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 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…
The Pokémon celebrations just keep coming! Today’s Badge Arcade update features 13 new catchers, with ten of them being Pokémon themed! Heavily featuring Mega Evolution, the Badge Arcade has included all these new Pokémon badges for us to help celebrate the 20th anniversary of the series. And if you’re starting…
Just a day ahead of the Pokémon Direct that was just announced yesterday afternoon, an interesting discovery has been made in the European Union’s trademark database. Trademarks for the names Pokémon Sun and Pokémon Moon have been found. Originally discovered by Nerd_Leaks on Twitter, could Sun and Moon possibly be…
UPDATE 2 (18:43 a.m. CST): We also have an image of the Pokémon Yellow theme, which comes with another piece of classic Pikachu art on the touch screen. Check it out: UPDATE (10:30 a.m. CST): It’s been confirmed that the music played throughout the video below is the tune that…
Earlier today Nintendo announced a brand new upcoming “Pokémon Direct”, airing just in time for the franchise’s 20th anniversary. Long time Direct watchers, however, will remember that back on January 8th 2013 we got another Direct with the exact same title. Could looking back on it help us find out…
The Pokémon celebrations can’t be stopped, as Nintendo and GameStop have declared February 27th Pokémon Day! While the main attraction will be the eShop release of Red, Blue and Yellow Versions, other products will be discounted the whole day through. Most notable are the exclusive Mew figure and the New…
UPDATE (2/24): One lucky fan has received all three consoles, check out their photos of the haul below: Twitter user @l_ips was lucky enough to receive his pre-order of the Pokémon Yellow themed 2DS and Pokémon 20th Anniversary cover plates early. Check out the gallery below for closeup views of…
After the much needed success of Awakening, the launch of Fire Emblem Fates was a more highly anticipated release for many. With over 300,000 units sold over the weekend, it’s officially the best Fire Emblem opening in America by a large margin. This amounts to five times as much as…
In following with the Pokémon trend for this month, and this year, Medicom Toy has just announced a new Pokémon figure of Cynthia under the PPP (Perfect Posing Products) line. The figure features Cynthia, our favorite Sinnoh Champion, with her ferocious looking Garchomp. Or, the top half of him, anyway….
The celebration of Pokémon’s 20th anniversary continues as a new Pokémon Photo Booth app is released for iOS. The free app will allow fans to show their Pokémon spirit by creating custom Pokémon themed portraits of themselves. Users can choose from a variety of different old school Pokémon Red/Blue captions…
The Pokémon Company has decided to really treat us to quite a day on Saturday! All day on the 27th, special events will be taking place in celebration of Pokémon Day, all on top of the month and even year-long celebrations that are taking place. If you decide to log…
Sate your badge hunger with this Tomodachi Life catcher– here today and gone tomorrow in the Nintendo Badge Arcade! Free play?: No. Practice catcher: Today is also the final day for the retro Super Mario Bros. and The Legend of Zelda badges, so be sure to grab those if you’ve…
Get ready, Pokémon Trainers! In celebration of Pokémon’s 20th anniversary, Nintendo has taken to social media accounts around the world to announce that a Pokémon themed Nintendo Direct is coming this Friday! The Pokémon Direct will be approximately five minutes in length and its contents are currently unknown. This could…
