PokeStop nominations announced from Niantic, as well as beta start for Brazil and South Korea
The world of Pokemon GO is apparently getting bigger. Check out the details below. PokéStop Nomination Beta Comes to Brazil and South Korea! Coming soon, we’ll be rolling out the first beta test of the new PokéStop nomination system! This will be the first time that Trainers will be able to submit locations in Pokémon GO. Submissions will be evaluated for future inclusion in the game. This feature...[Read More]
Pokémon GO gives details about social features, friends and trading
Lots of new details for Pokemon GO. Check out the details below. A quick heads up that Friends and social features are now available to all Trainer levels in Pokémon GO, with Trading rolling out to Trainers level 10 and above beginning today. You can read up on Pokémon GO’s social features, Friends and Trading in the recent blog posts: Make Way for Friends, Trading, and Gifting in Pokémon GO! Deve...[Read More]
Pokemon Go Summer Tour 2018 bringing actual real world events to trainers
This is good stuff. A good way to start the summer. SAN FRANCISCO—May 7, 2018—Niantic, Inc. and The Pokémon Company have announced the Pokémon GO Summer Tour 2018, a series of immersive real-world Pokémon GO events and activities that will take place around the world. Pokémon GO Summer Tour 2018 will feature Pokémon GO Safari Zone Dortmund in Germany on June 30 and July 1, Pokémon GO Fest 2018: A ...[Read More]
Pokemon Go does special Earth Day event
Niantic, Inc. and Playmob are teaming up to host the first ever Pokémon GO Earth Day Clean Up on April 22. The Pokémon GO Earth Day Clean Up initiative is a series of events that will take place across locations around the world, inviting the Pokémon GO community to join together to clean up the environment and their local areas. Trainers will also have an opportunity to donate to the Mission Blue...[Read More]
Pokemon Go adds Mew to the world
Niantic, Inc., and The Pokémon Company International today announced that Mew, the Mythical Psychic-Type Pokémon, will soon start appearing around the world. Trainers will begin receiving research tasks later this week, adding new activities and challenges that can be completed for in-game rewards. Some of these rewards will lead Trainers to access unique storylines that include discovering the my...[Read More]
Pokémon GO Eggstravaganza event comes April 2nd
It’s time to get cracking on a special Egg event! The Pokémon GO Eggstravaganza is coming back on March 22 at 1:00 p.m. PDT, and this time you’ll have even more chances to hatch certain Pokémon! This year, an even greater variety of Pokémon will be found in 2 km Eggs, and only those Eggs will be available from PokéStops throughout the event! This means that Pokémon that normally hatch from 5 km or...[Read More]
Pokémon Go just became seasonal…literally!
Look at this Pokémon Go release! SAN FRANCISCO—December 6, 2017—Dozens of Pokémon originally discovered in the Hoenn region are now available to discover, catch, and collect in Pokémon GO. Pokémon including Treecko, Torchic, and Mudkip can now be discovered “in the real world,” with more Hoenn region Pokémon arriving in the coming weeks. Niantic, Inc., and The Pokémon Company International have al...[Read More]
Pokemon GO ready to celebrate Halloween
This looks neat. Check it out below. SAN FRANCISCO—OCTOBER 19, 2017—Niantic, Inc., and The Pokémon Company International today announced an upcoming Halloween celebration in Pokémon GO with an in-game event that will herald the arrival of a number of Ghost-type Pokémon originally discovered in the Hoenn region, including Sableye, Banette, and others. From October 20 at 12:00 P.M. PDT to November 2...[Read More]
Equinox in-game event heading to Pokémon GO
To usher in autumn nights in the Northern Hemisphere and spring days in the Southern Hemisphere, Niantic today announced the Pokémon GO September equinox in-game event. The Equinox event will run from 1:00 P.M. PDT on Friday, September 22 to 1:00 P.M. PDT on Monday, October 2, 2017. During the event players can earn double Stardust for catching Pokémon and hatching Eggs, collect special 2 km Eggs ...[Read More]
Free avatar item in Pokemon Go to support Global Goals Initiative
Always nice to do something for a good cause. Check out the goods below. As a follow up to Niantic’s partnership with the Global Goals initiative, Niantic today announced that an all-new free avatar item, the Global Goals t-shirt, will be added to Pokémon GO to support and spread awareness for the 17 Global Goals for Sustainable Development. Earlier this year at the World Economic Forum in Davos, ...[Read More]
Pokemon GO gets more legendary characters and EX Raid Battle update
Pokemon fans should be absolutely thrilled by this. Ever-expanding game. Anyway, check out the goods below. SAN FRANCISCO—AUG 31, 2017— Niantic, Inc. and The Pokémon Company International have revealed a trio of Legendary Pokémon originally from the Johto region — Raikou, Entei and Suicune — will soon appear around the world in Pokémon GO. Trainers will be able to discover, battle, and have the ch...[Read More]
Pokémon GO + Yokohama, Japan = 2 million people over seven days
That’s a lot of people. Check out the official details (and blog) below. Niantic has revealed in a blog post this morning that over the last week more than 2 million fans from around the world joined together to celebrate their love for Pokémon and Pokémon GO at Pokémon GO events supported by Niantic at Pikachu Outbreak hosted by The Pokémon Company and Yokohama, Japan. Over the seven day ce...[Read More]