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The second of three Ultra Unlock events has been announced in Pokémon GO and I'm left wondering what happened to this highly anticipated event Ultra Unlock has always been a special series event earned by Pokémon GO Trainers that brings excitement to the game with special events in the weeks following GO Fest[...]

Niantic has announced Mega Lucario Raid Day as the third and final Ultra Unlock 2024 event for Pokémon GO Generally, Ultra Unlock is a series of events that adds excitement to the game post-Pokémon GO Fest, but this year saw Niantic instead begin with two extremely standard events This, though, is likely the one that fans[...]

Now that Pokémon GO Fest 2024: Global has wrapped, it's time for the annual post-GO Fest event… Ultra Unlock This year, Ultra Unlock is coming to us in three parts The first part is themed around friendship, family, and togetherness It has been given the subtitle "Better Together." This event features the debut of Tandemaus as[...]

There have been updates added to the current Paldea-themed release in Pokémon GO. This is all part of the Ultra Unlock bonuses added to the game Let's get into the details. Ultra Unlock: Paldea graphic in Pokémon GO Credit: Niantic Here's what's happening for the new Ultra Unlock: Paldea event in Pokémon GO: Date and time: Sunday, September 10, 2023,[...]

Ultra Unlock bonuses will transform this regional drop into a massive two-part event, so let's take a look at all of the upcoming events to see how this all will work together to kick off the new Season titled Adventures Abound. Paldean species in Pokémon GO Credit: Niantic Here are the events coming to Pokémon GO in[...]

Niantic announces the arrival of the pseudo-Legendary Paldean line of Pokémon, Frigibax, for 2023's Ultra Unlock event Let's get into the details. Paldean species in Pokémon GO Credit: Niantic Here's what's happening for the new Ultra Unlock: Paldea event in Pokémon GO: Date and time: Sunday, September 10, 2023, at 10:00 a.m[...]

Bug Out! 2022, Pokémon GO's final Ultra Unlock event of the year, is wrapping up Let's take a look and see if this event served as a solid week of gameplay. Pokémon GO Bug Out! Event 2022 graphic Credit: Niantic What worked in this Pokémon GO event Mega Scizor: I'm a big fan of the changes that Niantic made to[...]

Rare spawns will include Pineco, Skorupi, and Dwebble. Collection Challenge: Trainers who complete this event's challenge, which focuses on catching Bug-type Pokémon, will receive a new Bug Catcher Pose and 15,000 XP. Group Bonuses: If three or more Trainers join an in-person Raid Battle, even more of a "certain wild Bug-type Pokémon will appear for fifteen minutes[...]

Niantic has revealed the new Ultra Unlock bonuses that come as a result of this past weekend's Pokémon GO Fest: Sapporo These new event features will go live during the Bug Out! event starting Wednesday, August 10th, 2022, at 10:00 AM and running until Tuesday, August 16th, 2022, at 8:00 PM local time. Pokémon GO: Bug[...]

This past weekend, Pokémon GO hosted the single-day Hisuian Braviary Raid Day event as a special Ultra Unlock bonus as part of the Hisuian Discoveries celebration Let's take a look at this event to see if it lived up to the previous Raid Days. Hisuian Braviary in Pokémon GO Credit: Niantic What worked in this Pokémon GO event Hisuian[...]

New Hisuian Pokémon arrived this past week in Pokémon GO as part of the Ultra Unlock: Hisuian Discoveries event The first Ultra Unlock event following Pokémon GO Fest 2022 was the memorable and exciting Adventure Week so let's see how this one measured up. Hisuian Discoveries graphic in Pokémon GO[...]

The Ultra Unlock: Hisui Discoveries event gets a major upgrade with a special Raid Day today in Pokémon GO Hisuian Braviary Raid Day is bringing this new species into the game, and it's going to not only be Shiny-capable, but indeed Shiny boosted With this Raid Guide, you can prepare a team to take on[...]

Today is Ultra Unlock: Hisuian Braviary Raid Day in Pokémon GO This is not only the debut of Hisuian Braviary in raids but is also this species' Shiny release Let's get into the details of this exciting event. Hisuian Braviary in Pokémon GO Credit: Niantic Here are the details for today's Ultra Unlock: Hisuian Braviary Raid Day[...]

Starting today, the Ultra Unlock: Hisuian Discoveries event brings new Hisuian Pokémon, Unown S raids, and global Panpour spawns to Pokémon GO Let's get into the details. Hisuian Discoveries in Pokémon GO Credit: Niantic Here are the details for Ultra Unlock: Hisuian Discoveries in Pokémon GO: Date and time: Wednesday, July 27th, 2022, at 10:00 AM through Tuesday, August[...]

Shiny Hisuian Braviary Raid Day is coming to Pokémon GO next weekend as part of the latest Ultra Unlock This Unlock also brings forth global Panpour spawns and Unown S raids Let's get into the details. Pokémon GO Ultra Unlock graphic Credit: Niantic Here are the new bonuses unlocked for Ultra Hisuian Discoveries and Hisui Discoveries Raid[...]

