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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[...]

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 Gible's current feature in raids, let's take a deep dive into this Pokémon's lore. Gible official artwork Credit: Pokémon Company International Dex entry number 443, Gible is[...]

Credit: Niantic Don't miss Parts One and Two of our spotlight on unreleased Unova Shiny Pokémon in Pokémon GO Now, let's get into Part Four. Venipede, Whirlipede, Scolipede: This line starts pretty basic and then becomes stunning Venipede itself is a darker, sort of more washed out version of its original red color palette[...]

The Sword & Shield set introduced the Pokémon V mechanic to the Pokémon TCG. Let's take a look at this new era of cards starting with Celebi.

Credit: Niantic No It's not For the first time, it isn't. Kind of. Allow me to break it down. There are essentially three options you have for this Community Day rather than the normal "to buy or not to buy." Here is each option as with our commentary: DON'T BUY THE MACHOP COMMUNITY DAY TICKET: It's just $1 USD but[...]

With Machop Community Day set to take place in Pokémon GO this weekend, Niantic is looking ahead They have announced Roselia Community Day for February 2021, which marks the first time there will be two Community Day moves in one day for one species Here are the full details. Roselia Community Day graphic[...]

Credit: Niantic The Hoenn Celebration event in Pokémon GO will run from Tuesday, January 19th, 2021, at 10AM through Sunday, January 24th, 2021, at 8 PM local time and will feature: Shiny release: Unfortunately, nothing This is the first thing many will look for in these announcements, so here we go, ripping the bandaid off[...]

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 release of Shiny Buizel, let's take a deep dive into this little guy's lore. Buizel official image Credit: Pokémon Company International Dex entry number 418,[...]

Credit: Niantic The complete raid rotation for the Sinnoh Celebration event in Pokémon GO includes: Tier One Buizel – Shiny capable, too early to determine a rate but likely the standard, unboosted rate that wild spawns tend to have Chimchar – Shiny capable, standard odds Gible – Shiny capable, boosted odds Piplup – Shiny capable, standard odds Shinx – Shiny capable, boosted odds Turtwig[...]

Credit: Niantic Our Heatran Raid Hour tips for Pokémon GO players include: Ground-types: These are your best bet against Heatran due to the fact that it has a double weakness to Ground-types as a dual Fire/Steel-type Exploiting this weakness is why Heatran is able to be taken down with fewer trainers[...]

Credit: Niantic Don't miss Parts One and Two of our spotlight on unreleased Unova Shiny Pokémon in Pokémon GO Now, let's get into Part Three. Audino: Well, this is just a nice Shiny, isn't it? The standard Audino, a rare spawn that offers extra Stardust when caught, is pink with blue eyes[...]

Credit: Niantic The full tasks and rewards for the Triwizarding Secrets Brilliant Event Part 1 Special Assignment in Harry Potter: Wizards Unite includes: Page One Collect 2 Ingredients or Portmanteaus: 2 Erumpent Horn Brew Tonic for Trace Detection 2 Times: 2 Powdered Dragon Claw Return 12 Brilliant Mad-Eye Moody's Eye: 2 Invigoration Draught Bonus Rewards: 550 XP, 50 Brilliant Family XP, 2[...]

Credit: Niantic First, here is what Egg transparency almost surely isn't We're not going to be able to acquire an Egg and get a notification that there's a Shiny Gible hiding in there Niantic is absolutely invested in the idea that Eggs offer trainers a fun surprise, even if that fun is sometimes also… you know, pretty[...]

This follows up on last week's Unova Celebration as Niantic counts down to the Pokémon GO Tour: Kanto with region-specific events This Sinnoh Celebration brings with it the release of Shiny Buizel and the return of Heatran to raids Let's take a look at everything this event is bringing to Pokémon GO. Sinnoh promo image in Pokémon GO[...]

Credit: Niantic Shiny Buizel can currently be encountered through all of the following in Pokémon GO: In the wild: Buizel is part of the events boosted spawns and will be popping up as a map encounter Personally, I'm going to throw on a few Incense every day while playing in order to boost my encounters[...]

Is that a chill in the air, or is it just the balloon ghost floating over your head? Niantic is bringing Halloween to January 2021 tomorrow with Drifloon Spotlight Hour Let's take a look at the details for this one-hour event, find out if Drifloon can be Shiny during the hour, and reveal the weekly[...]

Niantic has begun incorporating NPC battles into Pokémon GO with their Team GO Rocket battles in 2019 This started with Grunt battles and has since expanded to encounters with Team GO Rocket leaders, the Team GO Rocket boss Giovanni, and, most recently, the iconic Rocket duo Jessie and James made famous by their encounters with Ash[...]