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Pokemon Go Community Day unleashes dragon-sized adventure on June 10

May 31, 2023VG247

Evolve Axew into Fraxure and the rather cool Haxorus next week. Cutie Patootie Axew heads up the next Pokemon Go Community Day, and you can catch oodles of them next weekend on June 10. The Dragon-type Tusk Pokemon will appear more frequently in the wild, and if you’re lucky, you might even catch a shiny. If you evolve Axew into its first evolution Fraxure into the final form Haxorus during the event or up to five hours afterward, the Pokemon will know the Charged Attack Breaking Swipe. Breaking Swipe will provide 50 power and is guaranteed to lower the opponent’s…

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Pokemon Go’s Twinkling Fantasy event will abound with Dragon and Fairy-types

January 6, 2023VG247

For the first time in Pokemon Go, you’ll be able to encounter Shiny Dedenne. If you are a Pokemon Go player, you’ll have something new to participate in next week: the Twinkling Fantasy event. Running January 10 through January 16, during the event, you will come into contact with various Fairy-types like Dedenne, can join a raid featuring Mega Salamence, and the Legendary Pokemon Zekrom returns to the game. Pokemon Go Season 9: Mythical Wishes has kicked off! During the week-long event, you will earn twice the XP and candy for catching Pokemon with Nice, Great, and Excellent throws. In…

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Pokemon Go’s Evolving Stars event will see the debut of Cosmoem

September 30, 2022VG247

Follow Cosmog’s story throughout the Season of Light. Pokemon Go players can soon participate in the Evolving Stars event which kicks off next week and runs October 5-11. The Season of Light already debuted the Pokemon Cosmog, and now its evolution Cosmoem, the Protostar Pokemon, is coming to the game. Pokemon Go – Season of Light Along with the addition of the new Pokemon evolution, you can also look forward to Field Research focused on Evolution and four Collection Challenges that award Evolution items. With the Season of Light is the continuation of Cosmog’s story, and the event will open…

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Pokemon Go’s Season of Light will see the debut of the Legendary Pokemon Cosmog

August 31, 2022VG247

Plus, the Psychic Spectacular event kicks off on Saturday and it will star Inkay. Pokemon Go’s Season of Light kicks off tomorrow, September 1, and it sees the return of Professor Willow along with the debut of the Legendary Pokemon Cosmog. Special Research will unlock over the Season, so make sure to keep an eye on your Research tab. Raids during the Season of Light will feature Deoxys in Normal, Attack, Defense, and Speed forms, and the Research Breakthrough will focus on Medicham. Various Pokemon current in the game will be appearing in the wild depending on the environment and…

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Niantic announces Campfire companion app coming to Pokemon Go this summer

May 25, 2022VG247

The app enables players to message other users, build local communities, organize raids, coordinate events, and more. The promised Pokemon Go social feature is coming to the game via Campfire, a social application created by Niantic Labs that helps you discover other players, places and experiences. The new social experience is a real-world social network that starts with a map and adds people, events, communities, and messaging. Here, players can discover others in their local area, message one another and share content, organize events and meetups, and foster the kinds of “real-world social connections” that Niantic prefers. Currently live in…

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Pokemon Go Air Adventures event will debut Mega versions of Latios and Latias

April 30, 2022VG247

The Legendary Dragon-Psychic types will appear in Mega Raids. Pokemon Go players can participate in the Air Adventures event next week which will see the debut of Mega versions of Legendary Pokemon Latias and Latios. The event will kick off on Tuesday, May 3 at 10am local time and last until Sunday, May 8 at 8pm local time. During the event, Latias will know the Charged Attack Mist Ball and Latios caught during this period will know the Charged Attack Luster Purge. Appearing more often in the wild will be the following Pokemon, which can also be shiny: Flying Pikachu,…

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ESL UK adds augmented reality game Hado to ESL Premiership, debuts with Insomnia 68 invitational

April 14, 2022E-SportsNewsUK

Insomnia esports coverage powered by AGON by AOC The ESL Premiership, the UK’s longest-standing esports tournament in operation since 2015, will play host to the Hado Invitational at the Insomnia 68 gaming festival this weekend. On Sunday April 17th 2022, the first AR game to be featured in the ESL Prem tournament ecosystem will debut with 12 teams competing for their share of a £1,000 prize pool. Hado (not to be confused with League of Legends support player Hadow) is an Augmented Reality (AR) physical game that sees teams target each other with attacks only visible to players and live…

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A Team Go Rocket takeover event is coming to Pokemon Go next week

