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Mega Manectric is back in raids in Pokémon GO, but a soon-to-be-released Pokémon is now the absolute top counter to use against it.

This month, Niantic switched things up with Team GO Rocket in Pokémon GO Instead of a multi-part Special Research culminating in a battle with Giovanni, earned through defeating all three Team Leaders… we had a one-page Timed Research that tosses players a Super Rocket Radar to find Giovanni after tasks that could be completed in ten[...]

Let's take a look at what this event brought to Niantic's hit mobile game. Buneary in Pokémon GO Credit: Niantic What worked in this Pokémon GO event Shiny release: Shiny Bunnelby was the major feature and new release of the Spring into Spring 2021 event, and it's quite a nice Shiny with its silvery coat[...]

Credit: Niantic Here are the current top Pokémon and moves to use in each of the available leagues according to PVPoke, which operates on a mechanic that simulates battles between Pokémon. Great League: Medicham (powered up by Candy XL) – Counter, Ice Punch, Psychic Defense Forme Deoxys – Counter, Psycho Boost, Thunderbolt Azumarill (powered up by Candy XL) – Bubble,[...]

Credit: Niantic Look on social media! Facebook, Reddit, Discord, and even Twitter is filled with people looking to raid While many trainers will lose interest after a week, there will always be whales in Pokémon GO will do any raid at any time no matter the Pokémon Explore Subreddits dedicated to the app, search the #PokemonGO hashtag[...]

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 Buneary Spotlight Hour, let's take a deep dive into this Pokémon's lore. Buneary in Pokémon GO Credit: Niantic Dex entry number 427, Buneary is a pure[...]

Niantic has announced the details for the upcoming Rivals' Week in Pokémon GO, which will include the release of Skrelp and Clauncher Let's get into the details. Therian Landorus in Pokémon GO Credit: Niantic The full details for Rivals' Week were announced on the official Pokémon GO blog[...]

Tonight is Buneary Spotlight Hour in Pokémon GO. Here are our tips to maximize your gameplay during this hour & take advantage of the bonus.

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 the newly released Mega Lopunny, let's take a deep dive into Lopunny's lore. Lopunny official artwork Credit: Pokémon Company International Dex entry number 428, Lopunny is a[...]

This year, Niantic celebrated April Fool's Day with a one-day event in Pokémon GO called "Tricky Pokémon." Let's see what worked with this event and what left trainers wanting more. Croagunk in Pokémon GO Credit: Niantic What worked in this Pokémon GO event Shadow Aipom: Shadow Aipom was highly boosted as the Shadow Pokémon encounter after Team GO Rocket battles,[...]

Gengar is back in Mega Raids in Pokémon GO. In the ever-changing landscape of the meta, here are the current top counters for this Pokémon.

Could Kecleon be coming to Pokémon GO in this unannounced tie-in event to Pokémon SNAP that has been uncovered by dataminers?

Credit: Niantic The entire Spring 2021 Raid Rotation in Pokémon GO includes: Tier One Bunnelby – Shiny available, rate unknown Flower Crown Eeevee – Shiny available, rate unknown but likely standard Flower Crown Pikachu – Shiny available, rate unknown but lightly standard Rufflet – Shiny available, rate unknown It's a little harder than usual to recommend which raids are worth doing based[...]

Credit: Niantic Here are the full details for the Spring 2021 event, straight from the official Pokémon GO blog: The following Pokémon will be appearing more often in the wild: Pikachu wearing a flower crown, Exeggcute, Marill, Plusle, Minun, Buneary, Bunnelby, and more If you're lucky, you might encounter a Shiny Bunnelby! Bunnelby may not be the most exciting[...]

Credit: Niantic The full tasks and rewards for the A Weasley Predicament Special Assignment in Harry Potter: Wizards Unite are: Page One of Four Collect 2 Ingredients or Portmanteaus: 6 Re'em Blood Brew 3 Potions: 2 Granian Hair Return 12 Brilliant Puking Pastilles: 1 Baruffio's Brain Elixir Rewards: 500 XP, 50 Brilliant Family XP, 2 Defense Against the Dark Arts Books, 10[...]

