Niantic Archives

Credit: Niantic Here is our entire "The Unreleased Unova Shinies in Pokémon GO" series, as well as my selected winner from each piece: Part One: It would've been Snivy, but it has since been released in Pokémon GO Now, Oshawott narrowly takes the cake with its blue-green color palette. Part Two: Liepard is the winner as the rare Shiny[...]

Credit: Niantic Arlo's current line-up in Pokémon GO consists of: Slot One: Beldum Slot Two: Gardevoir, Infernape, Aggron Slot Three: Armaldo, Salamence, Scizor Counters for each of his possible Pokémon include: Beldum: Now, this is a tough one Beldum has better outright counters than the one I'm about to mention, because it is weak to both Fire- and Ghost-types[...]

Credit: Niantic The full tasks and rewards for the Harry Potter: Wizards Unite Special Assignment are as follows: Page One of Four Collect 2 Ingredients of Portmanteaus: 2 Powdered Dragon Claw Brew 1 Baruffio's Brain Elixir: 2 Granian Hair Return 12 Brilliant Quidditch Keeper: 1 Tonic for Trace Detection Bonus Rewards: 550 XP, 50 Brilliant Family XP, 2 Defense Against the Dark[...]

Credit: Niantic So far, here is what we know about this ticket according to Pokémon GO: For US$1 (or the equivalent pricing tier in your local currency), you'll be able to access the Roselia Community Day–exclusive Special Research story, Stop and Smell the Roselia Remember, Trainers—if you purchase a ticket for the Pokémon GO Tour: Kanto event by[...]

Credit: Niantic Here are the full details of Roselia Community Day in Pokémon GO along with our tips: Sunday, February 7, 2021, from 11:00 a.m to 5:00 p.m local time Roselia will be appearing more frequently in the wild If you're lucky, you may encounter a Shiny one! Last month, Machop Community Day saw Niantic utterly nerf every non-Machop spawn in[...]

Niantic has announced the details of the first part of their An Imperfect Love Brilliant Event, which will see a new surge of the Calamity focused on Harry, Ron, and Hermoine's sixth year at Hogwarts Fans of the books and movies will see elements of Harry Potter & the Half-Blood Prince brought into the narrative with[...]

Credit: Niantic Cliff's current line-up in Pokémon GO consists of: Slot One: Aerodactyl Slot Two: Gallade, Cradily, Slowking Slot Three: Dusknoir, Mamoswine, Tyranitar This time around, Cliff is going to be by far the hardest to defeat He's the new "Double Lapras Sierra" here thanks to him leading with Aerodactyl, which is quote strong[...]

Credit: Niantic Top Tyranitar Counters Pokebattler, which calculates all possible combinations of Pokémon and moves, lists the top 10 Tyranitar counters as such: Shadow Machamp (Counter, Dynamic Punch) Conkeldurr (Counter, Dynamic Punch) Lucario (Counter, Aura Sphere) Machamp (Counter, Dynamic Punch) Hariyama (Counter, Dynamic Punch) Breloom (Counter, Dynamic Punch) Blaziken (Counter, Focus Blast) Sirfetch'd (Counter, Close Combat) Shadow Poliwrath (Rock Smash, Dynamic Punch) Shadow Gallade (Low Kick, Close[...]

In December 2020, Niantic announced the arrival of Generation Six in Pokémon GO It was a surprising move for some because these new Kalos region species were set to arrive in the game before a handful of remaining Unova species from Generation Five However, after a small initial rollout, there have been no additional Kalos species[...]

Credit: Niantic Until now, Ground-types were relatively under-represented in Team GO Rocket's Shadow Pokémon This is significant because of Shadow Bonus, a feature in Pokémon GO that increases a species' base Attack stats by a whopping 20% in their Shadow form This makes the Shadow version of a Pokémon more powerful in many cases than a 100%[...]

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 this week's Team GO Rocket Celebration Event, let's take a look at Skorupi's lore. Skorupi official artwork Credit: Pokémon Company International Dex entry number 451, Skorupi is[...]

Credit: Niantic Top Suicune Counters Pokebattler, which calculates all possible combinations of Pokémon and moves, lists the top 10 Suicune counters as such: Shadow Electivire (Thunder Shock, Wild Charge) Shadow Raikou (Volt Switch, Wild Charge) Shadow Zapdos (Thunder Shock, Thunderbolt) Shadow Magnezone (Spark, Wild Charge) Zekrom (Charge Beam, Wild Charge) Mega Venusaur (Vine Whip, Frenzy Plant) Shadow Mewtwo (Confusion, Thunderbolt) Mega Ampharos (Volt Switch, Zap[...]

Credit: Niantic Sierra's current line-up in Pokémon GO consists of: Slot One: Carvanha Slot Two: Hippowdon, Porygon-Z, Mismagius Slot Three: Flygon, Houndoom, Walrein Counters for each of her possible Pokémon include: Carvanha: Lucario (Counter, Power-up Punch) Hippowdon: Swampert (Water Gun, Hydro Cannon), Gyarados (Waterfall, Aqua Tail), Mamoswine (Powder Snow, Avalanche) Porygon-Z: Lucario (Counter, Power-up Punch), Conkeldurr (Counter, Dynamic Punch) Mismagius: Gengar (Shadow Claw, Shadow Punch),[...]