Credit: Niantic Here are the full details of the Hisuian Discoveries event in Pokémon GO… at least before the Ultra Unlock additions: Date and time: Wednesday, July 27th, 2022, at 10:00 AM through Tuesday, August 2nd, 2022, at 8:00 PM local time. Hisui release: Hisuian Growlithe, Hisuian Qwilfish, and Hisuian Sneasel will arrive in the game[...]

This past weekend, Niantic hosted the Ultra Unlock: Battle Weekend event in Pokémon GO This was a smaller and more focused event within the overall Ultra Unlock: Pokémon GO 6th Anniversary Event Let's take a look at what went into this weekend of battle-themed gameplay. Ultra Unlock: Battle Weekend graphic in Pokémon GO[...]

Let's get into the details of this new Ultra Unlock event. Pokémon GO 6th Anniversary Event graphic Credit: Niantic The following Ultra Unlock bonuses have been added to the Pokémon GO 6th Anniversary Event: Pansear: Pansear will be appearing in the wild and raids during the event It can be encountered in its Shiny form. Unown E: Find Unown E[...]

Yesterday, a common topic in Pokémon GO discussions on social media was the quality of this past weekend's Ultra Unlock: Research Day This event, some Trainers suggest, was more well-received that last weekend's landmark Pokémon GO Fest 2022 So let's take a look to see what made this event so well-received within the game's often-divided community. Season of[...]

The Pokémon GO player base will be on the move. Common Cranidos & Shieldon spawns: What did happen in the wild was common Cranidos and Shieldon spawns, which was a huge relief considering how rare they were in past events. Ultra Unlock: The bonuses as well as today's Ultra Unlock: Research Day, which I'll review as its own[...]

If you want Shiny Cranidos and Shiny Shieldon in Pokémon GO, today's Ultra Unlock: Research Day may be your chance Let's get into the details. Cranidos & Shieldon in Pokémon GO Credit: Niantic Ultra Unlock: Research Day will take place today, Sunday, June 12th, 2022 from 11 AM – 3 PM During the event, there will be special[...]

Niantic has added Ultra Unlock bonuses to the originally announced event, so let's take a look at both the original slate of content as well as the new additions. Adventure Week graphic in Pokémon GO Credit: Niantic Here's what's happening starting today for the Adventure Week 2022 event in Pokémon GO: Date and time: Tuesday, June 7th, 2022,[...]

Due to the work trainers put in during Pokémon GO Fest 2022, Ultra Unlock will begin this week It will impact Adventure Week, the previously announced event that will introduce Amaura, Tyrunt, Shiny Archen, and Shiny Tirtouga This Fossil-themed event will notably add bonuses as well as a Limited Research Day featuring Cranidos and Shieldon with[...]

Credit: Niantic Niantic has confirmed another year of Ultra Unlock events coming to Pokémon GO They announced the GO Fest events where Trainers will play to achieve the Ultra Unlock events by completing tasks at said events Niantic writes: Global Pokémon GO Fest – Complete at least 20 Global Challenges during the two-day event to earn Ultra Unlock[...]

The Ultra Unlock Part Three Week One: Sword event begins today in Pokémon GO Take a look below to see what features will be available for the full Part Three event as well as which will be limited to this week. Zacian & Zamazenta in Pokémon GO Credit: Niantic The current raids will be limited to Week One:[...]

This week, Niantic will release Zacian and Zamazenta, the mascots of Pokémon Sword & Sheild, in Pokémon GO as part of the Ultra Unlock Part Three event It has been confirmed that these two Galarian Legendary Pokémon will be released exclusively in their Hero of Many Battles formes[...]

The Ultra Unlock Part Two: Space event is wrapping up in Pokémon GO Did this regional-focused event, which brought forth the long-anticipated release of Shiny Palkia, live up to the hype? Let's get into it. Palkia in Pokémon GO Credit: Niantic What worked in this Pokémon GO event Shiny Palkia: What's not to love? We wanted Shiny Dialga and Palkia[...]

Well, it looks like Pokémon GO has been saving virtually all of its 2021 Shiny releases for the Ultra Unlock event We'd been getting pretty much one or two per month this year, which showed a marked slowdown from 2020, but that has clearly changed with this year's post-GO Fest celebrations With the first part of[...]

Once the Ultra Unlock Part Three: Sword & Shield event, which will follow this current event, was announced, Niantic updated their August 2021 events announcement with a full list of the month's Spotlight Hours These will include some Regional Pokémon as well, so keep an eye out! Tuesday, August 3, 2021: Magnemite will be in the[...]

The Ultra Unlock Part Two: Time event begins today in Pokémon GO Let's get into the details of this event, which focuses on Regional Pokémon and Palkia. Palkia in Pokémon GO Credit: Niantic The full details of the Ultra Unlock Part Two: Space event come from the official Pokémon GO blog: Ultra Unlock Part 2: Space will run from Friday,[...]