Niantic Archives

credit// Niantic Pokémon Go developer Niantic has announced a crossover event with the Detective Pikachu movie which is scheduled to hit theaters later this month The event will run from tomorrow, May 7th at 1pm PDT to May 17th at 1pm PDT. The Detective Pikachu event will increase the encounter rate for Pokémon that appear in the movie as[...]

Niantic will be taking Pokémon GO Fest international as they will bring the event to Europe in July, setting up in Dortmund, Germany The event will take place from July 4th-7th in Westfalenpark, which was chosen after the company ran a successful Pokémon GO Safari Zone event there in 2018 that brought it over 170k[...]

credit// Netflix Nettflix's Ingress takes inspiration from Niantic's AR mobile game of the same name, but you wouldn't quite know that from the first episode The show starts off with a bit of narration that tells us the basic premise: there's an energy called XM that affects some humans and gives them special abilities, and can[...]

credit// Netflix The Netflix Anime Series Ingress is a CG-animated series developed in collaboration with Fuji TV and Craftar Studios in Japan, and is based on Niantic's augmented-reality mobile game of the same name The show is dropping tomorrow on Netflix, and we got to preview the first three episodes Even from the first few minutes of[...]

credit// Nintendo Niantic is making a few tweaks to Pokémon Go in the next few weeks to tweak research breakthrough rewards and eggs for the next couple of months. As far as research breakthroughs go, Lugio, Ho-Oh, Latios, and Latias will all appear as breakthrough reward encounters from May 1 at 1pm PDT through the end of[...]

It appears Niantic is going to be preventing scalpers and others who don't even play the game from being able to cash in on the Chicago summer event by making it so that you have to register through the game's app to be entered into a ticket lottery Those who win the lottery will be[...]

credit// Niantic To celebrate the Pokémon Go Safari Zone event in Singapore, a few rare Safari Pokémon will be available worldwide, including Shuckle and its shiny variant. According to Newsweek: Starting Saturday, April 20 at 6 a.m local time to Sunday, April 21 at 10 p.m local time, Pokémon Go trainers will notice an increase in Shuckle spawns in the[...]

In what feels like a really weird marketing campaign to find cities for events, Niantic is asking fans of Pokémon GO to do the work for them The company has launched a new social media effort with the hashtag #NianticLive2020 to get you to decide where they should hold events The company even released a[...]

credit// Niantic Announced on the Pokémon Go blog, Niantic will be making a few changes to the AR game which allow for further player customization option and add a new dimension to your friends list Yes, Avatar Poses and Lucky Friends are coming to Pokémon Go. Avatar Poses are the next level of player customization for PokéGo, which[...]

Niantic officially announced this week that Pokémon GO Fest 2019 was officially returning to Chicago in Grant Park from June 13th-16th While the company didn't give major details behind the events, it did list off some activities that would be taking place, which we have for you below The Chicago event will be the kickoff[...]

This morning, WB Games and Niantic finally released details about their upcoming Harry Potter-based app game, Harry Potter: Wizards Unite The company launched a new page for the game's website showing off gifs and giving descriptions about what exactly you'll be doing in the game And as you might suspect considering it involves Niantic, it plays[...]

credit//Pokémon Café Niantic is currently testing special lunch time raids for Pokemon Go with possible intent to make the raids a permanent feature The lunch raids are being tauted as the "Legendary Lunch Hour" to get players out and walking to raid events on their lunch breaks The raids will go live next week as a test,[...]

credit//Niantic In a report by The Wall Street Journal, Nintendo sources claim the gaming company is worried microtransactions will ruin its reputation The publisher has gone so far as to ask its mobile game development studios to curb player spending. One of the sources for the WSJ article hails from Dragalia Lost developers Cygames' parent company CyberAgent Inc[...]

Niantic revealed details of what Pokémon GO will be doing for Pokémon Day 2019, as the event comes up this week on February 27th This year will be the 22nd anniversary of the event as they celebrate the release of the first Pokémon games on the Game Boy back in 1996, so every year the company does something[...]

Over the weekend, Niantic revealed what the next Pokémon GO Community Day focus will be, and they're going green with Treecko Normally just announcing a Community Day isn't a big thing now that we're basically getting one once a month But the thing that makes this one so monumental is that it will be the[...]

