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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 Solosis's current feature in the Galarian Mr Mime event, let's take a look at this strange Pokémon's lore. Solosis official artwork[...]

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 Cubchoo's current feature in both the Galarian Mr Mime event and the upcoming Holiday 2020 event, let's take a deep dive into the lore of[...]

Even though we're in the middle of the very first Adversaries Event, which tasks wizards and witches with taking on Wizarding World foes Fenrir Greyback and Draco Malfoy, Niantic is looking ahead The mobile game developer has announced details for the next Brilliant Event, which will be the final of 2020 Hogwarts for the Holidays[...]

Niantic has offered an update on the current availability of Jessie and James battles in Pokémon GO Here, you can read the full update on when, exactly, the Team Rocket dynamic duo and their Meowth balloon will leave Pokémon GO Let's get into it. Jessie and James promo image in Pokémon GO[...]

Niantic's choices alternated between starter Pokémon and either rare or pseudo-Legendary species This year threw all of that into disarray In 2020, none of the expected rare Pokémon like Gible or Deino had their days, nor did the Unova starters Instead, we saw Niantic debut Community Day voting with pre-selected nominees, which led to some[...]

Credit: Niantic Ho-Oh Overall, Ho-oh isn't an incredibly difficult Pokémon to hit It has a large catch circle placed over its beak It does feel as if it should take a softer throw due to its placement, but Ho-oh essentially needs a well-placed medium-strength throw even though it's very much in-your-face The one negative aspect of catching[...]

In a year filled with both major brand deals with worldwide corporations as well as initiatives to invigorate small businesses, Niantic has announced a new partnership The mobile game developer will be partnering with Starbucks and will be featuring PokéStops and gyms in Pokémon GO at stores in select Asia markets[...]

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 debut of Galarian Mr Mime in Pokémon GO, let's take a look back at the lore of the original Kanto Mr[...]

Credit: Niantic The Tap… Tap… Tappity-Tap… Special Research in Pokémon GO includes: Page One of Five Catch 15 Ice-type Pokémon: Snorunt Make 3 Great Curveball Throws: Alolan Vulpix Transfer 10 Pokémon: Three Incense Rewards: 2000 Stardust, 3 Rare Candies, Jynx Page Two of Five Catch 15 Pokémon: Jigglypuff Spin a Pokéstop or a Gym: Whismur Use 10 Berries to help catch Pokémon: 3000 XP Rewards: 2000 Stardust,[...]

Looks like Niantic has a sense of humor about this one. It's about that time Costumed Pokémon are about to flood Pokémon GO for both the Holiday 2020 event and what appears to be an upcoming New Years' event Dataminers have now found upcoming Costumed Pokémon in the code to go along with these events[...]

Credit: Niantic Currently, there is only one way to catch a Galarian Mr Mime in Pokémon GO Trainers interested in this Pokémon must head to the in-game shop and purchase an event ticket that will unlock the Tap… Tap… Tappity-Tap… Special Research This $7.99 USD Special Research will award, among other things, an encounter with Galarian Mr[...]

Credit: Niantic In the past, Ticketed Events have awarded the Legendary Pokémon Regigigas, the Mythical Pokémon Genesect, or access to special remote events such as Safari Zones and GO Fest, which offered major bonuses and a Shiny boost to wild spawns This is the first time that Niantic has put a price tag on a Special[...]

Credit: Niantic Top Registeel Counters Pokebattler, which calculates all possible combinations of Pokémon and moves, lists the top 10 Cobalion counters as such: Mega Charizard Y (Fire Spin, Blast Burn) Shadow Moltres (Fire Spin, Overheat) Shadow Entei (Fire Fang, Overheat) Shadow Machamp (Counter, Dynamic Punch) Reshiram (Fire Fang, Overheat) Mega Charizard X (Fire Spin, Blast Burn)* Shad0w Charizard (Fire Spin, Blast Burn) Chandelure (Fire Spin,[...]

Credit: Niantic When you click on your profile page in Pokémon GO, you will now see that a Research icon has been added to the end of a bar showcasing how much XP is needed to get to Level 45 Here are the following tasks needed to get to Level 44 and a breakdown of how[...]

Credit: Niantic Cubchoo is quite the nice Shiny, with its icy blue replaced by a vibrant, soft purple Its dangly ice-booger remains the same shade of blue, though, which balances the color palette nicely Cubchoo's evolution of Beartic doesn't get quite as solid of a Shiny treatment, with its entire body turning a slightly darker shade[...]

