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Niantic has once again extended the bonuses in Pokémon GO that allow trainers to keep playing the game despite the current global situation Though restrictions have eased in many places, the COVID-19 pandemic is not over and is, in many areas, worsening The Pokémon GO bonuses were set to expire this week, but have been extended[...]

Credit: Niantic. Defeating the dragon With one last chance to take down this frosty beast, make sure you don't miss our complete Kyurem Raid Guide A tip: no Pokémon will stand against Kyurem with more effectivity than Metagross with its Community Day move of Meteor Mash this boss is also a notorious hard catch, so be sure[...]

Credit: Niantic. Currently, Sierra has three slots of Pokémon, with the following possibilities: SLOT ONE: Lapras SLOT TWO: Exeggutor, Lapras, Sharpedo SLOT THREE: Shiftry, Houndoom, Alakazam Of these six possible Pokémon, all but two are weak to Fighting-types Here are three possible scenarios, along with the best counters to use against each Pokémon. Scenario #1: Lapras, Lapras/Sharpedo, Shiftry/Houndoom This scenario features a[...]

Bleeding Cool is here to examine what was available only to ticketed holders and finally answer the question… Was GO Fest 2020 worth it? Was GO Fest 2020 worth it? Credit: Niantic. Victini at GO Fest 2020 Most notably, GO Fest attendees receive the Mythical Pokémon of the year earlier than all other players Tasked with the Rocket Straight to[...]

Niantic has since combined the two days into one event that has taken place on Tuesdays at 6pm local time This week's mini-event will be Buizel Spotlight Hour with double catch XP. Buizel Spotlight Hour is tonight Credit: The Pokémon Company official Buizel graphic and Pokémon GO logo combined. Buizel is a pure Water-type Pokémon from the[...]

Niantic has put out their post-GO Fest 2020 recap, including pictures, new information, and stunning stats from the Pokémon GO event This past weekend saw GO Fest 2020 take over the game for both ticketed and non-ticket holders, giving both a weekend's worth of fun in the world of the mobile game While we look ahead[...]

GO Fest 2020 has just ended, so it's time to do what Pokémon GO players do best: get hyped for what's next, because Niantic is an event machine Ultra Unlock is going to dominate August, and those events are the standard equation of shiny release + special spawns + raids = event However, it's worth looking at[...]

Some are happy with what Niantic did with their first-ever remote-only, global GO Fest, while others are… well, furious The complaints got #GOFest2020 trending on social media, as server issues essentially made the game unplayable early Saturday morning on the first day It wasn't all bad, though, and the sheer amount of new content added[...]

Niantic congratulated trainers on Twitter for unlocking Unova Week This event, one part of three weeks dubbed "Ultra Unlock," is a week-long series of in-game bonuses, raids, and Pokémon spawns that players were tasked with earning through a series of tasks at GO Fest 2020 this weekend Here's everything trainers need to know to prepare[...]

Following news that Dragon Week has been unlocked by Pokémon GO Fest 2020 players, Niantic has announced that Enigma Week has now been unlocked as well This event, one part of three weeks dubbed "Ultra Unlock," is a week-long series of in-game bonuses, raids, and Pokémon spawns that players were tasked with earning through a[...]

Updating from the action of the global, remote GO Fest 2020 event, Niantic announced that ticket holders have officially unlocked Dragon Week in Pokémon GO.  This event, one part of three weeks dubbed "Ultra Unlock," is a week-long series of in-game bonuses, raids, and Pokémon spawns that players were tasked with earning through a series[...]

Credit: Niantic promo with official Victini art from www.pokemon.com Team GO Rocket Takeover GO Fest 2020 Almost every stop will become a Team GO Rocket stop Team GO Rocket grunts will be significantly easier to defeat Sierra, Arlo, and Cliff battles reward encounters with Shadow Beldum, Shadow Pinsir, and Shadow Mawhile, who can all be shiny Giovanni battles reward encounters[...]

Dialga, Palkia, and Giratina Origin Forme are three of the most anticipated Legendary Pokémon in the game due to both their power and their absence from raids for over a year… which, in Niantic terms, is the longest a Legendary Pokémon has been unavailable in some form, full stop Along with the more common Giratina[...]

As players rallied against the developer of the game they loved on Twitter, and Niantic's poor social media manager handled the fallout, things stabilized again and stayed smooth early into the event What went off without a hitch, though, were the discussions and presentations that Niantic streamed alongside GO Fest 2020, sort of like their[...]

