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Credit: Niantic The full details of the Ultra Unlock Part Two: Space event come from the official Pokémon GO blog: Ultra Unlock Part 2: Space will run from Friday, August 6, 2021, at 10:00 a.m to Tuesday, August 17, 2021, at 8:00 p.m local time. One thing to note here is that while the event will end on Tuesday,[...]

The #HearUsNiantic campaign was launched by players and many influencers in the community in protest of Niantic's removal of and lack of communication regarding the increased PokéStop spin distance Now, as #HearUsNiantic and #PokemonNODay trend on Twitter, Niantic has indeed issued a response. Pokémon GO logo Credit: Niantic Niantic's response to Pokémon GO players addressed the trending reaction: We[...]

Credit: Niantic Top Mega Ampharos Counters Pokebattler, which calculates all possible combinations of Pokémon and moves, lists the top 10 Mega Ampharos counters as such: Shadow Dragonite: Dragon Tail, Outrage Shadow Salamence: Dragon Tail, Outrage Shadow Mamoswine: Mud-Slap, Avalanche Garchomp: Dragon Tail, Outrage Zekrom: Dragon Breath, Outrage Rayquaza: Dragon Tail, Outrage Haxorus: Dragon Tail, Outrage Salamence: Dragon Tail, Outrage Palkia: Dragon Tail, Draco Meteor Dragonite: Dragon Tail,[...]

Today, several high-profile Pokémon GO players have called for a boycott of the game and developer Niantic on social media In a post on Reddit, a group of players has penned an open letter to the company pleading with them to not remove the features they installed during the COVID-19 pandemic that allowed players to[...]

Credit: Niantic Top Palkia Counters Pokebattler, which calculates all possible combinations of Pokémon and moves, lists the top 10 Palkia counters as such: Shadow Salamence: Dragon Tail, Outrage Shadow Dragonite: Dragon Tail, Outrage Shadow Gardevoir: Charm, Dazzling Gleam Rayquaza: Dragon Tail, Outrage Dialga: Dragon Breath, Draco Meteor Salamence: Dragon Tail, Outrage Mega Gyarados: Dragon Tail, Outrage Palkia: Dragon Tail, Draco Meteor Zekrom: Dragon Breath, Outrage Haxorus: Dragon[...]

Niantic has announced that, due to an oddity in time caused by the mischievous Mythical Pokémon Hoopa, a portal has opened allowed some Galarian species to arrive in Pokémon GO long before the full Generation Eight reveal Let's take a look at each of the species that will be available during the upcoming Ultra Unlock Part[...]

Let's see exactly what Niantic has to say. Remote Raid Pass in Pokémon GO Credit: Niantic Over on the official Pokémon GO blog, Niantic posted: Remote Raids have become an important part of the game this past year and we're going to continue evolving them Our intention is to find the right balance between remote play and in-person[...]

Team GO Rocket has gotten the good ol' Niantic shaft in Pokémon GO all of 2021 Think of how prominent pre-pandy Team GO Rocket content was! We received a Special Research at the start of every month Once 12 AM hit on the 1st, we were off and running We were tasked with defeating Grunts, battling[...]

Credit: Niantic You aren't locked to 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 This will dramatically increase the number[...]

Yesterday, Niantic announced the arrival of Zacian and Zamazenta for Ultra Unlock Part Three in Pokémon GO. This arrival of Galarian Legendaries, as well as the addition of Galarian species Wooloo, Skwovet, and Falinks, came as a huge shock to the game's community As soon as the announcement came out, the memes followed[...]

Now that Niantic is beginning to revert pandemic bonuses, much to the chagrin of the Pokémon GO community, the question remains: are they just taking things away or will they reintroduce what was removed in the past? Will EX Raids return to Pokémon GO? Deoxys in Pokémon GO[...]

This is, with Niantic's less-than-stellar communication, nothing new However, this time, they're not at fault It's simply that the Ultra Unlock event is a bit strange in structure Normally, an event's raid rotation reverts to a generic raid rotation once the event is over This has led many to believe that Dialga, Unown U, Cranidos,[...]

How will this be impacted by Niantic's new nerfing of the Incense as a result of the pullback on the COVID bonuses? Will Magnemite be Shiny? What's this week's bonus? Let's get into the details. Magnemite in Pokémon GO Credit: Niantic First up, yes, Magnemite will indeed be Shiny Its Shiny form was released back in November[...]

Credit: Niantic The current top 20 species and moves to use in Pokémon GO's Ultra League Remix are: Galarian Stunfisk powered up with Candy XL: Mud Shot, Rock Slide, Earthquake Defense Forme Deoxys powered up with Candy XL: Counter, Psycho Boost, Rock Slide Jellicent powered up with Candy XL: Hex, Bubble Beam, Shadow Ball Steelix powered up with Candy XL:[...]

