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Credit: Niantic The complete raid rotation in Pokémon GO's Valentine's Day event, along with our tips, is as follows: Tier One Espurr Feebas – Shiny capable, boosted odds Illumise – Shiny capable, standard odds Munna Ralts – Shiny capable, standard odds Volbeat – Shiny capable, standard odds Nothing too crazy here If you don't have a Shiny Feebas, it has quite the boosted Shiny[...]

Credit: Niantic What Worked in this Pokémon GO Event Miltank: Shiny Miltank debuted just two events ago during Johto Celebration, but it was quite a difficult find in the wild During that event, the best chance at catching one was either by searching out a Field Research task or raiding, even though Miltank's Shiny rate didn't seem boosted[...]

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 tomorrow's Valentine's Day event, let's take a deep dive into Munna, the Pokémon that will be released when the festivities kick-off. Munna in Pokémon GO[...]

Credit: Niantic Cherubi, Cherrim: This is a pretty simple change that is effective on most of this line Cherubi's red looks like a t-shirt left out in the sun, which is actually quite nice Overcast Cherrim sees its normally purple leaf become blue-green for the biggest and best change of this line of Pokémon[...]

Niantic uses this phrase a lot when announcing new events, mainly about Shiny Pokémon that are coming out for the first time "If you're lucky, you might encounter Shiny Miltank!" When this line has been used for Pokémon that have already been released as Shinies, some speculate that Niantic plan on increasing that Pokémon's Shiny[...]

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 Master League Premier Cup choices in Pokémon GO listed as: Garchomp: Mud Shot, Sand Tomb, Outrage Shadow Gyarados: Dragon Breath, Aqua Tail, Crunch Metagross: Bullet Punch, Meteor Mash, Earthquake Shadow Snorlax:[...]

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 Master League choices in Pokémon GO listed as: Groudon: Mud Shot, Earthquake, Fire Punch Melmetal: Thunder Shock, Superpower, Rock Slide Shadow Snorlax: Lick, Body Slam, Superpower Origin Forme Giratina: Shadow Claw,[...]

Credit: Niantic When you click on your profile page in Pokémon GO, you will now see that a Research icon has been added to the end of a bar showcasing how much XP is needed to get to Level 47 Here are the following tasks needed to get to Level 47 and a breakdown of how[...]

Credit: Niantic The full tasks and rewards for the Level 45 Challenge questline in Pokémon GO are: Page One of Four Power-up Pokémon 45 times: 4500 Stardust Make 450 Nice Throws: 3 Star Pieces Spin 45 PokéStops or Gyms: 4500 XP Rewards: 4500 Stardust, 4500 XP, Cyrogonal Page Two of Four Battle in the GO Battle League 45 times: 4500 Stardust Earn 45 Candies walking[...]

Credit: Niantic On the official Pokémon GO blog, Niantic wrote: After completing the Pokémon GO Tour: Kanto Special Research, you'll unlock a new kind of research called Masterwork Research, which will take determination and skill to complete Just completing the first page will require that you receive your platinum Kanto medal[...]

Credit: Niantic Top Mega Pidgeot Counters Pokebattler, which calculates all possible combinations of Pokémon and moves, lists the top 10 Mega Pidgeot counters as such: Shadow Electivire (Thunder Shock, Wild Charge) Shadow Magnezone (Spark, Wild Charge) Shadow Raikou (Thunder Shock, Wild Charge) Shadow Zapdos (Thunder Shock, Thunderbolt) Zekrom (Charge Beam, Wild Charge) Rampardos (Smack Down, Rock Slide) Shadow Tyranitar (Smack Down, Stone Edge) Mega Ampharos[...]

Credit: Niantic Shieldon, Bastiodon: This change in the color palette may seem basic, but I think this is a case where seeing it on your screen once it's added to Pokémon GO will give you a bit of a jolt That's what happens to me sometimes when a change seems subtle but truly isn't[...]

Credit: Niantic Starly, Staravia, Staraptor: In its Shiny form, the Starly evolutionary line is fairly consistent Each form turns a lightly, slightly reddish-brown There may be potential for this line of Shinies to be released as part of an upcoming Community Day In 2020, a series of votes were found in the Pokémon GO code that included[...]

Credit: Niantic Let's dive into the details The full tasks and rewards for the Lunar New Year Timed Research in Pokémon GO are: Page One of Four Transfer 12 Pokémon: 10 PokéBalls Catch 7 Fire-type Pokémon: Charmander Send 1 Gift to friends: Goldeen Rewards: Miltank, 1000 XP, 20 Mega Gyarados Energy Page Two of Four Power up Pokémon 12 Times: 5 Razz Berries Evolve 3[...]

Niantic has announced the full details of Pokémon GO's annual Valentine's Day event for 2021 The event will see the normal focus on pink and cute Pokémon along with the debut of Munna and its evolution, Marsharna Let's dive into the details. Munna in Pokémon GO Credit: Niantic The full details for the Valentine's Day event in Pokémon[...]

Ahead of the Pokémon GO Tour: Kanto event happening, Niantic teased Pokémon GO fans on Twitter with a simple image: a Poké Ball with the word "Oh?" over it written in golden type Trainers recognize the "Oh?" from Ditto encounters where, after catching a Pokémon, rather than the standard "Eevee (for example) was caught," the[...]

Credit: Niantic Our tips for Latios and Latias Raid Hour in Pokémon GO include: Don't listen to Niantic's "Recommended" raid counters Those prioritize defense, but you want to prioritize attack in order to take these twin dragons down within the time constraints You want to prioritize hitting them where it hurts and exploiting their weakness rather than leaning[...]

