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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[...]

In their announcement of the February 2021 events for Pokémon GO, Niantic updated players on their plans to make quality-of-life adjustments to the game Let's take a look at all of the plans this mobile developer has to make Pokémon GO a more user friendly experience. Pokémon GO logo[...]

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 Sneasel Limited Research Day, let's take a deep dive into this Pokémon's lore. Sneasel in Pokémon GO Credit: Niantic Dex entry number 215, Sneasel is a[...]

Credit: Niantic Stunfisk: Even though it looks almost as if you dropped a manilla folder on the floor, I think there's something charming about Stunfisk In its Shiny form, it looks… well, it looks like the fallen manilla folder has a blue tab on it Does that mean that we can't love this Pokémon? No[...]

Credit: Niantic Top Raikou Counters Pokebattler, which calculates all possible combinations of Pokémon and moves, lists the top 10 Raikou counters as such: Rhyperior (Mud-Slap, Earthquake) Excadrill (Mud-Slap, Drill Run) Garchomp (Mud Shot, Earthquake) Groudon (Mud Shot, Earthquake) Landorus (Mud Shot, Earth Power) Shadow Mewtwo (Psycho Cut, Psystrike) Shadow Flygon (Mud Shot, Earth Power) Krookodile (Mud-Slap, Earthquake) Shadow Swampert (Mud-Shot, Earthquake) Rhydon (Mud-Slap, Earthquake) It is recommended to[...]

Credit: Niantic The entire tasks and rewards for Sneasel Limited Research Day in Pokémon GO include ten sets of task that repeat, making for twenty total pages The tasks are: Page One and Eleven Transfer 2 Pokémon – Sneasel Encounter Catch 2 Pokémon – Sneasel Encounter Make 2 Nice Throws – Sneasel Encounter Rewards: 10 Poké Balls, 500 Stardust, 1000 XP Page Two[...]

Credit: Niantic Cryogonal: There's an odd beauty to the mixture of blazing hot and icy cold colors here, with Cryogonal's insides in this Shiny version looking like the sun has been trapped in a shard of ice This is one that you may want to temper your excitement for, though, as Niantic already holds Cryogonal at[...]

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 its Shiny release in the current Johto Celebration event, let's take a deep dive into Miltank's lore. Miltank in Pokémon GO[...]

Niantic has announced their Research Breakthrough and Spotlight Hours for Pokémon GO in February 2021 This one may take some planning and strategic gameplay to optimize, so let's dive in. Snorlax in Pokémon GO Credit: Niantic In their announcement for their February 2021 events, Niantic posted the following Spotlight Hour choices for every Tuesday at 6 PM local time[...]

Along with their announcement of the February 2021 raid bosses, Spotlight Hours, and Research Breakthrough, Niantic posted a teaser for upcoming Pokémon GO events to their blog Let's take a look at what's coming up. Clefairy and Chansey in Pokémon GO Credit: Niantic In their announcement for their February 2021 events, Niantic posted this to their Pokémon GO blog: Our[...]

Credit: Niantic Here are the full details for the February 2021 Team GO Rocket event in Pokémon GO: It will begin Tuesday, February 2nd, 2021, at 10 AM and will run through Sunday, February 7th, 2021, at 8pm local time. New Shadow Pokémon will be introduced via Team GO Rocket grunts, including Swinub, Nosepass, Aron, Spheal, Lileep, Anorith, and[...]

Credit: Niantic On the official Harry Potter: Wizards Unite forum, Niantic announced the following five events: February Adversaries Event 1: Friday, February 5 at 11 a.m PT–Monday, February 8 at 11 a.m PT Refine your combat skills and prepare to go against Gilderoy Lockhart and Slytherin's Basilisk. It's interesting to see Gilderoy Lockhart treated as an outright villain[...]

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 Great League choices in Pokémon GO listed as: Registeel (powered up with Candy XL): Lock On, Focus Blast, Flash Cannon Cresselia: Psycho Cut, Grass Knot, Moonblast Abomasnow (powered up with[...]

Niantic has announced a new Pokémon GO event they've described as "nothing to sneeze at." This punny title comes as a result of Sneasel Limited Research Day, which will spotlight the Dark/Ice-type cat Pokémon Let's dive into the details. Sneasel in Pokémon GO Credit: Niantic The full announcement for Sneasel Limited Research Day in Pokémon GO is as such: Get ready[...]

Credit: Niantic Deerling, Sawsbuck: Deerling's standard, non-Shiny form has four different variants, with one for each season The same is true for its evolution of Sawsbuck Each of these forms has a Shiny version, giving this line eight total Shinies that Living Dex collectors will have to go after These are very subtle but pretty Shinies,[...]