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Battle Raids are an easy activity to jump into for players who live near a lot of points of interest, but they do require a consumable item that costs real money after the first free one each day (most of the time). For years, it has been a point of frustration and complexity in Pokemon GO that Raid Passes are consumed when a player enters a Battle Raid lobby. This means that even if not enough players show up and it’s impossible to successfully complete the Battle Raid, the Pass would still be consumed and gone....

With the Extraordinary Raid Week event live, we no longer have to guess as to what the event’s Field Research tasks and rewards entail. We now know that there are three different Extraordinary Raid Week Field Research tasks, but four rewards that players can earn from the tasks. Here are all the Extraordinary Raid Week Field Research tasks and rewards in Pokemon GO. Win A Raid - Bronzor Win 3 Raids - Absol or Fast TM Win 5 Raids - Charged TM...

The Valentine’s Day 2021 event takes place from February 14 through February 18 and players who want to complete the Collection Challenge will need to lock down both Latios and Latias before time expires. Each of those Legendaries are going to be floating around in Pokemon GO this week and next, but players will need to do some prep work to ensure they are ready to catch them when the time comes....

In a recent interview with Siliconera, Hironobu Yoshida Celebi’s designer stated that the development team was confused when they heard rumors about catching Celebi in Gold and Silver because nobody remembered adding Celebi to the game. “The leading rumor in Japan was that you needed to bring both the Rainbow Wing and Silver Wing to the shrine, which would make Celebi appear,” said Yoshida. He also recalled that “back then they would use additional sprite parts to give texture to rooftops, staircases, rocks, and more, they might have added in the shrine with these additional sprites just to spruce up the area....

An early part of the video shows Ash Ketchum and his companion Goh learning about Legendary Pokemon from every mainline game, referencing Pokemon Journeys’ focus on the duo traveling all over the world. However, immediately after that Goh releases Zapdos from a Pokeball, and the Electric-type flies away with the others by its side. RELATED: Pokemon Journeys Teasing New Gen 1 Capture for Ash or Goh Anime openings are notorious for having flashy visuals full of fan service, and this opening also teases major events such as a return to the Alola Region, as well as Ash and Goh battling Eternatus....

Pokemon Legends: Arceus’ unique combat and Pokemon-catching mechanics look like they’ll be incorporated into the Noble Pokemon encounters, offering players different ways to approach the battles. This is a major step for the franchise and should be used to highlight as much of Pokemon Legends: Arceus’ unique aspects as possible. With the introduction of Kleavor in the most recent gameplay video, Noble Pokemon encounters are already off to a good start, but they’ll need to stay consistent to compete with some of the flashier battle styles that have been introduced in the past....

Shiny Pokemon were first introduced in Pokemon Gold and Silver, and they were noted for their rarity. To be more specific, there’s a base 1 in 4096 chance to get a shiny Pokemon to appear in the wild since Pokemon X and Y. Previous to Pokemon X and Y, it was a 1 in 8192 chance for wild Pokemon to be shiny. There are various methods throughout the series to increase players’ chances of finding shiny Pokemon, and Pokemon Legends: Arceus is no exception....

When Nintendo first announced Pokemon Legends: Arceus, it was heavily implied that the game would be an open world title in the same vein as The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. It was later clarified that Pokemon Legends: Arceus is not a true open world game, but instead features large, segmented areas that players are free to explore, assuming they’ve gained access to them. Pokemon Legends: Arceus players start in the Jubilife Village hub area before each expedition, and then choosing which specific area they want to explore from a map....

RELATED: Pokemon Scarlet & Violet: How To Get All Three Starters (Sprigatito, Fuecoco, and Quaxly) Other useful items can be found in the world as hidden items or bought in stores. Players should check out Delibird Presents in each town or city in Pokemon Scarlet & Violet, as this store tends to stock useful hold items for Pokemon to use. 7 Tera Shards These powerful items can be found in the aftermath of a Tera Raid: the Tera Pokemon will shatter, transforming into a regular Pokemon, and may leave Tera Shards behind....

