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Credit: Niantic The complete raid rotation for the Mega Buddy Challenge event includes: Tier One Doduo – shiny available, rate not yet known Ekans – shiny available, standard rate Klink – shiny available, boosted rate Timburr- shiny available, boosted rate Wailmer – shiny available, standard rate It's a rare occurrence when an entire tier of raids is made up of Shiny capable Pokémon,[...]

Credit: Niantic Here are the basics that Pokémon GO trainers need to know when playing Raid Hour tonight: Articuno is double weak to Rock-types, so ignore the suggested raid party that Niantic has programmed into your game Those parties prioritize defense, but the best way to take down raid bosses is to look at DPS (damage per second)[...]

Doduo has been a surprisingly rare spawn since its release and has grown even more difficult to find as Niantic rolls out new Generations of Pokémon in the game Now, Doduo will be a boosted spawn during the event, giving players a chance to finally catch this Kanto Normal/Flying-type Pokémon from the Kanto region. A Doduo[...]

Credit: Niantic The Mega Buddy event will feature unique in-game bonuses, including: Mega Evolution lasting for twelve hours Poffins that will last for double-time when given to Buddies Snapshot photobombs that will spawn Mega-capable Pokémon such as Blastoise, Charizard, Venusaur, and Pidgeot This is especially interesting, as all of these Pokémon can now be encountered in their Shiny forms[...]

Spotlight Hours, with few exceptions, don't seem to be where Niantic prefers to unveil a Pokémon's Shiny variant, but in a game that is known for keeping trainers on their toes, it's always worth investigating every week. That said, while Spearow was once a common spawn, those days seem to be in the past as Niantic[...]

Credit: Niantic The Battle of the Department of Mysteries Brilliant Event Part 1 functioned in two ways: first and foremost, as a storytelling event. Harry Potter: Wizards Unite succeeds or fails based on how much players pay attention to the quest dialogue, as this is, unlike Niantic's bigger hit Pokémon GO, a narrative game[...]

Credit: Niantic Alolan has a boosted Shiny rate, likely around the same odds as Timburr, which is said to be approximately one in 51 This makes Alolan Vulpix raids attractive to many players, as the only other way to encounter this Pokémon is through 7KM Eggs The raids are especially nice because these Gift Eggs have[...]

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 this week's Articuno raid rotation, which brings back this beautiful Ice/Flying-type Legendary bird after a long time absent from raids, let's take a deep dive[...]

Here is our full breakdown of this Porygon-centric event. Did you have fun playing with Porygon this time around? Courtesy of Niantic. The Pokémon GO Community Day Box was unfortunately not worth the price of 1280 PokéCoins Elite Charged TMs are generally seen as more valuable than Elite Fast TMs, especially since a few rounds of these[...]

Is Misty's Staryu from the animated series coming to Pokémon GO? How about Giovanni's Nidoking? A recent survey from Niantic to Pokémon GO players has leaked and has some trainers looking to the questions to glean hints of what may come to the game in the future Will new characters be added, along with Abilities, Natures, and[...]

It seemed that Harry Potter: Wizards Unite, Niantic's AR game based on J K Rowling's iconic fantasy series, was destined to take over the world the same way that Pokémon GO did in the summer of 2016 However, that vision for a real-life Wizarding World of players of all ages gathering outside to cast spells and brew potions[...]

There is something special about this currently Articuno raid rotation that Niantic didn't announce, though Shortly after its release, players began to notice that all of the Articuno they'd caught had a Legacy move: Hurricane, a Flying-type Charge Attack. Articuno Has the Surprise Special Move Hurricane in Pokémon GO Raids Credit: Niantic Normally, Articuno has the following[...]

Articuno is back in raids in Pokémon GO and, with it, brings a new Ice-themed raid rotation. Don't miss our tips on raiding & Shiny hunting.

Credit: Niantic The Decoding Porygon research will include the following tasks and rewards: Page One of Four Power up Pokémon 10 times: 10 Pokéballs Catch 15 Porygon: 20 Porygon Candy Make 5 Nice Throws: Porygon Encounter REWARDS: 2000 Stardust, 1 Incense, Porygon Encounter Page Two of Four Catch 15 Porygon: 1 Upgrade Transfer 10 Pokémon: Porygon2 Encounter Evolve 3 Porygon: 20 Porygon Candy REWARDS: 2000 Stardust,[...]

Credit: Niantic The first part of the Battle of the Department of Mysteries Brilliant Event had wizards and witches returning Brilliant Luna Lovegood, Ron Weasley, the Veil, the Bell Jar of Time, and the Brilliant Tank of Brains to their event Registry Now, here are the featured Brilliant Foundables for Part 2, along with where they[...]

