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Could there be a new rarest Shiny in Pokémon GO? It seems that Niantic has pulled off a sneaky, unannounced release of one of the most exclusive encounters in the entire game: Pikachu Libre. Regular and Shiny Pikachu Libre in Pokémon GO Credit: Niantic Leading up to the new year, reports began to trickle in on social media of Pokémon[...]

Don't miss your chance to get a guaranteed Shiny Celebi in Pokémon GO! Niantic has announced the final date that trainers will be allowed to begin the "Distracted By Something Shiny" Special Research in Pokémon GO. Here are the details. Shiny Celebi Research in Pokémon GO[...]

Credit: Niantic The full New Year's Event raid rotation in Pokémon GO includes: Tier One 2020 Glasses Slowpoke – Shiny capable, very likely to be the standard wild spawn odds of what is now understood to be about one in 500 encounters Espurr Klink – Shiny capable, boosted odds Party Hat Wobbuffet – Shiny capable, 2021 odds are unknown but it was[...]

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 Holiday 2020 event, which is wrapping up tonight in Pokémon GO, let's take a look at the lore of this especially strange Pokémon: Cryogonal. Official[...]

Credit: Niantic PVPoke, which calculates the GO Battle League meta in Pokémon GO based on the species stats, levels, and movesets, lists the top choices for Master League Premier Cup in Season Six as: Metagross: Bullet Punch, Meteor Mash, Earthquake Garchomp: Mud Shot, Sand Tomb, Outrage Dragonite: Dragon Breath, Dragon Claw, Hurricane Shadow Gyarados: Dragon Breath, Aqua Tail, Crunch Shadow Snorlax:[...]

Credit: Niantic Top Ho-Oh Counters Pokebattler, which calculates all possible combinations of Pokémon and moves, lists the top 10 Ho-Oh counters as such: Rampardos (Smack Down, Rock Slide) Shadow Tyranitar (Smack Down, Stone Edge) Shadow Aerodactyl (Rock Throw, Rock Slide) Tyranitar (Smack Down, Stone Edge) Rhyperior (Smack Down, Rock Wrecker) Terrakion (Smack Down, Rock Slide) Shadow Omastar (Rock Throw, Rock Slide) Landorus (Rock Throw, Rock[...]

Credit: Niantic The New Year's 2021 event in Pokémon GO will feature the following Costumed Pokémon: Slowpoke, slow on the come up as ever, will be wearing 2020 glasses It can be evolved into a Slowbro wearing 2021 glasses and will likely, as seen in a datamine, be available in its Shiny form[...]

Ice makes sense to be sure, but the rest? Not really sure what the thoughts are there and Niantic didn't give any information about this and definitely didn't promote it In any case, here is a breakdown of the current top meta of the GO Battle League for the first leg of Season Six. Pokémon GO[...]

This year of uncertainty brought major changes to the game, which saw Niantic continue with planned drops such as Buddy Adventure, GO Battle League, and GO Beyond while also adjusting to the global situation with Remote Raids, Remote Raid Invites, and more While there were some stumbles along the way, I believe that, if Niantic[...]

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 Holiday 2020 event in Pokémon GO, let's take a look at Stantler's lore. Stantler official artwork Credit: The Pokémon Company International Dex entry number 234, Stantler[...]

Tonight, probably not one single Pokémon GO player will play Raid Hour because, after a year of dynamic raid rotations lasting between one and three weeks, Niantic decided to end their year of incredible change in this game with an inexplicable five weeks of Kyurem The final Kyurem Raid Hour and, hopefully, the final pre-Shiny and[...]

Credit: Niantic PVPoke, which calculates the GO Battle League meta in Pokémon GO based on the species stats, levels, and movesets, lists the top choices for Ultra League in Season Six as: Groudon: Mudshot, Earthquake, Fire Punch Melmetal: Thunder Shock, Superpower, Rock Slide Dialga: Dragon Breath, Iron Head, Draco Meteor Origin Forme Giratina: Shadow Claw, Shadow Ball, Ominous Wind Shadow Snorlax:[...]

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 Snover Spotlight Hour, let's take a deep dive into this Pokémon's lore. Snover official artwork Credit: The Pokémon Company International Dex entry number 459, Snover is[...]

Credit: Niantic Snover Spotlight Hour will run in Pokémon GO from 6 PM – 7 PM local time tonight, Tuesday, December 29th, 2020 Snover was released in its Shiny form in late 2019 and will be available tonight Gender dex collectors, be sure to keep an eye out because Snover's male and female forms have a noticeable[...]

