Every year, Pokémon GO celebrates Halloween with a major event. Usually, longer than standard events, this late October celebration brings with it event-exclusive spawns such as Yamask, costumed Pokémon, Ghost- and Dark-types boosted in the wild and special raid bosses. Last year, Giratina Altered Forme with its Shiny release was featured as the Legendary Raid Boss […]
Part of the fun of the main series Pokémon games is the lore of these Legendary Pokémon, which Pokémon GO recreates with short descriptions in their Pokédex entries. 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 […]
Lapras is currently in Pokémon GO raids as part of the Mega Buddy Challenge event which spotlights "big" Pokémon. As a Tier Three raid boss, this popular Water/Ice-type Pokémon from Generation One can be defeated by solo trainers. This raid rotation will leave with the end of the event on Monday night, so if you're […]
The Pokémon GO community was taken aback during the release of Mega Raids, and not just because of the backlash due to the Mega Energy system. This new tier of raids had suddenly made evolutions that had been formerly Shiny-locked available to encounter as Shinies. It began with Charizard, Blastoise, and Venusaur, but now the addition of […]
It began with Articuno. The Ice/Flying-type Legendary bird, known as the Freezer Pokémon, soared back into Tier Five raids last week after a long absence… with a surprise in tow. Niantic didn't announce this little cheeky perk, but Articuno had the Legacy Charged Attack of Hurrican when caught during this current raid rotation. This set […]
One of the most fun aspects of Pokémon GO is their GO Snapshot feature, which allows players to take AR photographs of their Pokémon. This feature is underrated in many ways. More popular aspects of the game such as raiding and GO Battle League offer valuable rewards that can pay off in-game, but the photography shouldn't […]
But comics folk are still getting older and still celebrating that special date.Legendary comics writer and co-creator of Power Pack, Apocalypse, Cable, Doomsday and Steel, Louise Simonson.
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Mike Mayhew, artist on Mystique, Vampirella, The Pulse, Zorro, She-Hulk and The Star Wars.
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A unique event is coming to the phones of select Pokémon GO players in November. The two-day event, called "Pokémon GO Special Weekend" when translated to English, will happen on November 7th and 8th. It is a sponsored event that will necessitate players to redeem participation tickets at Niantic's partner stores, including 7-Eleven, SoftBank, and Matsumoto […]
The first wave of the new Champion's Path expansion has come to the Pokémon Trading Card Game. The Pokémon Company International announced today that new merchandise focusing on the Galar region is now available. The current wave of this expansion includes: The Champion's Path Pin Collection, which includes pins based on Milo's Turffield Gym, Nessa's […]
Mega Houndoom has been officially unlocked in Pokémon GO. Mega Raids featuring this Dark/Fire-type Pokémon will debut in-game on Tuesday, September 29th at 1 PM Pacific. Here's everything you need to know about this new Mega Evolution. The newly unlocked Mega Houndoom comes as a result of Niantic's mid-September event, the Mega Battle Challenge. This challenge […]
The Legendary Birds of Kanto are finally back in Pokémon GO raids after more than a year out of the rotation. First, Articuno swept into Tier Five raids for a week. Now, as of today at 1 PM Pacific, Zapdos will take over as the Legendary Raid boss. Trainers will only have one week to catch […]
Shedinja is finally returning to Pokémon GO the same way that it debuted… in the Research Breakthrough box. This may not be what trainers mean when they say they want this box to return to the Pokémon it used to offer, but this will certainly be a good chance for fans of the game who haven't […]
Niantic has announced the first slate of Pokémon GO raid bosses for October, and they're exactly who many trainers predicted. Zapdos will leave raids on October 2nd, replaced by Moltres. The Fire/Flying-type Legendary bird will stay for a week, before being replaced by Giratina Origin Forme, which will be available Shiny for the first time in […]
For the first time ever, a Spotlight Hour in Pokémon GO will debut a new Pokémon. Niantic has announced the full set of Spotlight Hours for October 2020, with the expected slots for Ghost-type Pokémon, but also two surprise weeks featuring different versions of Pikachu. Here are the choices for all four Spotlight Hours, as well […]
Pokémon GO's concept is simple. It takes the Pokémon spawns, along with some elements of the main series games, and brings them into the real world. Niantic's hit mobile game stormed the world in 2016, becoming a phenomenon and making the Pokémon brand even more ubiquitous than what was thought to be its heyday in the […]
Is your Pokédex in Pokémon GO complete with the exception of a few annoying, hard-to-find species? With this guide to rare spawns, you can find out every way to encounter one of these rare Pokémon so that you can finally complete your collection. Upfront, this is not a Top Ten list, nor will it list Pokémon […]
It was supposed to happen today. Many trainers have spent time, energy, and Stardust powering up their Flying-type Pokémon to perfect their teams for this very night. However, in the eleventh hour, Niantic posted that, alas, tonight's GO Battle Night and Flying Cup have been postponed. The GO Battle Night was set to debut the […]
Credit: @Pokemon on Twitter, The Pokémon Company[/caption]The episode was called "Dennō Senshi Porygon," and it was the thirty-eighth installment of Pokémon's first season The incident in question referred to as "Pokémon Shock" by the press, led to the hospitalization of 685 people Following this shocking reaction, the series went on hiatus and, when it was back,[...]
A brand new update from The Pokémon Company has launched a special Snorlax event in Pokémon Café Mix this week. The update has now made it so Trainers can group up with up to 30 others to complete challenging team events, giving them a better advantage to completing them. To celebrate this new team function, […]
It appears that the Articuno Raid Rotation has been bumped from Pokémon GO, replaced with a new set of raids tying into the Mega Buddy Challenge event. While Articuno itself will remain as the Legendary boss until Zapdos replaces it this Friday, the rest of the tiers have been cleared out to make room for […]
