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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[...]

Mobile game developer Niantic has games featuring two of the world's most iconic IPs under its banner: Pokémon GO and Harry Potter: Wizards Unite. It's no secret that Pokémon GO is a much larger success than Wizards Unite, but there are ups and downs to both of these games[...]

This is a critique that Niantic has received on their other recent events, including the October Wizarding Weekend and both Community Day events that happened this month As a result of the feedback to these events, Niantic has pledged to make changes, starting with this Brilliant Event Let's take a look back and determine if[...]

Credit: Niantic The full raid rotation for the 2020 Halloween Event in Pokémon GO includes: Tier One:  Duskull – shiny available, standard rate Costume Bulbasaur – shiny available, unknown rate Costume Charmander – shiny available, unknown rate Costume Squirtle – shiny available, unknown rate Mawile – shiny available, boosted rate Misdreavus – shiny available, standard rate Costume Sableye – shiny available, standard rate Timburr – shiny[...]

Niantic finally did it After two Halloweens of only one Spiritomb per trainer, Shiny Spiritomb is now released in Pokémon GO. While it will not be spawning in the wild, trainers will have a shot to catch more than one of these for the 2020 Halloween Event Here's how you can hunt Shiny Spiritomb in Pokémon GO. Regular and[...]

Credit: Niantic A Spooky Message Unmasked consists of: Page One of Four: Catch 30 Ghost Type Pokémon: Duskull encounter with a Shiny chance Transfer 4 Pokémon: 340 Stardust Catch 34 Pokémon: 340 XP REWARD: Yamask encounter with a Shiny chance, 3 Pinap Berries, 4 Razz Berries Page Two of Four: Catch 10 Dark-type Pokémon: Costume Sableye encounter with a Shiny chance Make 8 Nice[...]

Niantic has announced a surprise Halloween Event taking place in Harry Potter: Wizards Unite Not included in their announcement of the Darkness Unleashed Halloween Event, however, was the breakdown of the Special Assignment that will task players with returning Legends of Hogwarts Foundables We have the full questline for this Special Assignment, including rewards, which you[...]

Credit: Niantic The full Mega Gengar Timed Research in Pokémon GO includes: Page One of Three: Transfer 13 Pokémon: x0 PokéBalls Catch 13 Ghost-type Pokémon: Gastly encounter with a Shiny chance Catch 13 Dark-type Pokémon: Houndour encounter with a Shiny chance REWARD: 50 Mega Gengar Energy, 5 Gastly Candy, 500 Stardust Page Two of Three: Make 9 Nice Throws in a Row: Gastly encounter[...]

However, looking into the roles these Pokémon play in other games, and even the anime, can enrich the experience of encountering these creatures in Niantic's mobile game In honor of tonight's debut of Mega Gengar Raids, let's take a deep dive into this Ghost-type Pokémon's lore, just in time for the Halloween Event. Official Gengar artwork[...]

Evolving Galarian Farfetch'd involves more than just farming candy. Here's how you can obtain Sirfetch'd in Pokémon GO.

Niantic has announced a Halloween event, ominously titled "Darkness Unleashed," that will task players with battling against a particularly dark surge of the Calamity. Harry Potter: Wizards Unite Darkness Unleashed Halloween Event promotional image Credit: Niantic Darkness Unleashed will run from Friday, October 30th at 11 AM Pacific until Monday, November 2nd at 11 AM Pacific Straight[...]

Credit: Niantic Here's what Niantic had to say in their announcement about the changes coming to Special Research in Pokémon GO: "[We're] updating when Trainers will receive Special Research lines released in the past so that it is not overwhelming for new Trainers For example, instead of receiving multiple Special Research lines after completing the A Mythical Discovery[...]

Following the announcements of sponsored-events in Japan, Mexico, and the United States, Niantic has scheduled yet another region-specific event in Pokémon GO… but this one is a celebration rather than a sponsorship Taking place during the tail end of this year's Halloween 2020 event, Latin American Pokémon trainers will be able to participate in a[...]

Niantic released a post where they announced that they wouldn't yet be announcing the next Legendary Raid Boss after Darkrai in Pokémon GO, proceeded to announce the next next Raid Boss, and then once again told trainers that they would be keeping the next next next Raid Boss a secret[...]

Niantic has announced their November updates for Pokémon GO, including the monthly Research Breakthrough In this year of type-themed breakthroughs, which has replaced the fan-favorite Legendary Breakthroughs that used to bring Pokémon like Zapdos, Articuno, Moltres, Lugia, and Ho-oh to players, Niantic has switched gears to feature Pokémon of varying rarity, including some that can[...]

The latest Pokémon GO update has brought a new feature to Niantic's hit mobile game Is it a new species that has yet to be released in-game? A new Shiny form of a fan-favorite Pokémon? A way to mass-send Gifts to Friends? No It's "AR Mapping," which essentially tasks trainers with taking video footage of[...]

However, with Galarian variants of previously released species already showing up in Pokémon GO, how long will it be before the Galar variants of the Legendary Birds show up in Niantic's mobile hit? Not yet released in Pokémon GO, these are the Legendary Birds of Galar Credit: The Pokémon Company International There's no telling with Galarian Articuno, Zapdos,[...]