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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[...]

Credit: Niantic To employ the Quick Catch Method, give the Pokémon you're catching your berry of choice (or no berry) and select your ball You'll need two hands for this next part With one hand, touch the berry option, holding it down… and sliding it slightly to the right, toward the Pokéball[...]

Credit: Niantic 5 Kyogre There are Water-type Pokémon with spammier moves, such as Swampert with Hydro Cannon, but Kyogre is at the top of the aquatic meta because of how hard it hits as well as the moves it can get This gargantuan Pokémon generally has Water-type moves, but it can learn the Electric-type Thunder, which makes[...]

Let's investigate. Do Pokémon in Raids Have a Higher Shiny Rate in Pokémon GO? Credit: Niantic The simple answer is "no," but there's more to it than that There are Egg/Raid-exclusive Pokémon with a higher shiny rate, but we will explain that shortly First, the important thing when understanding Shiny rates is that the manner in which[...]

There is a lot more to this event than originally announced by Niantic, so read on to see Bleeding Cool's full catalog of the event spawns, the Mega Houndoom challenge, the research, and more. Mega Battle Event and Challenge Are Now Live in Pokémon GO Credit: Niantic Mega Battle Challenge If trainers collectively complete 275 million battles during[...]

Credit: Niantic Tier One Gothita Kirlia Nuzleaf Sneasel – Shiny available, boosted odds It's a small Tier One rotation the Cresselia rotation, with none of the usual suspects that one would expect, such as Shinx, Timburr, or Klink However, Sneasel will be a good option for those who don't yet have the Shiny, as its rate is above the standard one[...]

In late August, Niantic released an update about the functionality of the Trace Charm in Harry Potter: Wizards Unite In this update, Niantic corrected what was described as "a number of incorrect stats and descriptions on the Trace Charm screen." These changes, however, were interpreted by the Wizards Unite community as a nerf to the Trace Charm,[...]

Niantic is planning to unveil Generation Six in Pokémon GO this year, adding species from the Kalos region into the wild However, there are still Pokémon from earlier generations that have yet to be released, even dating as far back to Generation Three for one specific species As Pokémon GO moves on to newer Generations, many trainers[...]

Credit: Niantic Top Cresselia Counters Pokebattler, which calculates all possible combinations of Pokémon and moves, lists the top 10 Cresselia counters as such: Mega Beedrill (Bug Bite, X-Scissor) Shadow Weavile (Snarl, Foul Play) Shadow Mewtwo (Psycho Cut, Shadow Ball) Mega Charizard Y (Wing Attack, Blast Burn) Shadow Tyranitar (Bite, Crunch) Darkrai (Snarl, Dark Pulse) Shadow Houndoom (Snarl, Foul Play) Mega Blastoise (Bite, Hydro Cannon) Chandelure (Hex,[...]

Niantic generally followed a pattern: Starter, rare spawn, starter, rare spawn, starter, rare spawn, and so on On top of that, each day would feature the Shiny release of a Pokémon that, before its Community Day, had yet to have its Shiny released in-game That pattern was broken this year in multiple ways, leaving the[...]

Credit: Niantic The likely situation is that this will be a less frantic raid hour than the previous three unless you are a trainer living in a city In that situation, Heatran could dominate raids for a full year and you'll still likely get a full lobby The truth of the matter is, though, Heatran has[...]

Shinx is currently in raids, and it has a boosted Shiny rate above normal wild spawns in Pokémon GO. Here's how to catch a golden Shiny Shinx!

Pokémon GO Battle League Season Three is winding down as Niantic preps to roll out Season Four, but first… the game's PVP arena has entered its final phase of the season All three major leagues are now available, along with Master League's Premier Cup These concurrent leagues will run until Monday, September 14, 2020, at[...]

Upon delaying their first planned Harry Potter: Wizards Unite Brilliant Event for September, Niantic has announced a surprise event: Dragon Week This event, which will unleash coveted Dragon Foundables, will begin today, Tuesday, September 8 at 9 a.m Pacific and will run through Tuesday, September 15 at 9 a.m Pacific For the first time, Niantic will[...]

Credit: Niantic The most common way to acquire a Lucky is by trading with a friend, over and over Trainers are allowed 100 trades per day, and the mechanic currently makes it very easy for two players to swap catches back and forth At random, a Pokémon may turn Lucky, which will happen for both players,[...]

Now, as the event wraps up, did Niantic's tweaks to this event and the Mega system suffice, or did they deserve the continued backlash? Pokémon GO Mega Raid Week Review: Fun or Pay-to-Play? Credit: Niantic Spawns First up, Mega Raid Week was odd in that it featured no new Shiny release Instead, Niantic's announcement focused on Lotad, a[...]

Is it true that Timburr, the Unova region Fighting-type, has a boosted Shiny rate in Pokémon GO? Find out why Timburr raids are so popular!