Niantic Archives

Credit: Niantic When GO/HOME connectivity rolled out, it was only available to Level 40 trainers Now, as of this writing, Niantic has made it available to trainers Level 37 and above Generally, these rollouts happen rather quickly, so it would make sense to expect this for lower-level trainers sooner rather than later. For Pokémon GO trainers that don't know[...]

Niantic has announced a new way to get out in the world and… social distance? A new event is coming to Pokémon GO in select cities that will offer both free and paid experiences for trainers as they explore their hometowns or nearby cities City Spotlight will function as a treasure hunt, tasking trainers to take[...]

Did this event do Pokémon Journeys: The Series, the iteration of the anime that it was paying homage to, justice or was this a big disappointment from Niantic? Let's dive in. Animation Week 2020 promotional image in Pokémon GO Credit: Niantic Pokémon GO Event Spawns & Shiny release If we just look at the spawns, this was far and[...]

Initially intended for release in March in a Lugia Raid Weeknd, Niantic canceled the event and delayed this special move's release due to quarantine Months, and a whole lot of hype-building, later… Lugia stormed into raids with Aeroblast last Thursday With it leaving raids on Monday, replaced by the Swords of Justice trio, this raid[...]

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 Scyther's current GO Snapshot Photobomb encounters, let's take a deep dive into the Mantis Pokémon's lore. Scyther is currently in photobomb encounters in Pokémon GO[...]

Credit: Niantic Conkeldurr's available Fast Attacks in Pokémon GO include: Counter (Fighting-type) Poison Jab (Poison-type) Good news here Conkeldurr doesn't have any legacy moves, so no need to worry about an Elite TM Same goes for its Charged Attacks. Conkeldurr's available Charged Attacks include: Dynamic Punch (Fighting-type) Focus Blast (Fighting-type) Stone Edge (Rock-type) Now, our recommendation. This is is a clean sweep here, with Conkeldurr's best[...]

Credit: Niantic Details released in the Harry Potter: Wizards Unite November 2020 Community Day announcement include: A Special Assignment that will focus on the Chess Chamber Registry page This will include Potions, Spell Books, Ingredients, and DADA Books. Sightings on the map of Legends of Hogwarts Foundables from the Chess Chamber Registry page, including Young Hermione Granger, Young[...]

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 Little Cup choices: Bronzor (Confusion, Psyshock, Heavy Slam) Wynaut (Counter, Mirror Coat) Cottonee (Charm, Grass Knot, Seed Bomb) Deino (Dragon Breath, Body Slam, Crunch) Shelmet (Infestation, Body Slam, Bug Buzz) Wooper (Mud Shot, Body Slam, Mud Bomb) Shadow[...]

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 Jigglypuff Spotlight Hour, let's take a deep dive into this Ballon Pokémon's lore. Jigglypuff is tonight's Spotlight Hour choice in Pokémon GO[...]

Credit: Niantic Is Jigglypuff available to encounter in its Shiny form in Pokémon GO? Yes! In the past, you needed to hatch a Shiny Igglybuff and evolve it in order to have a Shiny Jigglypuff However, that is no longer the case Shiny Jigglypuff can now be encountered in the wild and will be available during this Spotlight[...]

Credit: Niantic The verification that Shiny Ferroseed was live in Pokémon GO came ahead of the sponsored events in the United States from trainers posting on social media It's no surprise that this Shiny release wasn't limited to the event, as past events, such as Safari Zone, saw the simultaneous worldwide release of certain Shinies[...]

Credit: Niantic Machamp's available Fast Attacks in Pokémon GO include: Bullet Punch (Steel-type) Counter (Fighting-type) Karate Chop (Fighting-type)* * Karate Chomp is a legacy move, which means that it is not available through normal Fast TMs or evolution during normal circumstances Don't worry about getting this one. Machamp's available Charged Attacks include: Close Combat (Fighting-type) Cross Chop (Fighting-type) Dynamic Punch (Fighting-type) Heavy Slam (Steel-type) Rock Slide (Rock-type) Stone[...]

At 1 PM Pacific, GO Battle League Season 4 will end and the fifth season of Niantic's PVP arena will kick off with their new Little Cup, which will feature a CP limit of 500 for the very first time Here's what you need to know about this upcoming shift and what it means for[...]

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 Golurk's current stint as a Tier Three raid boss, let's take a deep dive into the Automaton Pokémon's lore. Golurk is currently in raids in Pokémon[...]

