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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 Heatran's return to raids tomorrow, let's take a deep dive into this species' lore. Heatran official artwork Credit: Pokémon Company International Dex entry number 485, Heatran is[...]

Credit: Niantic Here's the breakdown from Niantic on what Harry Potter: Wizards Unite players can expect: The Brilliant Foundables featured during this event can be found in the following locations: Viktor Krum – Wizarding Challenges Barty Crouch Senior – Tasks Fleur Delacour – Brilliant Portkey Brilliant Goblet of Fire – Encounter Brilliant Mad-Eye Moody's Eye – Encounter The Portkeys for this event will be 1.5km[...]

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: Azumarill powered up with XL Candy: Bubble, Ice Beam, Hydro Pump Galarian Stunfisk: Mud Shot, Rock Slide, Earthquake Azumarill: Bubble, Ice Beam,[...]

Credit: Niantic Top Heatran Counters Pokebattler, which calculates all possible combinations of Pokémon and moves, lists the top 10 Heatran counters as such: Garchomp: Mud Shot, Earthquake Landorus: Mud Shot, Earth Power, Rhyperior: Mud-Slap, Earthquake Groudon: Mud Shot, Earthquake Shadow Swampert: Mud Shot, Earthquake Shadow Flygon: Mud Shot, Earth Power Excadrill: Mud-Slap, Drill Run Rhydon: Mud-Slap, Earthquake Golurk: Mud-Slap, Earth Power Krookodile: Mud-Slap, Earthquake It is recommended to[...]

Credit: Niantic The missing Pokémon are… Kecleon: The oldest missing species is from Generation Three, and has been such an object of mystery among the fanbase that its absence has become somewhat of a meme This Hoenn-based, Normal-type species is the only Generation Three Pokémon that has not yet appeared in-game, which is funny considering that it[...]

We will likely see Kyogre and Groudon in a Mega Raid equivalent where we will earn Mega Energy or a Primal equivalent in order to facilitate a temporary transformation. The Giratina: Or, Niantic will treat these Pokémon like they did the Altered Forme and Origin Forme Giratina While I think this is much less likely due to[...]

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 current Unova Celebration Event in Pokémon GO, let's take a deep dive into Roggenrola's lore. Roggenrola official artwork Credit: The Pokémon Company International Dex entry number[...]

Credit: Niantic Kyogre While it is a huge Pokémon, Kyogre's circle is a bit smaller than you'd expect because of how far away it is from the screen What makes Kyogre's a-hole points shoot up on the Kyurem Scale, however, is the way it slides back and forth on the screen There's no feeling like circle locking[...]

Credit: Niantic Don't miss Part One of our spotlight on unreleased Unova Shiny Pokémon in Pokémon GO, where we showcased the starters Now, let's get into Part Two. Purrloin: As one of my favorite Pokémon full stop, I do wish that Purrloin had a sightly stronger Shiny This one feels like it has a filter on it[...]

Credit: Niantic Deoxys Deoxys has multiple Formes (that's how the Pokémon universe spells "Forms," and how Niantic spells "A Way To Cash In On Multiple Raid Rotations") and each one feels pretty much the same in how they're caught They don't go down as easy as some other raid bosses in Pokémon GO, and trying to Pinap[...]

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 Snivy's Shiny release during the current Unova Celebration 2021 event, let's take a look at this species' lore. Snivy official artwork Credit: The Pokémon Company International Dex[...]

This seems to be the structure Niantic plans to use for the next series of events leading up to the Pokémon GO Tour: Kanto, so let's take a look at what worked and what didn't work. Unova Celebration promo image for Pokémon GO Credit: Niantic What Worked For This Pokémon GO Event The spawns[...]

Find out right here if your timezone will be impacted by this event, which has quite a few nice bonuses from Niantic. Regular and Shiny Snover comparison in Pokémon GO Credit: Niantic Niantic announced the make-up event for Snover Spotlight Hour in Pokémon GO on the game's official blog: UPDATE 01/07/2021: Due to an issue that occurred during Snover[...]

The stats are not yet known for this new Mega Pokémon, nor the amount of Mega Energy that will be needed to unlock this new, super-powered form. This Chinese-language announcement follows through on something that Niantic's official January 2021 blog post alluded to: On Tuesday, January 19, 2021, a certain Mega-Evolved Pokémon will make its Pokémon GO[...]

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[...]