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As part of an event tying into Pokémon the Movie: Secrets of the Jungle, which prominently features Shiny Celebi, Niantic has debuted a brand new Special Research that will culminate in a special encounter And that encounter? A guaranteed Shiny Celebi Here's everything you need to know about the Distracted By Something Shiny Research! Shiny Celebi promo[...]

Credit: Niantic The Secrets of the Jungle will run in Pokémon GO from Monday, December 14th, 2020, at 8 AM through Thursday, December 17th, 2020, at 10 PM local time Trainers can expect: Shiny Release: Celebi which is available through the "Distracted by Something Shiny" Special Research, Rufflet which is available in Raids and 5KM Eggs. New Release: Explorer[...]

Credit: Niantic Now, this Shiny release of Rufflet is more than just a chance at hunting a new Shiny Rufflet has been rare in general, especially for those who aren't fans of PVP matches in the GO Battle League While Rufflet was recently added to Eggs and was previously featured in limited events such as an[...]

Credit: Niantic The Good: Double Catch Stardust is always welcome, as is half hatch distance However, since previous Community Days in Pokémon GO offered triple Dust and 1/4 distance, this can't quite go in the "Great" section. The Bad: The entire game's spawns seemed fully replaced by Community Day Pokémon Throughout a day of grinding, I saw one Pidgey… and[...]

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 this weekend's December 2020 Recap Community Day Weekend, let's take a look at Seedot's lore. Seedot in Pokémon GO Credit: Niantic Dex entry number 273, Seedot is[...]

With Niantic clearly set on releasing all of the Shiny Mythicals at some point, let's take a look at the Shiny forms of each of the current Research-exclusive Mythcials. Mew, Celebi, Jirachi, and Victini regular and Shiny comparison in Pokémon GO Credit: Niantic Mew: Easily one of the best Shinies in the game, the icy blue Mew[...]

In an already busy December for wizards and witches playing Harry Potter: Wizards Unite, Niantic has announced some more "event experiments." Players can look forward to one-day events this coming Tuesday and Wednesday featuring a focus on everybody's favorite ginger family, the Weasleys, as well as the Knight Bus. Harry Potter: Wizards Unite logo[...]

Credit: Niantic Raikou Raikou is part of a trio known as the Johto Beasts which also includes Entei and Suicune Unlike the Johto Birds, which rank up in the Kyurem Scale due to their movement on the catch screen and oddly placed catch circles, Raikou and the rest of the Johto Beasts has a simple attack animation[...]

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 this weekend's December 2020 Recap Community Day Weekend, let's take a look at Rhyhorn's lore. Rhyhorn in Pokémon GO Credit: Niantic Dex entry number 111, Rhyhorn is[...]

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 this weekend's Community Day event recapping all of 2020's spotlight species, let's take a deep dive into Piplup's lore. Piplup official artwork Credit: The Pokémon Company[...]

Regirock is back in raids for under two days! With this complete counters guide, you can defeat & catch a Shiny Regirock in Pokémon GO!

Niantic delivered a huge surprise to Pokémon GO trainers with a one-day event yesterday Players went in expecting this event, which was a tie-in to the Game Awards, to feature buffed Incense, double catch Stardust, and a chance to remove Frustration from Shadow Pokémon using Charged TMs However, in addition to all of that, Pokémon GO treated[...]

It comes at the tail-end of a year that saw major changes come to the game, as Niantic adjusted to both international lockdown restrictions and feedback from players who deemed their events, with good reason, too difficult to complete Now, having made adjustments to make the game accessible from home and to improve the events,[...]

Niantic has announced a new ticketed event that will introduce Galarian Mr Mime into Pokémon GO along with the Shiny release of a winter-themed species Let's take a look at the full details of this upcoming event. Galarian Mr Mime in Pokémon GO Credit: Niantic On the official Pokémon GO blog, Niantic announced the arrival of Galarian Mr[...]

Credit: Niantic The full tasks and rewards for the paid questline in Pokémon GO, titled December Community Day: An Exclusive Special Research Story, includes: Page One of Four Catch 15 Piplup: 10 Poké Balls Catch 15 Rhyhorn: 10 Razz Berries Catch 15 Abra: 1500 XP Rewards: 10 Pinap Berries, 1 Sinnoh Stone, 2000 Stardust Page Two of Four Catch 15 Seedot: 10 Ultra[...]

