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In past events, Niantic has temporarily increased Shiny rates for the release of certain species, but that seemed to stop for some time in 2020, as researchers observed rates for almost ever new Shiny release since January to be set at the "full odds," standard rate However, recent research suggests a chance to Shiny rates[...]

Credit: Niantic Tyranitar's available Fast Attacks in Pokémon GO include: Bite (Dark-type) Iron Tail (Steel-type) Smack Down (Rock-type)* * Smack Down is a legacy move, which means that it is not available through normal Fast TMs or evolution during normal circumstances It's the Community Day Move, which means that the only way to obtain it is by either evolving a Larvitar or[...]

Credit: Niantic Top Lugia Counters Pokebattler, which calculates all possible combinations of Pokémon and moves, lists the top 10 Lugia counters as such: Mega Gengar (Lick, Shadow Ball) Shadow Raikou (Thunder Shock, Wild Charge) Shadow Electivire (Thunder Shock, Wild Charge) Shadow Magnezone (Spark, Wild Charge) Shadow Weavile (Snarl, Avalanche) Shadow Zapdos (Thunder Shock, Thunderbolt) Mega Houndoom (Snarl, Foul Play) Zekrom (Charge Beam, Wild Charge) Shadow Tyranitar[...]

Credit: Niantic With the various leagues of GO Battle League now open, here are the top species and moves for each arena in Pokémon GO. Great League, CP limit of 1500 in Pokémon GO: Azumarill: Bubble, Ice Beam, Hydro Pump Galarian Stunfisk: Mud Shot, Rock Slide, Earthquake Shadow Machamp: Counter, Cross Chop, Rock Slide Shadow Abomasnow: Powder Snow, Weather Ball Ice-type, Energy[...]

Credit: Niantic Here's what was discovered in a recent Pokémon GO datamine by the Pokéminers of the Silph Road: .get_TempEvolutionIsLocked .set_TempEvolutionIsLocked .get_LockedTempEvolution .set_LockedTempEvolution TemporaryEvolutionFinishMs TempEvolutionIsLocked LockedTempEvolution MakeTempEvoPermanent So, obviously, looking at the code… well, it looks like what Elon Musk might produce if he was forced to write a poem[...]

Credit: Niantic Recently, Niantic announced the addition of AR Mapping tasks to Pokémon GO We were hopeful that this feature, while not as exciting as other rollouts this year such as Mega Evolution or Remote Raid Invites, would offer trainers some interesting rewards not available in the normal Pokéstop task pool[...]

Credit: Niantic If you have yet to catch a Shiny Darkrai, now may be the last time to give it a go for a while One never knows with Niantic, but there's a handful of reasons why we shouldn't expect Darkrai to return to Pokémon GO for some time For one, it was featured three separate times[...]

This was introduced as a pandemic bonus and was the first one to be rescinded by Niantic Now, Legendary Pokémon are making a stunning return to GO Battle League with next week's Season 5 Let's take a look at what's happening. GO Battle League promotional image in Pokémon GO Credit: Niantic Niantic, in their full announcement of[...]

Credit: Niantic So, first the major points Yes, Cubone is going to be available Shiny tomorrow Yes, it is a terrific Shiny Yes, it is immensely frustrating that this is happening at the end of the Pokémon GO Halloween Event and will interfere with the spawns for an hour For this Spotlight Hour, for the first time,[...]

As GO Battle League Season 4 winds down in Pokémon GO, Niantic has now announced the full details for Season 5 Here's everything you need to know about the upcoming season, including major changes and additions that will create new fun and challenges for longtime PVPers and new players alike. GO Battle League promotional image in[...]

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 Cubone Spotlight Hour, let's take a deep dive into this Pokémon's lore. Cubone will be tonight's Spotlight in Pokémon GO[...]

Considering how the October Wizarding Weekend was the beginning of the major backlash against Niantic for the difficulty of recent Harry Potter: Wizards Unite events, many longtime players were eyeing this event to see if the company was able to improve their shorter events the way that they improved their weekend events So how did the[...]

Credit: Niantic Our Shiny hunting tips include: Shiny Check: The Shiny Check method is when one encounters a Pokémon and, if it isn't Shiny, runs from the Pokémon This process is much faster than catching every encounter and will enable you to, on an active hunt, increase your encounters exponentially[...]

Credit: Niantic Pokémon GO Event Spawns & Shiny release The major Shiny release of the event was Spiritomb, which was a task-only Pokémon While it would've been great to see it in the wild, the wild spawns were, as with every Halloween, awesome There were a few off-brand spawns that were featured in the event, such as[...]

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[...]