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New Mythical Pokémon Could Be Coming to Pokémon Go
Credit: Niantic Pokemon Go is adding some intriguing new content to the popular mobile game, including what appears to be a new Mythical Pokemon, if a new tweet is to be believed. The official Pokemon Go account shared a quick snap of some fossilized footprints, along with the caption "Something Mythical is coming, Trainers…" 👣 Something Mythical[...]
A St. Louis "Pokémon Go" Event Was Just Delayed Thanks to Coronavirus
Credit: Niantic Grab your masks, trainer The deadly coronavirus has ensured that the crop of fans waiting to check out the Pokémon Go Safari Zone event in St Louis will have to wait to do so. Credit: Niantic Grab your masks, trainer The deadly coronavirus has ensured that the crop of fans waiting to check out the[...]
Team GO Rocket Made Shadow Pokémon Stronger In "Pokémon GO"
Best of luck to all you trainers who aren't supporting the Team GO Rocket. Credit: Niantic Shadow Pokémon now deal more damage with their Fast and Charged Attacks, but they also take more damage when attacked. Powering up a Shadow Pokémon and teaching a Shadow Pokémon an additional Charged Attack now cost less Stardust and Candy. Legendary Shadow Pokémon[...]
"Harry Potter: Wizards Unite" Receives More Events For March 2020
Niantic has revealed a number of events for the month of March to keep all of you Harry Potter: Wizards Unite busy for the next few weeks The devs revealed four new events that will carry players into April, giving you new challenges to achieve and things to collect Not to mention a change of[...]
The "Pokémon GO" Competitive GO Battle League Kicks Off On March 13
And you can read more about it on their official blog. Credit: Niantic During GO Battle League Season 1, Trainers will be paired up against similarly ranked competitors through an online matchmaking system The league's format will rotate between the three leagues: the Great League, the Ultra League, and the Master League As Trainers win battles, they'll[...]
Niantic Announces Several Events For "Pokémon GO" In March 2020
Niantic is making March 2020 super exciting for Pokémon GO fans, as the company has released info on a slew of events headed your way We have all of the raid events listed for you below, but that doesn't even scratch the surface There will be a Special Research event involving Giovanni, A Research Breakthrough[...]
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Niantic has released new info this morning about the upcoming Pokémon GO Safari Zone event happening in Philadelphia this May The event will take place at Fairmount Park in Philadelphia from Friday, May 8th until to Sunday, May 10th, 2020 Attendees will have a chance to pick up wild Pokémon such as Voltorb, Alolan Sandshrew,[...]
Niantic Is Currently Running A "Pokémon GO" Valentine's Day Celebration
Niantic has been sending Valentine's Day vibes this weekend to all the Pokémon GO players with their 2020 Celebration event This is a chance for you to pick up special pink versions of a few of your favorite creatures As well as take place in the Lickitung Raid Day, which is happening today (February 15th)[...]
Niantic Reveals "Pokémon GO" Safari Zone Liverpool City Explorer Pass
Niantic revealed that their upcoming Pokémon GO Safari Zone happening in Liverpool will have its own City Explorer Pass with a number of features The event will take place from April 17th-19th at Sefton Park, which is a pretty big area But for those looking to do more, the pass will have features and options[...]
"Pokémon GO" Throws Sinnoh Region Appreciation Event
The next Pokémon GO event from Niantic has kicked off as the devs are celebrating the Sinnoh Region with a weekend appreciation event Running from now until Monday, February 10th at 10pm local time, you have a chance to find Pokémon originally discovered in the Sinnoh region They'll be all over the map, but will[...]
"Harry Potter: Wizards Unite" Lays Out Full Events For February
Niantic just posted all of the events they have coming to Harry Potter: Wizards Unite throughout the month of February for you to get in on There's a little something for everyone here, no matter what your interests are Check out the full list below to see what Niantic has in store for you. Credit: Niantic Darkest[...]
Niantic Reveals New Content Coming To "Pokémon GO  in February
Niantic released a ton of details this week detailing their plans for Pokémon GO over the month of February, and there's a lot to unpack here The company released a blog post with a ton of announcements, including a Valentine's Day Celebration, a Sinnoh region celebration event, new experiments in the Pokémon Spotlight Hour and[...]
Niantic Announces The "Pokémon GO" Battle League
Niantic dropped a giant bomb of information today on a new addition coming to Pokémon GO, as players will soon experience the Battle League The new game mode will become available to players based on their Trainer level, but eventually will be available to everyone There will be a pre-season followed by the first season[...]
Adventure Sync Will Be Coming To "Harry Potter: Wizards Unite"
Niantic announced today that a new addition was coming to Harry Potter: Wizards Unite in the form of Adventure Sync Players will soon be able to link their accounts to their Apple Health or Google Fit apps and start reaping the health-monitoring benefits while they're playing the game Everything you rack up with be used[...]
