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Credit: Niantic & The Pokémon Company International Top Mesprit Counters Pokebattler, which calculates all possible combinations of Pokémon and moves, lists the top 10 Mesprit counters as such: Mega Gengar (Lick, Shadow Ball) Mega Houndoom (Snarl, Foul Play)* Shadow Weavile (Snarl, Foul Play) Shadow Tyranitar (Bite, Crunch) Shadow Mewtwo (Psycho Cut, Shadow Ball) Darkrai (Snarl, Shadow Ball) Chandelure (Hex, Shadow Ball) Shadow Houndoom (Snarl, Foul[...]

Credit: Niantic & The Pokémon Company International Top Uxie Counters Pokebattler, which calculates all possible combinations of Pokémon and moves, lists the top 10 Uxie counters as such: Mega Gengar (Lick, Shadow Ball) Mega Houndoom (Snarl, Foul Play)* Shadow Weavile (Snarl, Foul Play) Shadow Tyranitar (Bite, Crunch) Shadow Mewtwo (Psycho Cut, Shadow Ball) Darkrai (Snarl, Shadow Ball) Chandelure (Hex, Shadow Ball) Shadow Houndoom (Snarl, Foul[...]

Credit: Niantic & The Pokémon Company International Top Azelf Counters Pokebattler, which calculates all possible combinations of Pokémon and moves, lists the top 10 Azelf counters as such: Mega Gengar (Lick, Shadow Ball) Mega Houndoom (Snarl, Foul Play)* Shadow Tyranitar (Bite, Crunch) Shadow Mewtwo (Psycho Cut, Shadow Ball) Darkrai (Snarl, Shadow Ball) Shadow Houndoom (Snarl, Foul Play) Shadow Weavile (Snarl, Foul Play) Giratina Origin Forme[...]

The Pokémon HOME integration event is wrapping up tomorrow in Pokémon GO as Niantic prepares for a series of major launches, including the Lake Legends event, the Levels 41 – 50 unveiling, and the Kalos release In the midst of such exciting things coming up in Pokémon GO, did the HOME event, which brought the return to Shiny Meltan,[...]

In fact, they have already rolled out in Australia, Niantic's official, recurring test subjects Now, there's a lot going around online about what these levels will ask trainers to earn as far as XP goes, and how difficult it will be to obtain XL Rare Candy to power-up your Pokémon as you level up[...]

Niantic has removed all limitations Now, trainers of any level can transfer Pokémon from Pokémon GO to Pokémon HOME If you are wondering how to do this, you've come to the right place With this simple, to-the-point guide, we will break down how GO players can transfer species into HOME in order to receive a Mystery Box that[...]

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 role in the Pokémon GO HOME integration event, let's take a deep dive into Alolan Diglett's lore. Alolan Diglett in Pokémon GO[...]

Credit: Niantic First, we should understand the changes being made to GO Battle League before anything else Now, seasons will last three months and will have twenty-four ranks rather than five The game will cycle through Great, Ultra, Master, and all twice per season while also airing cups here and there Personally, I think that the[...]

Credit: Niantic The Gameplay Not a complaint here Niantic has made good on their promise to improve on Harry Potter: Wizards Unite events all month, and this Brilliant Event is no different Foundables spawned on the map frequently, returning them was challenging but not too difficult as to drain Spell Energy, and the Special Assignment was tough but[...]

Credit: Niantic So, the one thing that trainers were saying about Electabuzz Community Day last week was that Electabuzz's catch rate had not been altered, as catch rates normally are, to make it easier to catch in high volume While I personally didn't call that out as a major negative in the review of the event,[...]

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 Magmar Community Day, let's take a deep dive into the lore of its ultimate evolution, Magmortar. Magmortar official artwork From: The Pokémon Company International Dex entry[...]

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 Magmar Community Day, let's take a deep dive into the Spitfire Pokémon's lore. Magmar official artwork From: The Pokémon Company International Dex entry number 126, Magmar[...]

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 Magmar Community Day, let's take a deep dive into the lore of its pre-evolution, Magby. Magby official artwork From: The Pokémon Company International Dex entry number[...]

Credit: Niantic Here's the full questline for the No Match For Magmar Special Research in Pokémon GO: Page One of Four Power Up Pokémon 10 times: 10 PokéBalls Catch 15 Magmar: 20 Magmar Candy Make 5 Nice Throws: Magmar encounter REWARD: 2000 Stardust, 10 Pinap Berries, Magmar encounter Page Two of Four Catch 15 Magmar: 50 Magmar Candy Transfer 10 Pokémon: 500 Stardust Use 15[...]

