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Credit: Niantic Here are the details, right from the Pokémon GO blog: Charge up your batteries, and get ready to roll—Electric-type Pokémon will soon have their moment in the spotlight with the first-ever Charge Up event! Similar to previous events like Psychic Spectacular and Bug Out!, this event will focus on catching, evolving, and powering up Pokémon of[...]

Credit: Niantic Our tips for Voltorb Spotlight Hour in Pokémon GO include: Voltorb is available as a Shiny Its Shiny is blue and white, essentially looking like the Great Ball to the non-Shiny form's Poké Ball Voltorb has the standard Shiny rate of approximately one in 500, and there is no way to increase the odds but you[...]

Credit: Niantic Top Therian Thundurus Counters Pokebattler, which calculates all possible combinations of Pokémon and moves, lists the top 10 Therian Thundurus counters as such: Shadow Mamoswine (Powder Snow, Avalanche) Shadow Weavile (Ice Shard, Avalanche) Rampardos (Smack Down, Rock Slide) Shadow Tyranitar (Smack Down, Stone Edge) Rhyperior (Smack Down, Rock Wrecker) Mega Abomasnow (Powder Snow, Weather Ball) Shadow Mewtwo (Psycho Cut, Ice Beam) Galarian Darmanitan[...]

As part of the Charge Up event in Pokémon GO, Mega Manectric arrives in raids. Here are the top Pokémon counters to take Manectric down.

When the game's March events weren't announced a few days into the month, many began to question what was happening on the game's official forum, which also functions as the platform in which Niantic posts all game updates Confirmation game shortly later that Harry Potter: Wizards Unite's March 2021 schedule was indeed delayed, as Niantic[...]

Credit: Niantic The above image was posted to Twitter by the Pokéminers, who are dataminers known for leaking information found in Pokémon GO's code Along with this image, they confirm that the screen is set to activate "March 16th at midnight GMT." The unreleased species featured prominently are: Xerneas: Pictured at the very top of the screen, overlooking[...]

Niantic made an exception this week in order to spotlight Incarnate Forme Thundurus, whose raid rotation lasted just under a week and wouldn't have seen a Wednesday Raid Hour Funny enough, this means there will be three Raid Hours this week: today's Incarnate Thundurus, Wednesday's normal Raid Hour which will feature Therian Forme Thundurus, and[...]

Dataminers have uncovered what Mega Manectric and its Shiny form will look like in Pokémon GO ahead of this Mega Pokémon's upcoming release.

Credit: Niantic The full details for this Adversaries Event were posted to the official Harry Potter: Wizards Unite forum: From Tuesday, March 16 at 11 a.m PT–Thursday, March 18 at 11 p.m PT, keep an eye out for the following: Increased sightings of the Narcissa Malfoy Adversary Increased sightings of Leprechaun Oddities Increased spawns of Wit-Sharpening Potion[...]

Credit: Niantic The full details of the Incense Day were posted to the Pokémon GO blog, with the most important being the timing: From 11:00 a.m to 12:00 p.m local time: Psychic-type Pokémon From 12:00 p.m to 1:00 p.m local time: Steel-type Pokémon From 1:00 p.m to 2:00 p.m[...]

Credit: Niantic The researchers over at Silph Road, after publishing many pieces dissecting the Shiny rate, updated their findings: Conspicuously absent from our previous overviews of event and other boosted rates was any discussion of the base rate When the Silph Research Group estimated a base rate of 1 in 450 in 2018, we also speculated that[...]

Instead, Niantic has gone back to Generation Five, releasing multiple rounds of Unova species that were still being held back Interestingly, though, Niantic has teased the release of Generation Six Legendaries Back in December, as a promotion for the Kalos Celebration that saw the original rollout, Pokémon GO's social media posted a video featuring the[...]

Credit: Niantic What worked in this Pokémon GO event Nosepass: The way Niantic handled the Shiny release of Nosepass was ideal Nosepass was readily available in the wild, responded to Incense, hatched from Eggs, appeared in Pokéstop and Timed Research tasks, and was featured in raids What more could we ask for? Wild vs[...]

After a prolonged delay due to bugs in the game, Niantic has announced the full details for March 2021 events in Harry Potter: Wizards Unite Even though the festivities will begin halfway through the month, everything that players have expected from the game every month will go live in March, including two Brilliant Events, two Adversaries[...]

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 Thundurus raid rotation, let's take a deep dive into this Legendary Pokémon's lore. Thundurus in Pokémon GO[...]

Generally, Niantic has released these in order, starting with Generation One's Mew, moving to Celebi from Generation Two and Jirachi from Generation Three Last year, though, Pokémon GO threw us a curveball by skipping Generation Four and moving to Generation Five's Victini Now, with GO Fest just a few months away, players are beginning to wonder[...]

