Niantic Archives

Credit: Niantic Out of context of the changes Niantic made to Community Days in Pokémon GO during 2020, I would have said "No, Snivy has received its Shiny and will not receive a Community Day." Now, though, I strongly believe that it will Niantic has gone to lengths recently to remove the association of new Shinies with[...]

A new Shiny will arrive in Pokémon GO next week as a part of the Sinnoh Celebration 2021 event, which continues Niantic's series of region-focused weeks leading up to the major Pokémon GO Tour: Kanto event Shiny Buizel and its evolution of Shiny Floatzel will debut in the game on January 12th[...]

Credit: Niantic Let's dive into the meta of each of these leagues, showcasing the best species and movesets to bring into your Pokémon GO PVP bouts. Top Pokémon to use in Great League: Azumarill powered up with XL Candy: Bubble, Ice Beam, Hydro Pump Galarian Stunfisk: Mud Shot, Rock Slide, Earthquake Azumarill: Bubble, Ice Beam, Hydro Pump Medicham powered up with XL[...]

Niantic has announced the Sinnoh Celebration, an upcoming event that will debut a new Shiny in Pokémon GO, spotlight Generation Four Pokémon, and bring some major spice to raids… with the return of Gible to Tier One Raids Here are the full details of this upcoming event. Sinnoh Celebration promo in Pokémon GO[...]

Along with the Unova Celebration Event currently live in Pokémon GO, Niantic introduced a brand new challenge for trainers to complete Here is everything there currently is to know about Collection Challenges in Pokémon GO. Collection Challenges in Pokémon GO Credit: Niantic The basic premise of Collection Challenges in Pokémon GO isn't much different from Timed Research tasks[...]

Niantic has kept Pokémon GO players in an odd Legendary Raid purgatory for months now While raids are one of, if not the, most popular features in Pokémon GO, there has notably not been a major release in Tier Five raids since early October, which saw the reveal of Origin Forme Giratina's much anticipated 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 Burn Drive Genesect's debut, let's take a deep dive into this prehistoric species' lore. Genesect in Pokémon GO Credit: Niantic Dex entry number 649, Genesect is a[...]

Was this a worthy way to end a compelling year of gameplay and narrative, or does Niantic still struggle with their non-Brilliant Event features? Harry Potter: Wizards Unite 12 Tasks of Christmas promo Credit: Niantic What Worked For This Harry Potter: Wizards Unite Event I hate to say this because I genuinely enjoy this game and I find it[...]

As Niantic prepares for the second leg of GO Battle League Season Six, which will introduce the new Unova species Frillish as a GO Battle League-exclusive reward when players hit Rank 20, they have also announced a list of updates to current attacks Some of these will buff attacks that had previously underperformed in PVP[...]

Niantic has announced a new collaboration that will allow Pokémon GO trainers to receive avatar items based on clothing from The North Face x Gucci Collection These items are now live in-game and can be obtained through spinning Pokéstops at Gucci Pins pop-up shops. Northface Gucci collaboration in Pokémon GO[...]

Credit: Niantic The full Raid Rotation for the Unova Celebration event in Pokémon GO includes: Tier One Dwebble- Shiny capable, full odds Klink – Shiny capable, full odds Oshawott, Snivy – Shiny capable, odds not yet observed but very likely full odds Tepig, Timburr – Shiny capable, boosted odds Nothing crazy here[...]

Credit: Niantic Now, Raid Hour hasn't been gone It has just been virtually unplayable due to perhaps the worst raid decision in Pokémon GO history Niantic opted to feature Kyurem, a species that had already been featured for a three-week span just a few months before, for an entire month in December[...]

Niantic has announced the full schedule of January 2021 events in Harry Potter: Wizards Unite This month will include two Brilliant Events as per usual, the second Adversaries event, a Community Day, and a birthday celebration for everyone's favorite Potions Professor Sorry, Slughorn Let's get into it. January event image in Harry Potter: Wizards Unite[...]

In addition to information about the upcoming cups, Niantic will be releasing a new Pokémon as a GO Battle League-exclusive encounter: Frillish. Frillish in Pokémon GO Credit: Niantic Frillish will be able to be encountered by those who have hit Rank 20 in GO Battle League When first hitting that rank, it will be a guaranteed first[...]