Earlier this year, Niantic, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, introduced a series of temporary bonuses in Pokémon GO A few of those bonuses were removed or nerfed in late September along with a message encouraging safe but active gameplay Now, as certain locations begin to tighten restrictions, Niantic has once again introduced these bonuses… but[...]

Will it work and offer extended Meltan? We have an official and exclusive response from Niantic here Let's dive in. Magmar official artwork Credit: The Pokémon Company International First up, one of the major tips I have seen shared is to open a Mystery Box during Magmar Community Day in order to have three hours rather than[...]

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 Swords of Justice's current stint as the Legendary Raid Bosses, let's take a deep dive into this Virizion's lore. Virizion 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 Swords of Justice's current stint as the Legendary Raid Bosses, let's take a deep dive into this Terrakion's lore. Terrakion in Pokémon GO[...]

An increase in the level cap was announced for November 30th along with news that Generation Six, Seasons, and a host of other new features would be coming to Niantic's hit mobile game However, there were more details discussed during the press conference that we didn't get to cover in our major posts… and, in[...]

So… it's been a wild week in Pokémon GO, huh? In the span of fewer than twenty-four hours, Niantic announced the return of the Lake Trio to raids, the introduction of Levels 41 – 50, the date of the Kalos region rollout, Seasons coming to the game, and a ton of other major, major changes[...]

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 Swords of Justice's current stint as the Legendary Raid Bosses, let's take a deep dive into this Cobalion's lore. Cobalion in Pokémon GO[...]

Starting this year, Niantic has been releasing a $1 USD paid Special Research that goes along with Community Days in Pokémon GO Every time the ticket drops in the shop, one of the most asked questions about these tickets is "Is it worth it?" We are here to dive into what the ticketed No Match[...]

Credit: Niantic That's actual footage of a Fennekin being caught in Pokémon GO The time to get hyped is NOW. Here is everything that we currently know about the Generation Six rollout: The first wave of species will include Chespin, Quilladin, Chesnaught, Fennekin, Braixen, Delphox, Froakie, Frogadier, Greninja, Bunnelby, Diggersby, Fletchling, Fletchinder, Talonflame, Litleo, Pyroar, Klefki. Klefki will be regional[...]

With Levels 41 – 50 coming, will the top CP of Pokémon increase and, if so, how will Niantic balance the meta? Coming out of the Niantic press conference, we have the answers for all that and more Let's dive in. The level cap will increase in Pokémon GO Credit: Niantic We can confirm that yes, Pokémon[...]

In a major press conference, Niantic revealed details about the upcoming addition of Levels 41 – 50, the quests and XP that it will take to get there, an XP-focused end of 2020, and a new way that trainers who have already reached Level 40 will be celebrated Let's dive into all of it. GO Beyond[...]

How can it get more major than Niantic announcing an increase in the Pokémon GO level cap and the rollout of the Kalos region in one day? Well, they've also announced their first-ever branded update, GO Beyond, which will bring three-month seasons to Pokémon GO This is a major, lasting change so let's dive in together and[...]

In a press conference announcing a multitude of major changes to Pokémon GO, Niantic announced new additions and alterations to their PVP system, GO Battle League In addition to the increase in level cap and the introduction of the Kalos region with Generation Six, Niantic will continue to optimize GO Battle League[...]

In a major press briefing, Niantic announced game-changing updates coming to Pokémon GO with the "GO Beyond" initiative Today, Bleeding Cool will break out all of these updates into dedicated articles with the full details, but first, here is an overview of how GO Beyond, which Niantic Product Marketing Manager Veronica Saron said would be the "first branded[...]

Niantic has officially announced the next event and the next Legendary raid boss in Pokémon GO The Lake Legends event will introduce Shiny Goldeen and is set to feature the Legendary Lake Trio of Azelf, Mesprit, and Uxie in raids Get the full details of this upcoming Pokémon GO event here. Lake Trio in Pokémon GO[...]

Credit: Niantic PVPoke, a website that calculates the top-ranked PVP Pokémon based on their stats and movesets in Pokémon GO, lists these as the top Kanto Cup choices: Hypno (Confusion, Thunder Punch, Shadow Ball) Lickitung (Lick, Body Slam, Power Whip) Snorlax (Lick, Body Slam, Superpower) Alolan Marowak (Fire Spin, Shadow Bone, Bone Club) Shadow Snorlax (Lick, Body Slam, Superpower) Alolan Muk (Snarl,[...]