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Credit: Niantic Earlier this year, there was a Community Day Vote that pitted Vulpix against Rhyhorn, Squirtle, and Dratini The winner ended up being Rhyhorn, because its Community Day move of Rock Wrecker put it at the very top of the meta due to both its power and the sheer amount of raid bosses weak to[...]

Alolan Meowth research day is tomorrow in Pokémon GO. Research tasks will not only reward this version but also the Kanto and Galar variants.

Credit: Niantic The Harry Potter: Wizards Unite September 2020 Community Day will include: Special Assignments: These will focus on Ministry of Magic Foundables that must be returned to the Atrimum page (the first you see when you click on the Ministry in the Registry) Rewards will include Potions, Spell Books, Defense Against the Dark Arts Books, and Spell[...]

Credit: Niantic Top Giratina Origin Counters Pokebattler, which calculates all possible combinations of Pokémon and moves, lists the top 10 Giratina Origin Forme counters as such: Mega Houndoom (Snarl, Foul Play) Shadow Salamence (Dragon Tail, Outrage) Shadow Weavile (Snarl, Avalanche) Shadow Dragonite (Dragon Tail, Dragon Claw) Shadow Tyranitar (Bite, Crunch) Rayquaza (Dragon Tail, Outrage) Salamence (Dragon Tail, Draco Meteor) Mega Charizard X (Wing Attack, Dragon[...]

When there was a glitch that allowed Mega Pokémon to be powered up way higher than Niantic's intended CP limit, he tested the glitch in a solo raid against a Legendary He will transform any trainer's playing style for those looking to learn. Pokémon GO is a game that calls for people to come together[...]

Credit: Niantic The Generation One non-Shiny-capable species include: Spearow, Fearow: This would have made Spearow Spotlight Hour much spicier but, instead, it was an easy event to pass on Spearow and Fearow's Shiny forms aren't much different than their standard appearance, adding a brownish-golden hue to their bodies It's noticeable and will be welcome when added to[...]

Credit: Niantic Pokémon GO Event Spawns & Shiny Release The event spawns were great this time around, with the newly Shiny-released Kricketot spawning most There is unconfirmed speculation that Kricketot has a boosted Shiny rate, but even just the sheer volume of Kricketot spawning led to a more-than-fair shot at catching this new Shiny Pokémon[...]

Credit: Niantic The original tweet by PokéXperto reads: Confirmado Pokémon GO Special Weekend de la mano de 7-Eleven en México: 7 de noviembre 11:00 a 14:00 Investigación temporal con incienso, trozo estrella y Mega Energía Charizard. Medalla de evento 15 especies de Pokémon, incluyendo Unown SE y Ferroseed Shiny When translated, this tweet confirms the following: A 7-Eleven sponsored Pokémon GO event on November 7th[...]

Credit: Niantic Moltres is not a Pokémon that players will want to miss out on, especially during this current rotation of raids Normally, when a Pokémon that has been out of raids for as long as Moltres has returns, it does so without its exclusive moves However, from September to October, the entire Legendary Birds trio of[...]

Niantic has announced plans to assist 1,000 small businesses with its Local Business Recovery Initiative Following up on this summer's announcement of the initiative, which encouraged Pokémon GO players from around to globe to nominate local businesses for consideration as points of interest in the game, Niantic has released details on how they will help[...]

Solo trainers can take this Pokémon out with no problem which may be a good idea considering how little Niantic has featured spawns of its base form, Gothita, since its introduction earlier this year This Raid Spotlight will give trainers everything they need to know about this Generation Five Pokémon, including its counters and 100%[...]

Credit: Niantic Gastly, Haunter, Gengar: This family is going to be incredibly relevant during the Halloween Event Gastly isn't going to be a highly coveted Shiny catch for Spooky Season anymore because it just had a Community Day, but Mega Gengar Special Research is set to debut during the event Shiny Mega Gengar is going to[...]

Credit: Niantic First of all, yes World Cap Pikachu can be Shiny This was confirmed by trainers playing the Spotlight Hour in earlier timezones This makes this specific Shiny Pikachu instantly among the rarest in the game, as it will be only available for one hour Trainers are reporting that the Shiny rate doesn't appear to[...]

Here's where Niantic went wrong with this event that was meant to kick off their highly anticipated October festivities. Harry Potter: Wizards Unite October 2020 Wizarding Weekend promo image Credit: Niantic The Wizarding Weekend boosted certain Dark Arts family Foundables while tasking players with a Special Assignment The fun of both Wizarding Weekends and Brilliant Events is[...]

Credit: Niantic Currently, Yamask can be found (very rarely) in the wild It came back October 1st at 1 PM Pacific and, as a personal observation, I have seen one so far However, it is currently able to be encountered through a Pokéstop task If you are able to find the "Hatch an egg" task, this[...]

