Niantic Archives

Credit: Niantic Articuno Now, Articuno does something in Pokémon GO that could normally tip the Kyurem scale It travels around the screen However, its travels are up and down exclusively, and it doesn't go as oddly, unreachable high as, for instance, a Lugia Articuno, at its distance and considering its behavior, is toward the low end of the[...]

Now, it's understandable that Niantic has somewhat slowed down in the release of certain species and Shinies They want to prolong Pokémon GO, making it a "forever franchise." Now, with Limited Research Days, they've increased the frequency but no longer release new Shinies with them Does it make these events less special for hardcore players? It[...]

Credit: Niantic First up, let's make no mistake This was the best Harry Potter: Wizards Unite Wizarding Weekend in recent memory It was, however, not without its issues. Now… Niantic was back on their B.S in some ways with the Special Assignment Personally, I think the amount of high-threat-level Foundables we were tasked with returning was a bit much,[...]

It seems Niantic has rededicated themselves to making Pokémon GO playable from home during the quarantine. Nidoran Limited Research day runs tomorrow, Saturday, November 28th from 8 AM until 10 PM in Pokémon GO Ahead of the event launching, we have the full questline including the tasks and the rewards for this new Timed Research in Pokémon[...]

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 Nidoran Limited Research, let's take a deep dive into this female Nidoran's lore. Nidoran F official artwork Credit: The Pokémon Company International Dex entry number 29,[...]

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 Nidoran Limited Research, let's take a deep dive into this male Nidoran's lore. Nidoran M official artwork Credit: The Pokémon Company International Dex entry number 32,[...]

Credit: Niantic First, let's break down each cup added to Pokémon GO for GO Battle League Season Five: Little Cup: 9/10 This was the most fun GO Battle League has been since its inception By limiting the CP to 500 per Pokémon, this made for challenging and, let's be honest, adorable battles[...]

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 Lake Legends event releasing Shiny Goldeen, let's take a deep dive into this Pokémon's lore. Goldeen official artwork Credit: Pokémon Company International Dex entry number 118,[...]

Credit: Niantic The full tasks and rewards for the Hogwarts for the Holidays Brilliant Event Part 1 includes: Page One of Four Collect 2 Ingredients of Portmanteaus: 2 Spell Energy Gifts Brew Tonic for Trace Detection 2 Times: 2 Powered Dragon Claw Return 12 Helga Hufflepuff Portrait: 2 Invigoration Draught REWARDS: 550 XP, 50 Brilliant Family XP, 2 Restricted Section Books,[...]

Along with the announcement of their December events, Niantic announced the departure of Mega Blastoise and the arrival of mega Abomasnow in Raids for December 1st However, a new update to this post has revealed that the slate of Mega Raids is getting wiped clean in a way more major than initially imagined Here is[...]

This week, Niantic tried out something new in Harry Potter: Wizards Unite Two Spotlight Events, similar to those in Niantic's other game Pokémon GO's weekly spotlight hours, debuted in-game with a Wednesday event focused on Tonic for Trace Detection and a Thursday event focused on the Knight Bus Should Niantic make these events a permanent and frequent[...]

Is Shiny Celebi coming to Pokémon GO? A new datamine finds an event tying into the upcoming animated film and a promising special research.

Credit: Niantic The datamine started with some Generation Six info, which comes after Pokémon GO began promoting upcoming Kalos-region species on their Twitter. RESOURCE ID: quest_catch_special_chespin TEXT: Catch a Chespin RESOURCE ID: quest_catch_special_fennekin TEXT: Catch a Fennekin RESOURCE ID: quest_catch_special_fletchling TEXT: Catch a Fletchling RESOURCE ID: quest_catch_special_froakie TEXT: Catch a Froakie RESOURCE ID: quest_catch_special_litleo TEXT: Catch a Litleo No big surprise here, but it looks like there will[...]

Credit: Niantic First, understanding the Catch Cup in Pokémon GO This Cup has the Great League CP limit with only Pokémon 1500 CP and under allowed in, with an added wild card: only Pokémon caught since the beginning of Season Five are eligible This means that you'll be seeing a lot of Community Day Pokémon like[...]