Of course, you don't have to change teams, but the option is still there if you so desire. credit//Niantic When you decide to activate a Team Medallion from your inventory, you'll be able to choose your new team You may purchase a Team Medallion only once every 365 days, so choose your new team wisely! Any of your[...]

Earlier this week, several homeowners filed a class action lawsuit against Pokemon Go creator Niantic for the placement of several PokeStops and Gyms The homeowners alleged that Niantic was responsible for PokeGo players congregating on or near their private property. Rather than fight a protracted legal battle, Niantic has drafted a settlement for the homeowners that would make[...]

However, there is a proposed settlement on the case that may change all of this, if Niantic accepts the proposal Variety broke the news this afternoon, citing that the settlement would force the company to make a website where property owners can request to have a location moved or removed from their system if it's[...]

Niantic appears to be teasing the missing Gen 2 Pokemon Smeargle for Pokemon Go, which means we might finally have the whole Gen 2 roster in-game. Niantic has been teasing images of the painting Pokemon on its social media platforms including Facebook and Twitter. From GameRant:   Pokemon fans will recognize Smeargle as the adorable dog-like Pokemon that uses its long tail as a[...]

credit// Niantic Pokemon Go players will be able to hunt down special shiny versions of legendary pokemon Meltan for a limited time Niantic made the announcement on the Pokemon Go blog this week that, now through March 4th, Myster Box items may come with a special encounter featuring the shiny version of the pokemon. The event is running for a[...]

credit// Niantic Niantic is adding a new set of Limited Research for Pokémon Go's January Community Day event, all focused around the water-type Pokémon Feebas. To pick up the Limited Research, spin the photo disc at nearby PokéStops for tasks that can give encounters with Feebas And, if you're lucky, you just might find a Shiny Feebas. Just watch out,[...]

Pokémon Go's Safari Zone events have been pretty big hits so far for the AR mobile game, and South American players can no join the fun.

The first Pokemon Go Community Day for 2019 will focus around Totodile, bringing him an exclusive move, as well as buffing egg hatch distance.

Niantic has released a short teaser trailer for an upcoming game called Harry Potter: Wizards Unite The video shows footage of a flying Nimbus 2000 without a rider, however, it does provide some hints to gameplay and features if you look close enough. The official Wizards Unite twitter account posted the teaser and a caption that indicates the[...]

Niantic released some fun news today on their Twitter feed as we found out that Pokémon GO will finally be getting… Trainer Battles Yeah, we know, it's not head-to-head, but at least it's a step in the right direction Aside from your faction, you'll have three Battle League to choose from: Great, Ultra, and Master. Each League allows for[...]

The new batch of Field Research tasks hitting the game next month will give players another chance to catch six previously featured legendary Pokémon from the first two generations of Pokémon. The Legendaries returning in December are: Articuno Zapdos Moltres Raikou Entei Suicune Finally, in a Tweet this morning, Niantic Labs seems to have teased a possible PvP component coming to PokéGo in the near future[...]

Niantic are going to dive into the holiday season with a special Pokémon GO Community Day event that will celebrate a year's worth of events The next event will kick off next Friday, November 30th at 1pm PST and run until Sunday, December 2nd at 11pm PST, and will have all of the featured moves from[...]

Niantic and WBIE have released a brand new trailer this week for their upcoming augmented reality mobile game, Harry Potter: Wizards Unite Operating a little like other games of the genre, the company says you'll be able to "explore real-world surroundings to unravel a global mystery, cast spells, and encounter fantastic beasts and iconic characters along[...]

4 Pokemon going on right now and if Niantic continues this support, it's likely the game will remain part of people's lives for a long while yet The app really has done incredibly well with it being rare that mobile games keep sustained relevancy years at a time That is a testament to the support and[...]

Niantic is teasing a new Pokémon headed to Pokémon GO this week, which should make those who love Gen 4 creatures very excited The company released this cryptic post on the game's official Twitter account yesterday that got a lot of people talking. As we learn about Pokémon originally discovered in the Sinnoh region, we're curious to hear[...]