The Dumbledore's Army Brilliant Event Part 1 is wrapping up in Harry Potter: Wizards Unite. Did this Brilliant Event live up to Niantic's promise to keep improving these events based on fan response? Dumbledore's Army Brilliant Event Part 1 promotional graphic in HPWU Credit: Niantic The Dumbledore's Army Brilliant Event Part 1 was a fun, rewarding, well-paced, smooth event[...]

Togekiss is one of the most powerful species in Pokémon GO, functioning as an elite attacker in raids & PVP... but what's the best moveset?

However, looking into the roles these Pokémon play in other games, and even the anime, can enrich the experience of raiding these creatures in Niantic's mobile game In honor of Lugia's current stint as the Tier Five raid boss, let's take a deep dive into this Diving Pokémon's lore. Lugia in Pokémon GO[...]

Many trainers seem to think that these hat-wearing creatures are a lazy replacement for actual change in the game and criticize Niantic accordingly for including them at all Is that really what's going on with these fashion-forward Pokémon? Personally, I think that Costumed Pokémon get a bad rap, and I'm here to speak on their[...]

Niantic hosted the three-hour Verizon Weekend event, which trainers were able to play for free if they registered for the Verizon Up program on the My Verizon app Like the GrubHub Weekend happening today, this one-day sponsored event featured a Timed Research and special spawns attracted to Incense. Verizon Weekend promotional image in Pokémon GO[...]

Credit: Niantic Snorlax evolves from the baby Pokémon Munchlax and, in Pokémon Sword & Shield, it will receive a Gigantamax form, but that's getting way ahead of ourselves Snorlax is also not released in its Shiny form in Pokémon GO, so this isn't a raid that Shiny hunters will want to do a ton of if they're[...]

Niantic has now not only fixed this issue but they have now offered an in-game bonus to all trainers in Pokémon GO as a mea culpa. Eggs in Pokémon GO Credit: Niantic On the official Niantic Support Twitter, the mobile developer behind Pokémon GO addressed trainers: Thanks for your understanding while we worked on the issues affecting Adventure Sync on Android[...]

If you haven't had luck hatching a strong Golett in Pokémon GO, you're in luck. Golurk has entered raids, and here is how you can defeat it.

Were those first trainers sociopathic manipulators hoping to get the whole community hyped for a Shiny duck only to thrill at the idea of countless hearts broken? Did Niantic make a mistake? Is it a guaranteed Shiny encounter? We have the answers to all that and more now that the Shiny Psyduck saga, no doubt the[...]

Shortly after discontinuing tests that introduced new ways to earn Pokécoins in Pokémon GO, Niantic is taking a new trial to certain countries This time, it's the XP system to which they will be introducing potential changes. Pokémon GO logo Credit: Niantic In their official announcement for these upcoming Pokémon GO tests, Niantic wrote: Beginning on Monday, November 9,[...]

Credit: Niantic First, understanding the event GO Battle Night allowed Pokémon GO trainers to complete a whopping twenty sets of battles during the event rather than the normal five The Flying Cup opened up a one-night-only league with a CP limit of 1,500 that only allowed Flying-type Pokémon Any Pidgey or Pidgeotto evolved up to Pidgeot[...]

Credit: Niantic From Friday, November 6th, 2020 at 8 AM local time (that's today!) to Thursday, November 12th, 2020 at 10 PM local time, World Cap Pikachu will once again be featured in the wild While this is certain to break the heart of dedicated Shiny collectors who made FOMO-fueled trades after failing to catch the[...]

Credit: Niantic The Animation Week 2020 raid rotation in Pokémon GO includes: Tier One: Dratini – shiny available, standard rate Ivysaur Klink – shiny available, boosted rate Misdreavus – shiny available, standard rate Shinx – shiny available, boosted rate Timburr – shiny available, boosted rate Wobbuffet – shiny available, standard rate Nothing too crazy here[...]

The Animation Week 2020 event brings new Timed Research to Pokémon GO based on the Pokémon Journeys anime that offers Mega Venusaur Energy.

Credit: Niantic The full details of the Animation Week 2020 event, now live in Pokémon GO, include: EGGS: Riolu, Pichu, Mantyke, and Cubone will be in 7KM Gift Eggs This is by far the most exciting part of the event Riolu is a great, difficult-to-acquire Shiny Pokémon so be sure to have Egg-space available when opening Gifts. PHOTOBOMBS: We[...]

While casual gameplay has died down somewhat, the hardcore fanbase of Pokémon, the biggest media franchise in the world, has kept playing Niantic's mobile game In fact, 2020 has been Pokémon GO's biggest year so far, and the game continues to grow. Promotional image for Pokémon GO Credit: Niantic Sensor Tower, which offers "insight into the global app[...]