XL: Mud Shot, Rock Slide, Earthquake Swampert: Mud Shot, Hydro Cannon, Earthquake Shadow Swampert: Mud Shot, Hydro Cannon, Earthquake Shadow Abomasnow powered up with Candy XL: Powder Snow, Ice-type Weather Ball, Energy Ball Jellicent powered up[...]

Credit: Niantic My tips for Palkia Raid Hour in Pokémon GO this week include: Don't trust Niantic's suggested counters, which prioritize Defense over Attack This is not the most effective way to raid The most important feature of your Pokémon in raids is the damage they can output per second as attackers[...]

Credit: Niantic The current top 20 species and moves to use in Pokémon GO's Master League Classic are: Groudon: Mud Shot, Earthquake, Fire Punch Melmetal: Thunder Shock, Superpower, Rock Slide Yveltal: Snarl, Dark Pulse, Focus Blast Lugia: Dragon Tail, Sky Attack, Aeroblast Garchomp: Mud Shot, Outrage, Earth Power Dialga: Dragon Breath, Iron Head, Draco Meteor Ho-Oh: Incinerate, Brave Bird, Earthquake Mewtwo: Psycho Cut, Psystrike,[...]

Kangaskhan is currently thought to have a boosted Shiny rate in Pokémon GO raids. Here are the top counters and moves to use.

Credit: Niantic The current top 20 species and moves to use in Pokémon GO's Master League are: Lugia powered up with Candy XL: Dragon Tail, Sky Attack, Aeroblast Melmetal powered up with Candy XL: Thunder Shock, Superpower, Rock Slide Dialga powered up with Candy XL: Dragon Breath, Iron Head, Draco Meteor Yveltal powered up with Candy XL: Snarl, Dark Pulse,[...]

Now, during the Ultra Unlock 2021 Part Two: Space event, Niantic has featured them in raids This Spotlight Hour will offer trainers the chance at a ton of free Pokémon that would've previously been a missing part of many collections. Be sure to throw on Lucky Eggs for the event, as tonight's bonus is double catch[...]

Credit: Niantic Top Heracross Counters Pokebattler, which calculates all possible combinations of Pokémon and moves, lists the top 10 Heracross counters as such: Shadow Moltres: Wing Attack, Sky Attack Mega Pidgeot: Gust, Brave Bird Shadow Ho-Oh: Flying-type Hidden Power, Brave Bird Shadow Staraptor: Wing Attack, Brave Bird Moltres: Wing Attack, Sky Attack Shadow Zapdos: Thunder Shock, Drill Peck Shadow Honchkrow: Peck, Brave Bird Rayquaza: Air[...]

Credit: Niantic Niantic announced the full details for the GO Battle League Season Eight Master League offerings beginning today over at the official Pokémon GO blog: The Master League, Master League Classic, and the Ultra League Premier Cup will run from Monday, August 9, 2021, at 1:00 p.m to Monday, August 23, 2021, at 1:00 p.m[...]

Niantic has begun adding new social features to Pokémon GO This may not be what some trainers expected, though, as a portion of the fanbase has been vocal about wanting a chat-based feature in the game to allow coordination That is not something we're likely to see, as it creates all kinds of issues considering the[...]

Niantic, a company that has been having a fantastic week in the press with the current Pokémon GO boycott, has announced the details for the next Brilliant Event in Harry Potter: Wizards Unite This event will contain Brilliant Foundables inspired by J K Rowling's Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. Harry Potter: Wizards Unite Brilliant Event registry[...]

Credit: Niantic The complete tasks and rewards for the Ultra Bonus Part Two: Space event in Pokémon GO includes: Page One of Five Catch 10 Pokémon: Munna Make 5 Nice Throws: Clefairy Transfer 5 Pokémon: 7 Nanab Berries REWARDS: 10 Poké Balls, 484 XP, 5 Ultra Balls Page Two of Five Catch 10 Pokémon: 8 Razz Berries Use 5 Razz Berries to help catch Pokémon:[...]

Credit: Niantic The complete raid rotation for the Ultra Unlock Part Two: Space event in Pokémon GO is as follows: Tier One East Sea Shellos Elgyem Espurr Unown U – Shiny available, boosted rate West Sea Shellos Unown U, which will be available through all parts of the Ultra Unlock 2021 events, is the only one worth doing here[...]

Credit: Niantic The Shinies that will enter Pokémon GO as part of the Ultra Unlock Part Three: Sword & Shield event are: Shiny Galarian Farfetch'd Shiny Sirfetch'd Shiny Galarian Meowth Shiny Perrserker Shiny Galarian Stunfisk Shiny Galarian Weezing While there has been some backlash considering that these are all raid and Egg Shinies, here is something that I think Pokémon GO players should consider[...]

Credit: Niantic Shiny hunters and Dex completionists should note that Heracross has a slight gender difference The Female Heracross will have a heart-shaped horn while the Male will have a two-pronged hitter. While playing this event and battling in raids in an effort to catch these two pink Shinies, don't miss a new update that was quietly[...]