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Niantic just announced the second-ever "season" of Pokémon GO Seasons began in December with the start of the Season of Celebration, which brought a new standard of spawns themed to the hemispheres, events celebrating the various regions, major changes to GO Battle League, and more Now, with spring right around the corner we move into the[...]

Credit: Niantic First, let's take a look at who Giovanni already has used in the past He debuted with Articuno and cycled through the Legendary Birds of Kanto Then, he moved on to Raikou and Entei before an extended break as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, which interrupted a few ongoing Pokémon GO features, including the monthly[...]

Credit: Niantic The full Special Assignment for the Harry Potter: Wizards Unite An Imperfect Love Brilliant Event Part 2 includes: Page One of Four Collect 2 Ingredients or Portmanteaus: 2 Snowdrop Brew 3 Potions: 2 Re'em Blood Return 12 Portrait of Bellatrix Lestrange: 2 Powdered Dragon Claw Bonus Rewards: 550 XP, 50 Brilliant Family XP, 2 Defense Against the Dark Arts[...]

Credit: Niantic From 6 PM through 7 PM tonight, Tuesday, February 23rd, Pokémon GO will be flooded with the most iconic character in the world's biggest franchise That's right, we're talking Ash's best friend The ketchup lover The Electric-type who has managed to fry Ground-types for the past two decades in the anime We're talking Pikachu[...]

Mega Raid Guide for Pokémon GO Players: Mega Charizard Y. Build your team of Pokémon counters and understand the 100% IVs & Shiny rate.

Credit: Niantic Surskit, Masquerain: This Shiny line starts out okay with Surkit which is a darker version of its standard light blue… and then goes wild with the bright green Masquerain — a major change from its normal white and orange colorway This is about as stunning as a Shiny can get, even though Surskit itself doesn't offer[...]

Mega Raid Guide for Pokémon GO Players: Mega Blastoise. Build your team of Pokémon counters and understand the 100% IVs & Shiny rate.

Credit: Niantic The full details for the An Imperfect Love Brilliant Event Part 2 in Harry Potter: Wizards Unite are: Timing: Tuesday, February 23rd at 11 AM Pacific until Tuesday, March 2nd at 11 AM Pacific. The Brilliant Foundables for this event are… Sword of Gryffindor Replica which can be earned through Wizarding Challenges Morsmordre Dark Mark which can be[...]

Mega Raid Guide for Pokémon GO Players: Mega Charizard X. Build your team of Pokémon counters and understand the 100% IVs & Shiny rate.

Yesterday, Niantic made Pokémon history with Pokémon GO Tour: Kanto Did this remote event go beyond nostalgia and live up to the hype? Let's dive into the details with this comprehensive review. Kanto species in Pokémon GO Credit: Niantic What Worked in this Pokémon GO Event Research: Ticketed players received a Special Research that awards Shiny Ditto and, when[...]

Credit: Niantic Here is our entire "The Unreleased Sinnoh Shinies in Pokémon GO" series, as well as my selected winner from each piece: Part One: Cranidos is the easy winner It's an amazing useful Pokémon, cute in its base form, and has a bold color change A perfect Shiny. Part Two: The little pink Pachirisu takes the win[...]

Credit: Niantic The complete Kanto Celebration Raid Rotation in Pokémon GO includes: Tier One Bulbasaur – Shiny available, standard rate Charmander – Shiny available, standard rate Dratini – Shiny available, standard rate Pikachu – Shiny available, standard rate Magikarp – Shiny available, standard rate Squirtle – Shiny available, standard rate Honestly, not much worth your raid pass in Tier One[...]

Credit: Niantic Tornadus, Thundurus, and Landorus Normally, all Pokémon get their own entry on the Kyurem Scale, but come on Let's keep it a buck here These three? It's the same guy If your friend Larry shows up one day with blue face paint on instead of green, that's still damn Larry, okay? These Planet Fitness genies[...]

Credit: Niantic The full details from the official Pokémon GO blog: Sunday, February 21, 2021, at 10:00 a.m to Saturday, February 27, 2021, at 8:00 p.m local time Features Bulbasaur, Charmander, Squirtle, Weedle, Pikachu, Geodude, Clefairy, Psyduck, Slowpoke, Gastly, Voltorb, Magikarp, and more will be appearing more frequently in the wild. While most of these are Community Day species,[...]

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 Mewtwo's triumphant return to raids today after a grueling absence, let's take a deep dive into this Legendary Pokémon's lore. Mewtwo in Pokémon GO[...]

Credit: Niantic Pokémon GO Tour: Kanto will run from February 20, 2021 at 9 AM until 9 PM local time Here are the details from the official blog, with our tips for maximizing on your gameplay: Pokémon GO Tour: Kanto ticketed-experience features All Pokémon originally discovered in the Kanto region will be appearing in the wild, will[...]

However, Niantic has now followed through on their promise to make these moves available in events throughout 2021 They started this during the countdown to Pokémon GO Tour: Kanto and continue it in a big way during the event itself, as well as the subsequent follow-up Kanto-themed event that will run through next week[...]

