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Credit: Niantic What worked in this Pokémon GO event 5th Anniversary Pikachu: Flying Pikachu is the best costume Pokémon of all time I don't really see a debate there Bringing it back with the 5th Anniversary balloon was a great move I wish it spawned a bit more personally, but it also didn't feel unfairly rare. Great Shiny release: Darmanitan[...]

Credit: Niantic Top Mewtwo Counters Pokebattler, which calculates all possible combinations of Pokémon and moves, lists the top 10 Mewtwo counters as such: Mega Gengar: Shadow Claw, Shadow Ball Shadow Mewtwo: Psycho Cut, Shadow Ball Mega Houndoom: Snarl, Foul Play* Mega Gyarados: Bite, Crunch* Shadow Weavile: Snarl, Foul Play Shadow Tyranitar: Bite, Crunch Origin Forme Giratina: Shadow Claw, Shadow Ball Chandelure: Hex, Shadow Ball Darkrai: Snarl,[...]

Credit: Niantic The full list of raid guides, sorted by themed hour, goes as follows: Wind Hour, occurring from 10:00 a.m to 11:00 a.m and 2:00 p.m to 3:00 p.m local time Mewtwo Mini Raid Guide Ho-Oh Mini Raid Guide Latias Mini Raid Guide Latios Mini Raid Guide Regigigas Mini Raid Guide Altered Forme Giratina Mini Raid Guide Cresselia Mini Raid Guide Virizion Mini Raid[...]

Credit: Niantic Pokémon GO Fest 2021 Day Two includes the following: Hours: Sunday, July 18th, 2021 from 10 AM – 6 PM Themed hours of Legendary raids will include these Pokémon at these times: Wind Hour from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM and 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM: Mewtwo, Ho-Oh, Latias, Latios, Regigigas, Altered Forme Giratina, Cresselia, Virizion, and[...]

Credit: Niantic Top 10 Counters Overall: Shadow Mamoswine: Powder Snow, Avalanche Shadow Dragonite: Dragon Tail, Dragon Claw Palkia: Dragon Tail, Draco Meteor Garchomp: Dragon Tail, Outrage Zekrom: Dragon Breath, Outrage Reshiram: Dragon Breath, Draco Meteor Dialga: Dragon Breath, Draco Meteor Shadow Salamence: Dragon Tail, Outrage Rayquaza: Dragon Tail, Outrage Mega Charizard X: Dragon Breath, Dragon Claw Non-Shadow & non-Mega: Palkia: Dragon Tail, Draco Meteor Garchomp: Dragon Tail, Outrage Zekrom: Dragon Breath,[...]

Credit: Niantic Top 10 Counters Overall: 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: Counter, Dynamic Punch Non-Shadow & non-Mega: Lucario: Counter, Aura Sphere Conkeldurr: Counter, Dynamic Punch Excadrill: Mud-Slap, Drill Run Groudon: Mud Shot, Earthquake Machamp:[...]

Credit: Niantic Top 10 Counters Overall: Mega Charizard Y: Fire Spin, Blast Burn Shadow Machamp: Counter, Dynamic Punch Shadow Entei: Fire Fang, Overheat Resiram: Fire Fang, Overheat Mega Charizard X: Fire Spin, Blast Burn Shadow Moltres: Fire Spin, Overheat Shadow Hariyama: Counter, Dynamic Punch Conkeldurr: Counter, Dynamic Punch Mega Houndoom: Fire Fang, Flamethrower Lucario: Counter, Aura Sphere Non-Shadow & non-Mega: Resiram: Fire Fang, Overheat Conkeldurr: Counter, Dynamic Punch Lucario: Counter, Aura[...]

