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Credit: Niantic Ahead of Giratina Raid Hour, your best bet would be to prepare two teams of counters This way, instead of using Niantic's defense-based "Recommended" choices, you can prioritize your raid party by Pokémon who have the highest DPS (damage per second) times TDO (total damage output) This equation tells you who the overall best[...]

Credit: Niantic The Generation Two non-Shiny-capable species include: Hoothoot, Noctowl: This family of Normal/Flying-type Pokémon are pretty standard golden shinies, which works well with their color palette Hoothoot retains its red eyes, while the tops and back of Noctowl's dark-brown wings shift to match its pre-evolution's red. Spinarak, Ariados: Never has a spider looked so much like dessert[...]

Credit: Niantic The current Pokémon GO raids include: Tier One Carvanha – Shiny capable, standard odds Dratini – Shiny capable, standard odds Klink – Shiny capable, boosted odds Misdreavus- Shiny capable, standard odds Sableye- Shiny capable, standard odds Shinx – Shiny capable, boosted odds Timburr – Shiny capable, boosted odds While there is nothing incredibly spicy here, it's nice to see three raid/egg exclusives at the[...]

Credit: Niantic As per the latest Pokémon GO announcement, 2KM eggs can hatch the following Pokémon: Zubat – Shiny capable, full odds Poliwag – Shiny capable, full odds Cubone – Shiny capable, full odds Magikarp – Shiny capable, full odds Mareep – Shiny capable, full odds Wooper Snubbull – Shiny capable, full odds Volbeat – Region exclusive, only available to Pokémon GO trainers in[...]

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 tonight's Shuppet Spotlight Hour, let's take a deep dive into this Puppet Pokémon's lore before it leaves raids this Friday. Pokémon GO players could discover more[...]

Niantic has announced a series of new partnerships and exclusive events for Pokémon GO this fall, including GrubHub and 7-Eleven Mexico Now, there is yet another collaboration coming up that will bring special Pokémon, Timed Research, and new avatar items to Pokémon GO trainers with a Verizon-sponsored event. Pokémon GO and Verizon event promotional image[...]

Credit: The Pokémon Company International and Niantic To maximize on Shuppet Spotlight Hour in Pokémon GO, take note of our tips: If you are on foot, choosing an area with a lot of Pokéstops is essential The spawn rate during these hours is great, but you're going to want to increase your odds of catching a Shiny Shuppet in[...]

Credit: Niantic So… we gave Niantic the benefit of the doubt perhaps a bit too quickly Following the discovery of Darkrai's signature attack Dark Void added in a recent update, social media took this as confirmation that Darkrai would be the Halloween event raid boss Niantic normally brings their A-game for  Halloween, so in my piece[...]

Credit: Niantic The Special Assignment for the Harry Potter: Wizards Unite Darkness Rising Brilliant Event Part 2 will include: Page One of Four Collect 2 Ingredients or Portmanteaus: 2 Snowdrop Use Tonic for Trace Detection 2 Times: Ginger Root Return 10 Brilliant Dark Wizard: 2 Strong Exstimulo Potions REWARDS: 550 XP, 50 Brilliant Family XP, 2 Restricted Section Books, 10 Spell Energy Page[...]

Credit: Niantic Pokémon GO Event Spawns & Shiny Releases The Seasons Change Part 2 event was unique in that it carried over events from Seasons Change Part 1, including the newly Shiny-capable Vulpix This was a very welcome but unexpected feature, allowing players a full week and a half to hunt Vulpix rather than the four days[...]

After Niantic frustrated the game's community yesterday with a September Makeup Community Day focused on the Ministry Atrium page, today's October 2020 Community Day switched focus to Weasley's Wizarding Wheezes, the magical joke shop owned by J.K Rowling's iconic ginger twins, Fred and George Weasley Did this Community Day go over any better than yesterday's difficult-to-complete[...]

However, Niantic has brought that expectation down with a year of pattern-breaking choices, voting systems with limited options, and spotlighted Pokémon that have already had an in-game Shiny release However, there is still a chance that these Pokémon may get their Community Days Let's take a look at the pseudo-Legendaries of Pokémon GO's future. Pokémon GO[...]

Credit: Niantic The Darkness Rising Brilliant Event Part 2 in Harry Potter: Wizards Unite will run from Tuesday, October 20th at 11 AM until Tuesday, October, 27th at 11 AM Pacific and will feature the following Brilliant Foundables: Borgin – found in Brilliant Portkeys Brilliant Dark Witch – Encounter on the map Brilliant Dark Wizard – Encounter on the map Giant[...]

Credit: Niantic Before we break down what's inside, it's important to understand how to get Strange Eggs in Pokémon GO They aren't nearly as easy to obtain as other, lower KM eggs, which can be found by spinning Pokéstops or opening gifts These Strange Eggs can only be obtained if you have an open slot before battling[...]

Credit: Niantic This may be more of a glitch than a feature, as it was never announced in Pokémon GO but it was also never fixed… and it's been active for a long time The most interesting aspect of this is seeing Pokémon that don't yet exist in their Shiny forms, such as Shiny Galarian Meowth pictured[...]

Credit: Niantic The good: Triple Stardust: It's the best bonus in the game and Pokémon GO players were able to capitalize on it because of the hyper-active Incense Niantic could have taken that away or decreased its effectivity as they have with the Incense outside of the event, but they didn't Trainers could earn hundreds of thousands of[...]

Today's September Makeup Community Day in Harry Potter: Wizards Unite comes at a critical point for the game, at a time when the community seems frustrated with Niantic's events to the point where many are claiming they're done Niantic proclaims that they are listening, but does this Community Day show evidence to support that? Let's take[...]

