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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[...]

It must be said: Niantic seems to be a company that listens to its players While we have been critical of recent events that seemed to speak to a disconnect between the Pokémon GO developers and those of us who play the game, they have made good on last month's promise to improve Community Day[...]

Credit: Niantic Here are our tips for Latios and Latias Raid Hour Pokémon GO: Latios and Latias are leaving on Saturday Interest in raid dies down quickly outside of Raid Hour due to remote raiding, so Thursday and Friday are likely to be pretty dead days ahead of the massive Pokémon GO Tour: Kanto launching this Saturday[...]

Credit: Niantic Probopass: Okay, it'd obviously be Nosepass that is released in its Shiny form and we would have to evolve it up into Probopass to get this golden and maroon Super Mario looking bad boy The thing is, though, Nosepass isn't a Sinnoh Pokémon, but your boy Probo is, so he gets the spotlight[...]

Credit: Niantic The most important items: Balls: This is going to be primarily a catching event Even if you are playing at an area thick with Stops, you're going to want to start the event with an Item Bag mostly filled with Poké Balls and Ultra Balls Your mileage may vary based on how you're planning on[...]

Credit: Niantic Picture this You're at home, taking care of some household errands while casually running an Incense in Pokémon GO You receive an invite to a raid from a friend who lives in another state. Sure, you think, I'd love to take out some aggression by tapping on a huge Pokémon until it throws back its head in[...]

This event saw Niantic make some alterations to the expected tasks in the Special Assignment, so now let's look back and determine if these changes were for the best or if the events were better as is. Harry Potter: Wizards Unite: An Imperfect Love graphic Credit: Niantic What Worked in This Harry Potter: Wizards Unite Event No "Highest[...]

Credit: Niantic As with any Spotlight Hour where the focus Pokémon is Shiny-capable, this will draw major interest from Shiny hunters who have yet to catch this one There's no way to increase your Shiny luck, but there are ways to increase the amount of Luvdisc you will encounter during the hour Here are our tips: Use[...]

Credit: Niantic Carnivine: Carnivine isn't a Pokémon that all players will be familiar with to compare, because it is a regional species Its standard form is a little greener and a little redder than this yellow-green and orange man-eating plant A good touch here is the brown leaves as arms Altogether, the Shiny form actually looks a[...]

Unsure which version of the Pokémon GO Tour: Kanto to pick? Niantic is offering two versions of this event with different experiences These are the Pokémon featured in the Red and Green versions of the event! Pokémon GO logo Credit: Niantic The difference between these two versions comes down to different Pokémon responding to Incense and different[...]

Credit: Niantic Straight from the Pokémon GO blog, Niantic announced this week-long event that will run from Sunday, February 21st, 2021 at 10 AM to Saturday, February 27th, 2021 at 8 PM local time Those keeping track of all the festivities may recognize the significance of the 27th… which is Pokémon Day The details include: In the wild:[...]

Credit: Niantic Niantic posted the details of this Aragog-themed event to the Harry Potter: Wizards Unite official forum: From Tuesday, February 16 at 11 a.m PT–Thursday, February 18 at 11 p.m PT, keep an eye out for the following: Increased sightings of the Aragog Adversary Increased spawns of Wit-Sharpening Potion ingredients, such as Armadillo Bile, Ginger Root, Ground Scarab Beetles[...]

Credit: Niantic On the official Pokémon GO blog, Niantic announced that the event will be divided into themed hours, somewhat like last year's remote GO Fest 2020 These themed hours will correspond with Collection Challenges, of which trainers will be tasked with completing multiple throughout the day The hour blocks will be themed to a location from[...]

Credit: Niantic Stunky, Skuntank: Whoa, these took me off guard I'm familiar with a lot of what these Shinies look like, but for some reason, I didn't know how awesome this species looked in its Shiny form It reminds me of the vibrant red-pink of Shiny Galarian Zigzagoon, one of the most popular new Shinies introduced[...]

Credit: Niantic Let's break this thing down bit by bit Here is what Niantic posted on the Pokémon GO blog: Date + Time: Sunday, February 14, 2021, at 1:00 p.m to Thursday, February 18, 2021, at 8:00 p.m local time All right, well at least that means that we get two days off of events before the Pokémon GO Tour: Kanto[...]

Credit: Niantic Cobalion The most docile of the lot, Cobalion has it all It has a big catch circle placed directly over its dorky face It is placed at a perfect distance, allowing players to put some oomph behind their throws but not needing to chuck it to damn Mars, as with Kyurem Cobalion sometimes can pop[...]

Credit: Niantic In October 2020, Bleeding Cool published a piece on the Unova species not yet released in Pokémon GO. To examine the recent pace of the Unova unveiling, which now overlaps with the Kalos rollout, let's revisit that piece and update on the whereabouts of each species: Munna, Musharna (Psychic-type) These two were released today, and thankfully break the[...]