Pokémon GO - Limited-time test: Trade Range Increased
Niantic has announced that they have increased the trade range in Pokémon GO for a test that will take place from Thursday, November 12, 2020, at 2:30 p.m. until Monday, November 16, 2020, at 10:00 a.m. PST (GMT −8). Limited-time test: Trade range increased until Monday, November 16, 2020, at...
Pokémon GO - City Spotlight: Rediscover your city with your Buddy Pokémon!
Niantic has announced a new City Spotlight event will take place on Sunday, November 22nd, 2020, from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. local time at Tainan Taiwan, Kyoto Japan, Auckland New Zealand and Busan South Korea. City Spotlight: Rediscover your city with your Buddy Pokémon! Trainers, Experien...
Pokémon GO - New tests coming soon for select Trainers
From Monday, November 9th, 2020 until Monday, November 16th, 2020, select Pokémon GO Trainers in Australia and New Zealand will be able to experience adjustments to the amount of XP they earn. New tests coming soon for select Trainers Trainers, Beginning on Monday, November 9, 2020, new test...
Pokémon GO Hits $1 Billion in 2020 as Lifetime Revenue Surpasses $4 Billion
Sensor Tower Store Intelligence estimates show that Pokémon GO has surpassing $1 billion in player spending from January 2020 to October 2020. Pokémon GO has now accumulated close to $4.2 billion in player spending globally since its launch in 2016. Source: https://sensortower.com/blog/pokemo...
Pokémon GO - Battle League Season 5
Niantic has announced the details for the GO Battle League Season 5 which begins on Monday, November 9th, 2020, at 1:00 p.m. PST (GMT −8). GO Battle League Season 5 Trainers, As previously mentioned in the blog post detailing Season 4, Season 5 of the GO Battle League will be shorter than pr...
Pokémon GO - Version 0.191 update for Android / Version 1.157 for iOS
Niantic has posted the release notes for the Pokémon GO version 0.191 update which was released on October 29th, 2020. Pokémon GO - 0.191 Release Notes Note: For Apple Users, this release will show as version 1.157 in the App Store. Updates In Trainer Battles, the switch menu has b...
Pokémon GO - Community Day Events for November 2020
Niantic has announced that there will be two Community Day events for November 2020. The Electabuzz Community Day will take place on Sunday, November 15th, 2020, from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. local time while the Magmar Community Day will take place on Saturday, November 21st, 2020, from 11:00 a.m. t...
Pokémon GO - Celebrate Pokémon Journeys: The Series with the Animation Week 2020 event!
Niantic has announced that from Friday, November 6th, 2020, at 8:00 a.m. to Thursday, November 12, 2020, at 10:00 p.m. local time, an Animation Week 2020 event—based on Pokémon Journeys: The Series will take place in Pokémon GO. Celebrate Pokémon Journeys: The Series with the Animation Week 2...
Pokémon GO - Galarian Ponyta and Sirfetch’d will arrive in Pokémon GO
Niantic has announced that in celebration of the release of The Crown Tundra DLC for the Pokémon Sword Expansion Pass and Pokémon Shield Expansion Pass, Galarian Ponyta and Sirfetch’d will arrive in Pokémon GO and new avatar items will be available! Galarian Ponyta and Sirfetch’d will arrive ...
Pokémon GO - November 2020 Events
Niantic has announced the details for the events that will take place throughout November 2020 in Pokémon GO. Familiar faces return to raids, new feature updates, and more in November! Trainers, Familiar faces return to raids, new feature updates, and more—read on to learn about what’s happe...
Pokémon GO - Day of the Dead - Latin America
Niantic has announced that Pokémon GO Trainers in Latin America will be able to be celebrate the Day of the Dead for the first time with a special event. Celebrate Day of the Dead with Pokémon GO! Trainers, This year, spirits will return! In addition to our annual Halloween event in Pokémon ...
Pokémon GO - AR Mapping tasks are coming to Pokémon GO
Niantic has announced that new AR Mapping tasks are coming to Pokémon GO on Tuesday, October 20th, 2020, at 1:00 p.m. PDT. Certain PokéStops will now provide an AR Mapping task when you spin them. Complete the task by opening the AR Scanning screen and exploring the world around you. AR Mapp...
Pokémon GO - Get to eggs-ploring, and see which Pokémon are now hatching from Eggs!
Niantic has announced that different Pokémon are now hatching from Eggs in Pokémon GO. Get to eggs-ploring, and see which Pokémon are now hatching from Eggs! Trainers, Egg-cellent work! Thanks to your efforts in helping with Professor Willow in his research, we’ve determined that as the seas...
Pokémon GO - Special Weekend Event Presented by Verizon - United States
Niantic has annnounced a Special Weekend event presented by Verizon for Pokémon GO players in the United States which takes place on Saturday, November 7th, 2020, from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. local time. Grow your Pokémon GO experiences with Verizon! Trainers, We’re excited to announce that ...
Pokémon GO - Pokémon GO Halloween 2020!
Niantic has announced some spooky scary shenanigans during Pokémon GO Halloween 2020 including: Galarian Yamask making its Pokémon GO debut, Halloween-themed mini events like Catch Mastery: Ghost Day and the Halloween Cup! Steel yourself for some spooky scary shenanigans during Pokémon GO Hal...
Pokémon GO - Mega Venusaur leaves Mega Raids on October 23rd, 2020
Niantic has announced that on Friday, October 23rd, 2020, at 6:00 p.m. PDT, Mega Gengar will be available to battle in Mega Raids, and Mega Venusaur will be leaving Mega Raids. Mega Venusaur leaves Mega Raids on October 23. Plus, take a sneak peek at some Mega Evolution updates. Trainers, On...
Pokémon GO - Catch Ghost-type Pokémon in an all-new kind of Pokémon GO event!
Niantic has announced an all-new kind of Pokémon GO event called the Catch Mastery: Ghost event. Catch Ghost-type Pokémon in an all-new kind of Pokémon GO event! Trainers, Halloween is right around the corner, and Ghost-type Pokémon will be appearing more often! It’s time to put your catchin...
Pokémon GO - Special Weekend presented by Grubhub
Niantic has announced a partnership with Grubhub to have a Pokémon GO Special Weekend on Sunday, November 8th, 2020, from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. local time in the United States. Pokémon GO Special Weekend, presented by Grubhub Trainers, We’re excited to announce that we’re partnering with o...
Pokémon GO - Updates to Mega Evolution!
Niantic has announced some adjustments to Mega Evolution in Pokémon GO including the duration changing from 4 hours to 8 hours and the cap for Mega Energy has increased from 999 to 2,000. Updates to Mega Evolution! Trainers, Two exciting updates have been made to Mega Evolutions, just in tim...
Pokémon GO - Strange Eggs
Niantic has announced that a new event will take place from Monday, October 12th, 2020, at 1:00 p.m. to Monday, October 19th, 2020, at 10:00 p.m. PDT (GMT −7) in Pokémon GO. Players can defeat a Team GO Rocket Leader to receive a Strange Egg. What are these Strange Eggs? Save them from Team G...