Niantic switched things up a bit with their Harry Potter: Wizards Unite announcement Instead of laying out the whole month of events as usual, the mobile developed instead announced the details for just the next Brilliant Event, which will kick off a month of in-game holiday celebration Here's the newly announced details of the Hogwarts for the[...]

Niantic has offered an update on their Local Business Recovery Initiative, which seeks to promote small businesses as entrepreneurs struggle with the uncertainties presented by 2020 The mobile developer responsible for the AR games Pokémon GO, Harry Potter: Wizards Unite, and Ingress offers this update ahead of Small Business Saturday which will take place November 28th, 2020,[...]

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 Lake Trio's current stint at Tier Five raid bosses, let's take a deep dive into this Mesprit's lore. Mesprit official artwork Credit: The Pokémon Company[...]

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 Lake Trio's current stint at Tier Five raid bosses, let's take a deep dive into this Uxie's lore. Uxie official artwork Credit: The Pokémon Company[...]

Niantic has announced the full slate on Spotlight Hours for December 2020, along with the month's Research Breakthrough For the first time since 2019, the Breakthrough will offer two possible Pokémon rather than just one Let's take a look at what we're in for next month, fellow trainers. December 2020 research breakthrough in Pokémon GO[...]

Niantic has announced the next raid boss in Pokémon GO, and it is the first time in a very long time that we've had a Legendary Pokémon stay for a full month Kyurem, the Boundary Pokémon, will return to Tier Five raids after an absence that feels… well, honestly, non-existent[...]

Credit: Niantic What is Shadow Boost in Pokémon GO? Shadow Boost is a feature added to Shadow Pokémon that boosts their attack and cuts their defense All Shadow Pokémon have this This is a bit of a give-or-take feature with certain species and isn't always viable for PVP[...]

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 Lake Trio's current stint at Tier Five raid bosses, let's take a deep dive into this Azelf's lore. Azelf official artwork Credit: The Pokémon Company[...]

The Lake Trio Raid Hour happens tonight in Pokémon GO. Here's how YOU can remotely raid Azelf, Uxie, and Mesprit from home.

Credit: Niantic The complete raid rotation for the Lake Legends event in Pokémon GO includes: Tier One: Bronzor – shiny available, boosted rate Chimchar – shiny available, standard rate Klink – shiny available, boosted rate Piplup – shiny available, standard rate Shinx – shiny available, boosted rate Turtwig – shiny available, standard rate If raids are feeling stale to you, trust us… it's not just[...]

Ahead of the monthly Wizarding Weekend which will launch in-game this Friday, there will be two Spotlight Events coming to Wizarding World fans by surprise this week in Niantic's game continuing the story of J K Rowling's iconic novels. Knight Bus in Harry Potter: Wizards Unite Credit: Niantic Niantic announced these upcoming events through their Harry Potter: Wizards[...]

Credit: Niantic First, the differences The standard Goldeen, pictured in the top row above, is a coral sort of color It shares that reddish-orange color with its evolved form, Seaking Then, Shiny Goldeen loses the red with a noticeable but not hugely different orange hue Seaking shares that orange color as well Goldeen and Seaking have[...]

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 Barboach Spotlight Hour, let's take a deep dive into this Pokémon's lore. Barboach official artwork Credit: The Pokémon Company International Dex entry number 339, Baroboach is[...]

Credit: Niantic First up, and most importantly for many players, Shiny Barboach will be available It's a terrific Shiny standout out from the standard version's cool blue tone with bright yellow features For those who don't yet have Shiny Barboach, this is a great opportunity to get out there and get it I know that different biomes[...]

After a bit of confusion, Niantic announced that the event's raid bosses of Azelf, Uxie, and Mesprit would come later in the day at 1 PM Pacific time but have since apologized for the miscommunication Instead, all three Pokémon will go live in Pokémon GO raids at the start of the event[...]

Niantic has announced details for the November Wizarding Weekend in Harry Potter: Wizards Unite Get all of the details for this four-day, Care of Magical Creatures-themed event right here. Harry Potter: Wizards Unite November Wizarding Weekend graphic Credit: Niantic The November Wizarding Weekend in Harry Potter: Wizards Unite will run from Friday, November 27th at 11 AM Pacific through[...]