EVs have always been a part of the Pokemon series. They’ve been the primary reason that a Pokemon captured at level five and raised to level 50 is stronger than a Pokemon of the same species that was freshly caught at level 50. While those stats have long been hidden, recent games including Pokemon Scarlet & Violet have thankfully let players see how EVs work. RELATED: Pokemon Scarlet & Violet: Best Places to Farm Speed EVs...

A series of tweets featuring tons of Star emoji yesterday suggest that Jirachi Research is coming to the game, but that likely won’t be the only reward players unlocked. The Pokemon GO community is now looking forward to three weeks of Ultra Bonuses running through most of September. RELATED: Pokemon GO Just Increased The Speed Cap A lot of the details about the coming events are still being kept under wraps until August 20, but we have the dates, times, and vague descriptions to work with....

Any Pokemon GO trainer will agree that there is a lot to keep track of in the mobile AR title. Between the near constant rotation of events, special bonuses, and ongoing streaks; it can get a little hard to keep track of what is going on in the game at any given time. The Today View aims to simplify that with a clean interface displaying the most time-sensitive information....

The two outfits are based upon the Pokemon trainers Red and Leaf. While Leaf was only playable in the original game’s remakes FireRed and LeafGreen, anyone who played the original Red & Blue games will most likely recognize Red’s iconic costume. The two trainer outfits can be purchased through Pokemon GO’s style shop for 1000 Pokecoins, which includes a hat, top, gloves, backpack, and shoes. Players don’t have to purchase the entire outfit, and can just pick up individual pieces instead....

The Pokemon GO event is a new type recurring festivity that offers players a little extra motivation to login and complete some Go Battle League matches with additional encounter rewards and special bonuses. The event only spans one day, but is sure to draw a lot of traffic from players who are fans of either PvP battles or Marill. RELATED: Pokemon GO Battle League Adds Play Until You Win Feature...

Yesterday, Niantic Support and Pokemon GO released an update addressing the extended season 2 downtime and offering a path forward. The new plan includes some updates to the season 2 schedule, a tentative season 3 start date, and a significant list of changes to the GO Battle League features and bonuses. RELATED: Pokemon GO Testing Daily Guaranteed Encounters and Daily Free Boxes The current update seems like a good plan and many PvP fans are likely just excited to get started again....

This insight was provided by Niantic technical artist/designer David Hollin during a panel at the Animation on Display convention in Santa Clara last weekend. The panel was titled “Origins of Pokemon GO” and Hollin provided fans with plenty of additional information on the game. Hollin, who has worked on Pokemon GO since its inception, first noted that the game actually started as an April Fool’s joke by Google in 2014....

At the core of this lawsuit is the definition of trespassing in the digital age, with this settlement making Niantic much more responsible for the virtual creatures and where they appear in the real world. It arose because of a number of homeowners finding players on their property, residents of a condo finding players scattered across the beach, and many other related Pokemon GO stories. This forced the question as to whether or not the Pokemon GO developer was responsible for players’ trespassing because Pokemon were appearing on private property without consent....

As it turns out, Pikachu is the fourth choice for a starter Pokemon in Pokemon GO. To make Pikachu spawn, simply walk away from Bulbasaur, Charmander, and Squirtle. Walking far enough away from the original trio of starters will cause the creatures to respawn closer to the player, but doing this a few times will eventually cause a Pikachu to appear instead. From there, catching Pikachu is simple enough: tap on Pikachu, and then fling a Pokeball at its head....

According to the data aggregator Sensor Tower, Niantic’s mobile Pokemon app is achieving record-breaking rates of revenue and profit. The website’s estimates are in line with previous reports of The Pokemon Company’s swift growth. Last year, some outlets cited Pokemon GO as the key to the company’s $143 million net profits in 2019. RELATED: Pokemon Sword and Shield: How to Get the Mark Charm In the Sensor Tower report, Pokemon GO players have collectively spent $3....

To be more specific, Pokemon GO players have taken issue with the 7km eggs and the Pokemon they contain. In order to hatch an egg, players need to walk a certain number of kilometers. The more kilometers required, the rarer the Pokemon in the egg will be. Though 7km isn’t the rarest kind of egg (there are 10km and 12km eggs and October introduced all-new Strange eggs), it’s these ones in particular that appear to be greatly irritating players....