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Credit: Niantic For those that didn't know about Mega Raids unlocking Shiny forms in encounters outside of Mega Raids, it is, indeed, true The evolved species that can now be encountered in their Shiny forms in the wild thanks to Mega Raids include: Abomasnow Ampharos Blastoise Charizard Gengar Houndoom Venusaur Now, while these encounters outside of Mega Raids in Pokémon GO are indeed rare, they[...]

Credit: Niantic Also during this Mareep Incense Day, evolving Mareep (or a Flaafy) up to the final stage of Ampharos will give Ampharos the Community Day exclusive Charged Attack of Dragon Pulse This is going to be especially useful now because of the release of Mega Ampharos as a dual Electric/Dragon-type, which will now give Mega[...]

Credit: Niantic The compete Hoenn Celebration Event raid rotation in Pokémon GO includes: Tier One Aron – Shiny capable, full odds Bagon – Shiny capable, full odds Mudkip – Shiny capable, full odds Ralts – Shiny capable, full odds Torchic – Shiny capable, full odds Treecko – Shiny capable, full odds I have to be honest here[...]

Credit: Niantic Niantic announced on the official Pokémon GO blog: Entei will be appearing in five-star raids from Tuesday, January 26, 2021, at 10:00 a.m to Sunday, January 31, 2021, at 10:00 a.m local time Raikou will be appearing in five-star raids from Sunday, January 31, 2021, at 10:00 a.m to Thursday, February 4, 2021, at 10:00 a.m[...]

Kyogre and Groudon are highly desired Legendaries that Niantic is featuring very sparingly, with only a single day feature throughout the entirety of 2020 With this week-only feature and no indication of when these Hoenn favorites will return, raid hour may indeed be your best shot at getting a Shiny Groudon or Kyogre in Pokémon GO[...]

Niantic has announced the next Pokémon GO event, continuing the current series of region-specific celebrations counting down to the Pokémon GO Tour: Kanto The Johto Celebration Event will introduce a new Shiny, spotlight Generation Two species in the wild and raids, and offer more features. Johto Celebration image 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 tonight's Shroomish Spotlight Hour, let's take a look at this Pokémon's lore. Shroomish official artwork Credit: Pokémon Company International Dex entry number 285, Shroomish is a pure[...]

Niantic did announce Mega Ampharos to Chinese-langauge players but, outside of that, it was a bit of a surprise drop Let's take a look at the top counters to help trainers take down this super-powered Ampharos which takes on a dual Electric/Dragon-type It can be encountered in its Shiny form at the encounter screen, so[...]

Credit: Niantic The full tasks and rewards for the Hoenn Celebration Event Timed Research are: Catch two Kyogre: 10 Kyogre Candies Catch two Groudon: 10 Groudon Candies Catch 30 Pokémon: 30 Poké Balls Rewards: Rayquaza, 3000 XP, 1 Silver Pinap Berry Rayquaza is a Shiny-capable Legendary Pokémon, so some lucky trainers may even encounter that sparkling black serpent as their event[...]

As the Triwizarding Secrets Brilliant Event Part 1 ends in Harry Potter: Wizards Unite, Niantic isn't giving us wizards and witches attempting to push back on the Calamity a breather The game is launching directly into the January 2021 Adversaries Event, which continues the month's Goblet of Fire theme that began with Triwizarding Secrets This Adversaries Event,[...]

Shroomish Spotlight Hour is tonight in Pokémon GO! Can this Pokémon be Shiny? What's the bonus? Find out everything you need to know here!

Credit: Niantic The Hoenn Celebration Event in Pokémon GO will include… NO NEW SHINY RELEASE! Womp womp. It will, though, include,… Treecko, Torchic, Mudkip, Taillow, Loudred, Nosepass, Aron, Meditite, Roselia, Carvanha, Numel, Baltoy, and more will be appearing more frequently in the wild If you're lucky, you might encounter a Shiny Aron! Just a heads up here, sometimes when Pokémon GO specifically[...]

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 Aron's upcoming feature in tomorrow's Hoenn Celebration, let's take a look at this species' lore. Aron official artwork Credit: The Pokémon Company International Dex entry number 304,[...]

Credit: Niantic What Worked in This Harry Potter: Wizards Unite Event The Special Assignment: Overall, this aspect is what Niantic struggles to balance most in Wizards Unite events, but they did a great job here Not too simple while also not prohibitive, this was a challenging but fun set of tasks. The focus: The Triwizarding Tournament, one of the[...]

