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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,[...]

Snorlax, Lapras, Morepeko, and Stonjourner! Which is the most valuable Rainbow Rare Pokémon card of the Pokémon TCG Sword & Shield set?

Credit: Niantic The full raid rotation for the Johto Celebration Event in Pokémon GO includes: Tier One Chikorita – Shiny available, standard odds Cyndaquil – Shiny available, standard odds Larvitar – Shiny available, standard odds Mareep – Shiny available, standard odds Marill – Shiny available, standard odds Totodile – Shiny available, standard odds When a Pokémon has the "standard odds" rate, that means that you[...]

This past weekend, Niantic hosted an extended Community Day in Harry Potter: Wizards Unite Did this extra half-day of gameplay enrich this event? Let's take a look at what worked and what didn't work in this Harry Potter: Wizards Unite January 2021 Community Day. Harry Potter: Wizards Unite logo Credit: Niantic What Worked in This Harry Potter: Wizards Unite[...]

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 Entei's current feature in Tier Five raids, let's take a look at this Legendary's lore. Entei in Pokémon GO Credit: Niantic Dex entry number 244, Entei is[...]

Credit: Niantic Our tips for Entei 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 Entei down within the time constraints Our complete Entei Raid Guide will walk you through the top 10 counters as well as 10 budget counters[...]

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 Phanpy Spotlight Hour, let's take a look at this species' lore. Phanpy official artwork Credit: Pokémon Company International Dex entry number 231, Phanpy is a pure[...]

Credit: Niantic All right, from the start, trainers should know that Phanpy has not yet been released in its Shiny form Pokémon don't get full Shiny releases during Spotlight Hour pretty much as a rule, so it's safe to say that we shouldn't expect any sparkling surprises You can preview Shiny Phanpy above (pictured to the[...]

Credit: Niantic The full questline for the Johto Celebration Event Timed Research in Pokémon GO includes: Page One Catch 15 Dark-type Pokémon: 5 Great Balls Catch 15 Shadow Pokémon: 5 Revives Defeat a Team GO Rocket Leader 3 Times: Larvitar Encounter Rewards: 15 Poké Balls, 1 Incense, 5000 XP Page Two Defeat Team GO Rocket Leader Arlo: 2 Max Revives Defeat Team GO Rocket Leader[...]

Credit: Niantic The Johto Celebration Event in Pokémon GO will offer: Chikorita, Cyndaquil, Totodile, Mareep, Hoppip, Aipom, Sunkern, Yanma, Murkrow, Gligar, Snubbull, Slugma, Miltank, and more will be appearing more frequently in the wild If you're extremely lucky, you might encounter a Shiny Miltank! Now, some biomes offer different spawns than others… but most would say that Miltank is[...]

Credit: Niantic Ducklett, Swanna: I don't know what it is about duck Pokémon, but they seem to get incredible Shinies It began with Shiny Psyduck's icy blue color palette that it shares with Mew, an S-Tier Shiny by anyone's estimation, and continues here with the pink and purple floral Ducklett I can't wait to see this[...]

Credit: Niantic What Worked in this Pokémon GO Event This was a very smart way to hold an event within an event without stepping on players' toes With the Mareep Incense Day spawns strictly popping off of incense, those hoping to focus on the Hoenn Celebration Event on its final day were able to still do exactly[...]

Credit: Niantic Top Entei Counters Pokebattler, which calculates all possible combinations of Pokémon and moves, lists the top 10 Entei counters as such: Mega Blastoise (Water Gun, Hydro Cannon) Shadow Swampert (Mud Shot, Hydro Cannon) Shadow Tyranitar (Smack Down, Stone Edge) Rampardos (Smack Down, Rock Slide) Shadow Gyarados (Waterfall, Hydro Pump) Kyogre (Waterfall, Surf) Rhyperior (Mud-Slap, Rock Wrecker) Kingler (Bubble, Crabhammer) Shadow Omastar (Rock Throw, Hydro[...]

Credit: Niantic This is definitely a "get it while it's here" species Entei hasn't been in raids since September 2019, making this more than a year and a quarter-long absence Many trainers who have begun playing in the last year or so or had an inactive period don't even have this species, or just have a[...]

Credit: Niantic The full details for the Triwizarding Secrrets Part 2 Brilliant Event in Harry Potter: Wizards Unite include: The event will run for one week, starting tomorrow, Tuesday, January 26th at 11 AM Pacific and ending the following Tuesday, February 2nd at 11 AM Pacific. The event's Registry Page will be the Brilliant Prefects' Bathroom, which references on[...]

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 Mareep Incense Day, let's take a look at this species' lore. Mareep official artwork Credit: Pokémon Company International Dex entry number 179, Mareep is a pure[...]

Credit: Niantic Gothita, Gothorita, Gothitelle: Unfortunately, one of the most fashion-forward Pokémon from the Unova region gets perhaps the most unimpressible Shiny in the region with the exception of "Just-Tweak-The-Contrast" Throh Gothita looks as if the red in its purple has been turned slightly up, while Gothorita and Gothitelle both look like a more muted blue/black[...]