August 18th, 2024

The Pokémon Company International announces Pokémon World Championship locations for 2025 and 2026
Author: Jennifer Burch
Categories: News

The 2024 Pokémon World Championships in Honolulu, Hawai’i are official over. During the event’s closing ceremonies, The Pokémon Company’s CEO and president Tsunekazu Ishihara revealed news about Pokémon GO, Pokémon UNITE, Pokémon TCG Pocket, and where competitors for Play! Pokémon’s 2025 season will compete. Trainers, for 2025 Pokémon World Championships,…

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August 18th, 2024

Pokémon GO Spotlight Hour for Tuesday, August 20th, 2024
Author: Jennifer Burch
Categories: Guides, Mobile

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,…

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August 16th, 2024

Pokémon GO August 2024 Community Day Classic Guide
Author: Jennifer Burch
Categories: Guides, Mobile

Pokémon GO’s long-running monthly event, Community Day, turned 4 years old in 2022. Four years means a plethora of Pokémon have been shown off with special, event-exclusive attacks and increased Shiny rates. (And now that we’re in 2024, it’s six years’ worth!) Yet, for newer Trainers, chances are they’ve missed…

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August 11th, 2024

Pokémon GO Spotlight Hour for Tuesday, August 13th, 2024
Author: Jennifer Burch
Categories: Guides, Mobile

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,…

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August 9th, 2024

Pokémon GO Raid Hour for Wednesday, August 14th, 2024
Author: Jennifer Burch
Categories: Guides, Mobile

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…

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