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Pokémon GO Community Day
JST. — Pokémon GO (@PokemonGoApp) February 24, 2018 Its the latest in server problems that Niantic have had to deal with, and while this one was taken care of fairly quickly and players were given a three more hours to play, it shows that there are still problems that Niantic needs to iron out of the game[...]
Pokémon GO‏ Launch Their New Lunar Event On February 17th
While there seems to be an ongoing login issue with Pokémon GO at the moment, Niantic has set up their next worldwide event to kick off on Saturday, February 17th The next event was announced via the game's Twitter account, in which they revealed it would be their own Lunar event coinciding with the Chinese New[...]
Pokémon GO Release Two Pokémon From Being Region-Locked
While Niantic has added a lot more Pokémon into the mix of Pokémon GO, there was a cool little addition that went under the radar for a lot of people who probably didn't notice their inclusion unless they were specifically paying attention Up until now, the two Pokémon known as Minun and Plusle have been region-locked, specifically where[...]
Dataminers Find A New Legendary On The Way For Pokémon GO
When it comes to adding new Pokémon to their database, Niantic isn't exactly running short on choices when it comes to picking and choosing for Pokémon GO Truth be told, there's still a couple libraries worth of choices for them to parse through and decide when to add them in[...]
Pokemon Go
The disruptions will run from January 26th to February 16th, meaning that millions of Pokémon GO players who rely on GPS in order to play the game will end up not be able to play it for hours at a time over the course of three weeks. Before you start complaining to Niantic or any of your[...]
Pokémon GO Just Got 23 New Pokémon Added To The Game
Until then, for those of you who are still hunting Pokémon in the game, good luck! credit//Niantic Whismur Loudred Exploud Aron Lairon Aggron Numel Camerupt Trapinch Vibrava Flygon Cacnea Cacturne Lunatone Solrock Nosepass Torkoal Baltoy Claydol Lileep Cradily Anortih Armaldo Below is a complete list of the 23 new Pokémon who just got planted inside Pokémon GO with the game's latest update[...]
Pokémon GO Community Day
Aside from the fact that we're pretty confident that Community Day for Pokémon GO will be more of a meet-and-greet for fans who absolutely hate the current raid system, Niantic is making a decent effort to make the February event fun and exciting. Some new details have emerged about the event, including that you'll have another shot[...]
Pokémon GO Unveils Community Day & New Legendary Addition
Since we know how well those battles are going over with the community on social media, we assume January 20th will be renamed Complaint Day on Twitter as players get together to commiserate over the horrible system. credit//Niantic Pokémon GO Community Day is an opportunity for Trainers around the world to meet up at their local parks to[...]
Pokémon GO
Niantic put the system in place last month to mixed reviews, and ever since that moment, the backlash has slowly been growing to the point where they're now hearing about it from popular players. credit//Niantic Reversal, one of the most popular players on YouTube for the game took to his social media to announce that he was[...]
Pokemon Go
It's not the update we would have envisioned, but apparently, Niantic has drastically improved the weather system inside Pokémon GO to the point where it will tell you that you shouldn't be playing in whatever weather the game may not like As you can see from the post below, the weather int he game will change[...]
Pokémon Go
Earlier today we told you about Niantic dropping their latest holiday event for Pokémon GO We now have a confirmed list that's been spread across several websites in the past hour of all the new Water and Ice Pokémon that will be added to the game, which includes some of their evolutions[...]
Pokémon GO Adding AR+ Mode To iOS Versions Of The Game
Niantic revealed in a press release today that the iOS version of Pokémon GO will be getting an upgrade with AR+ Mode No information was given as to an official release date, only that devices from the iPhone 6 and up running iOS 11 would be able to use the new update Below are some of[...]
Pokemon Go
According to Niantic's support page, Pokémon GO will be getting two new evolution items soon in the form of the Deep Sea Scale and the Deep Sea Tooth These items are primarily used to help evolve Clamperl into either a Huntail or a Gorebyss, depending on which one you decide to use. The only way to acquire either[...]
'Pokémon GO' Secret Japan Raid Tests Feature Ho-Oh
If Niantic holds their current pattern of special raids, we might see him added during their holiday event, whatever that may entail Only time will tell… Pokémon GO Hub was the first to break the news to global fans that players in Japan have stumbled across a special Ho-oh EX Raid for the legendary creature[...]
Pokémon GO
According to user reports on Reddit, the EX Raid system in Pokémon GO is still experiencing problems that Niantic hasn't solved yet The latest one being the lack of players needed to conquer the system, as the user in that link notes, he was the only one to answer the raid and take on Mewtwo, which he eventually[...]
