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…
One of the coolest aspects behind EarthBound (also known as Mother 2) and its prequel, Mother, is that the in-game sprites were recreated from clay figures that were molded into shape ahead of time. These figures would form the basis of the marketing for the Mother series, which followed through…
In a strange bit of collaboration that would make ’90s kids’ brains explode, it appears as if a Nintendo owned CG and motion capture studio assisted Kojima Productions in making Death Stranding 2. As spotted by VGC this morning, in the credits for the latest PlayStation 5 exclusive game from…
One of the bigger updates for Pokémon GO happening during the Season of Max Out are Max Battles and the Dynamax phenomenon. Based on the wording of the GO Big event, it seemed that Dynamax Pokémon would be debuting on Tuesday, September 10th, 2024 at 10 a.m. your local time….
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,…
Trainers in Brazil or just passing through can get some extra bonuses in Pokémon GO. Timed Research and Field Research tasks will be available. (For more details about the Season of Max Out, you can check out our Season of Max Out guide hub.) Now, check out what’s happening during…
Falinks has been in Pokémon GO since 2021, but gets to star in its very own Raid Day event thanks to the recent season being all about the Galar region. To sweeten the feature, Falink’s shiny version will debut. Plus, this event also overlaps with the GO All Out event…
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,…
During the previous Pokémon GO seasons, Niantic started selling a month-long paid Timed Research ticket (which came with additional month-long bonuses). The paid Timed Research ticket is back (after not being available during the Season of Shared Skies), and it has been tweaked again. The entire season’s worth of monthly…
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…
Pokemon GO’s Season of Max Out is diving into the Galar region with multiple debuts. Finally, the Galar region Starters will be in Pokémon GO (along with their evolved forms). It doesn’t stop there as Dreepy and Stonjourner debut. Plus Shiny Wooloo and Shiny Skwovet are here. (For more details…
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…
Trainers in Mexico (and ones passing through) can find Hawlucha a bit easier thanks to an exclusive event. Field Research featuring Hawlucha, a Timed Research quest all about Fighting-type Pokémon, and exclusive event bundles will be available throughout September. Now, check out what’s happening during the Celebrating with Hawlucha event…
