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Credit: Niantic Here's everything happening, straight from the Pokémon GO blog: Xerneas will make its Pokémon GO debut in five-star raids! Don't miss our Xerneas Raid Guide to help you build the best team of counters. Spritzee, Swirlix, and Goomy will be making their Pokémon GO debuts! Spritzee and Swirlix will be appearing more frequently in the wild alongside[...]

If you like circular blue rodents, Happy Mother's Day! Niantic has announced Marill Limited Research Day for Sunday, May 9th from 8 AM – 10 PM local time Let's get into the details. Marill in Pokémon GO Credit: Niantic Here's what the official Pokémon GO blog had to say about Marill Limited Research Day: As Fairy-type Pokémon continue to[...]

Credit: Niantic Cottonee Spotlight Hour may seem like the least exciting aspect of Pokémon GO today The Luminous Legends X event launches today at 10 AM and will introduce the Legendary Pokémon Xerneas in Tier Five raids, boost Fairy-types and Dragon-types in the wild, and release the Kalos-region species Goomy, Swirlix, and Spritzee[...]

Credit: Niantic Giovanni's May 2021 line-up consists of: Slot One: Persian Slot Two: Kangaskhan, Nidoking, or Garchomp Slot Three: Moltres Here are some top suggested counters for each of the boss's possible Pokémon: Persian: Lucario (Counter, Power-up Punch), Machamp (Counter, Cross Chop) Kangaskhan: Lucario (Counter, Power-up Punch), Machamp (Counter, Cross Chop) Nidoking: Mewtwo (Confusion, Psystrike), Galarian Darmanitan (Ice Fang, Avalanche) Garchomp: Mewtwo (Confusion, Ice[...]

Credit: Niantic Top Xerneas Counters Pokebattler, which calculates all possible combinations of Pokémon and moves, lists the top 10 Xerneas counters as such: 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, Iron Head) Shadow Scizor (Bullet Punch, Iron Head) Shadow Mewtwo (Confusion, Psystrike) Genesect (Metal Claw, Magnet Bomb) Burn[...]

Credit: Niantic What worked in this Pokémon GO event The generosity of Shiny Smeargle: Niantic has been a bit iffy with the Shiny releases in the past few months Rufflet dropped as an egg/raid-exclusive with a Shiny rate that seems to not match previous egg/raid-exclusives like Shinx, Klink, and Timburr[...]

Credit: Niantic Niantic confirmed on the Pokémon GO blog that this month's Team GO Rocket research will again be Timed Research rather than Special Research This time, it will be tied to the Luminous Legends X event which will introduce the Legendary Pokémon Xerneas to Tier Five raids Here's what Niantic had to say about how this[...]

That's how Niantic envisions it, anyway That wording is one of the biggest things that sticks with me from my experience watching Niantic's November 2020 press live stream when they announced the rollout of Levels 41 – 50, the addition of Seasons to Pokémon GO, and the imminent (and, we'd later find out, very slow) release of[...]

Credit: Niantic Here's what Niantic had to say about Shiny Smeargle's brief stay in Pokémon GO: Smeargle will be appearing in snapshots more often than usual! If you're lucky, you might even encounter a Shiny Smeargle! Please note that Smeargle will only appear in snapshots a limited number of times, and while Shiny Smeargle will no longer appear[...]

However, looking into the roles these Pokémon play in other games, and even the anime, can enrich the experience of hunting these creatures in Niantic's mobile game In honor of this week's release of Shiny Smeargle, let's take a deep dive into this unique Pokémon's lore. Smeargle official artwork Credit: Pokémon Company International Dex entry number 235,[...]

As a result, Niantic removed Team GO Rocket from Pokémon GO for almost two full weeks. Team GO Rocket was added back to the game before April closed out, but Niantic has decided to feature Shadow Zapdos again for a short period of time in June 2021 for anyone who missed out on it due to the[...]

The Luminous Legends X and Luminous Legends Y events will break from the pattern of less-than-a-week-long events Niantic has been delivering lately, and will instead cover the entire month of May In addition to that, the game will be debuting Xerneas, Yveltal, Goomy, Swirlix, Spritzee, Pancham, and other Pokémon As if that wasn't enough, there[...]

When Goomy debuts in Pokémon GO, Niantic will reveal a new Lure Module to evolve Sliggoo to Goodra... but that isn't the only way it evolves.

Credit: Niantic According to PVPoke, a platform that plugs in the stats of each species to determine the top meta of each league and cup, has the top twenty Ultra League Premier Cup choices in Pokémon GO listed as: Galarian Stunfisk (powered up with Candy XL): Mud Shot, Rock Slide, Earthquake Shadow Abomasnow (powered up with Candy XL):[...]

There was a hint in Niantic's announcement for Pokémon GO's upcoming GO Fest 2021 that might have actually confirmed the Mythical Pokémon to be revealed during the event Could Meloetta be on the way? Let's get into it all. Official Meloetta artwork Credit: Pokémon Company International Okay, first, I eat my words[...]