Long-Rumored Harry Potter Game From Niantic Actually Happening
It looks like Niantic, the company behind Pokemon Go, is indeed working on a Harry Potter-themed follow-up game. It was announced today officially via a website drop by Warner Brothers (who holds the rights to Harry Potter and the J.K Rowling created world of witches, wizards, and muggles), and a statement from Niantic in blog form. David Haddad[...]
The EX Raid Invite System In 'Pokémon GO' Is Currently Busted
Niantic has been quiet on the situation all weekend long, but apparently, the once exclusive inviting system has now been unlocked to anyone The way the system works is once you receive an invite, you are then locked out from receiving another one and are essentially knocked down the ladder behind those who have yet[...]
Niantic Finally Fix A Nagging 'Pokémon GO' Bug To PokeStops
Overnight, Niantic finally addressed the lingering bug in their system for the past few weeks where a Pokestop would only drop two items at a time, causing massive issues with players who were used to receiving multiple items as they passed by and checked into the stop Granted, the bug did not affect ALL of[...]
Niantic Finally Reveal Their Halloween Event For 'Pokémon GO'
After the news was already confirmed by dataminers that third generation Pokémon would be coming to Pokémon GO, Niantic has finally come out and confirmed that several of them will be released as part of the upcoming Haloween event taking place from October 20th until November 2nd Some of the known creatures making their way in will[...]
Pokemon Go
A little bit of a shocker for Pokémon GO fans today as it was revealed by Niantic's own CEO that there are new modes and changes coming to the game in 2018 The website PokemonGoHub.com caught an article in the Taiwanese Business Weekly where they interviewed John Hanke about the game[...]
The Latest 'Pokémon GO' Update Sets Up Third Gen Pokémon
But Pokémon Go Hub has revealed that the new update has made way for more to be added, and that Niantic is practically ready to roll the new Pokémon out at any moment, based on the nearly 2,000 new lines of code they just added. The short version to all this is that if Niantic wanted to[...]
Entei Joins The List Of 'Pokémon GO' In North America
Yesterday, Niantic added a new face to the Pokémon GO lineup with Entei. Raikou had already joined the game over a month ago, but now the second of the three hounds has been added, putting a brand new fire-type into the mix and a formidable opponent at local gyms It may take some extra time for the new[...]
Pokemon Go
Early this morning, Niantic started receiving multiple complaints of people not being able to log into the app Apparently, the issue was so wide-spread, the company had to send out this tweet today letting everyone know they're looking into the problem. We're investigating an issue which is preventing Trainers from logging in Thank you for your[...]
Details For The 'Pokémon GO' Equinox Box Prices
Niantic dropped three different types of boxes for you to use during the event, each with their own price point and items to use But what's most interesting is the amount for each, as these are super jacked up what you normally might purchase The price guide has been posted below. Special Box: Cost 480; contains[...]
Pokémon GO
Niantic is adding a brand new system called "Exclusive Raids" that will be focused in primary cities around the world instead of randomly at any ol' gym, which will probably anger a lot of players, as we're betting the U.S spots will mostly hit the coastlines. Plus, these battles will be the ONLY place you can[...]
Pokemon Go
Niantic is apparently working on fixing some of the digital ones, but their progress seems to be unknown at this point On Twitter, the company addressed issues with the Champion Medal's status and how people were not getting experience counted toward their battles. Raids against Legendary Pokémon not counting towards the Champion Medal will be addressed in an[...]
'Pokémon GO' Has Finally Released Zapdos Into Regular Gameplay
Lately, when you read posts from Niantic about Pokémon GO additions, it feels like they're still on an apology tour for Chicago Today, the company released some news that will get some people excited as they've released Zapdos into the game The news was confirmed earlier today via the game's Twitter account as people started finding[...]
Pokémon Go Legendary
To the point where festival attendees are now suing Niantic and other organizers over how it was handled In lieu of the events that transpired in Chicago last weekend, Niantic has decided to take some extra precautions moving forward and has pushed a few European Pokémon GO events back The announcement was made this morning on[...]
Attendees Of 'Pokémon GO' Fest Planning To Sue Niantic
Multiple sources are reporting today that attendees of the Pokémon GO Fest in Chicago are seeking legal action against Niantic and other festival organizers According to Polygon, "Chicago-based attorney Thomas Zimmerman said he was contacted by Jonathan Norton, a California local who traveled to the area for the event Since then, Zimmerman told Polygon that "20[...]