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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[...]

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[...]