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 Pokémon GO’s Season of Max Out (Tuesday, September 3rd, 2024 to Tuesday, December 3rd, 2024), Dynamax and Gigantamax Pokémon were added to the game. This mechanic is part of Pokémon’s Generation VIII (Pokémon Sword and Shield) where Pokémon transform into “giant” versions of themselves or even new larger…
At the end of Pokémon GO’s Season of Max Out, there’s a special global event that all Trainers can partake in. Not quite a GO Fest or Tour, the GO Wild Area event is pulling some inspiration from the Safari Zone, but with a spotlight on Electric- and Poison-type Pokémon….
Following the success of Pikmin Bloom’s very first Community Day event last month, Niantic Labs has announced that another Community Day will take place this month, on December 18th. Players who managed to walk 10,000 steps during the event in November received a special medal; and with December’s Community Day…
The Season of Heritage in Pokémon GO is mixing things up! While we’ll be helping out Professor Willow uncover the mysterious giant door at a historical cave site during the three month-long season, there will be other events, Research tasks, and more to complete. For December 2021, a month-long Timed…
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 areas…
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…
The Season of Mischief will soon end in Pokémon GO, so Niantic has been teasing the next season this week on Twitter. Yesterday saw the reveal of the next season’s name and theme – the Season of Heritage. Its teaser trailer also showed off a stylized version of the Johto…
With the Season of Mischief coming to a close, many Pokémon GO fans, myself included, are eagerly awaiting what’s coming next. Lucky for us, we won’t have to wait too long, as Niantic has just announced the Season of Heritage, a brand new event that appears to be based on…
Pokémon GO’s Season of Mischief is almost over and Niantic is doing something a bit different to end the season with a bang. Trainers who have completed all the tasks associated with the Season of Mischief’s Special Research (Misunderstood Mischief) will be getting another set of Special Research tasks that…
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,…
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,…
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,…
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 Season of Mischief is almost over and Niantic is doing something a bit different to end the season with a bang. Trainers who have completed all the tasks associated with the Season of Mischief’s Special Research (Misunderstood Mischief) will be getting another set of Special Research tasks that…