April 2, 2022VG247

Salandit, Salazzle, and more will debut during the All-Hands Rocket Retreat event. Another Team Go Rocket takeover is coming to Pokemon Go, and it kicks off tomorrow, April 3 and runs through April 7. During this time, the Team Go Rocket villains are planning a company-wide Team Go Rocket Retreat which will see the return of the bossman himself, Giovanni. The Legendary Pokemon Giovanni will be using this time out is Shadow Latias, and it is up to you to rescue this Pokemon from his grasp. There will be a Special Research story available at the beginning of this event,…

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Pokemon Go Fest 2022 will take place both remotely and in-person this year

March 31, 2022VG247

The two-day festival is back and a grand finale will take place a few months later. Pokemon Go players will want to mark space off on their calendars for June 4 and June 5, because that’s when this year’s Pokemon Go Fest takes place. The two-day global event will take place Saturday, June 4 and Sunday, June 5 and a bonus finale event will be held on Saturday, August 27. For those who prefer to do their Pokemoning in person, Pokemon Go Fest will also be a live event during the months of July and August in Germany, the US,…

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Pokemon Go’s Lush Jungle event will debut Fomantis, Lurantis, and Tapu Lele

March 18, 2022VG247

The weekend park spotlight will feature Cottonee appearing more frequently in parks. Niantic Labs has announced the Lush Jungle event for Pokemon Go, and Cottonee, will be the star of the weekend spotlight. The Lush Jungle event kicks off on Tuesday, March 22 at 10am local time and concludes the following Tuesday, March 29 at 8pm local time. On Saturday, March 26 at 10am local time, you can join your fellow Trainers for a Lush Jungle park spotlight featuring Cottonee. The dual-type Grass/Fairy Pokemon will be appearing more frequently in parks during this time, and you may even encounter a…

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Pokemon Go Festival of Colors event will see the debut of Oricorio

March 11, 2022VG247

The style of Oricorio will vary depending on your region. The next event for Pokemon Go will be the Festival of Colors and it kicks off next week on March 15 and runs until March 20. As part of the Season of Alola, the event will see the debut of Oricorio, the Dancing Pokemon. The Oricorio you encounter will be of different styles depending on where they were caught in the world. You will find Baile Style Oricorio in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. Pom-Pom Style Oricorio will appear in the Americas, Pa’u Style Oricorio is coming to African,…

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Pokemon Go January Community Day stars a fan-favorite – Bulbasaur

January 4, 2022VG247

Everyone’s favorite frog-like Pokemon is the Community Day star in January. Pokemon Go is going classic on Community Day in January with Bulbasaur as the featured Pokemon. On Saturday, January 22 from 2-5pm local time, players will return to the roots of Community Day during the Season of Heritage with the grass/poison-type Pokemon. During this time, Bulbasaur will be appearing more frequently in the wild and you may even catch a shiny version. If you evolve Ivysaur, Bulbasaur’s Evolution, during the event or up to two hours afterward, you will get a Venusaur that knows the Charged Attack Frenzy Plant….

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Pokemon Go players will be busy in December with the Season of Heritage and Community Day

November 30, 2021VG247

The year is coming to a close, and Niantic has a special month planned for Pokemon Go players. Starting tomorrow, December 1, the Season of Heritage kicks off and will last until March 1. It appears Professor Willow has discovered a historical cave site with a giant door that has strange unlocking mechanisms. Somehow this ties into exploring heritages such as the histories of places, Pokemon, and fellow Trainers. According to rumblings online, this could be a hint at what to expect during the season leading up to the January 28 release of Pokemon Legends: Arceus. You see, the upcoming…

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Oshawott will be the featured Pokemon for Pokemon Go Community Day in September

August 21, 2021VG247

The cute little sea otter will soon be all over the place. Niantic has announced Oshawott will be the next Community Day Pokemon. Pokemon Go players will find the cute little critter appearing all over the place come Sunday, September 19. Things will kick off at 11am local time, and run until 5pm. During this time, the otter will be appearing more frequently, and will be attracted to Rainy Lure Modules. If you are lucky, you may even encounter a shiny Oshawott. If you evolve the Pokemon into Samurott during the event, and up to two hours after it ends,…

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As fans threaten a boycott, the decision-makers of Pokemon Go issue a pathetic response

August 8, 2021VG247

This has been a momentous couple of weeks in the Pokemon Go community, and over the last couple of days it’s really come to a head. Watch on YouTubeWe’re used to seeing fan anger in video games – it doesn’t take much to set certain groups of gamers off, as we all know – but it’s rare to see such universal, coordinated frustration and disappointment in a developer that actually has solid logic behind it. So first of all, congratulations to Niantic on that – on taking a decision so universally hated that it united practically the entire fanbase against…

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