Credit: Niantic Transfer Pokémon Before and During This is vital While Part One of our tips, which you can check out at the bottom of this piece, helped trainers sort their Item Bag, you must also clear your storage Sit down with your Pokémon and ask yourself if you're really going to do 80 Kyurem trades trying to get[...]

Credit: Niantic To Buy? It's one single dollar It's more annoying getting your payment app to recognize your face than it is to spend the four quarters. Again, the rewards are great While some trainers may not be excited by the idea of encounters through this research after collecting ten shinies of each featured Pokémon on previous Community[...]

Niantic generally follows through with enjoyable events, so it may make sense to hold out hope for some more news to come." Now, that has come to fruition pretty much exactly as predicted Regice, Registeel, and Regirock, the Legendaries known as the Titans of Hoenn, are returning to Pokémon GO for special raid weekends this holiday[...]

In addition to all of that, though, Niantic had a surprise in store As the clock changed from 3:59 PM to 4 PM Pacific, the spawns on the map disappeared with a gust of wind… and were replaced by a legion of Wooper Personally, as soon as I saw the Wooper-filled screen, I rushed to[...]

Credit: Niantic Don't get caught lacking! Prepare for December Community Day Weekend in Pokémon GO ahead of time Here's what you want to do. Items You Want to Collect Balls: This is the most important item to have You want to go in with Poké Balls for most spawns, Great Balls for the ones putting up a fight, and[...]

Credit: Niantic On the official Pokémon GO blog, Niantic wrote: Raid Battle rewards will be adjusted in the United Kingdom and Ireland These adjustments will be temporary and will begin on Wednesday, December 9, 2020, at 1:00 p.m PST (GMT –8) and end in early January. There's no word yet on what kind of testing will be done on[...]

It appears that Niantic has let a big secret slip about an upcoming new release in Pokémon GO Or should I say… "un grand secret." I probably shouldn't In any case, the French-language Pokémon GO Twitter posted a promotional image featuring a brand new species that has not yet been released in the game: Vanillish! Vanillish, Cubchoo,[...]

Credit: Niantic Now, there are certain letters bolded here. Harry Potter as a novel and film series, fans will know, has played with word games before Voldemort himself got his name by tinkering around with the letters of his birth name Here, the trend seems to continue, as Constance has bolded: M – o – r – s[...]

In a surprise that all Pokémon GO players will likely find thrilling, Niantic has announced that trainers will be able to use Charged TMs to remove Frustration from Shadow Pokémon for twenty-four hours, starting early this evening It's all part of a tie-in to the Game Awards 2020, which will also feature buffed Incense effectivity and[...]

However, Niantic promised an update on some of these moves and they have come true The Pokémon GO Tour: Kanto will allow players to unlock Legacy Moves for seven species in Pokémon GO Here is the breakdown of what those moves are and how they can be acquired. Pokémon GO Tour promo image[...]

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 Kyurem's current stay as the Legendary Raid Boss, let's take a deep dive into this icy dragon's lore. Kyurem in Pokémon GO[...]

Surprisingly, Niantic kicked off the Kalos Celebration Event, which introduced Generation Six species to Pokémon GO for the first time, without a Shiny release Even though none of these Kalos Pokémon are currently available in their Shiny forms, they have all been added to the code Earlier, we showed Bleeding Cool readers how the currently[...]

Credit: Niantic Our tips for Kyurem Raid Hour in Pokémon GO include: Know the top counters: You can find out the best Kyurem counters in our official Raid Guide Knowing the counters is only the first step, though When short-manning raids, you must make sure that your Pokémon are given the correct attacks and that they are powered-up[...]

Credit: Niantic & Orange Wizard Niantic announced the full details for December 2020 Community Day on the Harry Potter: Wizards Unite community forum: Special Assignments focused on returning Magical Games and Sports Foundables to the Quidditch Pitch II with rewards including Potions, Spell Books, Ingredients and DADA Books. Increased sightings of Quidditch Captain Marcus Flint, Madam Hooch, Slytherin[...]

Credit: Niantic In their announcement for the Pokémon GO Tour: Kanto, Niantic wrote: We're also excited to announce that during the Pokémon GO Tour: Kanto event, the first 150 Pokémon originally discovered in the Kanto region will be available as Shiny Pokémon, some of them for the first time ever[...]