With Niantic already having announced that "Giovanni Special Research will return in October," the pattern set by previous Giovanni researches dictates that we should expect a shake-up with the leaders as well This may mean that we should expect three new Shiny Shadow Pokémon to be available in-game very soon Here are our thoughts on[...]

In Niantic's mobile take on this whimsical world, Nincada evolves into Ninjask, and that's the end of the story Shedinja can only be captured when featured in research However, there is an interesting way that Niantic could implement this mythology-driven evolution. Photobombs are currently active in Pokémon GO. Outside of events, Smeargle will, at random, appear in GO[...]

Credit: Niantic The four-page Special Assignment for the new Harry Potter: Wizards Unite Brilliant Event will entail: Page One of Four Collect 2 ingredients or Portmanteaus: 2 Erumpent Horn Brew Tonic for Trace Detection 2 Times: Collect 10 Brilliant Poacher: 1 Powdered Dragon Claw REWARDS: 550 XP, 50 Brilliant Family XP, 2 Restricted Books, 10 Spell Energy Page Two of Four Earn 7,500 Wizarding[...]

This month is Ghost-themed due to Halloween, and will also feature, as always with Niantic's October events, Dark-type Pokémon Here is a breakdown of the new and returning tasks that can be found from spinning these stops, with information about the Pokémon encounters that can be earned through completing these tasks… including some Shiny Pokémon[...]

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 raid boss Moltres, let's take a deep dive into this Legendary Pokémon's lore before it leaves raids on Friday. Moltres promotional image[...]

Credit: Niantic Take Advantage of Pokémon GO XP Events The generic advice that most players will know is to play the game as much as possible, use Lucky Eggs while playing for double XP, and catch a lot of Pokémon However, if a player is working with a budget and has a limited supply of Lucky Eggs, it[...]

This week has been characterized by players hunting for proof of certain Shinies while Niantic has remained silent First, it was Shiny Houndoom from Mega Raids It seemed to be missing from the game after it was introduced this past Friday, and then, almost a day later, a sighting was confirmed Around the same time,[...]

Dedicated players of Niantic's Harry Potter: Wizards Unite game are currently in the middle of October's Wizarding Weekend, which tasks players with returning Dark Arts Foundables to complete timed Special Assignments With this event wrapping up on Monday, there will be little down time as the month's first Brilliant Event kicks off Here are all of[...]

Niantic will celebrate its fifth "birthday" with a Pokémon GO event taking place Sunday, October 4th from 11 AM to 5 PM local time The six-hour event is set to feature increased Team GO Rocket balloons and some in-game bonuses There is also a Timed Research quest, and reports have come in from earlier timezones on[...]

On Sunday, October 4th from 11 AM – 5 PM local time, the Niantic Birthday Event will celebrate the mobile developer's fifth anniversary Here's a breakdown of everything trainers can expect. Celebrate Niantic's fifth birthday in style! This new event will happen during the current Pokémon GO Fashion Week and will offer bonuses over the event rather than spawns[...]

Credit: Niantic Lead in Tier One: Burmy Trash Cloak – Shiny available, standard rate Cottonee Gothita Shinx with the top hat – Shiny available, rate for current costume raids unknown but definitely boosted above the standard rate Shinx with the top hat is the clear choice here for collectors It seemingly has a highly boosted Shiny rate, perhaps even higher than Shinx's[...]

Fresh off the controversy surrounding Mega Energy and Mega Raids, Niantic announced that they were pulling back on some of the pandemic bonuses, including Incense effectivity and Egg hatch distance This led to an uproar on social media that continues in the replies to all of their posts to this day Shortly after that, Mega[...]

Credit: Niantic Top Moltres Counters Pokebattler, which calculates all possible combinations of Pokémon and moves, lists the top 10 Moltres counters as such: Shadow Tyranitar (Smack Down, Stone Edge) Rampardos (Smack Down, Rock Slide) Rhyperior (Smack Down, Rock Wrecker) Terrakion (Smack Down, Rock Slide) Shadow Omastar (Rock Throw, Rock Slide) Mega Blastoise (Water Gun, Hydro Cannon) Tyranitar (Smack Down, Stone Edge) Gigalith (Smack Down, Rock[...]

Credit: Niantic Kricketot will be featured as a wild spawn during the Fashion Week event Sometimes, new Shiny releases are gated behind raids such as Unown during this past summer's Enigma Week, in Research and extremely rare encounters as with Deino in Dragon Week, or in Gift eggs such as Smoochum with the bow in this[...]

Credit: PokeMiners The dataminers known as "PokeMiners" have found the above assets added to Pokémon GO and have created this awesome graphic breaking it all down. All of these Pokémon were announced in Niantic's official update, but this is the first time that we've seen visual confirmation that they can all be Shiny[...]