Credit: Niantic Top 10 Counters Overall: Shadow Metagross: Bullet Punch, Meteor Mash Mega Gengar: Lick, Sludge Bomb Metagross: Bullet Punch, Meteor Mash Mega Beedrill: Poison Jab, Sludge Bomb Dialga: Metal Claw, Draco Meteor Shadow Mewtwo: Confusion, Psystrike Shadow Scizor: Bullet Punch, Iron Head Burn Drive Genesect: Metal Claw, Magnet Bomb Genesect: Metal Claw, Magnet Bomb Excadrill: Metal Claw, Iron Head Non-Shadow & non-Mega: Metagross: Bullet Punch, Meteor Mash Dialga: Metal[...]

Credit: Niantic Top 10 Counters Overall: Shadow Mamoswine: Powder Snow, Avalanche Rhyperior: Smack Down, Rock Wrecker Shadow Mewtwo: Psycho Cut, Ice Beam Shadow Weavile: Ice Shard, Avalanche Rampardos: Smack Down, Rock Slide Shadow Tyranitar: Smack Down, Stone Edge Terrakion: Smack Down, Rock Slide Mega Abomasnow: Powder Snow, Weather Ball Galarian Darmanitan: Ice Fang, Avalanche Mamoswine: Powder Snow, Avalanche Non-Shadow & non-Mega: Rhyperior: Smack Down, Rock Wrecker Rampardos: Smack Down, Rock[...]

The first hint at what Shiny Pokémon this year's Ultra Unlock event will bring to Pokémon GO has come to us through Niantic's social media platforms As GO Fest 2021 goes live in different timezones across the world, Niantic has begun posting images teasing what is coming for this event that will be unlocked by GO[...]

Credit: Niantic Pokémon GO Fest 2021 Day One includes the following: Hours: Saturday, July 17th, 2021 from 10 AM – 6 PM Hourly habitat spawns: Jungle: Scyther, Aipom, Froakie, more Desert Mountain: Skarmory, Shieldon, Hippopotas, more Ocean Beach: Dratini, Swablu, Alomomola, more Cave: Roggenrola, Galarian Stunfisk, Deino, more Hourly habitat Incense spawns: Jungle: Unown F, Unown G, Ludicolo, Chatot, Leafeon, and Serperior. Desert Mountain: Flareon,[...]

Credit: Niantic Top 10 Counters Note that Mesprit, Azelf, and Uxie are three different Pokémon They have HUGE overlap in weaknesses, as they're all Psychic-types, so this can be used for all three of them However, unlike the other species that have their own separate raid guide, this guide combines their lists into one functional list to[...]

Credit: Niantic Top 10 Counters Overall: Garchomp: Mud Shot, Earth Power Shadow Mamoswine: Mud-Slap, Bulldoze Rhyperior: Mud-Slap, Earthquake Excadrill: Mud-Slap, Drill Run Groudon: Mud Shot, Earthquake Therian Forme Landorus: Mud Shot, Earthquake Incarnate Forme Landorus: Mud Shot, Earth Power Shadow Mewtwo: Psycho Cut, Psystrike Shadow Flygon: Mud Shot, Earth Power Krookodile: Mud-Slap, Earthquake Non-Shadow & non-Mega: Garchomp: Mud Shot, Earth Power Rhyperior: Mud-Slap, Earthquake Excadrill: Mud-Slap, Drill Run Groudon: Mud Shot, Earthquake Therian[...]

Credit: Niantic Top 10 Counters Overall: Mega Charizard Y: Fire Spin, Blast Burn Shadow Moltres: Fire Spin, Overheat Shadow Entei: Fire Fang, Overheat Shadow Machamp: Counter, Dynamic Punch Reshiram: Fire Fang, Overheat Mega Charizard X: Fire Spin, Blast Burn Shadow Charizard: Fire Spin, Blast Burn Shadow Hariyama: Counter, Dynamic Punch Chandelure: Fire Spin, Overheat Mega Houndoom: Fire Fang, Flamethrower Non-Shadow & non-Mega: Reshiram: Fire Fang, Overheat Chandelure: Fire Spin, Overheat Lucario:[...]

