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Credit: Niantic Here's how to get Strange Eggs in Pokémon GO: Make sure you have at least one slot of Egg space open in your storage Turn on your Rocket Radar Battle and defeat a Team GO Rocket leader Once you defeat either Arlo, Cliff, or Sierra, your open slot will be filled by the most beautifully designed Egg in Pokémon[...]

Credit: Niantic This Pikachu has been released in its Shiny form in Pokémon GO for some time so yes, it will undoubtedly be available to catch Shiny during Spotlight Hour Also, because this hatted Pikachu was released before Niantic made it so most new costumed spawns were unable to evolve, this can be evolved into an Ash[...]

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 Giratina Origin Forme's Shiny release in Legendary raids, let's take a deep dive into this Renegade Pokémon's lore before it leaves raids this Friday. Giratina promotional[...]

Credit: Niantic In the past, the Shiny rates during Limited Research Days have been incredibly boosted Lotad's day is recorded at "1 in 20.2," Clamperl's as "1 in 9.4," and Minccino's at "1 in 9.7." Though there is no completed data yet on Meowth Limited Research Day by researchers, a glimpse at social media during the[...]

Credit: Niantic Pokémon GO Event Spawns & Shiny Release The Shiny release of Kanto Vulpix was an incredible choice It was among the most highly anticipated Shiny releases of the year so far due to the incredible Shiny Ninetails that Vulpix can evolve into The other spawns, with the exception of the rare Pineco and the newly[...]

Credit: Niantic First, the problems Like last week's October Wizarding Weekend, Harry Potter: Wizards Unite has an ongoing habit of making the research too difficult Personally, I am a far more experienced Pokémon GO player, but I can hold my own in this game. Pokémon GO research, no matter how long, I can generally complete in a day of[...]

Credit: PokeMiners The PokeMiners of Silph Road have discovered in Niantic's latest update new 3D models for Mega Aerodactyl and Mega Slowbro This has not yet been announced, but previous datamined finds include Mega Energy itself, Shadow Mewtwo during GO Fest, Magikarp Community Day, and a laundry list of other features that have since been added[...]

Credit: Niantic In their updated announcement, Niantic wrote: "GO Battle Night and the accompanying Flying Cup have been postponed to November 5, 2020, beginning at 6:00 p.m local time and running until November 6, 2020, at 12:00 a.m local time." The night will bring the following features: Way more battles Trainers can complete twenty sets of battles, which will[...]

Now, Niantic has released information regarding the game's October Community Day, which will happen one day after the Makeup event It's going to be an intense weekend of battling, opening Portkeys, and returning Foundables for wizards and witches, so prepare with our breakdown of the Community Day below. Harry Potter: Wizards Unite October Community Day promotional[...]

Credit: Niantic The complete Autumn Event rotation includes: Tier One: Ferroseed Pineco – Shiny available, boosted odds Tangela- Shiny available, standard odds Timburr- Shiny available, boosted odds Vulpix- Shiny available, odds unknown The clear winner here is Timburr Even though Pineco has a boosted Shiny rate as well, Pineco is available in the wild this event[...]

When Niantic holds off on releasing a Shiny Legendary Pokémon for this long in Pokémon GO, you know it's one that trainers really care about Such is the case with Giratina Origin Forme This Ghost/Dragon-type Legendary hasn't had a proper raid rotation for an incredibly long stretch of time Along with Palkia and Dialga, the[...]

Credit: Niantic In the image about, you can see the four forms of Deerling and Sawbucks: Autumn, Winter, Spring, and Summer The typing of these Pokémon as well as, all evidence seems to confirm, their movesets will not change with their forms in Pokémon GO Collectors rejoice, though, because this new release will essentially create eight[...]

Courtesy of Niantic. The full The Seasons Change: Part 1 Timed Research is as follows: Page One of Four Catch 10 Pokémon: 10 PokéBalls Make 5 Nice Throws: Zigzagoon with a Shiny chance (full odds) Transfer 5 Pokémon: Shroomish REWARDS: Vulpix with a Shiny chance (odds unknown as of yet), 500 Stardust, 500 XP Remember, this event is Shiny Vulpix's Pokémon GO debut,[...]

Niantic has had quite the year They garnered an enormous amount of goodwill from the way that they adapted to the COVID-19 global pandemic, especially with the Knight Bus function in Harry Potter: Wizards Unite and Remote Raiding in Pokémon GO. However, perceptions of the company's communication practices have been recently called into question after several controversial[...]

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[...]