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 recent Pokémon Horizons anime isn’t the only animated journey through Paldea in store! During today’s Pokémon Presents, a brand new four episode web series titled Pokémon: Paldean Winds was announced, following the adventures of a new trio of trainers on their Treasure Hunt in Paldea. The web…
Today’s lengthy Pokémon Scarlet and Violet DLC trailer had a fairly detailed tour of the new locations we’ll be visiting but sprinkled throughout were some new Pokémon faces! For starters we have perhaps the most fitting Pokémon of all for a festival, the candy apple-themed Applin evolution Dipplin. This joins…
We now know when our Pokémon Scarlet and Violet trainers will be able to visit Kitakami as the release date for the game’s first DLC episode, The Teal Mask, has been confirmed! You’ll be able to embark on the field trip on September 13th, 2023, and encounter the likes of…
Today’s Pokémon Presents gave us a fresh look at Detective Pikachu’s long-awaited return and it was pretty detailed! The smart-talking coffee-guzzling Pokémon will be solving cases alongside Tim Goodman and a whole cast of new characters, plus some supportive Pokémon allies! Growlithe will let you sniff out scents…
Just Announced at Pokémon Presents! Mew and Mewtwo are officially coming to Pokémon Scarlet and Violet. While Mew is a free giveaway that you can get right now, Mewtwo will be locked behing a Terra Raid event that kicks off on September 1st. If you want to snag Mew, head…
Just announced at the Pokémon Presents! Strap in retro fans! Pokémon Stadium 2 and Pokémon Trading Card Game for Game Boy are coming to Nintendo Switch Online later today! Stay tuned for more details!
Just announced at the Pokémon Presents! It’s official! Pokémon originally found in the Paldea Region are coming to Pokémon GO this September according to the Pokémon Company. Not a whole lot of info has been released yet, but stay tuned!
The Pokémon Company is back with another Pokémon Presents, set to bring us around 35 minutes of news and updates on the monster catching franchise! Chances are we’ll see the mobile games, Scarlet and Violet’s DLC, and more besides, and you can tune in live below at 6 a.m. PT…
In the late ’90s the Final Fantasy series left Nintendo consoles for the plentiful file space afforded by PlayStation’s discs. That’s why the announcement of Crystal Chronicles for the GameCube was a big deal years later – sure it wasn’t a traditional FF, but it meant Moogles were back where…
EVO 2023 was held this past weekend, which brought with it a whole cavalcade of fighting game updates and announcements. While most were for existing games’ DLC, we did get one piece of exciting brand new news – a new entry in French Bread’s Under Night In-Birth series, Under Night…
My fellow Americans. It has often been stated that, uh… former President Barack Obama… does not know how to game. “He’s a poser,” they would say. “I bet he doesn’t even know what a video game is. I could beat his–his butt at Smash Bros. any day. He can’t footsie…
The wild frontiers of the American West are finally coming to a Nintendo platform as Rockstar Games brings the iconic Red Dead Redemption and the Undead Nightmare DLC to the Nintendo Switch as a digital release on August 17th! Play the epic western adventure that defined a generation – plus…
