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Credit: Niantic & the Pokémon Company International Catching Pokémon Tasks Catch 3 Pokémon with Weather Boost: Dratini (shiny available, full odds) Catch 5 Pokémon with Weather Boost: Poliwag, Vulpix (shiny available, full odds for both) Catch 3 Fairy-type Pokémon: Clefairy (shiny available, full odds) Catch 10 Pokémon: Magikarp (shiny available, full odds) Catch a Dragon-type Pokémon: Dratini (shiny available, full odds) Use[...]

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 current Halloween 2020 event, let's take a deep dive into Misdreavus's lore. It's Halloween in Pokémon GO, and ghosts are boosted[...]

Earlier this year, Niantic teased a 2020 release of Generation Six's Kalos starters in Pokémon GO with their yearly anniversary poster Then, last week, a datamine showed that every species from the Kalos region had been added to the game Unlike previous generations, Generation Six added very few new Legendary Pokémon to the game, with even[...]

Credit: Niantic The Good: Alolan Marowak is a great choice for a Raid Day in Pokémon GO It used to be a difficult Tier Four raid that took multiple players to defeat, but now with the removal of Tiers Two and Four, it is a nice, soloable Tier Three Alolan Marowak has a great Shiny, intriguing lore, and[...]

Credit: Niantic What "Recommended" really means in Pokémon GO raids The app's automated choices are there for a simple reason, and understanding this will help you be a better raider in Pokémon GO Those species are recommended based on their resistance to the raid boss alone They will take less damage from the raid boss, but their attack,[...]

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 current Halloween 2020 event, let's take a deep dive into this Duskull's lore. Duskull in Pokémon GO Credit: Niantic Dex entry number 355, Duskull is a[...]

Credit: Niantic The full Special Assignment for this upcoming Harry Potter: Wizards Unite Brilliant Event includes: Page One of Four Collect 2 Ingredients or Portmanteaus: 2 Erumpent Horn Brew Tonic for Trace Detection 2 Times: 1 Powdered Dragon Claw Return 10 Brilliant Lee Jordan: 2 Invigoration Draughts REWARD: 550 XP, 50 Brilliant Family XP, 2 Restricted Section Books, 10 Spell Energy Page Two[...]

Credit: Niantic Here's a breakdown of everything that the Pokéminers found in the latest update, and what it may mean for Pokémon GO in the near future: LevelUpResearch AddQuest CompleteQueuedQuests QuestAutoCompleteService retryIntervalInSec This follows up on something that was said during GO Fest earlier this year As we reported, Niantic confirmed that there would be new trainer levels added to Pokémon GO and that advancing[...]

Niantic has announced the next Brilliant Event in Harry Potter: Wizards Unite The first of a two-part surge in the Calamity will happen in November with Dumbledore's Army Brilliant Event Part 1 We have all the details for this upcoming week of magic, including a few details not included in the official announcement. Dumbledore's Army Brilliant Event[...]

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 today's Alolan Marowak Raid Day, let's take a deep dive into this Generation Seven variant of a Generation One favorite. Alolan Marowak graphic for Pokémon GO[...]

Credit: Niantic Alolan Marowak is a Ghost/Fire-type Pokémon from the Alola region that can currently be battled in Tier Three raids in Pokémon GO With solid Dark-, Ghost-, Water-, Rock-, or Ground-type counters, any solo trainer should be able to take down this Pokémon Commonly used counters against Alolan Marowak consist of Rampardos, Darkrai, Chandelure, Kyogre,[...]

Niantic has announced the full details for events happening in Harry Potter: Wizards Unite in November 2020 Focusing primarily on Dumbledore's Army, the month will include two Brilliant Events, a Community Day, and a Wizarding Weekend Read on for the full details. Harry Potter: Wizards Unite Dumblesdore's Army Brilliant Event promotional image Credit: Niantic Niantic announced the following[...]

However, looking into the roles these Pokémon play in other games, and even the anime, can enrich the experience of catching these creatures in Niantic's mobile game In honor of Spiritomb's Shiny release in the current Halloween 2020 event, let's take a deep dive into this Forbidden Pokémon's lore. Spiritomb promotional image in Pokémon GO[...]

Niantic has announced that they are discontinuing PokéCoin-rewards testing in Pokémon GO that is currently happening in multiple countries Here is what that means and a breakdown of who will be impacted by this change in the game. Pokécoin promotional image in Pokémon GO Credit: Niantic Niantic announced this week via their official Pokémon GO blog: Based on Trainer[...]

This event was mistakenly announced an entire year early by Niantic on Twitter in October 2019, and now it is finally here, happening on Halloween 2020 Here's what you need to know going into this event. Alolan Marowak is to be featured in a raid day event tomorrow in Pokémon GO Credit: The Pokémon Company International Alolan[...]

