Niantic has announced they are testing a new event called Legendary Lunch Hour. At Noon until 1pm in the players local timezone, players of Pokémon GO will have an increased number of raids. Legendary Lunch Hour: A new experiment! Trainers, To give you more ways to enjoy Pokémon GO, we’re tr...
Niantic has announced that a Special Raid Weekend will take place from Friday, March 15th, 2019 until Monday, March 18th, 2019 where players of Pokémon GO will be able to challenge Rayquaza in Raid Battles. Challenge Rayquaza in this Special Raid Weekend! Trainers, Are you ready for a challe...
Niantic has announced that a Battle Showdown event will take place from March 5th, 2019 until March 12th, 2019 and players of Pokémon GO that challenge team leaders and fellow Trainers can level up Gym Badges and earn Stardust! Challenge fellow Trainers in our Battle Showdown event! Trainers...
Niantic has announced that from March 1st, 2019 at 1:00 p.m. PST to March 28th, 2019 at 1:00 p.m. PDT, players of Pokémon GO can join Raid Battles across the world and battle the Dragon-type Temporal Pokémon, Dialga. Don’t waste time - challenge Dialga in Raids! Trainers, A new arrival to Ra...
Niantic has announced that the first Pokémon GO Safari Zone in Southeast Asia is taking place in Sentosa, Singapore from Thursday, April 18th, 2019 until Monday, April 22nd, 2019. Players will be able to encounter rare Pokémon such as the Pokémon Tropius. Pokémon GO Safari Zone event in Sento...
Niantic has announced the details for the Pokémon Day 2019 event in Pokémon GO which takes place on February 27th, 2019. Pokémon that Trainers encounter early on in their adventures through the Kanto region will appear more frequently in the wild including Shiny Pidgey and Shiny Rattata's. Ce...
Niantic has announced that starting on February 26th, 2019, players of Pokémon GO will be able to purchase a Team Medallion for 1,000 PokéCoins from the shop which allows allows Trainers to switch teams. New Team Medallion allows Trainers to switch teams! Trainers, Taking down Gyms and battl...
Niantic has announced that a Special Raid Weekend will be held from Friday, February 22nd, 2019 until Monday, February 25th, 2019 where players of Pokémon GO will be able to battle the Legendary Pokémon Latias. Challenge Latias in this Special Raid Weekend! Trainers, Are you ready for a chal...
Niantic has announced that on February 23rd/24th, 2019, players of Pokémon GO will be able to conduct Limited Research on the Water-type Pokémon Clamperl. Discover more with Limited Research, featuring Clamperl! Trainers, It’s time to put your research skills to the test! Professor Willow i...
Niantic has announced that there will be some upcoming changes to Pokémon GO starting during Swinub Community Day on February 16th, 2019 and a major change is Stat Boosts. Full details are in the notes below. Community Note: Upcoming Changes to Pokémon GO Trainers, We’re excited to announce a ma...
Niantic has announced the Valentine’s Day event for Pokémon GO which begins on February 13th, 2019 and goes until February 21st, 2019. Pink Pokémon will appear more often in the game. Pokémon GO Valentine’s Day Celebration returns with pink-colored Pokémon! Trainers, Gather up Poké Balls and...
Niantic has announced a new feature for Pokémon Go called GO Snapshot which allows players to take a photo of any Pokémon they have in their Pokémon Storage. Snap off the lens cap on your inner photographer! Trainers, We’ve been inspired by the photos you’ve taken with our AR+ feature. From ...
Niantic has announced that a Friendship Weekend will take place from February 8th, 2019 until February 11th, 2019 where players of Pokémon GO will be provided extra bonuses. Make new friends during this special weekend! Trainers, Friendships are special, and this weekend, they’ll provide ext...
South America’s First Pokémon GO Safari Zone event in Porto Alegre, Brazil from Friday, January 25th, 2019 to Sunday, January 27th, 2019. Niantic created a recap video of the event with some interviews of some of the gamers and staff that attended the event. YouTube Clip - Pokémon GO - Safari Zon...
Niantic has announced that Shiny Meltan will be available for a limited time in Mystery Boxes from February 5th, 2019 at 1 p.m. PST until March 4th, 2019 at 11:59 p.m. PST. Players have a chance to get a Shiny Meltan and then put it in their GO Park or evolve it into Shiny Melmetal. Shiny Mel...
Niantic has revealed a Lunar New Year event for Pokémon GO which takes place from February 4th, 2019 at 1:00 p.m. PST until February 13th, 2019 at 1:00 p.m. PST. Various bonuses and Pokémon appear more frequently in the wild during the event. Celebrate the Lunar New Year with Pokémon GO! Tr...
Players of Pokémon GO will be able to use a Sinnoh Stone to evolve Lickitung into Lickilicky, Tangela into Tangrowth, and more starting as of January 31st, 2019. Evolved forms discovered in the Sinnoh region emerge in Pokémon GO!! Trainers, Did you know that some Pokémon originally discovere...
Niantic has announced that from January 29th, 2010 at 1:00 p.m. PST until February 28th, 2019 at 1:00 p.m. PST, players of Pokémon GO will be able to encounter Palkia in Raid Battles. Enter a new dimension of Raid Battles with the Legendary Pokémon Palkia! Trainers, A new arrival to raids wi...
Niantic have announced the details for the 13th Pokémon GO Community Day which takes place on February 16th, 2019 at 2:00 PM until 5:00 PM EST. The featured Pokémon for this day is Swinub. Swinub will appear in the wild more frequently for three hours that day. If you evolve Piloswine into Mamos...
Tsutaya has announced that they have become an official partner of Pokémon GO and that most of their locations nationwide in Japan will become PokéStops and Gyms starting on January 16th, 2019. Source: https://tsutaya.tsite.jp/news/game01/i/40939768/...