Niantic is bringing back the Sustainability Week event for Pokémon GO this year. For 2024, the event is focused more on hatching Pokémon from event 2 km Eggs. Luckily these Eggs will have a shiny hatching boost. Other than that, there aren’t any themed Wild Encounters or Raids. (For more…
Mother fans in Japan are in for a treat! Following the announcement of Mother 3’s arrival on Nintendo Switch Online in Japan (sigh), the Mother Project has unveiled an exciting lineup of all-new Mother 3 plushies to commemorate the occasion. According to the Mother Project webpage, the plushies…
The Splatoon 3 Spring Fest 2024 is set to go live tonight and to get fans excited, Nintendo has uploaded an amazingly cuddly-looking piece of promo art. A three-way Splatfest between Baby Chicks, Li’l Bunnies, and Bear Cubs, I’m not sure it even matters who wins at this point. This…
Starting in January 2018, Community Day is a monthly event in Pokémon GO that shines the spotlight on a particular Pokémon. For one day each month, a Pokémon selected by Niantic will have its spawn rate increased during a block of hours. Also, the Shiny appearance rate for the starring…
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,…
Happy 2024! Pokémon GO’s yearly New Year’s event is back, but the start time is a bit different. Instead of kicking off on New Year’s Eve, 2024’s New Year’s event will start up when we’re well into 2024 (10 a.m. on January 1st). For a few days, a variety of…
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…
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…
Far and away one of the best features added in The Indigo Disk DLC for Pokémon Scarlet & Violet is the Item Printer. This wonderful machine makes it incredibly easy to obtain otherwise very rare items. From Ability Patches, Big Nuggets, rare Poké Balls, and more, there’s really no reason…
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,…
The Winter Holiday Part 1 event is now switching over to its Part 2 edition (and on Christmas no less). While most of the Pokémon spawns will stay the same, this time we have two new additions. Psyduck is ready for some holiday cheer and will be sporting a holiday…
The last weekend before Christmas is going to be a busy one in Pokémon GO! Before the Winter Holiday Part 1 event switches over to is Part 2 edition, Trainers will get to partake in a weekend of more bonuses, Collection Challenges, and a new Pokémon debut. Following Hisuian Samurott’s…
The last weekend before Christmas is going to be a busy one in Pokémon GO! Before the Winter Holiday Part 1 event switches over to is Part 2 edition, Trainers will get to partake in a weekend of more bonuses, Collection Challenges, and a new Pokémon debut. While Wyrdeer will…