Credit: Niantic The full tasks and rewards for the Pokémon GO Tour: Kanto Special Research are: Page One of Eight [AUTO-CLAIM]: 10 Poké Balls [AUTO-CLAIM]: 3 Razz Berries [AUTO-CLAIM]: 3 Potion Rewards: 150 XP, Charmander, 3 Incense Page Two of Eight Use an Incense: 50 Poké Balls Catch 30 Pokémon: Tangela Take a snapshot of Charmander: 1 Poffin Rewards: 25 Charmander Candy, Chansey, 50 Poké Balls Page Three[...]

Credit: Niantic Top Moltres Counters Pokebattler, which calculates all possible combinations of Pokémon and moves, lists the top 10 Moltres counters as such: Shadow Tyranitar (Smack Down, Stone Edge) Rampardos (Smack Down, Rock Slide) Rhyperior (Smack Down, Rock Wrecker) Terrakion (Smack Down, Rock Slide) Shadow Omastar (Rock Throw, Rock Slide) Shadow Aerodactyl (Rock Throw, Rock Slide) Tyranitar (Smack Down, Stone Edge) Gigalith (Smack Down, Rock[...]

Credit: Niantic Top Articuno Counters Pokebattler, which calculates all possible combinations of Pokémon and moves, lists the top 10 Articuno counters as such: Rampardos (Smack Down, Rock Slide) Shadow Tyranitar (Smack Down, Stone Edge) Rhyperior (Smack Down, Rock Wrecker) Terrakion (Smack Down, Rock Slide) Shadow Omastar (Rock Throw, Rock Slide) Tyranitar (Smack Down, Stone Edge) Shadow Aggron (Smack Down, Stone Edge) Shadow Metagross (Bullet Punch,[...]

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

Credit: Niantic Top Mewtwo Counters Pokebattler, which calculates all possible combinations of Pokémon and moves, lists the top 10 Mewtwo counters as such: Mega Gengar (Shadow Claw, Shadow Ball) Shadow Mewtwo (Psycho Cut, Shadow Ball) Mega Houndoom (Snarl, Foul Play)* Mega Gyarados (Bite, Crunch)* Shadow Weavile (Snarl, Foul Play) Shadow Tyranitar (Bite, Crunch) Origin Forme Giratina (Shadow Claw, Shadow Ball) Chandelure (Hex, Shadow Ball) Darkrai (Snarl,[...]

Credit: Niantic What Worked in This Pokémon GO Event: The spawns: The focus was mostly on Pokémon pairs, such as male and female Nidoran, Minun and Plusle, and so on Also, of course, we had the normal focus on pink species such as Luvdisc, Clefairy, Skitty, and more It was a nice, cute event that didn't overstay[...]

Credit: Niantic Shaymin: In past generations, we have mostly seen mythical Pokémon with dramatic color changes Mew goes from light pink to baby blue Celebi goes from leafy green to neon pink Jirachi's little ribbons go from blue to red Even looking ahead into Shiny Mythicals later down the line, Victini loses its cream color for[...]

While we are still gearing up for Pokémon GO Tour: Kanto on Saturday, February 20th, Niantic is looking ahead We already knew that a week-long event called Kanto Celebration will follow the one-day Tour, continuing the focus on Generation One Pokémon Now, Niantic has announced Kanto Raid Day for Sunday, February 28th from 11 AM through[...]

Credit: Niantic First, let's define the Quick Catch Method It is a means of catching Pokémon that allows you to skip the catch animation and the reward pop-up This turns a 10+ second experience into a two-second-long blip While saving a handful of seconds seems unimportant, think of the amount of Pokémon you'll encounter during this[...]

Credit: Niantic First up, here are a few of the best counters for each of the Legendaries that will be featured in raids during Pokémon GO Tour: Kanto: Mewtwo: The overall best counter is Mega Gengar The best Shadows are Mewtwo itself with Shadow Ball, Shadow Weavile, Shadow Tyranitar, Shadow Houndoom, and Shadow Pinsir[...]

Credit: Niantic Palkia: This may actually pour some salt in the wound of the Pokémon GO community… but trust me, I'm right there with you The rarity of both Palkia and Dialga since their first runs in raids has been absolutely insane During 2020, they were featured for a single day during GO Fest 2020[...]

Credit: Niantic Spearow, Fearow: It's hard to believe that we've gone through so many years of Spearow as a common species in Pokémon GO with no Shiny release, but it's true Now, while I'm listing evolutions here, please note that Niantic did not specifically say that evolved forms could spawn Shiny I would stick with the thought[...]

Credit: Niantic Our tips for taking care of storage ahead of Pokémon GO Tour: Kanto are as follows: Transfer everything you're not keeping ahead of time: This is going to be hard I know I also know that I'll probably get some salty comments about this because that's what commenters do, but I'm genuinely trying to help here[...]