Credit: Niantic The current top 20 species and moves to use in Pokémon GO's Ultra League are: Registeel powered up with Candy XL: Lock On, Focus Blast, Flash Cannon Cresselia: Psycho Cut, Grass Knot, Moonblast Galarian Stunfisk powered up with Candy XL: Mud Shot, Rock Slide, Earthquake Shadow Abomasnow powered up with Candy XL: Powder Snow, Ice-type Weather Ball, Energy[...]

Credit: Niantic Here is a breakdown of the Shiny rate tiers of Pokémon available in raids: The standard rate of approximately one in 500: Most Pokémon will have this rate. Raid/Egg-exclusive Pokémon rate of approximately one in 45 – 55: This rate has yet to be fully pinned down by Silph Researchers, but consistently applies to species that[...]

Credit: Niantic Niantic posted the following information about this Adversaries event to the official Harry Potter: Wizards Unite forum, revealing the event's features and hinting at the narrative's content: When the Calamity manifests a surge of Peter Pettigrew Adversaries, Hermione confronts Gareth Greengrass about his culpability What insight, if any, will he provide? From 2 August 11 a.m[...]

Yesterday, Niantic began to pull back on the bonuses introduced to Pokémon GO to make the game playable during the COVID-19 pandemic Now, as parts of the world begin to return to some kind of normalcy, Niantic have removed the increased Pokéstop distance, buffed Buddy gifts, and hyper-effective Incense from the United States and New Zealand[...]

Credit: Niantic The Silph Road posted the following findings, which you can read below with our commentary: Community Day rate [CI of 1 in 25.1 to 1 in 24.4] This is very close to the widely accepted "one in 25" Shiny rate for Community Day spawns that is understood by the Pokémon GO community This rate is only in[...]

Credit: Niantic What worked in this Harry Potter: Wizards Unite event The Registry artwork: As always, Niantic delivers terrific Registry pages for their Brilliant Events These are fun to look at, nostalgic to fans of the books (that's all of us, right?), and rewarding to piece together. The Special Assignment: This one felt fair[...]

Credit: Niantic What worked in this Pokémon GO event Shiny Dialga: Dialga is undoubtedly the most anticipated Shiny release in Tier Five raids since Rayquaza in 2019 Shiny Dialga was expected for a long time and delayed, delayed, delayed, held back from us until the right moment — which is, thank Arceus, now[...]

Niantic has begun to remove the COVID-19 bonuses introduced to Pokémon GO in spring 2020 These bonuses, which were added to Pokémon GO to held trainers play the mobile game from home during a time when many areas were experiencing lockdowns, will be removed in New Zealand and the United States first, starting today[...]

Niantic has announced their August 2021 schedule for Harry Potter: Wizards Unite Now remember, July threw everything off a bit by starting its Brilliant Event in the last week of the month, so the line-up here is slightly unusual. Brilliant Event graphic in Harry Potter: Wizards Unite Credit: Niantic Niantic posted the followed over at the official Harry Potter:[...]

Niantic has announced what appears to be a partial slate of events for August 2021 in Pokémon GO Let's take a look at what's to come. Rufflet & Braviary in Pokémon GO Credit: Niantic Niantic posted the following announcement over at the official Pokémon GO blog: Ultra Unlock Part 1: Time: Dialga will disrupt the flow of time! From[...]

It happened in my own chat earlier this week, with one of the chat's most casual members sending a screenshot of a temporary ban from Niantic The chat members and I helped him attempt to figure out the situation Does he spoof? No, of course not Does he utilize multiple accounts? No, and that's hard[...]

Credit: Niantic So far, here's a breakdown of what we know is coming. This new aspect of the game is called the 1920s Wizarding World Convergences and they "will provide you with new events and new content from a completely different point in time." The new content includes a new Registry family, 1920s Wizarding World with three new[...]

Niantic has announced that a special, additional Raid Hour will take place in Pokémon GO in August 2021 Let's take a look at what's going on. Dialga in Pokémon GO Credit: Niantic Here's everything we know about August 2021's Legendary raid content from the announcement over at the official Pokémon GO blog: The following Pokémon will be appearing in[...]

Credit: Niantic Here's the full August 2021 slate of Mega Raids announced over on the official Pokémon GO blog: [The] following Mega-Evolved Pokémon will be appearing in Mega Raids. Mega Charizard X will continue to appear in Mega Raids until Friday, August 6, 2021, at 10:00 a.m local time. Mega Ampharos will appear in Mega Raids from Friday, August[...]

How truly villainous.  Now, Niantic is finally righting their most dastardly of wrongs Starting with the newest update to the game, the post-battle animation will finally be skippable. Sierra in Pokémon GO Credit: Niantic The world may never know why Niantic visited this evil upon the Pokémon GO community[...]

Credit: Niantic First, note the announcement for the current raid rotation The Pokémon GO blog has this rotation outlasting the Ultra Unlock Part One: Time event, which itself ends on August 3rd Niantic writes: The following Pokémon will be appearing in raids from Friday, July 23, 2021, at 10:00 a.m to Friday, August 6, 2021, at 10:00 a.m[...]