Niantic Reveals Global Events For "Ingress" & "Pokémon GO" In 2020
This morning, Niantic announced a new set of global events for the first half of 2020 for Ingress and Pokémon GO, letting fans know what's on the horizon to attend New places they're going to be headed include St Louis and Philadelphia, along with a number of regional events on a smaller scale The company[...]
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Niantic revealed a new special raid weekend coming to Pokémon GO next week, giving you a chance to get your hands on Latias and Latios The raid will run from January 24th-27th, nothing too major or in-depth for you to participate Just a chance to jump into five-star raids and claim one or both as[...]
Trade Evolution Is Being Added To Pokémon
Niantic has revealed that they will finally bring Trade Evolution to Pokémon GO, a staple feature that's been in most of the Pokémon games The company posted a message to fans headed into the weekend, letting them know of the impending addition Along with the news that several creatures from the Unova Region would be[...]
"Harry Potter: Wizards Unite" WIll Honor Dumbeldore This Month
According to the devs at Niantic, this month you'll have a chance to channel the wisdom, perseverance, and love that Albus Dumbledore embraced Check out the list of events below, the first of which being the Frosty Foundable that starts today. Credit: Niantic Frosty Foundable Event: January 7–January 14 Brace yourself for the cold and help free Foundables[...]
"Pokémon GO" Gives Details To Adventure Sync Hatchathon
Back on January 2nd, Niantic kicked off the Adventure Sync Hatchathon in Pokémon GO to ring in the new year with something cool to do Granted, you're running around in the cold while you do it, but you can snag some Stardust, Rare Candies, and a Unova Stone in the process Here are details on[...]
Niantic Is Suing A Group Of Hackers Over "Pokémon GO" Cheats
The year may be ending, but Niantic are looking ahead in 2020 Today the company revealed the next set of events happening in Pokémon GO Among them are a special research event, new encounters, and an Adventure Sync Hatchathon You can read the full details below, including dates for them to kick off. Credit: Niantic January Team[...]
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Today Niantic announced a brand new addition coming to Pokémon GO in 2020 as we will soon be getting a new experience called Buddy Adventures The game will basically add the creature of your choosing to follow you around the map Kinda like what Pikachu does with Ash for his entire adventure, not in the[...]
"Harry Potter: Wizards Unite" Has Started Its Holiday Events
Niantic announced today that they will be starting up holiday events in Harry Potter: Wizards Unite, which will kick off on December 3rd We got the full list of events for you below, as they will have you dealing with the Calamity, taking on a Community Day, and giving gifts Have fun in the snow,[...]
"Pokémon GO" Finally Gets Another Storage Expansion
Players in Pokémon GO will be able to breathe a slight sigh of relief as Niantic has given them another storage expansion this week Going clear back to when the game started, people have been complaining about the storage of items Why? Aside from the fact that people are hoarders when it comes to games[...]
"Pokémon GO" Warns Players Of Increased Team GO Rocket Plans
Niantic posted some new Pokémon GO content today letting players know next week will see an increase in Team GO Rocket activity The event will take place on November 24th from 11am-1pm in each time zone Several team members will be out to raid PokéStops and capture more Pokémon for their collections[...]
Team GO Rocket Leaders Officially Arrive In "Pokémon GO"
We have the details for you here, best of luck to all of you out and about this week. Credit: Niantic The movement of the Team GO Rocket Leaders seems to have disrupted Pokémon habitats, and certain Pokémon have apparently become more common! We have yet to understand why these Pokémon in particular are suddenly appearing more[...]
Niantic Shares New Details On Their Upcoming AR Platform
This week, Niantic revealed more details to their upcoming AR platform, and how it will shape games that they work on in the future The company published a full blog entry showing off the improvements they've made to their own tech It's pretty cool to see what they're working on to that AR works in[...]
"Harry Potter: Wizards Unite" Pushes Back An Event
Niantic announced this week that their next event, Stronger United Brilliant Event Part 1, is getting pushed back by a week You can read a bit about it below as they made the announcement in a blog post It appears it was done due to some technical issues specific to Android devices. Credit: Niantic Due to ongoing[...]
“Pokémon GO” Announces GO Battle League For 2020
Today, Niantic announced a new addition coming to Pokémon GO in 2020 as there will finally be competition with the GO Battle League For ages, it feels like, players have been asking for that traditional battle mode with real competitions as you experience in almost every other Pokémon game since the franchise started[...]
Niantic Wayfarer Will Be Coming Soon In Beta For "Pokémon GO"
Last week, Niantic announced they had a new project coming to beta for Pokémon GO fans as they will soon be getting the Niantic Wayfarer For the longest time, people have been complaining about the location of PokéStops Both where some are located and where some are not The beta program will help players to[...]