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Credit: Niantic Unfortunately, Litten cannot be encountered in its Shiny form in Pokémon GO Rowlet will likely have its Shiny introduced through a future Community Day, but considering we are still working through the Kalos Starter Community Days with Rowlet and Froakie still waiting in the wings, it is likely going to be quite a while[...]

Credit: Niantic Top Mega Venusaur Counters Pokebattler, which calculates all possible combinations of Pokémon and moves, lists the top ten Mega Venusaur counters as such: Shadow Mewtwo: Confusion, Psystrike Mega Blaziken: Fire Spin, Blast Burn Mega Charizard Y: Fire Spin, Blast Burn Mega Alakazam: Confusion, Psychic Mewtwo: Confusion, Psystrike Shadow Moltres: Fire Spin, Sky Attack Mega Latios: Zen Headbutt, Psychic Shadow Latios: Zen Headbutt, Psychic Mega[...]

Credit: Niantic Here are the full details for the Pokémon GO Community Day for March 2023, which will feature Slowpoke: Date and time: Saturday, March 18, 2023, from 2:00 p.m to 5:00 p.m local time. Featured Pokémon: Both Slowpoke and Galarian Slowpoke will feature in the wild As with all Community Day Pokémon, they will both feature a dramatically[...]

Credit: Niantic Here are the full details for the Pokémon GO Let's GO 2023 Event: Date and time: Tuesday, March 21, 2023, at 10:00 a.m to Wednesday, March 29, 2023, at 8:00 p.m local time. Special features: Meltan will be Shiny-capable once again during this event. Mystery Boxes will be able to be opened more frequently during the event. Pansage, Pansear,[...]

Credit: Niantic The overall top counter is: Mega Aerodactyl: Rock Throw, Rock Slide Here are the top Mega Pokémon to use against Ho-Oh in descending order: Mega Aerodactyl: Rock Throw, Rock Slide Primal Kyogre: Waterfall, Origin Pulse Mega Aggron: Smack Down, Meteor Beam Mega Ampharos: Volt Switch, Power Jem Mega Swampert: Water Gun, Hydro Cannon Mega Blastoise: Water Gun, Hyrdo Cannon Here are the top[...]

Credit: Niantic Unfortunately, Rowlet cannot be encountered in its Shiny form in Pokémon GO Rowlet will likely have its Shiny introduced through a future Community Day but considering we are still working through the Kalos Starter Community Days with Litten and Froakie still waiting in the wings, it is likely going to be quite a while before[...]

Pokémon TCG Value Watch: Pokémon GO in March 2023 notes the chase card of Mewtwo VSTAR Rainbow Rare holding steady at its current value.

Credit: Niantic Top Regidrago Counters Pokebattler, which calculates all possible combinations of Pokémon and moves, lists the top ten Regidrago counters as such: Mega Gardevoir: Charm, Dazzling Gleam Mega Salamence: Dragon Tail, Draco Meteor Shadow Dragonite: Dragon Tail, Draco Meteor Mega Latios: Dragon Breath, Dragon Claw Primal Groudon: Dragon Tail, Precipice Blades Shadow Latios: Dragon Breath, Dragon Claw Shadow Gardevoir: Charm, Dazzling Gleam Rayquaza: Dragon[...]

Credit: Niantic Top Ho-Oh Counters Pokebattler, which calculates all possible combinations of Pokémon and moves, lists the top ten Ho-Oh counters as such: Mega Aerodactyl: Rock Throw, Rock Slide Rampardos: Rock Throw, Rock Slide Tyrantrum: Rock Throw, Meteor Beam Shadow Tyranitar: Smack Down, Stone Edge Shadow Aggron: Smack Down, Meteor Beam Shadow Aerodactyl: Rock Throw, Rock Slide Rhyperior: Smack Down, Rock Wrecker Terrakion: Smack Down,[...]

Credit: Niantic Here are the full details for the Pokémon GO Festival of Colors 2023 Event: Date and time: Wednesday, March 8, 2023, at 10:00 a.m to Tuesday, March 14, 2023, at 8:00 p.m local time. New content: Mega Medicham releases in Mega raids, which unlocks Shiny Medicham encounters Bruxish will be available for the first time in Pokémon GO Wild spawns:[...]

Credit: Niantic Here are some tips for Ho-Oh Raid Hour: Type weakness: Ho-Oh is a Fire/Flying-type which means it is doubly weak to Rock-types Using Rock-types will allow you to complete this raid with fewer Trainers Only two Trainers will be needed if you use the best counters with the best moves. Best Mega to evolve: Mega Aerodactyl[...]

