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Credit: Niantic My tips for Dialga Raid Hour in Pokémon GO this week include: Days with Raid Hours are a great time to coordinate with Friends in Pokémon GO you added randomly online Sometimes, you get locked into these situations where neither of you are opening gifts at a Friendship level up because you don't want to steal the[...]

Niantic has announced Pokémon GO's content for August 2021 This time, though, they're keeping some information close to the chest Let's take a look at what we know so far and what we can glean from what information was left out. Chimecho in Pokémon GO Credit: Niantic Over on the official Pokémon GO blog, the following was announced[...]

Now that Niantic has cycled through the starters, we finally have some variety coming to Pokémon GO's weekly Spotlight Hour event Tonight is Natu Spotlight Hour in Pokémon GO From 6 PM – 7 PM, this little Psychic bird will be appearing in the wild and responding with higher frequency to Incense[...]

With these counters, Pokémon GO players can solo Magneton raids. Here's how to earn extra Magnemite candy when catching this evolved Pokémon.

With these counters, Pokémon GO players can solo Porygon2 raids. Here's how to defeat this evolved form of Porygon by yourself.

Credit: Niantic This event will run in Harry Potter: Wizards Unite from today, July 26th at 11 AM Pacific until next Monday, August 2nd at 11 AM Pacific The new Brilliant Foundables available during the event include: Brilliant Slytherin Seeker Draco Malfoy: Map Encounter Brilliant Flesh-Eating Slugs: Map Encounter BrilliantPolyjuiced Hermione Granger: Wizarding Challenges BrilliantRon Weasley's Taped Wand: Earned via[...]

Credit: Niantic Top Mega Charizard X Counters Pokebattler, which calculates all possible combinations of Pokémon and moves, lists the top 10 Mega Charizard X counters as such: Shadow Salamence (Dragon Tail, Outrage) Shadow Dragonite (Dragon Tail, Outrage) Rayquaza (Dragon Tail, Outrage) Palkia (Dragon Tail, Draco Meteor) Zekrom (Dragon Breath, Outrage) Shadow Tyranitar (Smack Down, Stone Edge) Salamence (Dragon Tail, Outrage) Garchomp (Dragon Tail, Outrage) Rampardos (Smack[...]

A new Pokémon GO datamine has discovered Ash Greninja, Primal Groudon, Primal Kyogre, and the Formes of Keldeo, Shaymin, Necrozma, & more.

With this raid guide, Pokémon GO trainers can defeat Aerodactyl as solo players during the Ultra Unlock Part One: Time event.

Credit: Niantic Currently, there is no word on if these species will be available outside of raids The blog lists a selection of regionals appearing in the wild without mentioning either Kangaskhan or Heracross So far, it appears that trainers may just have to raid if they hope to catch this bright pink fighting bug. Here's everything Pokémon[...]

With this raid guide, Pokémon GO trainers can defeat Golurk as solo players during the Ultra Unlock Part One: Time event.

Credit: Niantic The full raid rotation for Ultra Unlock Part One: Time in Pokémon GO includes: Tier One Bronzor – Shiny available, boosted rate Cranidos – Shiny available, rate unknown (new release) Klink – Shiny available, boosted rate Shieldon – Shiny available, rate unknown (new release) Unown U – Shiny available, boosted rate This is… actually a pretty great Tier One raid rotation[...]

Credit: Niantic You can look to the official Pokémon GO blog to see where these Pokémon can be encountered: Unown U, Cranidos, Shieldon, Bronzor, and Klink will be appearing in one-star raids If you're lucky, you might find a Shiny Unown U! The following Pokémon will be appearing more frequently in the wild: Voltorb, Porygon, Omanyte, Kabuto, Baltoy, Cranidos,[...]

Credit: Niantic Top Dialga Counters Pokebattler, which calculates all possible combinations of Pokémon and moves, lists the top 10 Dialga counters as such: Lucario: Counter, Aura Sphere Shadow Machamp: Counter, Dynamic Punch Conkeldurr: Counter, Dynamic Punch Excadrill: Mud-Slap, Drill Run Shadow Hariyama: Counter, Dynamic Punch Groudon: Mud Shot, Earthquake Machamp: Counter, Dynamic Punch Therian Forme Landorus: Mud Shot, Earthquake Incarnate Forme Landorus: Mud Shot, Earth Power Hariyama:[...]

Credit: Niantic The full questline for Ultra Unlock Part One: Time in Pokémon GO includes: Page One of Five Catch 10 Pokémon: Diglett encounter Use 5 Berries to help catch Pokémon: Drilbur encounter Catch 5 different species of Pokémon: 6 Nanab Berries Rewards: 10 Poké Balls, 483 XP,3 Ultra Balls Page Two of Five Catch 5 Voltorb: Magnemite encounter Transfer 7 Pokémon: 7 Ultra Balls Send[...]

