Pokémon GO’s Season of Memories in Motion is focused on celebrating the game’s 10th anniversary (or, at least leading up to the big day, as the season shall end a month before the game’s actual anniversary). One of this season’s features is Daily Discoveries, where different events and/or perks will…
Team GO Rocket has taken over the Steeled Resolve event, so it’s time for another Shadow Raid Day event this season. For this event, it’s Shadow Entei turn to be featured in Five-Star Raids, and if you’re lucky, you may even encounter a shiny one! Now, check out what’s happening…
If you thought you were a hardcore Final Fantasy fan, you’ve got nothing on Final Fantasy VII Remake director Naoki Hamaguchi. In a recent interview with Nintendo Life, Hamaguchi-san stated that over the course of development on part three of the Remake trilogy, he’s completely “over 40 full playthroughs” of…
A new season begins in Pokémon GO which means a new season of Pokémon debuts. For the Season of Timeless Travels, the first event will be a simple Raid Day shindig. As for who’s featured, this is where the Season of Timeless Travels begins to introduce more Pokémon from the…
During the Season of Adventures Abound, a month-long paid Timed Research ticket (which came with additional month-long bonuses) was released in October. The Timed Research consisted of four different parts and each part would be released alongside a specific event happening that month. For the Season of Timeless Travels, the…
Every few months, the seasons change into spring, summer, fall, or winter. Inspired by these changes Niantic added Seasons to Pokémon GO back in December 2020. Each Season in the mobile game is three months long and features special events, certain Pokémon appearing more often in the wild (in certain…
Every month, Niantic spotlights a Pokémon for Pokémon GO’s Research Breakthrough encounter. This feature was added to the game in April 2018 as part of the Field Research system. Essentially a quest system, Trainers can acquire Field Research tasks by logging in daily and/or spinning PokéStops (one task per PokéStop…
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…
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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…
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,…
Pokémon GO’s long-running monthly event, Community Day, turned 5 years old in 2023. Five years means a plethora of Pokémon have been shown off with special, event-exclusive attacks and increased Shiny rates. Yet, for newer Trainers, chances are they’ve missed out on most of these gatherings. In January 2022 (during…
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 Battles made the jump from Pokémon’s Generation VIII (Sword and Shield) to Generation IX (Scarlet and Violet). While similar, the big difference this time around is the Terastal phenomenon, where Pokémon’s type can change to one of the 18 different types available in-game. Not to mention, Pokémon will receive…
The Season of Adventures Abound is winding down – ending on November 30th. So, as we’re in the thick of a major holiday season, this send-off event will focus on Pokémon GO’s new Party Play feature (for more information, you can check out the Party Play feature page on the…