Credit: Niantic Top Mega Medicham Counters Pokebattler, which calculates all possible combinations of Pokémon and moves, lists the top ten Mega Medicham counters as such: Mega Gengar: Lick, Shadow Ball Mega Gardevoir: Charm, Dazzling Gleam Mega Banette: Shadow Claw, Shadow Ball Shadow Moltres: Wing Attack, Sky Attack Shadow Mewtwo: Psycho Cut, Shadow Ball Shadow Honchkrow: Peck, Sky Attack Mega Alakazam: Psycho Cut, Shadow Ball Shadow[...]

Credit: Niantic First, Eevee can of course be Shiny Eevee has been Shiny-capable for a long time as it was one of the early Community Day Pokémon It has since been featured in a second Community Day, which makes it quite a common Shiny to have However, there will likely still be Trainers who need to[...]

Credit: Niantic Here are the full details for the Catch Mastery event in Pokémon GO: Date and time: Sunday, March 5, 2023, at 10:00 a.m to 8:00 p.m local time Wild spawns: Hitmonlee, Hitmonchan Event bonuses: Increased Shiny rates for Hitmonlee, Hitmonchan, and Hitmontop Double XP for catching Pokémon with Nice Throws, Great Throws, Excellent Throws, and Curveball Throws. Timed Research: This Poké[...]

Niantic has announced a new slate of events in March 2023 for Pokémon GO Let's take a look at what it is to come, with commentary on the upcoming content. Hitmontop, Hitmonlee, and Hitmonchan in Pokémon GO Credit: Niantic Here are the events coming to Pokémon GO in March 2023: March 5th, 2023: Catch Mastery Event This event will kick[...]

Credit: Niantic Top Mega Charizard Y Counters Pokebattler, which calculates all possible combinations of Pokémon and moves, lists the top ten Mega Charizard Y counters as such: Mega Aerodactyl: Rock Throw, Rock Slide Shadow Tyranitar: Smack Down, Stone Edge Rampardos: Smack Down, Rock Slide Rhyperior: Smack Down, Rock Wrecker Tyrantrum: Rock Throw, Meteor Beam Shadow Aerodactyl: Rock Throw, Rock Slide Terrakion: Smack Down, Rock[...]

Credit: Niantic Top Incarnate Forme Tornadus Counters Pokebattler, which calculates all possible combinations of Pokémon and moves, lists the top 10 Incarnate Forme Tornadus counters as such: Shadow Raikou: Thunder Shock, Wild Charge Mega Manectric: Thunder Fang, Wild Charge Xurkitree: Spark, Discharge Shadow Zapdos: Thunder Shock, Thunderbolt Shadow Magnezone: Spark, Wild Charge Mega Aerodactyl: Rock Throw, Rock Slide Zekrom: Charge Beam, Wild Charge Therian Forme[...]

Niantic Labs has announced the first big event of the Season of Rising Heroes in Pokémon GO The Festival of Colors 2023 Event will feature the release of Mega Medicham in Mega Raids and Bruxish in both the wild and Tier One raids The event is themed to Pokémon with different appearances, including Oricorio, Exeggutor, Burmy,[...]

Credit: Niantic Here are the full details for the Pokémon GO Community Day for March 2023, which will feature Slowpoke: Date and time: Saturday, March 18, 2023, from 2:00 p.m to 5:00 p.m local time. Featured Pokémon: Both Slowpoke and Galarian Slowpoke will feature in the wild As with all Community Day Pokémon, they will both feature a dramatically[...]

Credit: Niantic These are the Pokémon that will appear in Tier Five raids in Pokémon GO this March 2023: March 1st – March 8th: Incarnate Forme Tornadus March 8th – March 21st: Ho-Oh March 21st – March 28th: Incarnate Forme Thundurus March 28th – April 10th: Lugia It seems that Niantic has interrupted the exciting Shiny release of the remaining Alolan[...]

Niantic has announced the new Season of Pokémon GO which is called the Season of Rising Heroes This Season introduces Regieleki and Regidragon in Elite Raids Let's take a look at the first slate of content coming in March 2023. Regieleki & Regidrago Twitter teaser in Pokémon GO Credit: Niantic These are the Pokémon that will appear in[...]