Credit: Niantic To defeat Costume Gengar, going in with the team you created for the Mega Gengar Raids based on our counters guide will be perfectly fine However, there are small tweaks you can make to your team to specialize it to Gengar's Tier Three level For this lower level raid, regular Mewtwo with Confusion and[...]

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 the current Ghost-themed Halloween event, let's take a deep dive into Yamask's lore because once the event wraps, it will be gone until October 2021. Yamask[...]

Yesterday, social media began to buzz with theories that Niantic had turned off the Shiny-capability of the Shadow Pokémon that could be encountered through the Team GO Rocket Leaders No Shiny Shadows had been encountered for about a week, which, considering how many people play this game and how many love a good Shiny flex… seemed[...]

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 tonight's Darkrai Raid Hour, let's take a deep dive into this Pitch Black Pokémon's lore. Darkrai artwork in Pokémon GO[...]

Niantic has now released two species back-to-back from the Galar region that requires an "adventure" with the Pokémon as your Buddy in order to evolve them: Galarian Farfetch'd, who evolves into Sirfetch'd, and now Galarian Yamask who evolves into Runerigus Here's how to complete this unique evolution in Pokémon GO and add the Generation Eight[...]

Credit: Niantic Our tips for this Pokémon GO raid hour are as follows: Pre-set your counters: The "Recommended" Pokémon that Niantic suggests are prioritizing defense over attack, which is not ideal for raids It is ideal for saving Potions and Revives, but if you are short-manning a raid, your performance could be what determines whether or not the raid[...]

In the midst of the spooky Halloween 2020 Event, Niantic is looking ahead to November They have just announced the month's first Pokémon GO event, which will tie-in to the Pokémon Journeys: The Series anime Here are all the details so trainers can prepare. Animation Week 2020 promotional image in Pokémon GO[...]

Before the March 2020 lockdown that came as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, Niantic was set to host a Lugia Raid Weekend in Pokémon GO's that would debut the Legendary Pokémon's signature move of Aeroblast Then, the game shifted its planned events, prolonging the stay of certain raid bosses and postponing Lugia[...]

Credit: Niantic Duskull Spotlight Hour will feature a bonus that is only relevant to Pokémon GO players who have yet to hit Level 40 and trainers that still grind XP The bonus will be double evolution XP, which can definitely work out in trainers' favor if they throw on a Lucky Egg and spend the hour mass[...]

Credit: Niantic The Halloween Cup will run in Pokémon GO from Monday, October 26th from 1pm PDT to Tuesday, November 3rd at 1pm PDT This cup will have a CP limit of 1500 and will only allow the following types: Poison, Ghost, Bug, Dark, and Fairy Dual types are allowed, as long as one of the typings[...]

Dark Void, Darkrai's signature move, was found to be added to Niantic's code in a Pokémon GO datamine ahead of the Halloween 2020 Event This led many to rightfully predict that Darkrai would be the event's boss However, when Darkrai raids started, trainers were surprised to see that this Mythical Pokémon did not feature its[...]

Niantic announced the Catch Mastery: Ghost event as an "all-new kind of Pokémon GO event." With the one-day event now wrapped-up, is this something that trainers are going to want to see back in the game, or as a one-and-done event? Catch Mastery: Ghost event promotional image Credit: Niantic Catch Mastery was an exact mixture of Pokémon GO Community[...]

However, looking into the roles these Pokémon play in other games, and even the anime, can enrich the experience of catching these creatures in Niantic's mobile game In honor of today's Catch Mastery: Ghost event which will see Drifloon boosted in the wild, let's take a deep dive into this Balloon Pokémon's lore for the[...]

Credit: Niantic The full questline for the Catch Mastery: Ghost event in Pokémon GO includes: Page One of Ten Catch 1 Drifloon: Drifloon encounter Catch 3 Ghost-type Pokémon: 5 Razz Berries Make 3 Nice Throws: 10 PokéBalls REWARDS: Drifloon encounter, 300 Stardust, 300 XP Page Two of Ten Make 5 Nice Throws: Drifloon encounter Catch 3 Drifloon: 5 Nanab Berries Use 3 Berries to help catch[...]

Credit: Niantic Top Darkrai Counters Pokebattler, which calculates all possible combinations of Pokémon and moves, lists the top 10 Darkrai counters as such: Shadow Machamp (Counter, Dynamic Punch) Conkeldurr (Counter, Dynamic Punch) Lucario (Counter, Aura Sphere) Mega Beedrill (Bug Bite, X-Scissor) Machamp (Counter, Dynamic Punch) Shadow Pinsir (Bug Bite, X-Scissor) Hariyama (Counter, Dynamic Punch) Togekiss (Charm, Dazzling Gleam) Shadow Ursaring (Counter, Play Rough) Breloom (Counter, Dynamic Punch) It[...]