Niantic Archives

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[...]

In addition to this, sometimes Pokémon with baby forms such as Clefairy, Wobbuffet, and Jigglypuff have seen Niantic unlock their Shiny encounters. Arcanine, though, has neither the ability to Mega Evolve nor a baby form, which had led some to theorize that Niantic has done this for a thematic reason While it isn't technically a Legendary,[...]

Credit: Niantic First up, yes, Krabby can be Shinny It was released some time ago and is available to encounter in its Shiny form, which turns its reddish-orange shell into a yellowish-orange shell Your best bet when Shiny hunting during Spotlight Hour is to play in areas dense with PokéStops if you're on foot[...]

Yesterday, Niantic ended a week of Kanto-themed Pokémon GO festivities with Kanto Raid Day, which focused on the Legendary Birds Articuno, Zapdos, and Moltres with a little Team GO Rocket action thrown in Let's take a look at what worked and what didn't work in this Pokémon GO event. Kanto Birds in Pokémon GO[...]

Credit: Niantic Top Incarnate Forme Landorus Counters Pokebattler, which calculates all possible combinations of Pokémon and moves, lists the top 10 Landorus counters as such: Shadow Mamoswine (Powder Snow, Avalanche) Shadow Mewtwo (Psycho Cut, Ice Beam) Mega Abomasnow (Powder Snow, Weather Ball) Shadow Weavile (Ice Shard, Avalanche) Galarian Darmanitan (Ice Fang, Avalanche) Mamoswine (Powder Snow, Avalanche) Shadow Articuno (Frost Beam, Ice Beam) Mewtwo (Psycho Cut,[...]

As the Season of Legends begins in Pokémon GO, Niantic is offering new bonuses and quality-of-life updates in the game Let's take a look at what's new and how it will impact your gameplay. Season of Legends graphic in Pokémon GO Credit: Niantic The new bonuses and updates listed on the Pokémon GO blog include: As a reminder, when[...]

As we enter into the second-ever season of the game, let's take a look at what we know is coming as well as a few things at which Niantic is hinting. Season of Legends graphic in Pokémon GO Credit: Niantic Here's what we know about the Season of Legends so far: We begin with over a month of[...]

Credit: Niantic Here is our entire "The Unreleased Hoenn Shinies in Pokémon GO" series, as well as my selected winner from each piece: Part One: It's Shroomish for me! Masquerain is a terrific Shiny, but the autumnal color palette of Shroomish wins this one Also, Breloom is a terrific Pokémon and gets used as both a Grass-[...]

Let's take a look and see what Niantic has to offer us as the Season of Legends kicks off. New Legendaries in Pokémon GO Credit: Niantic These are the upcoming events in Pokémon GO as posted on the official blog: Searching for Legends—From Tuesday, March 9, 2021, to Sunday, March 14, 2021, join us as we begin our journey[...]

Credit: Niantic What Worked in This Harry Potter: Wizards Unite Event The Narrative: Here, we have gotten the most compelling chapter of the ongoing Harry Potter: Wizards Unite story since 2020 We see a new quirk of the Calamity when the Unforgivable forcibly hijack Hermione's romance-themed surge in order to send a message to Harry Potter. The Registry Page:[...]

The Season of Legends begins in just a couple of days in Pokémon GO, and Niantic has begun to lay out some of its features Let's dive into the details about the Mega Raid rotations coming in March, including a brand new Mega Evolved Pokémon and two new Mega-centric Bonus Hours that are being tested for[...]

Credit: Niantic The tasks and rewards for the "The Higher They Fly…" Research in Pokémon GO includes: Page One of Six Win a Raid: 15 Poké Balls Defeat 3 Team GO Rocket Grunts: 3 Hyper Potions Catch 1 Shadow Pokémon: 3 Revives Rewards: 10 Razz Berries, 10 Nanab Berries, 10 Pinap Berries Page Two of Six Catch 5 Shadow Pokémon: Sun Stone Make 3[...]

Credit: Niantic Deoxys: In our final installment, we have two Mythicals We begin with Deoxys which has had a partial release The Normal Forme of Deoxys is the only one that has been released as a Shiny, with the Attack, Speed, and Defense Formes left Shiny-less These Formes are all very similar in color, with yellow and[...]

Credit: Niantic What Worked for this Pokémon GO Event Extra time: The Pokémon GO Tour: Kanto Collection Challenges tasked trainers with doing… a lot in one day Thankfully, many of these were able to be completed during the Kanto Celebration This wasn't something we knew about when the Tour was initially announced, so this extra shot to complete these[...]

Credit: Niantic Here's what's happening during Kanto Raid day according to the official Pokémon GO blog, along with our tips and commentary: Articuno, Zapdos, and Moltres will be appearing in five-star raids! If you're lucky, you might even encounter a Shiny Articuno, Shiny Zapdos, or Shiny Moltres! If you weren't able to get a Shiny, now may be[...]

Credit: Niantic Spheal, Sealeo, Walrein: Ahhhh, there it is Some may call this standard Me? I call it classic It is a staple in the Pokémon universe for blue Water-type Pokémon to turn into purple Shinies It doesn't always happen, but it's enough of an ongoing thing that it's… well, a thing[...]