Credit: Niantic When Shadow Pokémon were first introduced, Niantic posted some information to Twitter: "Pokémon grow stronger with the right training, love, and care—not through whatever means Team GO Rocket is using These Shadow Pokémon are in pain and need our help! You better hope we don't cross paths, Grunts!" – Candela Professor Willow has discovered a process[...]

Niantic has now added multiple new features to Pokémon GO Let's take a look at these new updates and how they will impact gameplay. Legendaries in Pokémon GO Credit: Niantic Legendary and Mythical transfer: If you're a player who raids dozens and dozens of times a week, this is one you've been looking forward to[...]

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 Nosepass-centric Searching for Legends event now live in Pokémon GO, let's take a deep dive into this Pokémon's lore. Nosepass in Pokémon GO[...]

With this raid guide, you will be able to defeat Skarmory as a solo player in Pokémon GO & maybe even catch a Shiny version of this Pokémon.

Credit: Niantic On the official Pokémon GO blog, Niantic described the event: Thursday, March 11, 2021: Mega Bonus Hour: Candy — You'll earn more Candy when you catch Pokémon that share a type with your active Mega-Evolved Pokémon. Here are the types of Pokémon for which you'll be able to earn extra Candy[...]

Credit: Niantic The entire tasks and rewards for the Season of Legends Special Research in Pokémon GO are: Page One of Five Catch 10 Rock-type Pokémon: 10 PokéBalls Make 5 Great Throws: 10 Great Balls Transfer 10 Pokémon: 10 Pinap Berries REWARDS: 500 Stardust, 1500 XP, Kabuto Page Two of Five Catch 10 Ground-type Pokémon: 10 Hyper Potions Catch 5 Pokémon with Weather Bost: 1[...]

Niantic will soon unroll a new feature in Pokémon GO This "referral program" will reward those who bring new trainers to Pokémon GO, offering unique perks to both the referrer and the person they've referred Let's get into what we know so far. Pokémon GO trainers Credit: Niantic On the official Pokémon GO blog, Niantic announced: We're excited to announce[...]

Credit: Niantic Top Thundurus Counters Pokebattler, which calculates all possible combinations of Pokémon and moves, lists the top 10 Thundurus counters as such: Shadow Mamoswine (Powder Snow, Avalanche) Rampardos (Smack Down, Rock Slide) Shadow Tyranitar (Smack Down, Stone Edge) Shadow Weavile (Ice Shard, Avalanche) Rhyperior (Smack Down, Rock Wrecker) Mega Abomasnow (Powder Snow, Weather Ball) Shadow Mewtwo (Psycho Cut, Ice Beam) Galarian Darmanitan (Ice Fang,[...]

Credit: Niantic The complete raid rotation for the Searching for Legends event in Pokémon GO includes: Tier One Alolan Diglett – Shiny available, full odds Drilbur Ferroseed- Shiny available, no conclusion on a Shiny rate has been observed by researchers Klink – Shiny available, boosted odds Nosepass – Shiny available, unknown as this is a new release Roggenrola – Shiny available, full odds Klink is[...]

Credit: Niantic Bleeding Cool's Pokémon GO Raid Hour tips are: Don't trust Niantic's suggested raid counters! Those prioritize defense when you want to prioritize attack If you and another player build perfect teams, you will even be able to duo Tornadus The best counters to use against it are Zekrom, Rampardos, Magnezone, Electivire, Rhyperior, and Raikou[...]

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 Drowzee Spotlight Hour, let's take a deep dive into this  Pokémon's lore. Drowzee in Pokémon GO Credit: Niantic Dex entry number 096, Drowzee is a pure[...]

When Niantic announced the Charge Up event, we wrote "I strongly believe that Tynamo and its evolutions of Eelektrik and Eelektross will be released during this event." When Niantic announced that a new Mega Raid would be released near the launch of the upcoming event, we wrote "There is no telling if this Mega addition[...]

Credit: Niantic The full tasks and rewards for the Searching for Legends Timed Research in Pokémon GO are: Page One of Seven Take a snapshot of a Ground-type Pokémon: 300 Stardust Catch 10 Ground-type Pokémon: 8 PokéBalls REWARDS: 100 XP, Nosepass Page Two of Seven Use 3 Nanab Berries to help catch Pokémon: Magenemite Use 3 Razz Berries to help catch Pokémon: Magenemite Use[...]

Credit: Niantic Here are the full details for the Searing for Legends event from the official Pokémon GO blog: Date + Time Tuesday, March 9, 2021, at 10:00 a.m to Sunday, March 14, 2021, at 8:00 a.m local time Nice This will lead almost directly into Sunday's Incense Day: Beldum event, giving players three hours between the end of[...]