Credit: Niantic Top Mega Gyarados Counters Pokebattler, which calculates all possible combinations of Pokémon and moves, lists the top 10 Mega Gyarados counters as such: Shadow Raikou (Thunder Shock, Wild Charge) Shadow Machamp (Counter, Dynamic Punch) Mega Venusaur (Vine Whip, Frenzy Plant) Zekrom (Charge Beam, Wild Charge) Shadow Zapdos (Thunder Shock, Thunderbolt) Shadow Magnezone (Spark, Wild Charge) Lucario (Counter, Aura Sphere) Conkeldurr (Counter, Dynamic Punch) Shadow[...]

Which of the Pokémon available in Pokémon GO's Lunar New Year Event are worth your raid pass and which are worth a pass? Let's find out.

Credit: Niantic The details for the Lunar New Year in Pokémon GO include: Tuesday, February 9, 2021, at 10:00 a.m to Sunday, February 14, 2021, at 1:00 p.m local time Red Pokémon—like Krabby, Goldeen, Magmar, Magikarp, Miltank, Meditite, Tepig, , [sic] and more—will appear more frequently in the wild! If you're lucky, you might spot a Gyarados in[...]

Credit: Niantic From 6 PM through 7 PM, Miltank will be boosted in Pokémon GO Those who missed out on getting Shiny Miltank, a hilariously blue cow, will be happy to see the game flooded with this, uh… oddly wigglingly Pokémon Miltank will be boosted all through the week as part of the Lunar New Year event,[...]

Yesterday, Niantic hosted the second Community Day of 2021 in Pokémon GO. Roselia Community Day featured boosted Roselia spawns in the wild with a higher-than-normal Shiny rate, a bonus of 1/4 Egg hatch distance, and two special moves when Roselia is evolved to Roserade during the event Community Day has become a subject of discussion amongst Pokémon[...]

Credit: Niantic Top Latias Counters Pokebattler, which calculates all possible combinations of Pokémon and moves, lists the top 10 Latias counters as such: Mega Gengar (Lick, Shadow Ball) Shadow Dragonite (Dragon Tail, Outrage) Shadow Salamence (Dragon Tail, Draco Meteor) Shadow Weavile (Snarl, Avalanche) Shadow Mamoswine (Powder Snow, Avalanche) Mega Houndoom (Snarl, Foul Play)* Shadow Tyranitar (Bite, Crunch) Shadow Gardevoir (Charm, Dazzling Gleam) Rayquaza (Dragon Tail, Outrage) Palkia[...]

Credit: Niantic Top Latios Counters Pokebattler, which calculates all possible combinations of Pokémon and moves, lists the top 10 Latios counters as such: Mega Gengar (Lick, Shadow Ball) Shadow Salamence (Dragon Tail, Outrage) Shadow Dragonite (Dragon Tail, Draco Meteor) Mega Houndoom (Snarl, Foul Play)* Rayquaza (Dragon Tail, Outrage) Salamence (Dragon Tail, Draco Meteor) Dialga (Dragon Breath, Draco Meteor) Shadow Weavile (Snarl, Avalanche) Shadow Mewtwo (Psycho Cut,[...]

Credit: Niantic Latias and Latios will be available in Pokémon GO five-star raids starting Tuesday, February 9th, 2021, at 10:00 AM and running until Saturday, February 20th, 2021, at 9:00 AM local time Attentive players may remember that February 20th is when the Pokémon GO Tour: Kanto will launch This remote event will focus on Generation[...]

Credit: Niantic What Worked in this Pokémon GO Event New Shadows: It's been since October 2020 that we've gotten new Shadow Pokémon, and it appears that Niantic made up for the wait by adding some excellent ones to Pokémon GO. The addition of Shadow Swinub, in particular, has a huge impact on the game[...]

Credit: Niantic Top Absol Counters Pokebattler, which calculates all possible combinations of Pokémon and moves, lists the top 10 Absol counters as such: Shadow Machamp (Counter, Dynamic Punch) Lucario (Counter, Aura Sphere) Conkeldurr (Counter, Dynamic Punch) Shadow Gardevoir (Charm, Dazzling Gleam) Machamp (Counter, Dynamic Punch) Mega Beedrill (Bug Bite, X-Scissor) Breloom (Counter, Dynamic Punch) Hariyama (Counter, Dynamic Punch) Heracross (Counter, Megahorn) Shadow Pinsir (Bug Bite, X-Scissor) It is[...]

Credit: Niantic Regigigas There's a scene in The Sopranos where, after a mid-level mobster Ralphie does something unforgivable, Tony Soprano calls him up for a drink, attempting to get a gauge of where his underling's head is at In front of Paulie Walnuts, one of Tony's right-hand men, Ralph declines the drink and walks away[...]

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 today's Roselia Community Day, let's take a deep dive into this Pokémon's lore. Roselia in Pokémon GO Credit: Niantic Dex entry number 315, Roselia is a dual[...]

Credit: Niantic The full tasks and rewards for the Stop and Smell the Roselia Special Research in Pokémon GO are: Page One of Four Power up Pokémon 10 Times: 10 Poké Balls Catch 15 Roselia: 20 Roselia Candy Make 5 Nice Throws: Roselia Encounter Rewards: 2000 Stardust, 10 Pinap Berries, Roselia encounter Page Two of Four Catch 15 Roselia: 50 Roselia Candy Transfer 10 Pokémon:[...]