Niantic is switching things up in Pokémon GO's PVP platform, GO Battle League In its seventh season, GBL will offer different Pokémon encounters, new avatar items, extra Candy XL, and more. Pokémon GO logo Credit: Niantic Here are the details for Pokémon GO's upcoming GBL Season Seven: Trainers who reach Rank 10 will obtain the Pikachu Libre avatar items. Trainers[...]

Credit: Niantic Heads up… this might be a bit brain-breaking to read at first Here is the datamined code, courtesy of Pokémon GO Hub: FormChangeReflection ChangePokemonFormProto ChangePokemonFormOutProto .get_ChangedPokemon .set_ChangedPokemon ChangedPokemonFieldNumber changedPokemon_ ChangedPokemon ERROR_POKEMON_MISSING ERROR_INSUFFICIENT_RESOURCES ERROR_QUEST_INCOMPLETE ERROR_POKEMON_CANNOT_CHANGE ERROR_POKEMON_DEPLOYED get_FormChange CHANGE_POKEMON_FORM .get_FormChangeSettings .set_FormChangeSettings FormChangeProto .get_AvailableForm .set_StardustCost .get_ItemCost .set_ItemCost .get_QuestRequirement .get_NumPokemonFormChanges .set_NumPokemonFormChanges formChangeFxPrefabReference formChangeFxOffset formChangeModelSwapDelaySeconds formChangeAnimationDelaySeconds QUEST_CHANGE_POKEMON_FORM Those familiar with datamined text may be able to[...]

Credit: Niantic Cacnea, Cacturne: Cacnea and its evolution of Cacturne go an autumnal brown in their Shiny forms, and man it looks good It also makes me want to give these Hoenn cacti some water because they look severely lacking in the hydration department. Kecleon: I'll tell you this, you'll be lucky to be alive when this[...]

After a couple of days gone from raids, Niantic has reintroduced the regional Kanto Pokémon into raids in Pokémon GO However, they are not appearing worldwide as they did during Pokémon GO Tour: Kanto Instead, they can only be found within their region or nearby areas (For example, there is anecdotal evidence of Tauros raids popping[...]

Credit: Niantic Gulpin, Swalot: I love when a common, relatively uninteresting spawn gets enriched with a Shiny release That's exactly what will happen with Gulpin when Niantic decides to release this baby blue and yellow Shiny in Pokémon GO There's something special about blue Shinies, fellow trainers From Shiny Mew to Shiny Ditto, it feels like a[...]

It seems we have to wait a bit longer for the Therian Formes of Landorus, Tornadus, and Thundurus in Pokémon GO than Niantic's announcement of the Season of Legends made it seem However, the raid rotations for March 2021 will offer three new Shiny Legendary Pokémon before Niantic drops the Therians[...]

Well, it looks as if Niantic meant "different than Mewtwo" rather than "different than what he's had before" when they announced that Giovanni would soon have a different Shadow Pokémon in Pokémon GO For the next three months, the Team GO Rocket boss will cycle through the Legendary Birds of Kanto, giving those who complete the[...]

Niantic has announced the details of GO Battle League Season Seven in Pokémon GO Let's dive in. Pokémon GO logo Credit: Niantic Here's what you need to know about GO Battle League Season Seven in Pokémon GO: Season Seven kicks off Monday, March 1st, 2021, at 1 PM PST (GMT −8). At this time, the end-of-season rewards for Season Six will[...]

Remember that, fellow trainers? Niantic hosted a make-up event soon after the main ticketed event to make amends for server errors Then, there was another issue with that event, so Niantic offered a make-up for the make-up Then, there was an issue with the following week's Dragon Week, so Niantic offered a make-up for that one as well[...]

Niantic has announced the Spotlight Hours and Research Breakthrough of March, and it is none other than one of the rarest spawns in the game: Gible. Research Breakthrough box in Pokémon GO Credit: Niantic Let's get into the details, straight from the Pokémon GO blog: March Research Breakthrough encounter From Monday, March 1, 2021, at 1:00 p.m[...]

Credit: Niantic The first two pages of the All in 151 Masterwork Research in Pokémon GO is as follows: Page One of Four Get a Platinum Kanto Medal: 51 Ultra Balls Send 151 gifts to Friends: 1 Poffin Make 151 Great Throws: 1510 Stardust Rewards: 5100 XP, 1510 Stardust, 1 Premium Battle Pass Page Two of Four Catch a Pokémon 30 Days in[...]

Credit: Niantic This is purely theoretical, but I fully believe that we will see future Tour events based on the subsequent generations Will it be an annual thing? It's impossible to say but it does seem like a good bet An annual event with annual Masterwork Research would be a very clever way to release the[...]

Credit: Niantic Focus on Mewtwo Of course, if you already have enough Mewtwo Candy and have caught the Shiny, don't listen to this… but remember that the Birds are going to have a Raid Day dedicated to them this coming Sunday Raid Days have historically boosted the Shiny rate to approximately one in 10 according to Silph[...]

Credit: Niantic Whismur, Loudred, Exploud: Is anyone else still traumatized from that time that Whismur, one of the most common spawns, became impossible to find as soon as we needed it for the Jirachi Special Research? I've never been so excited to find a non-Shiny Pokémon as I was to find the final Whismur I needed that[...]