Credit: Niantic Kyogre and Groudon will appear in raids for a full week, running from tomorrow, Tuesday, January 19th, 2021 at 10 AM until Tuesday, January 26th, 2021 at 10 AM This will be during the Hoenn Celebration event, which will also feature Spinda in raids for the first time, so be prepared for what is[...]

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

Credit: Niantic Top Groudon Counters Pokebattler, which calculates all possible combinations of Pokémon and moves, lists the top 10 Groudon counters as such: Mega Venusaur (Vine Whip, Frenzy Plant) Shadow Gyarados (Waterfall, Hydro Pump) Mega Blastoise (Water Gun, Hydro Cannon)* Shadow Swampert (Water Gun, Hydro Cannon) Shadow Mewtwo (Confusion, Ice Beam) Shadow Venusaur (Vine Whip, Frenzy Plant) Kyogre (Waterfall, Surf) Mega Abomasnow (Razor Leaf, Weather[...]

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 presence in the Sinnoh Celebration Event, let's take a look at Hippopotas' lore. Hippopotas official artwork Credit: Pokémon Company International Dex entry number 4849, Hippopotas is[...]

Credit: Niantic Sandile, Krokorok, Krookodile: This one might be a sore spot for some, as Sandile seems to be, along with Deino, the hardest species to hatch from 12KM Strange Eggs This makes me suspect that, when the Shiny is released, it'll likely have the same rarity as Deino's Shiny… essentially non-existent Even so, it's quite[...]

This new system, based on both the odd-placement and bastardly penchant for hopping out of balls exhibited by the Unova Legendary Pokémon Kyurem, is meant to rate the difficulty of catching Legendary Pokémon in Pokémon GO raids on a scale of "One" through "Full @#$%ing Kyurem." Let's take a look at three Pokémon so popular[...]

Now, in response to requests from trainers, Niantic allows Costumed Pokémon to be mass transferred, offering a warning as it is done It seems, based on a recent datamine, that the same is now coming for Legendaries and Mythicals. Pokémon GO logo Credit: Niantic The following text was newly added to the Pokémon GO code: RESOURCE ID: pokemon_transfer_legendary_confirmation -TEXT: Your[...]

Credit: Niantic What Worked in This Pokémon GO Event Candy XL: Machop Community Day, and February's Roselia Community Day, will essentially serve two purposes Newer and more casual players may be excited for the chance at a Shiny, but trainers who have been in the game since the beginning have had years' worth of a chance at a Shiny[...]

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 Machop Community Day, let's take a look at Machamp. Machamp official artwork Credit: Pokémon Company International Dex entry number 068, Machamp is a pure Fighting-type species[...]

Credit: Niantic What Worked in This Pokémon GO Event Gible in raids Gible in raids You know Gible? Yeah, that Pokémon, in raids Gible? In… raids? Gible in raids. Seriously, while these raids were unfortunately rare compared to the very annoying presence of starters in Tier Ones, it felt great to actually want to battle in any raid for the first time[...]

Credit: Niantic The full Straight to the Top, Machop Special Research in Pokémon GO includes: Page One of Four Power up Pokémon 10 times: 10 Poké Balls Catch 15 Machop – 20 Machop Candy Make 5 Nice Throws – Machop encounter Rewards: 1000 Stardust, 1 Incense, Machop encounter Page Two of Four Catch 15 Machop: 20 Machop Candy Transfer 10 Pokémon: Machoke encounter Evolve 3 Machop:[...]

It all changed in early 2020, when Niantic announced a Community Day vote that included species that had already had Shiny releases and even species that had already had Community Days The community spoke, though, and chose Rhyhorn: a Pokémon that had yet to have is Shiny released that was set to get a game-changing[...]

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 weekend's Machop Community Day, let's take a deep dive into this species' lore. Machop regular and Shiny comparison in Pokémon GO[...]

Alert, Pokémon trainers! Tomorrow is a unique chance to earn enough Candy XL to max Machamp, one of the most useful species in Pokémon GO.

Credit: Niantic Pokémon GO Raids: Machamp is one of the most useful counters in raids against Ice-types, Steel-types, Normal-types, Dark-types, and Rock-types It has long been used in Tyranitar raids back when those were some of the most popular raids in Pokémon GO, came in quite useful during Lickitung Raid Day, and ranks highly as a counter[...]

Credit: Niantic Mass trading to get a Lucky Machamp: This, to me, is one of the most fun aspects of Community Day Plan ahead with a friend to meet up (at a safe distance!) and mass trade Machops This costs very little Stardust because it's going to be a basic Pokémon that you both have registered[...]