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Pokemon Go players have Go Tour: Hoenn Global and Rayquaza to look forward to in February

January 31, 2023VG247

Guess who’s back? Back again. Rayquaza’s back. Tell a friend. Legendary Pokemon Rayquaza returns to Pokemon Go in late February. Finally. The super-ancient Pokemon will appear in five-star raids from February 22 to March 1, and will know the Charged Attack Breaking Swipe. Primal Kyogre and Primal Groudon are coming to Pokémon Go The folks at Niantic must have heard my repeated pleas for the Pokemon’s return. I’m super excited and will accept any raid invitation I receive featuring the Dragon/Flying-type. I better start saving my PokeCoins because I will need to purchase more than a few remote raid passes,…

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Celebrate the Lunar New Year in Pokemon Go with Bunnelby, Buneary – and Darumaka for some reason

January 13, 2023VG247

Quite a bit of Fire-types included for a water year. Pokemon Go is bidding farewell to the Year of the Tiger next week by welcoming the Year of the Rabbit with the annual Lunar New Year Festival. Because it’s the Year of the Rabbit, Bunnelby and Buneary will appear more frequently in the wild, and you can look forward to other event-themed Pokemon in the wild, in raids, and hatching from Eggs. Pokemon Go Season 9: Mythical Wishes is here! During the event, you’ll have an increased chance of encountering Shiny Darumaka, an opportunity to receive Lucky Pokemon in trades,…

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Noibat fans will be pleased to know it’s the star of Pokemon Go’s February Community Day

January 11, 2023VG247

Time to finally evolve your purple bat. If you have been unable to acquire enough candy to evolve your Noibat in Pokemon Go, you will soon be able to earn enough (hopefully) to change it into Noivern. This is because the little purple bat will feature during February’s Community Day. Huzzah! Pokemon Go Season 9: Mythical Wishes has kicked off! The bat is one of the harder Pokemons to evolve because it takes a whopping 400 candy to change into Noivern plus, it doesn’t have a very high spawn rate. That will all change on Sunday, February 5. From 2-5pm…

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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 Season 9: Mythical Wishes will feature three different events, new Pokemon sizes

November 29, 2022VG247

May all of your Mythical Wishes come true. Season 9 of Pokemon Go kicks off December 1 and runs through March 1. Called Mythical Wishes, it will feature three different events throughout the season. Trainers will need to select a bonus from three different Timed Research tasks during this time, and the bonus will be in addition to existing event bonuses. Trainers can pick from either XP, Incubators, or Stardust. Pokemon Go Season 9: Mythical Wishes The first Raid Pokemon of the Season are Virizion and Mega Abomasnow. Both will remain until December 8. Research Breakthrough encounters for the Season…

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Pokemon Go welcomes Zorua and Zoroark into the fold

October 29, 2022VG247

If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. Pokemon Go continues to celebrate the season with dark and ghost Pokemon, and it’s getting into the spirit even more with a new PokeDex entry. As of yesterday, players now have a chance to catch Zorua, the Generation 5 black and red fox. Zorua behaves like Ditto because you may think you have captured a particular creature, but it instead turns into the Tricky Fox Pokemon. Once you earn 50 Zarua candy, you’ll be able to evolve it into Zoroark,…

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Pokemon Go Halloween Event to feature Mega Banette and plenty of Dark and Ghost-types

October 14, 2022VG247

Like last year, the Pokemon Go Halloween event will be a two-parter, and part one kicks off on October 20. This year’s event will feature the debut of Mega Banette, Halloween-themed Special Research, and plenty of Ghost and Dark-type Pokmeon will be roaming around. Pokemon Go – Lavender Town Remix – Halloween 2021 The event will also feature Timed Research, and there will be two tickets available. Ticket 1 will run you $1 and grants access to Timed Research featuring encounters with Yamask and Galarian Yamask. Ticket 2 will run you $5, and it grants access to Timed Research featuring…

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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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Marvel World of Heroes is Niantic’s next attempt at an AR hit

September 12, 2022VG247

The game is planned to launch some time in 2023. Pokémon Go developer Niantic has announced its next game, Marvel World of Heroes, another mobile AR game planned to release in 2023. There were a number of announcements at D23 this past weekend, which included a tease for Niantic’s next game, another AR game, this time bringing the Marvel Universe into the player’s hands. “In Marvel World of Heroes, players can create their own unique Super Hero identity and origin story,” reads the trailer’s description. Players will need to patrol their neighbourhoods to foil crimes, complete Super Hero missions, and…

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September’s Pokemon Go Community Day will star Rock-type Roggenrola

September 7, 2022VG247

It’s been long time since I roggenrola. Niantic has announced the star of September’s Pokemon Go Community Day. The next Community Day will take place on Sunday, September 18, from 2-5pm local time and will focus on the Mantle Pokemon Roggenrola. During this time, Roggenrola will appear more frequently in the wild, and you may even encounter a shiny one. While Community Day is live, and up to five hours afterward, evolving the Pokemon into Boldore and then into Gigalith will give you a Gigalith that knows the Charged Attack Meteor Beam. There will be a Community Day Special Research…

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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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Pokemon Go Fest: Sapporo will feature a Global Challenge and Ultra Unlock

August 4, 2022VG247

While Trainers in Japan are participating in Pokemon Go Fest: Sapporo this weekend, you can join in from home by completing a Global Challenge. Should the Global Challenges prove successful, you and other Trainers will receive upgraded bonuses during the upcoming Bug Out event happening August 10-16. Plus, additional bonuses will be unlocked for Galarian Zigzagoon Community Day on Saturday, August 13. The Global Challenge will kick off alongside Pokemon Go Fest: Sapporo on Friday, August 5, and completing it will also unlock 2× Stardust for catching Pokemon during the remainder of the Global Challenge period, ending on Sunday, August…

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Pokemon GO Fest 2022 finale event will address player disappointment over shiny luck

June 22, 2022VG247

It’s all about the shinies The 2022 Pokemon Go Fest finale event will go some way to addressing player disappointment over bad shiny luck during the first Global Go Fest weekend, Niantic has said. Trainers around the world expressed their frustration at what they felt was a too low encounter rate for shiny Pokemon over the 2-day special event – which cost $15 to access – with many players reporting much better hauls at previous festivals and community days. 2022’s Global Go Fest was also plagued by a bug that made Pokemon attracted to Incense appear on the map when…

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Pokemon Go June Community Day hours will be extended – but only if you play with others

June 11, 2022VG247

Antisocial folks need not apply. Niantic is shaking things up a bit for June Community Day by tasking Pokemon Go players with working together to extend the event’s hours. You see, some folks have been upset since Niantic reverted Community Day’s hours back to a pre-Covid timeframe in April. When Covid hit, the studio extended Community Day from three to six hours, which gave players plenty of time to get out and about without having to come into contact with many people. For those who work weekends, the change in event time was also welcome because it meant they would…

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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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