Let's take a look at why some trainers are confused about this and then pose possible ways that Niantic may handle this release. Shiny Ditto in Pokémon GO Credit: Niantic Currently, Ditto is caught by catching species in which Ditto is posing as on the map For example, a Hoothoot you've just caught may surprise you by[...]

If you look at any tweet from Niantic under the official @PokemonGOApp account, you'll see the replies filled with rage flung their way, complaints of a non-constructive nature, replies to that complaints from people who angrily disagree with the original complaint, accusations ranging from money-grubbing to laziness to spreading COVID It's… a lot However, there[...]

Now, let's take a look back at what has been a defining year for Niantic's worldwide mega-hit game and determine the Best and Worst of 2020 in every aspect of Pokémon GO Now, after a week of ranking, here are the full results Click on each topic to see the full breakdown of why these[...]

Credit: Niantic The complete announcement of January 2021 in Pokémon GO, along with our commentary about how Bleeding Cool readers can prepare, is as follows. Ho-Oh will be appearing in raids from Friday, January 1, 2021, at 1:00 p.m PST (GMT −8) to Tuesday, January 5, 2021, at 10:00 a.m local time If you're lucky, you might[...]

As the game's narrative ramps up with intriguing twists, did Niantic end a year of compelling Brilliant Events with another strong entry? Harry Potter: Wizards Unite's Hogwarts for the Holidays Part 2 image Credit: Niantic What Worked in this Harry Potter: Wizards Unite Event The Special Assignment: With one exception that you'll note below, the Special Assignments were[...]

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 Holiday 2020 event, let's take a look at Delibird's lore. Delibird official artwork Credit: Pokémon Company International Dex entry number 225, Delibird is a dual[...]

It looks like Niantic is switching things up in Pokémon GO In early January 2021 as part of the Unova Week event, Shiny Snivy will be released This is significant because Snivy will be the first starter Pokémon to ever, in the history of the game, receive its Shiny release outside of a Community Day[...]

Now, let's take a look back at what has been a defining year for Niantic's worldwide mega-hit game and determine the Best and Worst of 2020 in every aspect of Pokémon GO This time… we're talking about the best overall Pokémon of the year Let's go! Animation still Credit: Original Pokémon Animated Series 5[...]

Now, let's take a look back at what has been a defining year for Niantic's worldwide mega-hit game and determine the Best and Worst of 2020 in every aspect of Pokémon GO This time… we're talking about the worst new Pokémon releases of 2020 Let's go! Galarian Mr Mime in Pokémon GO[...]

Now, let's take a look back at what has been a defining year for Niantic's worldwide mega-hit game and determine the Best and Worst of 2020 in every aspect of Pokémon GO This time… we're talking about the best new Pokémon releases of 2020 Let's go! Kalos promo 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 the Holiday 2020 event, let's take a look at Spheal's lore. Official Spheal artwork Credit: The Pokémon Company International Dex entry number 363, Sphea is a dual[...]

Credit: Niantic First of all, this applies to all three of these Legendary Titans in Pokémon GO Normally, a Pokémon will have their catch circle situated over their face Sometimes, their chest Oddly, and a little bit questionably if you ask me, all three Regis have their catch circles places over a spot that'd have to[...]

Now, let's take a look back at what has been a defining year for Niantic's worldwide mega-hit game and determine the Best and Worst of 2020 in every aspect of Pokémon GO This time… we're talking about the best raid bosses of 2020 Let's go! Genesect in Pokémon GO Credit: Niantic 5 Reshiram & Zekrom It has been[...]

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 Snorunt's current feature in the Holiday 2020 event, let's take a look into this shivering species' lore. Snorunt official artwork Credit: The Pokémon Company International Dex entry[...]

Credit: Niantic Niantic announced the full details of this event on the official Harry Potter: Wizards Unite forum: From Tuesday, December 29 at 11 a.m PT–Thursday, January 7 at 11 a.m PT, keep an eye out for the following: 12 Special Assignments revolving around the 12 Days of Christmas, with rewards including Potions, Gifts, Spell Books, and DADA Books. Increased sightings[...]

Credit: Niantic Niantic announced the full details of this Special Winter Weekend on their official Pokémon GO blog: Features Regice returns to raids! Did you miss out on catching a Regice the last time it was appearing in raids? This is your chance to catch the Iceberg Pokémon! Event-exclusive AR Mapping task rewards: Complete AR Mapping tasks to earn Incense[...]