Credit: Niantic The dataminers known as Pokéminers discovered Darkrai's signature move of Dark Void added to the game That happening directly before the Halloween 2020 event is suspicious and may mean that Darkrai will, once again, be the raid boss for the spooky season. This may come as a disappointment to Pokémon GO trainers if true[...]

Galarian Yamask & wild Spiritomb encounters? This and more were found in the new Pokémon GO datamine for the upcoming Halloween 2020 event.

Credit: Niantic The "Tale of Tails" research in Pokémon GO includes: Page One: Power up Pokémon 10 times: 10 Pokéballs Catch 15 Charmander: 20 Charmander Candy Make 5 Nice Throws: Charmander encounter with a Shiny chance REWARDS: 2000 Stardust, 1 Incense, Charmander encounter with a Shiny chance Page Two: Catch 15 Charmander: 20 Charmander Candy Transfer 10 Pokémon: Charmeleon encounter Evolve 3 Charmander: 1000 XP REWARDS: 2000[...]

Credit: Niantic The items and encounters available in these Community Day research questlines are generally the same every time The best way to determine if it's worth it for you personally is to examine each item and see if it helps your Pokémon GO playing style: Rocket Radar: Generally Poké200 coins in the shop, this is probably the best[...]

Credit: Niantic The Catch Mastery: Ghost event will take place Sunday, October 25th, 2020 from 8 AM to 10 PM local time It will feature: Drifloon spawns boosted in the wild It's likely that they will already be fairly common as this is most likely taking place during Pokémon GO's yet-to-be-announced 2020 Halloween event, but the adorable little[...]

The fury with which the Pokémon fanbase reacts to Niantic's decisions is only matched in intensity to Niantic's dedication to giving as little information as possible to the changes they make to the game However, changes have been made in response to the community After immediate backlash followed the debut of Mega Raids in Pokémon GO, Niantic[...]

Credit: Niantic Sierra's line-up consists of: Slot One: Drowzee Slot Two: Exeggutor, Lapras, Sharpedo Slot Three: Alakazam, Houndoom, Shiftry Here are counters for each of her possible Pokémon: Drowzee: Scizor (Fury Cutter, X-Scissor) Exeggutor: Scizor (Fury Cutter, X-Scissor), Reshiram (Fire Fang, Overheat) Lapras: Lucario (Counter, Power-Up Punch), Machamp (any full Fighting-type moveset), Conkeldurr (Counter, Dynamic Punch, Stone Edge as a third move for[...]

Credit: Niantic Giovanni's line-up is more consistent than the Leaders, as both his first and third slot will always be the same in each rotation His current line-up consists of: Slot One: Persian Slot Two: Nidoking, Kangaskan, Garchomp Slot Three: Mewtwo Here are counters for each of his possible Pokémon: Persian: Lucario (Counter, Power-up Punch, Shadow Ball… you'll see why later[...]

Credit: Niantic Arlo's line-up consists of: Slot One: Growlithe Slot Two: Charizard, Blastoise, Steelix Slot Three: Dragonite, Scizor, Salamence Here are counters for each of his possible Pokémon: Growlithe: Rampardos (Smack Down, Rock Slide), Swampert (Mud Shot, Hydro Cannon) Charizard: Rampardos (Smack Down, Rock Slide), Swampert (Mud Shot, Hydro Cannon) Blastoise: Roserade (Razor Leaf, Grass Knot), Zekrom (Charge Beam, Wild Charge) Steelix: Conkeldurr (Counter, Dynamic[...]

Credit: Niantic Cliff's line-up consists of: Slot One: Omanyte Slot Two: Machamp, Onix, Electivire Slot Three: Tyranitar, Swampert, Torterra Here are counters for each of his possible Pokémon: Omanyte: Lucario (Counter, Power-Up Punch) Machamp: Mewtwo (Confusion, Psystrike), Espeon (Confusion, Future Sight) Onix: Lucario (Counter, Power-Up Punch), Machamp (any full Fighting-type moveset) Electivire: Excadrill (Mud Slap, Earthquake), Groudon (Mud Shot, Earthquake) Tyranitar: Lucario (Counter, Power-Up Punch),[...]

Credit: Niantic The current top Pokémon GO rankings for Master League are: Groudon (Mud Shot, Earthquake, Fire Punch) Melmetal (Thunder Shock, Superpower, Rock Slide) Mewtwo (Psycho Cut, Psystrike, Focus Blast) Shadow Snorlax (Lick, Body Slam, Superpower) Giratina Origin Forme (Shadow Claw, Shadow Ball, Ominous Wind) Dialga (Dragon Breath, Iron Head, Draco Meteor) Landorus Incarnate Forme (Mudshot, Rock Slide, Earth Power) Shadow Dragonite (Dragon Breath,[...]

Credit: Niantic Tier One: Alolan Grimer – Shiny available, boosted odds Croagunk- Shiny available, standard odds Klink- Shiny available, boosted odds Pineco- Shiny available, boosted odds Skorupi- Shiny available, standard odds Sneasel- Shiny available, boosted odds Timburr- Shiny available, boosted odds Timburr and Klink are returning favorites here, and always draw Pokémon GO trainers when they're in raids due to the "Egg/Raid only" Shiny rate[...]

Credit: Niantic Our tips for Giratina Raid Hour in Pokémon GO include: COUNTERS: Don't trust your "Recommended" section This prioritizes Defense over Attack and, when short-manning raids, will not be a very big help to you or your fellow trainers Your best bet for raiding is to pre-prepare a team of powered-up Pokémon with the exact right attacks[...]