Credit: Niantic Top 10 Counters Overall: Shadow Mamoswine: Powder Snow, Avalanche Rhyperior: Smack Down, Rock Wrecker Shadow Tyranitar: Smack Down, Stone Edge Shadow Mewtwo: Psycho Cut, Ice Beam Mega Abomasnow: Powder Snow, Weather Ball Mamoswine: Powder Snow, Avalanche Rampardos: Smack Down, Rock Slide Terrakion: Smack Down, Rock Slide Shadow Weavile: Ice Shard, Avalanche Galarian Darmanitan: Ice Fang, Avalanche Non-Shadow & non-Mega: Rhyperior: Smack Down, Rock Wrecker Mamoswine: Powder Snow, Avalanche Rampardos: Smack[...]

The countdown to GO Fest 2021 in Pokémon GO has begun! This is the second year in a row that Niantic is hosting GO Fest as a remote event, allowing players to participate in the festivities from home for a fraction of last year's price GO Fest 2021 will run on Saturday, July 17th from[...]

Credit: Niantic Top 10 Counters Overall: Shadow Metagross: Bullet Punch, Meteor Mash Metagross: Bullet Punch, Meteor Mash Lucario: Counter, Aura Sphere Shadow Machamp: Counter, Dynamic Punch Shadow Hariyama: Counter, Dynamic Punch Conkeldurr: Counter, Dynamic Punch Shadow Tyranitar: Smack Down, Stone Edge Shadow Gardevoir: Charm, Dazzling Gleam Dialga: Metal Claw, Draco Meteor Rhyperior: Smack Down, Rock Wrecker Non-Shadow & non-Mega: Metagross: Bullet Punch, Meteor Mash Lucario: Counter, Aura Sphere Conkeldurr: Counter, Dynamic[...]

Credit: Niantic Here's what the official Pokémon GO blog had to say about the remaining July Tier Five raid features: The Legendary Pokémon Mewtwo will be appearing in five-star raids from Friday, July 16, 2021, at 10:00 a.m to Friday, July 23, 2021, at 10:00 a.m local time If you're lucky, you may encounter a Shiny Mewtwo! Note that[...]

Credit: Niantic Top 10 Counters Overall: Shadow Mamoswine: Powder Snow, Avalanche Shadow Weavile: Ice Shard, Avalanche Shadow Mewtwo: Psycho Cut, Ice Beam Mega Abomasnow: Powder Snow, Weather Ball Galarian Darmanitan: Ice Fang, Avalanche Mamoswine: Powder Snow, Avalanche Glaceon: Frost Breath, Avalanche Weavile: Ice Shard, Avalanche Shadow Articuno: Frost Breath, Ice Beam Shadow Abomasnow: Powder Snow, Weather Ball Non-Shadow & non-Mega: Galarian Darmanitan: Ice Fang, Avalanche Mamoswine: Powder Snow, Avalanche Glaceon: Frost[...]

Credit: Niantic The PokeMiners posted the following datamine from Pokémon GO's code to the popular Silph Road subreddit: RESOURCE ID: quest_gofest2021_raid_dialogue_1_1 TEXT: I was just out on a stroll and witnessed the most incredible sight Several rings had appeared in the sky, and as I stared up at them, something truly remarkable occurred. RESOURCE ID: quest_gofest2021_raid_dialogue_1_2 TEXT: Legendary Pokémon[...]

Credit: Niantic Top 10 Counters Overall: 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 Zekrom: Dragon Breath, Outrage Mega Gyarados: Dragon Tail, Outrage Haxorus: Dragon Tail, Outrage Dragonite: Dragon Tail, Outrage Non-Shadow & non-Mega: Rayquaza: Dragon Tail, Outrage Dialga: Dragon Breath, Draco Meteor Salamence: Dragon Tail, Outrage Zekrom: Dragon Breath, Outrage Haxorus: Dragon[...]