Credit: Niantic Happening Today in Pokémon GO Starting today 8 AM and running through December 20th at 8 PM local time are the following bonuses in Pokémon GO: The release of Shiny Cubchoo. Increased effectivity of Incense. Incense will last three hours. Yeah, it's basically an Incense event Incense will draw Cubchoo, Jynx, Swinub, Spoink, and Woobat more frequently[...]

Credit: Niantic The Shiny Release in Pokémon GO December 2020 may always be remembered as the time Pokémon GO offered us all a free Shiny Celebi In a month that felt otherwise lacking in Shiny releases, especially with the upcoming Holiday Event's major Shiny release (Jynx) being a species that could already be obtained in its Shiny form through[...]

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 current boosted spawn rate in the Secrets of the Jungle movie tie-in event in Pokémon GO, let's take a deep dive into Woobat's lore. Woobat[...]

Niantic is already teasing the Legendary Pokémon of the Kalos region so it will likely not be very long before Xerneas, Zygarde, and Yveltal begin to arrive in Pokémon GO With these tips, you can begin preparing your teams to counter these Generation Six Legendaries now. Kalos promo in Pokémon GO[...]

Credit: Niantic When you click on your profile page in Pokémon GO, you will now see that a Research icon has been added to the end of a bar showcasing how much XP is needed to get to Level 44 Here are the following tasks needed to get to Level 44 and a breakdown of how[...]

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 Secrets of the Jungle event's release of Shiny Rufflet, let's take a deep dive into this Pokémon's lore. Rufflet in Pokémon GO[...]

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: Registeel (Powered up with Candy XL): Lock On, Focus Blast, Flash Cannon Galarian Stunfisk (Powered up with Candy XL): Mud Shot, Rock Slide, Earthquake Shadow Abomasnow (Powered[...]

Many Pokémon GO trainers have expressed extreme frustration on social media, much of it directed toward mobile game developer Niantic, about how infrequently the game is offering encounters with Jessie and James The iconic Team Rocket duo returned to Pokémon GO this Monday along with the Secrets of the Jungle event after an absence longer than two[...]

Credit: Niantic Trainers uninterested in raiding Kyurem during tonight's Pokémon GO raid hour can: Prep teams for December's raid weekends: Regirock had its weekend this past Saturday and Sunday, but the next two Saturdays will see the arrival of Registeel and Regice in that order While you can look forward to complete Raid Guides from Bleeding Cool for[...]

Credit: Niantic Here are the current rosters that Jessie and James will have in Pokémon GO along with tips on how to counter each of their Pokémon: Jessie: Slot One: Scyther Counter Scyther with a fast charged Rock-type attacker such as Rampardos with Rock Slide or Rhyperior with Rock Wrecker. Slot Two: Ekans[...]

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 historic release of Shiny Celebi in Pokémon GO's current Secrets of the Jungle event, let's take a deep dive into this Mythical Pokémon's lore. Shiny[...]

Credit: Niantic The full Secrets of the Jungle event Raid Rotation in Pokémon GO includes: Tier One Exeggcute – Shiny capable, standard odds Explorer Hat Pikachu- Shiny capable, no data to determine odds Mawile – Shiny capable, boosted odds Roggenrola – Shiny capable, standard odds Rufflet – Shiny capable, no data to determine odds Rufflet is the clear champion of Tier One right now[...]

Credit: Niantic First up, the major question that Spotlight Hour always brings… Will it be Shiny? Yes, Explorer Pikachu is available in its Shiny form right now and through the entire week While Spotlight Hours don't boost Shiny odds, the sheer amount of Explorer Pikachu that trainers will be able to counter will make this potentially everyone's[...]

Niantic has announced the full details for their annual Pokémon GO Holiday Event As one of the most anticipated events of the year every year, this is generally expected to be on par with their blowout annual Halloween festivities This year, along with some bonuses, they're debuting Shiny Jynx… kind of. Pokémon GO Holiday 2020 Event graphic[...]

Credit: Niantic So… when are Jessie and James leaving Pokémon GO? We don't quite know yet, but we know that they will not leave when the current Secrets of the Jungle event ends We can say this with confidence because Niantic has already announced increased encounters with the Meowth balloon (Jessie and James' means of pulling[...]