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Credit: Niantic Kyurem Raid Hour is tonight, Wednesday, December 23rd from 6 PM through 7 PM During the hour, most gyms will be taken over by Tier Five raids which will all hatch the Ice/Dragon-type Pokémon This is happening while a very special bonus is active in Pokémon GO: double raid XP. Here are all of the bonuses that[...]

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 Shiny releases of 2020 Let's go! Shinies in Pokémon GO Credit: Niantic 5 Wooper With the release of Shiny[...]

For those wondering whatever happened to the unreleased Unova species that Niantic had seemed to move on from when they kicked off the first wave of Generation Six, an answer comes with today's Holiday 2020 event in the form of an ice cream cone Vanillite debuts in Pokémon GO today, December 22nd, at 8 AM[...]

Credit: Niantic The Holiday 2020 Event will run in Pokémon GO from Tuesday, December 22nd at 8 AM local time through Thursday, December 31st at 10 PM local time Here's what players can expect: NEW SHINY: Well, kind of Jynx will now be Shiny-capable through encounters Previously, one needed to hatch and evolve a Shiny Smoochum to obtain[...]

In quite the bold move, Niantic debuted a new mechanic and a new event to Harry Potter: Wizards Unite all in one week Adversaries adds a new kind of encounter to the game, which will task wizards and witches with battling a chain of foes that will lead to a boss battle Adversaries Events, which will[...]

Credit: Niantic The newly Shiny-capable Pokémon in Pokémon GO are: Jynx: Now, Jynx isn't entirely new as a Shiny Pokémon Previously, if you hatched a Shiny Smoochum, you'd be able to obtain Shiny Jynx by evolving it Now, however, Jynx itself is encounterable in its Shiny form However, it may not be very easy to obtain or even[...]

Credit: Niantic First up, Snorunt will indeed be available in its Shiny form, and has been for some time in Pokémon GO Shiny Snorunt is one of the best in the game, with its normal tan swapping out for an icy blue that works beautifully with its shivering animation Our major tip here is that parking[...]

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 the worst Shiny releases of 2020 Let's go! Shinies in Pokémon GO Credit: Niantic 5 Ferroseed Overall, Ferroseed's Shiny release wasn't so much[...]

Credit: Niantic Dialga & Palkia: Both of these have been a long time coming in Pokémon GO and their lack of release after such a long time in the game has created massive hype… which means these shouldn't be expected until Summer 2021, because Niantic knows they'll be a major draw While these two are likely a[...]

Credit: Niantic The full tasks and rewards for the Hogwarts for the Holidays Brilliant Event Part 2 Special Assignment in Harry Potter: Wizards Unite includes: Page One of Four Collect 2 Ingredients of Portmanteaus: 2 Gifts Use Tonic for Trace Detection 2 Times: 2 Re'em Blood Return 12 Rowena Ravenclaw Portrait: 2 Strong Exstimulo Potions Rewards: 550 XP, 50 Brilliant Family[...]

Let's take a look at this unusual event and see if we think this is something Niantic should do again. Explorer Pikachu promo in Pokémon GO Credit: Niantic What Worked for this Pokémon GO Event Explorer Pikachu itself Now, this is a hotly debated topic in the Pokémon GO community… or so it seems[...]

Credit: Niantic The full details for Machop Community Day in Pokémon GO, which will take place on Saturday, January 16th, 2021 from 11 AM to 5 PM local time, include: Shiny Machop will be available, of course, as it has been released in its Shiny form for a very long time When evolved to the final stage of[...]

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 46 Here are the following tasks needed to get to Level 46 and a breakdown of how[...]

Mime Event, called by some the "Chill Tunes" event due to the interesting wording in Niantic's initial blog post, is wrapping up in Pokémon GO Let's take a look back at this rather controversial event and examine what worked and what didn't. Galarian Mr Mime promo in Pokémon GO Credit: Niantic What Worked for this Pokémon GO Event Incense![...]

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[...]