Credit: Niantic Top 10 Counters Overall: Shadow Electivire: Thunder Shock, Wild Charge Shadow Raikou: Thunder Shock, Wild Charge Shadow Zapdos: Thunder Shock, Thunderbolt Shadow Magnezone: Spark, Wild Charge Zekrom: Charge Beam, Wild Charge Mega Manectric: Charge Beam, Wild Charge Shadow Tangrowth: Vine Whip, Power Whip Mega Venusaur: Vine Whip, Frenzy Plant Shadow Torterra: Razor Leaf, Frenzy Plant Mega Ampharos: Volt Switch, Zap Cannon Non-Shadow & non-Mega: Zekrom: Charge Beam,[...]

Credit: Niantic Top 10 Counters Overall: Mega Charizard Y: Fire Spin, Blast Burn Shadow Metagross: Bullet Punch, Meteor Mash Shadow Moltres: Fire Spin, Overheat Shadow Machamp: Counter, Dynamic Punch Shadow Entei: Fire Fang, Overheat Mega Charizard X: Fire Spin, Blast Burn Reshiram: Fire Fang, Overheat Shadow Charizard: Fire Spin, Blast Burn Metagross: Bullet Punch, Meteor Mash Mega Houndoom: Fire Fang, Flamethrower Non-Shadow & non-Mega: Reshiram: Fire Fang, Overheat Metagross: Bullet[...]

Credit: Niantic Top 10 Counters Overall: Rampardos: Smack Down, Rock Slide Shadow Tyranitar: Smack Down, Stone Edge Rhyperior: Smack Down, Rock Wrecker Terrakion: Smack Down, Rock Slide Shadow Omastar: Rock Slide, Rock Throw Tyranitar: Smack Down, Stone Edge Mega Aggron: Smack Down, Stone Edge Shadow Metagross: Bullet Punch, Meteor Mash Shadow Aerodactyl: Rock Throw, Rock Slide Gigalith: Smack Down, Rock Slide Non-Shadow & non-Mega: Rampardos: Smack Down, Rock Slide Rhyperior:[...]

Credit: Niantic Top 10 Counters Overall: Shadow Salamence: Dragon Tail, Outrage Shadow Dragonite: Dragon Tail, Outrage Shadow Tyranitar: Smack Down, Stone Edge Rhyperior: Smack Down, Rock Wrecker Rayquaza: Dragon Tail, Outrage Dialga: Dragon Breath, Draco Meteor Rampardos: Smack Down, Rock Slide Mega Gyarados: Dragon Tail, Ourage Haxorus: Dragon Tail, Dragon Claw Garchomp: Dragon Tail, Outrage Non-Shadow & non-Mega: Rhyperior: Smack Down, Rock Wrecker Rayquaza: Dragon Tail, Outrage Dialga: Dragon Breath, Draco[...]

The countdown to GO Fest 2021 in Pokémon GO has begun! This is the second year in a row that Niantic is hosting GO Fest as a remote event, allowing players to participate in the festivities from home for a fraction of last year's price GO Fest 2021 will run on Saturday, July 17th from[...]

Niantic promised at the start of the month that they'd be back with more information soon, and they have now followed through Let's take a look at the updated Harry Potter: Wizards Unite schedule below. Brilliant Event registry in Harry Potter: Wizards Unite Credit: Niantic First, we still have two events that already knew about which will[...]

The countdown to GO Fest 2021 in Pokémon GO has begun! This is the second year in a row that Niantic is hosting GO Fest as a remote event, allowing players to participate in the festivities from home for a fraction of last year's price GO Fest 2021 will run on Saturday, July 17th from[...]

The countdown to GO Fest 2021 in Pokémon GO has begun! This is the second year in a row that Niantic is hosting GO Fest as a remote event, allowing players to participate in the festivities from home for a fraction of last year's price GO Fest 2021 will run on Saturday, July 17th from[...]

Credit: Niantic Here's everything you need to know about Charmander Spotlight Hour in Pokémon GO: Charmander can indeed by Shiny If you missed the two Charmander Community Days in Pokémon GO, this is a great shot at catching a Shiny Charmander to evolve up into that stunning black Shiny… the fearsome Charizard. The Spotlight Hour bonus this week is[...]