Along with their announcement that GO Battle League Season Three, Pokémon GO's in-game player-versus-player competition, Niantic has announced major changes to the way certain Pokémon will function These changes will impact the PVP system, as well as the use of the affected Pokémon in raids and gym battles[...]

Credit: Niantic. New Pokémon As previously announced, trainers can expect research that will lead to catching the mythical Pokémon Victini. Rotom, the long-awaited Ghost/Electric-type Pokémon, will be available through photobombs. New Shiny Pokémon This… is a lot. Unown (Spawning the forms G and O) Bulbasaur, Charmander, and Squirtle with the Pikachu visor Tangela, as we previously speculated Qwilfish, in a shocking pink hue Woobat Heatmor, perhaps[...]

While Niantic announced the breaking news of Pokémon GO's Ultra Unlock rolling out a stunning slate of Legendary and Mythology raids for August, details about raids at GO Fest 2020 are still surprisingly foggy It appears that Niantic is attempting to keep details for the weekend a surprise for Pokémon GO players, but they have[...]

Pokémon GO Fest 2020 is just around for corner for Pokémon GO players, as Niantic brings their annual blowout event to trainers remotely With GO Fest 2020 able to be played from wherever players of the mobile game are, preparation for the event will be different from previous years Bleeding Cool is here to help, with our pre-launch[...]

Pokémon GO Fest 2020 is just around for corner for Pokémon GO players, as Niantic brings their annual blowout event to trainers remotely With GO Fest 2020 able to be played from wherever players of the mobile game are, preparation for the event will be different from previous years Bleeding Cool is here to help, with our pre-launch[...]

GO Fest 2020 is just around for corner for Pokémon GO players, as Niantic brings their annual blowout event to trainers remotely With GO Fest 2020 able to be played from wherever players of the mobile game are, preparation for the event will be different from previous years Bleeding Cool is here to help, with[...]

Pokémon GO Fest 2020 isn't the only major Pokémon GO event that Niantic is gearing up for this week As Bleeding Cool previously reported, the second season of GO Battle League, the player-versus-player competition in the game, is drawing to a close With the end of GBL Season Two, Niantic has released information on GO[...]

This is the first time that Niantic's annual GO Fest has been a remote event that trainers can play from wherever they are, and it is expected to be the most widely played ticketed event in the game's history. Pokémon GO and TikTok promo art Credit: Niantic. In their press release, Niantic announced: From putting together fun Pokémon[...]

Niantic has been releasing announcement after announcement leading up to their first-ever remote Pokémon GO Fest 2020 The event is replacing the originally planned, in-person GO Fest Chicago event where Pokémon GO players from around the world gather in one location for a celebration of the game, special spawns, an increased chance of encounters with[...]

Alolan Marowak has been a raid-exclusive Pokémon since its release… until this weekend at Pokémon GO Fest 2020, when Niantic will release it into the wild for their worldwide, remote event Many players have battled raid after raid in effort to get either a Shiny Alolan Marowak or one with 100% IVs, and with the[...]

Following GO Fest 2020, Niantic will likely announce the next month of Spotlight Hours, and Bleeding Cool will be the first to let Pokémon GO players know what they can expect with these events. The Summer Event, the final set of challenges leading up to GO Fest 2020, is ending this Wednesday in Pokémon GO[...]

To celebrate the battles won and lost, Niantic has opened up all four leagues for Pokémon trainers, including Great League, Ultra League, Master League, and this season's new addition of the Premier Cup During normal GO Battle League gameplay, the season with cycle through leagues, with a set amount of weeks focusing only on Great[...]

This was pre-COVID, at a time when Niantic had introduced a system of voting where trainers would spin Pokéstops and complete special tasks in order to cast votes for the Pokémon they wanted for the next Community Day Due to the pandemic, the voting has since switched to Twitter, but attentive players will realize that[...]

Pokémon GO trainers voted, and Niantic listened Back in May, the mobile game developer announced that the next two Community Days would be decided by poll Players of the game took to Twitter to vote on their choice of what would be the highlighted spawn for both the June and July events, which led to[...]

As Niantic prepares players for Pokémon GO Fest 2020 with this week's Friendship Challenge, information is beginning to leak on what will happen at the event itself Dataminers have found an array of interesting new and updates assets in Pokémon GO's code, including badges, new costumed Pokémon, and, most notably, Shadow Mewtwo[...]

Niantic has announced full details for their GO Fest Weekly Challenge: Friendship research, along with a summer-themed event that will release Shiny Bellsprout, debut a new spawn from the Unova region, and bring back an old favorite event-exclusive Pikachu As information floods in from New Zealand players, who have already begun the event, trainers worldwide[...]