Having trouble completing the Dragon-type task from the Shiny Mew Research in Pokémon GO? The Luminous Legends X event will end your sorrow.

Credit: Niantic Here are Niantic's plans for May 2021, straight from the Harry Potter: Wizards Unite forum: April 30th at 11 AM Pacific – May 3rd at 11 AM Pacific: May Adversaries Event 1 This will focus on the Malfoy Family The teaser image shows Draco and Narcissa, the latter of whom is known in the Wizards Unite[...]

The event has introduced a new raid rotation, so let's take a look at what Niantic has brought to the table. Snap event promo image in Pokémon GO Credit: Niantic The full raid rotation for the New Pokémon Snap Celebration Event in Pokémon GO includes: Tier One Bulbasaur – Shiny available, standard rate Ducklett Espurr Shinx – Shiny available, boosted rate Trapinch – Shiny available,[...]

Credit: Niantic According to PVPoke, a platform that plugs in the stats of each species to determine the top meta of each league and cup, has the top twenty Ultra League choices in Pokémon GO listed as: Registeel (powered up with Candy XL): Lock On, Focus Blast, Flash Cannon Cresselia: Psycho Cut, Grass Knot, Moonblast Talonflame (powered up with[...]

Now, some trainers are only familiar with the regions featured in Niantic's mobile game, which are based on the regions from the main series games: Generation One's Kanto, Generation Two's Johto, Generation Three's Hoenn, Generation Four's Sinnoh, Generation Five's Unova, Generation Six's Kalos, Generation Seven's Alola, and Generation Eight's Galar However, this new Snap event makes[...]

Now, Niantic has confirmed that Swablu Community Day is indeed happening Sunday, May 15th, 2021 from 11 AM – 6 PM. Swablu Community Day in Pokémon GO Credit: Niantic Here are the details from the Pokémon GO blog: Evolve Swablu during the event or up to two hours afterward to get an Altaria that knows the attack Moonblast. There'll be[...]

Credit: Niantic The full tasks and rewards for the New Pokémon Snap Celebration Timed Research in Pokémon GO is as follows: Page One of Four Take a snapshot of Metapod, Aipom, or Lotad in the wild: 5 Poké Balls Use 3 Berries to help catch Pokémon: Bunnelby encounter Take 3 snapshots of wild Pokémon: Meowth encounter Rewards: Dodrio encounter, 5 Nanab Berries,[...]

Credit: Niantic How to encounter Smeargle: Smeargle photobombs GO Snapshot photos taken by players After the photobomb, which happens once at most per day in normal gameplay, it will appear on the map to be encountered. During the New Pokémon Snap Celebration Event, Smeargle will be available to photobomb fifteen times per day[...]

Niantic has announced their schedule for May 2021 events in Pokémon GO, including the month's Research Breakthrough and Spotlight Hours Let's see what May 2021 has to offer. May Spotlight species in Pokémon GO Credit: Niantic Per Niantic's announcement on the official Pokémon GO blog, here's what we're looking at for Spotlight Hour in May 2021: Tuesday, May 4, 2021:[...]

Credit: Niantic In the official announcement for the upcoming Luminous Legends X event which will introduce Xerneas to Pokémon GO and focus on Fairy-types and Dragon-types, Niantic wrote: …you can work with other Trainers to catch Fairy-type Pokémon—by doing so, you can unlock rewards during the second half of the event! From Saturday, May 1, 2021 at 12:00[...]

Credit: Niantic Social media: Facebook, Reddit, Discord, and even Twitter are filled with Raid Groups waiting for you to join If you are unable to find people to raid with in person and if you aren't seeing account remoting into your local gyms, know that there are people out there — true addicts like you and[...]

However, looking into the roles these Pokémon play in other games, and even the anime, can enrich the experience of hunting these creatures in Niantic's mobile game In honor of tonight's Finneon Spotlight Hour, let's take a deep dive into this little fishy Pokémon's lore. Finneon official art Credit: Pokémon Company International Dex entry number 456, Finneon[...]

Pokémon GO's highly anticipated GO Fest 2021 was announced today by Niantic as a global remote event that will take place in July Here's everything we know as well as details we're still currently waiting to find out. Pokémon GO Fest 2021 teaser image Credit: Niantic Here's what we know: Date: July 17 to July 18, 2021 It will[...]

Use the Quick Catch Method in Pokémon GO to maximize the number of Pokémon encounters you can grind during Finneon Spotlight Hour.

Credit: Niantic This time, they're in their Incarnate Formes, which is dividing the community a bit Some Pokémon GO players are thankful at the second chance for a Shiny for the Incarnate Forme they may have missed during their rotations in March 2021, while others are flat out tired of two months of these genies in raids[...]