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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[...]

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 it's first-ever feature in raids during the Hoenn Celebration Event, let's take a look at Spinda's lore. Spinda official artwork Credit: Pokémon Company International Dex entry number[...]

Credit: Niantic Cresselia As a Defense-heavy Pokémon, Cresselia is going to take more trainers than one may expect to take it down However, this tanky Pokémon is a sweetheart once you get to the catch screen This species has less in common with Kyurem than most, as it has a big ol' catch circle and is easily[...]

Credit: Niantic Mareep Incense Day will run Community Day style in its hours, lasting from 11 AM through 5 PM local time in Pokémon GO today, January 24th, 2021 The full details include: During this event, Incense will attract more Mareep, and you could even encounter a Shiny Mareep if you're lucky! Evolve Flaaffy (the evolved form of[...]

Credit: Niantic What Worked in this Pokémon GO Event The Raids: For the first time in a long time, the entire raid rotation was terrific We had the ideal bosses of Kyogre and Groudon, the addition of Ampharos to Mega Raids, and Spinda as a spicy, albeit rare, Tier Three raid boss[...]

Credit: Niantic Joltik, Galvantula: Joltik looks like when you run a highlighter over ink that's still a little wet and, after that, the highlighter color is never really the same again Galvantula, quite the useful little hitter in PVP, is the better Shiny of this line by a hair (yuck) with its light purple elements replaced[...]

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 current feature in the Hoenn Celebration event, let's take a look at Taillow's lore. Taillow official artwork Credit: Pokémon Company International Dex entry number 276, Taillow[...]

Currently, after Niantic didn't offer this move during their normal December Recap Community Day in 2020, Meteor Mash is finally available during the current Hoenn Celebration Event in Pokémon GO. Metagross in Pokémon GO Credit: Niantic Don't miss your chance to get a Meteor Mash Metagross If you can evolve a Beldum or Metang all the way[...]

Credit: Niantic The full details for Harry Potter: Wizards Unite's January Community Day include: Extended time! Originally announced to run on January 23rd from 12:01 AM through 11:59 PM, it will now continue through January 24th at 12:00 PM This continues alterations made to this week's Harry Potter: Wizards Unite gameplay that saw Niantic abruptly cut the length of[...]

There was something missing from Niantic's annual December Recap Community Day in Pokémon GO last month Something major One of the aspects that trainers look forward to most is the chance to give all previous Community Day Pokémon their exclusive moves during this two-day event Historically, Niantic has made these moves available during those days[...]

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 Raid Hour, let's take a deep dive, no pun intended, into Kyogre's lore. Kyogre in Pokémon GO Credit: Niantic Dex entry number 382, Kyogre is a[...]

Credit: Niantic Scraggy, Scrafty: This is an interesting line Shiny Scraggy looks almost identical to its standard form, while Scrafty's color palette totally changes, pulling what I call a "Terrakion." Pulling a Terrakion means when a Shiny seems as if its color palette is chosen by throwing three darts at a color wheel and boom… you've got[...]

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 Raid Hour, let's take a dig deep into Groudon's lore. Groudon in Pokémon GO Credit: Niantic Dex entry number 382, Groudon is a pure Ground-type species[...]

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 debut of Ampharos in Mega Raids, let's take a deep dive into this Pokémon's lore. Ampharos official artwork Credit: The Pokémon Company International Dex entry number[...]

Niantic announced this week that they're adding one PokéCoin bundles back into the game. Pokémon GO logo Credit: Niantic Niantic has re-introduced many of the bonuses that were made live in Pokémon GO when the world at large began to go into quarantine in March of 2020 Now, back in the game for an extended period of time[...]