Thankfully, Niantic assured the community that they wouldn't let Suicune go out like a sucker Next week, there will be a special Monday night Raid Hour in Pokémon GO, just so this fan-favorite Water-type Legendary Pokémon can have its time to shine. Suicune in Pokémon GO Credit: Niantic Suicune Raid Hour will take place on Monday, February 8th[...]

Niantic has announced the details for their upcoming Lunar New Year event in Pokémon GO, which will spotlight red Pokémon in the wild and debut a new Mega Raid… and it's a big one Mega Gyarados is on the way. Lunar New Year Event promo image in Pokémon GO[...]

Credit: Niantic Previously, encounters with Cliff could award Shadow Omanyte, encounters with Arlo could award Shadow Growlithe, and encounters with Sierra could award Shadow Drowsee With those three Pokémon gone from their teams, here is what you can currently expect: Arlo: Beldum in Slot One Gardevoir, Infernape, or Aggron in Slot Two Armaldo, Salamence, or Scizor in[...]

Credit: Niantic The complete Team GO Rocket Celebration raid rotation in Pokémon GO includes: Tier One Alolan Grimer – Shiny available, standard odds Alolan Meowth – Shiny available, boosted odds Gligar – Shiny available, boosted odds Klink – Shiny available, boosted odds Shinx – Shiny available, boosted odds Sneasel – Shiny available, boosted odds This is a strong raid rotation for Shiny hunters[...]

Credit: Niantic Our tips for Raikou Raid Hour in Pokémon GO include: Go in with bigger parties than usual Raikou, unlike Entei, doesn't have multiple different typings that will work against it When battling Raikou, the only route is Ground-types Raikou puts up a fight and can be defeated by a minimum party of three trainers using the absolute[...]

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 tonight's Ekans Spotlight Hour, let's take a deep dive into this Pokémon's lore. Ekans official artwork Credit: Pokémon Company International Dex entry number 023, Ekans is a[...]

Credit: Niantic The full details for the Team GO Rocket Celebration Event in Pokémon GO include: We've received word that Team GO Rocket Grunts will be turning the following Pokémon into Shadow Pokémon: Swinub, Nosepass, Aron, Spheal, Lileep, Anorith, and more Team GO Rocket Grunts will also have different teams of Pokémon during the event and after its[...]

Niantic has laid out their plans for Mega Raids for the month of February Let's dive in. Mega Raid promotional image in Pokémon GO Credit: Niantic According to the announcement in Pokémon GO's blog, the Mega Raids for February 2021 will include: Mega Venusaur, Mega Ampharos, and Mega Houndoom will be appearing in Mega Raids from Tuesday, January 19,[...]

Credit: Niantic First up, the most commonly asked question is whether or not the focus Pokémon can be Shiny Ekans can indeed by Shiny, and it's quite a nice one In its Shiny form, the normally purple snake becomes a light, spring green Players looking for this Shiny would do well to head to an area[...]

Credit: Niantic Zekrom: So, you may be thinking that there's a mistake in the image That has to just be an image of Zekrom, correct? Nope, that is, indeed, Shiny Zekrom The difference is one of the most slight changes in the game, with black plates on its chest and shoulders rather than very dark (read as:[...]

Credit: Niantic What Worked in This Pokémon GO Event The 20-page Research: Niantic has been completely inconsistent with the way these Limited Research Days are handled in Pokémon GO since the pandemic Limited Research Days used to feature only PokéStop research, which made trainers spin stops and complete various, recurring tasks for encounters[...]

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 Ultra League Premier Cup choices in Pokémon GO listed as: Galarian Stunfisk (powered up with Candy XL): Mud Shot, Rock Slide, Earthquake Jellicent (powered up with Candy XL): Bubble,[...]

Earlier this month, Niantic teased a new Mega coming to Pokémon GO in February Some new assets discovered in the game's code by the dataminers known as the PokéMiners of Silph Road are making some believe that Mega Aggron may be on the way. Uncovered assets in Pokémon GO[...]

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 the Johto's Celebration event, let's take a look at Larvitar's lore. Official Larvitar artwork Credit: Pokémon Company International Dex entry number 246, Larvitar is a dual Rock/Ground-type[...]

Credit: Niantic Landorus: Shiny Landorus looks sort of like you left a Dorito out in the sun Do Doritos lose their color in the sun a little? I don't know, but now I want Doritos Anyway, Landorus in its Shiny form is a lighter, creamier orange which isn't a huge difference, but it is quite a[...]

Credit: Niantic What Worked in This Harry Potter: Wizards Unite Event Harry Potter returns: The story in these Harry Potter: Wizards Unite Brilliant Events is always the best part, and bringing Harry Potter back into the fold after a brief absence gave this one more weight The narrative has lost a bit of steam, which we will get to[...]

Credit: Niantic What Worked in This Pokémon GO Event The raids: Finally, Entei returned to raids after a long, long absence and will be followed by Raikou and Suicune It felt like raids were truly worth doing for the past two events, which is something that has been sorely missing in Pokémon GO. The Shiny release: Miltank! This Pokémon may[...]