Credit: Niantic These are the Pokémon that will appear in Tier Five raids this March 2023: March 1st – March 8th: Incarnate Forme Tornadus March 8th – March 21st: Ho-Oh March 21st – March 28th: Incarnate Forme Thundurus March 28th – April 10th: Lugia The Raid Hours for the month of March 2023 in Pokémon GO are: March 1st, 2023: Incarnate Forme[...]

Credit: Niantic Here's what you need to know about tonight's Slakoth Spotlight Hour in Pokémon GO: Can Slakoth be Shiny? Yes! Slakoth is actually a terrific Shiny It is bright pink in contrast to its normal brown form, which makes it quite noticeable Shiny Slakoth initially debuted during Slakoth Community Day, but that happened a very long time[...]

Credit: Niantic Top Speed Forme Deoxys Counters Pokebattler, which calculates all possible combinations of Pokémon and moves, lists the top ten Speed Forme Deoxys counters as such: Mega Gengar: Shadow Claw, Shadow Ball Mega Banette: Shadow Claw, Shadow Ball Mega Houndoom: Snarl, Foul Play Shadow Weavile: Snarl, Foul Play Shadow Mewtwo: Psycho Cut, Shadow Ball Shadow Tyranitar: Bite, Crunch Mega Absol: Snarl, Dark Pulse Hydreigon:[...]

Credit: Niantic Here are some exciting details we can now confirm about Pokémon GO Tour: Hoenn, which will go down as an in-person event in Las Vegas on February 18th – 19th and as a remote global event on February 25th – 26th: New costumed Pikachu: Pictured above, you will have a chance to encounter two Shiny Pikachu[...]

Credit: Niantic Top Primal Groudon Counters Pokebattler, which calculates all possible combinations of Pokémon and moves, lists the top ten Primal Groudon counters as such: Mega Swampert: Water Gun, Hydro Cannon Primal Kyogre: Waterfall, Surf Mega Blastoise: Water Gun, Hydro Cannon Shadow Swampert: Water Gun, Hydro Cannon Mega Gyarados: Waterfall, Aqua Tail Shadow Feraligatr: Water Gun, Hydro Cannon Shadow Gyarados: Waterfall, Aqua Tail Kyogre: Waterfall,[...]

Credit: Niantic Top Primal Kyogre Counters Pokebattler, which calculates all possible combinations of Pokémon and moves, lists the top ten Primal Kyogre counters as such: Mega Sceptile: Bullet Seed, Frenzy Plant Kartana: Razor Leaf, Leaf Blade Xurkitree: Spark, Discharge Zarude: Vine Whip, Power Whip Zekrom: Charge Beam, Fusion Bolt Mega Venusaur: Vine Whip, Frenzy Plant Shadow Raikou: Thunder Shock, Wild Charge Shadow Magnezone: Spark, Wild[...]

Credit: Niantic Top Defense Forme Deoxys Counters Pokebattler, which calculates all possible combinations of Pokémon and moves, lists the top ten Defense Forme Deoxys counters as such: Mega Gengar: Shadow Claw, Shadow Ball Mega Banette: Shadow Claw, Shadow Ball Mega Houndoom: Snarl, Foul Play Shadow Mewtwo: Psycho Cut, Shadow Ball Origin Forme Giratina: Shadow Claw, Shadow Force Shadow Weavile: Snarl, Foul Play Hydreigon: Bite,[...]

Credit: Niantic Top Attack Forme Deoxys Counters Pokebattler, which calculates all possible combinations of Pokémon and moves, lists the top ten Attack Forme Deoxys counters as such: Shadow Tyranitar: Bite, Crunch Hydreigon: Bite, Brutal Swing Mega Houndoom: Snarl, Foul Play Origin Forme Giratina: Shadow Claw, Shadow Force Mega Absol: Snarl, Dark Pulse Shadow Weavile: Snarl, Foul Play Mega Ampharos: Volt Switch, Brutal Swing Darkrai: Snarl,[...]

Credit: Niantic Top Normal Forme Deoxys Counters Pokebattler, which calculates all possible combinations of Pokémon and moves, lists the top ten Normal Forme Deoxys counters as such: Mega Gengar: Shadow Claw, Shadow Ball Mega Banette: Shadow Claw, Shadow Ball Hydreigon: Bite, Brutal Swing Mega Houndoom: Snarl, Foul Play Shadow Tyranitar: Bite, Crunch Origin Forme Giratina: Shadow Claw, Shadow Force Darkrai: Snarl, Dark Pulse Mega Gyarados:[...]