Springtime is peeking around the corner and we’re eagerly awaiting those warmer, more colorful days. As the season of blooms and sunny skies approaches, so do familiar holidays and releases around the world — one being the long-running, annual line of lovely pocket monster goods themed to florals over at…
The festivities for Pokémon Day are in full swing and as such, we’ve gotten a slew of information about the future of the franchise. Most of the news has been focused on the games and shows that will be hitting shelves and streaming services this year, but interviews with key…
With February coming to a close, it feels surprising to say that nearly two months of 2025 have come and gone. As each day passes, the exciting new games on the horizon come ever closer into view. The next in that lineup that has action RPG fans on the edge…
Pokémon TCG Pocket is pretty much all I can think about right now. The new card collecting app recently passed the 10 million download threshold and it’s now been estimated to have earned about $3 million per day, making $12 million in just four days since launch. According to mobilegamer,…
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,…
Now that Pokémon TCG Pocket is available worldwide and Trainers have had a few days to get familiar with the app, it’s time to partake in our first event. The Wonder Pick Event Part 1 features Chansey and Meowth promo cards (with a Chansey promo stamp). There are also event…
Pokémon TCG Pocket officially released only a two days ago and it’s already hit 10 million downloads! For context, Pokémon Masters released back in 2019 and passed the same threshold in four days. It’s insane to see the demand for Pokémon from the general population. TCG Pocket reminds me a…
Kicking off November, Trainers can enjoy some extra matches in the GO Battle League during a GO Battle Weekend event. Paid and Free-time Research will be available along with Stardust bonuses. (For more details about the Season of Max Out, you can check out our Season of Max Out guide…
Pokémon GO’s Día de Muertos event is back, but is limited to Trainers in Latin America. Still, for Trainers abroad, you can cash in some Remote Raid Passes to participate in One-Star Raids featuring Costumed Cubone and Costumed Duskull. (For more details about the Season of Max Out, you can…
This year’s Festival of Lights event returns in Pokémon GO, but the event will be limited to India only. Still, Trainers from around the world can participate via Remote Raids, as the event’s Costumed Pikachu will be available in One-Star Raids. (For more details about the Season of Max Out,…
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…
Happy Halloween! Following in the footsteps of Gigantamax Venusaur, Gigantamax Charizard, and Gigantamax Blastoise is Gigantamax Gengar! Throughout the weekend, you can find Gigantamax Gengar in Six-Star Max Battles. Trainers who had difficulty with defeating Gigantamax Venusaur, Gigantamax Charizard, and Gigantamax Blastoise during the GO Bigger event will have an…
Pokémon TCG Pocket is now available for all Pokémon Trainers around the world! For those who didn’t take part in the game’s soft launch (as a resident New Zealand or a visiting guest thanks to a VPN), you’ll be pulling your first packs today. As you dive in and familiarize…