Let's take a look. Is the Decoding Porygon Ticket Worth It in Pokémon GO? Credit: Niantic The best bet to determine if the Decoding Porygon Research is worth it is to look at previous Community Days Previous researches have offered Pokéballs, candy for the spotlighted Pokémon, an Incense, multiple encounters with the spotlighted Pokémon with an IV[...]

Credit: Niantic The full questline for The Battle of the Department of Mysteries Brilliant Event Part 2 can be read below ahead of its release, along with our tips on how to maximize on this event and its rewards. Page One of Four Collect 2 ingredients or Portmanteaus: 2 Erumpent Horn Brew Regular Invigoration Draught 1 time: 4 Snowdrop Return[...]

With our Raid Guide, trainers will be able to build teams with the best counters to battle and defeat this Legendary bird… and perhaps even catch a Shiny Articuno. Might want to catch this Articuno on such a rare occasion, courtesy of Niantic. Top Articuno Counters Pokebattler, which calculates all possible combinations of Pokémon and moves, lists the[...]

Credit: Niantic Sneasel has, according to the Silph researchers, a Shiny rate of approximately one in 60 This may be way tougher than the Legendary Shiny rate, but to say it makes Shiny hunting Sneasel easier than a Pokémon with the standard rate is an understatement Every event in which Sneasel is spotlighted as a boosted[...]

Niantic has updated the coding for Pokémon GO, and dataminers have uncovered newly added sprites for the Shiny versions of Castform's Shiny weather variants These were previously seen in Pokémon HOME, but it seems as if this addition is unique in that Pokémon GO will feature these Shinies before they're available in the main series games. Pokémon GO to[...]

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 Cresselia Raid Hour in Pokémon GO tonight, let's take a deep dive into this Lunar Pokémon's lore before it leaves raids this Friday. Everything Pokémon[...]

Credit: Niantic Legendary Pokémon in Tier Five generally have a Shiny rate of about one in twenty For hardcore players who do multiple raids daily, this makes a week-long stay like the September raid bosses long enough to successfully hunt Shiny Pokémon However, other players see the increased activity of raid hour as their only shot[...]

Credit: Niantic 5 Marill Marill's color isn't particularly stunning, but changing the bright blue of the Pokémon once thought, before its debut, to be named "Pikablu," is exactly the kind of dramatic change that makes a good Shiny This rumor was so persistent that the name even, somehow, appeared on an official Topps card[...]

Credit: Niantic The way that players hit different ranks in GO Battle League has changed in Season Four Here are the ranks and their requirements: Rank One: Players will begin the season here Rank Two: Five battles Rank Three: Two wins Rank Four: Four wins Rank Five: Eight wins Rank Six: Fifteen wins Rank Seven: Twenty-five wins Rank Eight: Fifty wins Rank Nine: 100 wins Rank[...]

Credit: Niantic The Battle of the Department of Mysteries Brilliant Event Part One tasks include: Page One of Four Collect 2 ingredients or Portmanteaus: 2 Leaping Toadstool Brew Tonic for Trace Detection one time: 2 Re'em Blood Return 5 Brilliant Tank of Brains: 1 Strong Estimulo Potion REWARDS: 550 XP, 50 Brilliant XP, 2 Restricted Section Books, 10 Spell Energy Page Two[...]

Here's why all trainers should take a hard look at their Pokémon storage and bid farewell to some of their most powerful Pokémon. Wanna do some transfers in Pokémon GO? Courtesy of Niantic. Tonight is Tentacool Spotlight Hour in Pokémon GO which, from 6 PM to 7 PM will offer increased Tentacool spawns in addition to an in-game[...]

Espeon, the Psychic-type Eeveelution, is currently in Tier Three raids in Pokémon GO. With this counters guide, solo trainers csn beat it.

Credit: Niantic The three available choices include: The Special Box: Two Premium Battle Passes, two Incense, two Super Incubators, twenty PokéBalls for 480 coins For a player with both limited time and funds to invest in Pokémon GO, this is the way to go It's not as good of a deal as the others, but if you'd like[...]

Following the popular Dragon Week that released the regional dragon Foundables for players worldwide, Niantic is kicking off the Battle of the Department Mysteries Brilliant Event: Part One tomorrow in Harry Potter: Wizards Unite The event will begin Tuesday, September 15th at 11 AM Pacific and will run through the full week, ending Tuesday, September 22nd[...]

Credit: Niantic Catching Alolan Exeggutor Alolan Exeggutor's catch circle is a bit far, but it's also huge Catching this Pokémon should be no problem to trainers, but for those looking to perfect your throw, here is how to do the circle lock technique. Using the circle lock technique, players can hold down the ball until Exeggutor's catch circle[...]