Credit: Niantic The details of the Ultra Unlock Part 1: Time event was announced over at the official Pokémon GO blog: Ultra Unlock Part 1: Time will run from Friday, July 23, 2021, at 10:00 a.m to Tuesday, August 3, 2021, at 8:00 p.m local time. This, to me, is awesome. Pokémon GO's events have gotten a bit less[...]

Credit: Niantic The current top 20 species and moves to use in Pokémon GO's Great League Remix are: Diggersby (powered up with Candy XL): Mud Shot, Fire Punch, Earthquake Registeel: Lock On, Focus Blast, Flash Cannon Madibuzz: Snarl, Foul Play, Aerial Ace Regirock: Lock On, Stone Edge, Focus Blast Cresselia: Psycho Cut, Grass Knot, Moonblast Nidoqueen: Poison Jab, Poison Fang, Earth Power Snowy Forme[...]

Niantic has announced Pokémon GO's next Community Day August 2021 will bring the second Eevee Community Day to the game, offering a different exclusive attack for each Eeveelution Let's get into the details. Eevee Community Day graphic in Pokémon GO Credit: Niantic Here are the full details for Eevee Community Day (reprise) in Pokémon GO, which will last for[...]

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 Bastiodon (powered up with Candy XL): Smack Down, Stone Edge,[...]

Niantic has announced the first two weeks of the Ultra Unlock 2021 event, which delivers Pokémon GO players the content they earned through intense gameplay at GO Fest 2021 Along with the long-awaited release of Shiny Dialga and Shiny Palkia, some species will be spawning globally for the first time outside of limited events like Safari[...]

As a result, sometimes the Pokémon Company and Niantic reaches out with content that I'll unbox and review for the site What I was sent for GO Fest 2021, though, left me wondering about the future of live, in-person events happening in the game… and I don't even mean the distant future You see, Niantic[...]

These were the first on-location festivities that Niantic has hosted since the COVID-19 pandemic led to the cancellation of all in-person Safari Zones and GO Fests of 2021 In the announcement for these events, Niantic suggested that there would be no major bonus that remote players would miss out on and that the in-person activity[...]

Credit: Niantic Niantic announced the details for the first two parts of their three-part Ultra Unlock 2021 event set to begin this Friday Here's everything we can expect from Parts One and Two. Ultra Unlock Part One: Time Runs from Friday, July 23rd, 2021 at 10:00 AM to Tuesday, August 3rd, 2021, at 8:00 PM local time. Dialga will[...]

Credit: Niantic Here are my tips for Mewtwo Raid Hour in Pokémon GO: Shiny and 100% hunt! Remember that Mewtwo is a rare feature It may not have been the most appealing during the time leading up to GO Fest 2021 and we may be burned out from the event, but it's still a pretty big deal when[...]

Credit: Niantic Here's everything we know about Hoopa in Pokémon GO: In the Pokémon GO narrative, Hoopa was responsible for all of the Legendary Pokémon appearing at once during GO Fest 2021 We saw Hoopa's rings in the sky as evidence that this Mythical was manipulating space and time[...]

After the event, Niantic took to their Twitter account to thank the Pokémon GO community, saying "See you next year." With changes coming to the game that are expected to adjust gameplay back to its pre-pandemic state in some ways, we can only theorize on what next year's GO Fest will look like[...]

After the event, Niantic took to their Twitter account to thank the Pokémon GO community, saying "See you next year." With changes coming to the game that are expected to adjust gameplay back to its pre-pandemic state in some ways, we can only theorize on what next year's GO Fest will look like[...]

Credit: Niantic My tips for Squirtle Spotlight Hour in Pokémon GO include: Shiny hunt! Shiny Squirtle will be available We have gotten a heavy Starter focus this month, so I think this is worth going after while you have the chance While you can always count on Starters to come back as the focus in new events, I'd guess it'll[...]

This past weekend, mobile developer Niantic, known for Pokémon GO, Harry Potter: Wizards Unite, and Ingress, hosted their annual Pokémon GO Fest as a remote event for the second year in a row Previously held as a series of in-person events in various locations around the world, Pokémon GO Fest was made accessible to everyone with[...]

Credit: Niantic Top Mega Gengar Counters Pokebattler, which calculates all possible combinations of Pokémon and moves, lists the top 10 Mega Gengar counters as such: Shadow Mewtwo: Confusion, Psystrike Mewtwo: Confusion, Psystrike Mega Gengar: Lick, Shadow Ball Mega Gyarados: Bite, Crunch* Shadow Tyranitar: Bite, Crunch Mega Houndoom: Snarl, Foul Play* Origin Forme Giratina: Shadow Claw, Shadow Ball Garchomp: Mud Shot, Earth Power Yveltal: Snarl, Dark Pulse Metagross:[...]