Niantic has announced a new feature in Pokémon GO that can, as they put it, "make your childhood dream come true." The mobile developer behind this hit game that brought the Pokémon universe into the real world will host a competition that will see the winning trainer's avatar become an encounterable character in Pokémon GO. Pokémon GO[...]

Instead, Niantic announced Machop Community Day, which excited some and confused others That confusion deepened when they announced the release of Shiny Snivy during the Unova Celebration Event, making it the first time ever that a starter Pokémon will receive its Shiny release outside of Community Day Some wondered: Why not give Snivy its Community[...]

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 Lillipup Spotlight Hour, let's dive into this Very Good Boy's lore. Lillipup official artwork Credit: The Pokémon Company International Dex entry number 506, Lillipup is a[...]

Credit: Niantic The Details From 6 PM through 7 PM tonight, January 5th, 2021, Lillipup will be boosted in the wild for Spotlight Hour The best bet for those trying to maximize on the amount of Lillipups caught during the hour is to go to one of two places First, a central area dense with Pokéstops is[...]

The road to Pokémon GO Tour: Kanto begins! Niantic will spotlight the various generations of Pokémon that have been released in the game so far, with this week's event focusing on Generation Five's Unova region You can catch all of the details, including the event's Shiny release, here. Unova species 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 New Year's Event currently running in Pokémon GO where Wobbuffet is wearing a party hat, let's delve into this species' lore. Wobbuffet official artwork[...]

Credit: Niantic Top Mega Blastoise Counters Pokebattler, which calculates all possible combinations of Pokémon and moves, lists the top 10 Mega Blastoise counters as such: Shadow Raikou (Thunder Shock, Wild Charge) Shadow Magnezone (Spark, Wild Charge) Shadow c Shadow Ellectivire (Thunder Shock, Wild Charge) Mega Venusaur (Vine Whip, Frenzy Plant) Zekrom (Charge Beam, Wild Charge) Shadow Mewtwo (Psycho Cut, Thunderbolt) Electivire (Thunder Shock, Wild Charge) Shadow[...]

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 New Year's Event currently running in Pokémon GO where Raticate is wearing a party hat, let's delve into this species' lore. Raticate official artwork[...]

Credit: Niantic Latias & Latios These two Pokémon are identical in the challenges they pose in Pokémon GO, so let's assess them together Also, note that Rayquaza is not included in this post Before you come for my head, yes, it is a Dragon and yes it is from the Hoenn region — but it's also a member of[...]

Mega Gengar and Charizard X are out and Mega Charizard Y returns to raids in Pokémon GO. Defeat this Mega Pokémon with this counters guide.

These screens started out beautiful and have gotten better and better over the years, helping Niantic set the tone for events, holidays, and entire seasons with artwork featuring Pokémon and everyman/everywoman trainers in various settings Yesterday, as the clock struck 12 and brought in the new year, the loading screen was updated with a new[...]

Niantic's mobile game has become one of the most popular apps in the world, so I know I'm not alone here In fact, Star Wars: The Last Jedi director Rian Johnson has also confessed to a Pokémon GO addiction with a tweet showcasing his new avatar outfit Take a look at that drip. Rian Johnson and his Pokémon GO[...]

Amid complaints about the stale egg pools in Pokémon GO, Niantic made a major change to 7KM Gift Eggs, which had previously been home to Alolan and Baby Pokémon Starting in February 2020, Niantic seemed to respond to the egg complaints with a move that can only be interpreted as a malicious "Oh word?" In one[...]

Credit: Niantic A bit of backstory first Generally, in order to ensure that Niantic has properly turned on the Shiny capabilities of a Pokémon, trainers will take to social media to verify an encounter The most popular platform for this verification if the Silph Road Reddit As the current New Year's Event kicked off in Pokémon[...]

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 Party Hat Wurmple's current hilarious return in Pokémon GO, let's get to know Wumple a bit better. Official Wurmple art[...]

Did this final event do Niantic's year of incredible change justice? Let's break it down in this review, which will examine what worked and what didn't about 2020's final Pokémon GO event. Holiday 2020 Event promo image in Pokémon GO Credit: Niantic What Worked for this Pokémon GO Event The costumes: Love them or hate them, Costumed Pokémon are[...]