Initially announced on January 31st, 2020, Niantic announced it would begin testing new types of events during February 2020 – Pokémon Spotlight Hour and Mystery Bonus Hour. After testing and user feedback, Niantic combined both events into one and announced what Pokémon and bonuses would be featured in advance. Now,…
Raid Hour (also referred to as Legendary Raid Hour) started as an experiment in March 2019. Initially called Legendary Lunch Hour, Niantic set aside an hour on Wednesdays for Pokémon GO Trainers to find 5-Star (Legendary) Raids easier by increasing the appearance rates. After further testing, Raid Hour was renamed…
Raid Hour (also referred to as Legendary Raid Hour) started as an experiment in March 2019. Initially called Legendary Lunch Hour, Niantic set aside an hour on Wednesdays for Pokémon GO Trainers to find 5-Star (Legendary) Raids easier by increasing the appearance rates. After further testing, Raid Hour was renamed…
Animal Crossing: New Horizons puts players in charge of an entire deserted island, which they can build up (or tear down) to their heart’s desire! It’s the first mainline Animal Crossing game on a home console in over a decade, and while it may drive users away from Animal Crossing’s…
It’s that time of year, folks: New special edition Nintendo Switch consoles are being released, which means you might be looking to trade-in your basic console! If so, chances you’ll want to transfer your system data from one Switch to another. If that sounds like a daunting task – because,…
With every new Animal Crossing installment comes a new set of furry, feathery, and/or scaly animal friends to populate players’ towns — and New Horizons is no different. Several new villagers and special characters have already been unveiled for the game, and we’ve got a full gallery of them here!…
Animal Crossing: New Horizons is set to feature a plethora of fun animal characters, including many standard villagers (those that can move into your town) from past games and special characters (that run shops, host events, and more). Check out our full list of all the returning villagers and special…
Pokémon Sword and Shield are getting a round of paid DLC in the form of the Expansion Pass. The Pass adds two DLC packages, “The Isle of Armor” and “The Crown Tundra,” which feature new characters, new locations, new story elements, new Pokémon and Gigantamax Forms, and the return of…
A brand-new set of content is coming to Pokémon Sword and Shield in the form of the Expansion Pass! That’s right: Paid DLC is coming to Game Freak’s latest Pokémon outing on the Nintendo Switch! The Expansion Pass is split into two DLC packs: “The Isle of Armor” and “The…
DLC ahoy! Nintendo has announced DLC for Pokémon in Sword and Shield in the form of the Expansion Pass. The DLC will release in two parts: the “Isle of Armor” in June and the “Crown Tundra” later on in the year. Along with a bunch of new Pokémon, Galarian Forms,…
An unexpected star of the January 9th, 2020 Pokémon Direct was Galarian Slowpoke. Looking pretty familiar overall but with a yellow tinge to its head and tail, it’s no less a new addition to the Galar region with unique, regional evolutions to match. Unlike everything else coming via the Sword…
Have you heard? Pokémon Sword and Shield will be receiving Expansion Pass DLC in lieu of the series’ typical “third version.” Not only that, but the “Isle of Armor” and “Crown Tundra” DLC will be bringing all-new, never-before-seen Pokémon along for the ride! Let’s take a look at all the new Pokémon…
The Nintendo Switch is great for many reasons: amazing games, portability when you want it, and an online service that doesn’t suck. But one of the coolest, and somewhat hidden, features is that Nintendo has removed region-locking from the Switch. That’s right: The Nintendo Switch is totally region-free! If you…
Upon your first visit to Turffield in Pokémon Sword and Shield, you’ll notice several ancient stones standing about the town with symbols carved into them. Upon interacting with these stones, you’ll notice that each of them has a specific Pokémon typing listed on it. As you play through the story,…
Plenty of Pokémon out there have different forms, some, like Kalos’s Vivillon and Galar’s Alcremie, even have several of them. These forms can sometimes come with stat changes or type changes while others are purely cosmetic. Form changes are usually easy to spot, why have a form change if you…
