Season of Alola Archives

Pokémon GO Event Review: Alola to Alola Celebration 2022
This past week, the Alola to Alola event wrapped up the Season of Alola in Pokémon GO. Did it end with a climactic grace note or peter out? Season of Alola graphic in Pokémon GO Credit: Niantic What worked in this Pokémon GO event Alolan Marowak: The only truly new content in this event was a small aspect of Cubone's evolution[...]
Pokémon GO Complete Season Review: The Season of Alola
The Season of Alola has finished in Pokémon GO. Let's take a look back to see what worked and what left players wanting more. Season of Alola graphic in Pokémon GO Credit: Niantic What worked in this Pokémon GO season Strong raids: This Season will likely be remembered for its terrific raids[...]
Pokémon GO Closes Out Season of Alola With "Alola to Alola" Event
Pokémon GO has announced the event that will close out the current Season of Alola Let's get into the details of the Alola to Alola event. Alola to Alola Event graphic Credit: Pokémon GO Here's what's happening in Pokémon GO for the upcoming Alola to Alola event: Date and time: Wednesday, May 25, 2022, at 10:00 AM to Tuesday,[...]
Tonight is Tapu Fini Raid Hour #1 in Pokémon GO: May 2022
Tonight's Raid Hour will feature a newly released Legendary Pokémon that hs only been out for a day: the Water/Fairy-type Tapu Fini, which completes the cycle of Alolan Island Guardians that started back in March with the Season of Alola's debut Now, Pokémon GO's first-ever Tapu Fini Raid Hour will take place tonight, Wednesday, May[...]
Tasks & Rewards for Pokémon GO: A Poni Adventure Special Research
It will, however, be joined by all four of the Alola Island Guardians for a final celebratory run closing out the Season of Alola in Pokémon GO. A new Special Research arrives today in Pokémon GO A Poni Adventure Special Research will release along with the new Alolan Island Guardian, the Legendary Pokémon Tapu Fini[...]
Tapu Fini Raid Guide for Pokémon GO Players: May 2022
First, came Tapu Koko at the launch of the Season of Alola Then, Tapu Lele followed by Tapu Bulu Now, we are about to see the release of Tapu Fini in Tier Five raids This dual Water/Fairy-type Pokémon will be the last new Legendary featured this month, as the end of the month will not[...]
Therian Forme Landorus Raid Guide for Pokémon GO Players: April 2022
When the Season of Alola started, it became clear that Niantic had an interesting pattern in mind for the future of Tier Five raids in Pokémon GO The season kicked off with the release of the first-ever Alolan Legendary in the game, Tapu Koko Following Tapu Koko, we got a break from the Alola rollout with[...]
Tasks & Rewards for Ula’ula Island Special Research in Pokémon GO
As announced earlier in the Season of Alola, each of these Legendary reveals in Tier Five raids will be accompanied by a Special Research questline with dialogue from Professor Willow that ties into the release This Special Research, the Ula'ula Island questline, will not feature a Tapu Bulu encounter but will rather just reference the[...]
Tapu Bulu Raid Guide for Pokémon GO Players: April 2022
We are still in the midst of the Alolan region reveal that is rolling out with the current Season of Alola Currently, Tapu Bulu is featured in raids Now, Pokémon GO's first-ever Tapu Bulu Raid Hour will take place tonight, Wednesday, April 13th, 2022 from 6 PM through 7 PM During this time, most Gyms[...]
Tapu Bulu Raid Guide for Pokémon GO Players: April 2022
First, we got the Electric/Fairy-type Tapu Koko as the Season of Alola rolled out Then, a while later, the Psychic/Fairy-type Tapu Lele arrived Now, today, the Grass/Fairy-type Tapu Bulu arrives in Legendary raids I don't know if this thing is a pinata or if it's trying to fight me, but wow, the look of it[...]
Pokémon GO Theory: Dates for Alolan Legendary Reveals?
Let's get into the details. Pokémon GO Season of Alola graphic Credit: Niantic If you check out the Season of Alola article on the Pokémon GO blog, you will see a section dedicated to five Special Research questlines that we will receive throughout the season We received the first at the launch of the season with the Tapu[...]
Pokémon GO Event Review: Welcome to Alola - Gen 7 Rollout
Let's take a look at this event which launched the Season of Alola and kicked off the Generation Seven rollout. Alolan Starters in Pokémon GO Credit: Niantic What worked in this Pokémon GO event Generation Seven rollout: One of the most exciting times to play this game is when a new region begins to enter into the game[...]
Complete Welcome to Alola Raid Rotation in Pokémon GO
Let's get into the details. Pokémon GO Season of Alola graphic Credit: Niantic Tier One Bellsprout – Shiny available, standard rate of approximately one in 500 Electrike – Shiny available, standard rate of approximately one in 500 Phanpy – Shiny available, rate unknown Rockruff – Shiny available, likely uses the boosted raid/egg-only rate of approximately one in 60 Snubbull – Shiny available,[...]
Pokémon GO Announces Mega Raid Content for March 2022
Let's take a look at what is coming this month. Pokémon GO Season of Alola graphic Credit: Niantic Here is the complete Mega Raid offerings for March 2022 in Pokémon GO: Tuesday, March 1st, 2022 at 10 AM until Tuesday, March 15th, 2022 at 10AM: Mega Venusaur Tuesday, March 15th, 2022 at 10 AM until Tuesday, March 22nd, 2022 at 10AM:[...]
Pokémon GO Renders Stationary Incense Useless, Community Reacts
Let's take a look at the full situation and what this means moving forward. Pokémon GO Season of Alola graphic Credit: Niantic Here's what Pokémon GO announced: As mentioned in our previous Dev Diary, exploration is an important part of what makes Pokémon GO special, and we're always looking for ways to give Trainers the opportunity to discover Pokémon[...]
Tasks for A Melemele Adventure Special Research in Pokémon GO
Pokémon GO has announced new monthly Special Research questlines running through the new Season of Alola We can now confirm the full tasks and rewards for the first of these questlines, which is Tapu Koko-themed. Pokémon GO Season of Alola graphic Credit: Niantic Here are the tasks and rewards for the A Melemele Adventure Special Research in Pokémon[...]
Pokémon GO Announces Alola-themed Events for March 2022
Let's take a look at Niantic's full schedule of events for the month. Season of Alola graphic in Pokémon GO Credit: Niantic Here are the March 2022 events happening in Pokémon GO: Welcome to Alola event: This event began yesterday, Tuesday, March 1, 2022, and will run through Wednesday, March 9, 2022 This event kicks off the Season of[...]