Credit: Niantic Shiny Bunnelby is quite a strong Shiny in my opinion Its standard form looks very normal, with realistic brown fur and ears tipped with darker brown The Shiny enhances its design dramatically with a dark grey coat and silvery tips to its ears Diggersby is similar, replacing its brown with a light silver and[...]

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 Great League choices in Pokémon GO listed as: Medicham powered up with XL Candy: Counter, Ice Punch, Psychic Defense Forme Deoxys: Counter, Psycho Boost, Thunderbolt Azumarill powered up with XL[...]

Mega Lopunny will debut in Pokémon GO this weekend. Here are the top Pokémon and attacks to use against this Norma/Fighting-type Mega.

Niantic has announced the full details for the next Brilliant Event in Harry Potter: Wizards Unite, titled "A Weasley Predicament Part 1." This event follows from the events of this week's New Mauraders Part 2 Brilliant Event which ended with the shocking revelation that the Unforgivable has targeted the Weasleys as a result of Harry Potter[...]

Credit: Pokémon Company International In a popular thread on The Silph Road subreddit, active Pokémon GO players examined the following wording from Niantic's April 2021 events schedule: Incarnate Forme Tornadus, Incarnate Forme Thundurus, and Incarnate Forme Landorus will be appearing in five-star raids starting on Tuesday, April 27, 2021, at 10:00 a.m local time[...]

Credit: Niantic According to the official announcement of the Spring 2021 event over on the Pokémon GO blog, these are the "costumed" Pokémon that will be featured: Flower Crown Happiny: Arriving in the game for the first time, it will be available through 2 KM Eggs. Flower Crown Chansey: Arriving in the game for the first time, it[...]

It's for sure going to be Mega Lopunny." Well, it looks as if we're the Niantic Nostradamus (Or, as a great man may have once said, the Quasimodo of Pokémon GO.) Mega Lopunny has now been confirmed as the newest Mega Raid coming to Pokémon GO. Mega Lopunny official artwork[...]

Credit: Niantic What worked in this Harry Potter: Wizards Unite event The narrative: While Niantic has a fun app on their hands, the best part of the game is the story — and that's by a huge stretch Outside of events, I can generally go days without playing the game which is largely, when divorced from the[...]

Credit: Niantic Here are the full tasks and rewards for the Team GO Rocket Timed Research titled "Tricky Pokémon" in Pokémon GO: Defeat 6 Team GO Rocket Grunts: 100 XP Defeat a Team GO Rocket Leader 1 Time: 100 XP Catch 5 Shadow Pokémon: XP Rewards: 100 XP, 100 Stardust, Super Rocket Radar This is a one-page Timed Research that looks[...]

Therian Forme Tornadus has taken over Legendary Raids in Pokémon GO, bringing with it a new raid rotation. Which Pokémon are worth your pass?

The week does promise new Pokémon, but part of me thinks that Niantic knows the amount of hype that Zorua would bring to Pokémon GO and that they'd feed into the anticipation a bit more Especially with Sylveon already being teased, I don't see this happening as soon as Rivals Week, but who knows? This is still[...]

Credit: Niantic Here is the full list of tasks and rewards from the first April 2021 Adversaries Event in Harry Potter: Wizards Unite: Use Master Notes 8 Times: 1 Silver Key Return 2 Occamy Foundables from Dark Chambers: 6 Ginger Root Use 2 Edible Dark Marks: 20 Spell Energy Return 12 Artefact Fragments from Ancient Norwegian Ridgeback Chain: 2 Potent[...]

Alas, Gible is no longer the Research Breakthrough in Pokémon GO, but which Pokémon takes its place? This formerly PVP-exclusive catch!

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 Master League Classic choices in Pokémon GO listed as: Groudon: Mud Shot, Earthquake, Fire Punch Melmetal: Thunder Shock, Superpower, Rock Slide Shadow Snorlax: Lick, Body Slam, Superpower Origin Forme Giratina: Shadow[...]

It may seem as if the current March 2021 Brilliant Event is just getting started in Harry Potter: Wizards Unite, but Niantic has announced the details of the next Adversaries Event The Adversaries Events boost certain encounters in the new Adversaries mechanic introduced in December 2020, wherein players enter a chain of battles with foes[...]