Niantic Archives

Let's take a look back on what Niantic's game, which functions as a continuation of the Harry Potter novels, had to offer players with the second week of tasks. Promo image for Harry Potter Wizards Unite: Battle of the Department of Mysteries Brilliant Event Part 2 Credit: Niantic The storyline for the first week of the Battle of the[...]

Niantic wrote, though, that it will be a "special Raid Boss." There are a few options as to what this Legendary Pokémon could be… but the leading theory is currently the much-anticipated return of Mewtwo. Can we expect to see Mewtwo at the end of October? Credit: Niantic Other than a short rotation featuring the non-Shiny-capable Armored[...]

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 Zapdos's current stint as the Legendary Raid Boss in Pokémon GO, let's take a deep dive into the second of the Legendary birds' lore before[...]

Credit: Niantic Pokémon GO Top Lapras Counters Pokebattler, which calculates all possible combinations of Pokémon and moves, lists the top 10 Lapras counters as such: Mega Venusaur (Vine Whip, Frenzy Plant) Shadow Machamp (Counter, Dynamic Punch) Shadow Raikou (Thunder Shock, Wild Charge) Shadow Electivire (Thunder Shock, Wild Charge) Shadow Magnezone (Spark, Wild Charge) Lucario (Counter, Aura Sphere) Shadow Zapdos (Thunder Shock, Thunderbolt) Zekrom (Charge Beam,[...]

Credit: Niantic First, a note on Shiny rates None of these are confirmed by Niantic, but have been studied over the course of the entire history of Shiny Pokémon in Pokémon GO by researchers This has established a solid idea of not only the standard rate, but also Shiny rates for special spawns and events[...]

Niantic didn't announce this little cheeky perk, but Articuno had the Legacy Charged Attack of Hurrican when caught during this current raid rotation This set the Pokémon GO community off with theories and expectations as to whether the next two Legendaries, Zapdos and Moltres, would continue the pattern and arrive with their trademark Legacy moves[...]

More popular aspects of the game such as raiding and GO Battle League offer valuable rewards that can pay off in-game, but the photography shouldn't be overlooked, as it follows through on Niantic's initial promise to make trainers feel real-world bonds with their Pokémon This feature also does offer a rare reward, in the form[...]

Credit: Niantic The newly unlocked Mega Houndoom comes as a result of Niantic's mid-September event, the Mega Battle Challenge This challenge tasks Pokémon GO trainers with fighting in a staggering 275 million battles during the event in hopes to unlock Mega Houndoom in the near future Now, Niantic took to Twitter to compliment players, saying that their[...]

Credit: Niantic Top Zapdos Counters Pokebattler, which calculates all possible combinations of Pokémon and moves, lists the top 10 Zapdos counters as such: Shadow Tyranitar (Smack Down, Stone Edge) Rhyperior (Smack Down, Rock Wrecker) Shadow Mewtwo (Psycho Cut, Ice Beam) Mamoswine (Powder Snow, Avalanche) Rampardos (Smack Down, Rock Slide) Terrakion (Smack Down, Rock Slide) Shadow Weavile (Ice Shard, Avalanche) Mega Charizard X (Fire Spin, Blast[...]

Credit: Niantic & the Pokémon Company Shedinja will be the Research Breakthrough encounter starting Thursday, October 1st at 1 PM, and will run through Sunday, November 1st at 1 PM This goes along with Niantic's 2020 change to these Research Boxes, which used to offer Legendary Pokémon but now reward non-Legendaries tying into the official Pokémon[...]

Niantic's hit mobile game stormed the world in 2016, becoming a phenomenon and making the Pokémon brand even more ubiquitous than what was thought to be its heyday in the early days of Pokémania twenty years ago In the years following, Pokémon GO is still one of the most successful mobile games and is used by countless[...]

Have you ever caught an Axew? Do you know where to find Legendary spawns in the wild? These are the rarest Pokémon in Pokémon GO.

However, in the eleventh hour, Niantic posted that, alas, tonight's GO Battle Night and Flying Cup have been postponed. The Pokémon GO logo was shared on Twitter as Niantic announced the postponement of Pokémon GO Battle Night & Flying Cup Credit: Niantic The GO Battle Night was set to debut the Flying Cup tonight, which only allowed[...]

What many don't know, though, is that clips of the episode can be viewed now on YouTube… and even a quick glimpse will show that it wasn't Porygon itself that created the seizure-inducing flashlight light effect, but rather Team Rocket's attack on Porygon. Porygon did nothing wrong indeed. Porygon has been a scapegoat for years, and it appears[...]

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[...]