Pokémon Genders – Is Love In the Air This Valentine’s Day!?
There is something strange about that Pikachu you just caught. Look at its tail. A heart!? Some kind of glitch perhaps? No, you just caught a female Pikachu! That’s right, it looks like Pokémon genders are making their way into Pokémon GO! Members of The Silph Road were the first to report the female sightings. I am sure...
More Pokémon Than Ever Abound in Your Own Backyard!
Recently, Niantic greeted us with some good news! It may be cold out, but the sub-zero temperatures are not scaring Pokémon away. Through its official Twitter account, Niantic announced that they were increasing the spawn rate of wild Pokémon. Here is the official tweet: Trainers, we've observed increased numbers of Pokémon sightings in parks and...
VIDEO: Taking Ditto to the Gym… Everything You Need to Know!
By now you have likely stumbled upon the lovable purple blob, Ditto! It was a welcome suprise for many players catching their 10,000th Pidgey or Ratatta to see it transform into Ditto, a Pokémon that has been absent from the game since the beginning. Now that you’ve got that cute purple monster in your inventory,...
Man Beaten, Robbed While Playing Pokémon GO. Needs Your Help.
We want everyone out there playing Pokémon GO to stay safe, so it is with a heavy heart that we share the following story. Winston-Salem police reported that local Pokémon GO enthusiast Vincent “Vinnie” George Mannino, 39, was found brutally beaten in a restaurant parking lot on November 15th at 4:10 AM. He was robbed and...
A Slight Bug with Daily PokéStop Rewards
Pokémon GO PSA: Do not spin your first PokéStop of the day if your bag is full! Many players are reporting that attempting to collect from a PokéStop with a full bag will not count towards your current PokéStop streak. If you want to keep the streak going (and the XP flowing), make sure to...
Boutique Gyms: Unique Pokémon as Defenders
Since Pokémon Go’s release in early July, millions of players have adopted and then abandoned the game. One major reason people have cited for ditching the game is monotony. And it’s true! After a while, Pokémon GO can start to feel stale. Pidgeys and Ratattas abound, and the same Pokémon fill every gym you can find. Lately,...
A Future to Live For: Pokémon GO Contact Lenses!
You put down your phone, look up, and right there in your line of vision sits a Pikachu. On your couch. It looks as real as can be, with no technology other than what is in your eye. Sounds amazing, right? According to Niantic CEO John Hanke, this could be a reality in the future....
Do You Have the Pokémon GO Post-Halloween Blues?
Pokémon GO’s first in-game event was no doubt a huge success. The game shot back up in the earnings charts as a result of the event. Candy was being thrown out like you were a kid at a parade. Life was good. Now, here we are after the event, and Pokémon GO has gone back...
Driver Convicted in Japan’s First Pokémon GO Vehicle Fatality
With the release of Pokémon GO this summer, hoards of people got out of their houses and into the streets hunting the virtual monsters. Parks were filled with people, faces glued to their phones. And, unfortunately, some chose to ignore the many warnings against playing while driving. Keiji Goo was one of these players, and his mistake ended...
Pokémon GO’s First In-Game Event – Halloween!
Trick-or-treating this year just got a lot more exciting for Pokémon GO players! Today Niantic announced its first in-game event for Pokémon GO – Halloween! Fittingly, this in-game event is centered around candy and spooky Pokémon. From October 26th to November 1st, expect to encounter more spooky Pokémon than ever. These “scary” Pokémon include Gastly, Haunter,...
VIDEO: The Best Attackers of Each Pokémon Type
Type advantage has always played a large roll in Pokémon games, and Pokémon GO is no different. Using Pokémon types to your advantage in Gyms helps you take down those 2500+ CP defenders, and using a Pokémon with 2 moves from a specific type is the best way to get those “Super Effective” bonuses while...
Tracking – The Missing Feature in Pokémon GO
Over the past month, Niantic has released a few minor updates for Pokémon GO: They created a “catch rate bonus” for certain types of Pokémon, updated the gym training features, and introduced the buddy system. While these have mostly been well received, it still feels like we are playing an unfinished game. There is one HUGE...
Another Way to Use All of Those Pidgeys
Pidgey after Pidgey after Pidgey. Walk around the corner. Oh, what’s that? Another Pidgey. Sometimes you feel like the game should have been named Pidgeymon GO. Co-starring Weedle. YouTube user Chem Hung has found a new creative use for the flocks of Pidgeys and Weedles in your Pokémon inventories! Turn up your speakers, check out the...
A Controversial, Subtle Update to Pokémon GO
With the latest release of multiple updates to Pokémon GO, players seemed to be holding Niantic in more of a positive light. With the introduction of the buddy system, the updated gym training feature, and making use of the in-game medals, it seemed Niantic was finally beginning to head in a great direction. However, with all of...
The New Pokémon GO Update Brings Some Expected Changes – and Some Surprising Ones!
Late last night, Niantic announced that the Pokémon GO update they had been slowly leaking details about was soon to go live. Check out the official tweet below: Trainers, Pokémon GO is being updated to version 0.41.2 for Android and 1.11.2 for iOS. Release notes: https://t.co/TMWHR7yqfy — Pokémon GO (@PokemonGoApp) October 11, 2016 This new update brings a couple expected...