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Pokemon Go is a free-to-play mobile game that sees players locate, catch, train and battle virtual Pokemon who can be found in real-life locations thanks to the game's use of augmented reality.
Pokemon Go Articles

Attend the Earth Day cleanup, get Shiny Diglett in Pokemon Go

picture showing diglett in pokemon
Niantic shared their plans for the upcoming Pokemon Go Earth Day event and they include a lot of cleanups that can get you many in-game rewards. These include Shiny Diglett and increased appearance of Ground-type Pokemon among other things.

Giratina making a return to Pokemon GO on 28 March 2019

Giratina, 4th gen Ghost/Dragon Pokemon from Pokemon GO
Niantic announced that Pokemon GO's first 4th Gen Legendary Pokemon Giratina is coming back to Raid Battles on 28 March 2019. Giratina will be in its Altered Forme until 02 April, followed by almost a full month in its Altered Forme.

Pokemon Go celebrates the equinox with grass-type creatures

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Pokemon Go is celebrating the equinox with a new event that is scheduled for tomorrow - 19 March 2019, 1:00 PM PT. During the event, Grass-type Pokemon like Oddish, Exeggcute, Sunkern and Shroomish will appear more frequently in the wild.

Niantic announce Pokemon Go Legendary Lunch Hour event

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Niantic revealed a new event for Pokemon Go named Legendary Lunch Hour which will bring an increased number of raids between 12:00 PM and 01:00 PM. The event is added to encourage players to hunt Pokemon during their lunch breaks.

Niantic add new Shinies in Pokemon Go Battle Showdown event

Picture of Machop and Mankey about to clash
Niantic have announced that Pokemon Go Battle Showdown event kicked off and that it would feature fighting-type Pokemon. It is host to several bonuses out of which new a Shiny Machop and Mankey are arguably the most notable additions.

Pokemon Go celebrates the franchise's anniversary with new event

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Niantic have revealed Pokemon GO's upcoming anniversary event which starts on 26 February 2019. During the celebrations, players will get to encounter Shiney Pidgey and Shiney Rattata alongside the new special version of Pikachu and Eevee.

Pokemon GO March Community Day features Treecko and new times

Picture of Treecko from Pokemon GO
Niantic have announced that the next Pokemon GO Community Day will take place on 23 March 2019. It will feature Treecko and will run from 15:00 to 18:00 regardless of which time zone players may be in, rendering time conversions obsolete.

Pokemon GO players will soon be able to switch teams for a price

Picture of the Team Medallion from Pokemon GO
Niantic have announced that Pokemon GO players will be able to switch teams after 26 February 2019, but the feature will have a few constraints to prevent massive team hopping. Just make sure your Pokemon are not farming while switching.

Niantic announce Limited Research Day featuring Clamperl

Star of Pokemon GO's February Limited Research, Clamperl
Following the less-than-stellar Limited Research Day in January, the one that featured Feebas, Niantic have announced that the February 2019 Pokemon GO Limited Research day will be featuring water-type, third generation Pokemon Clamperl.

Niantic to settle Pokemon GO trespassing lawsuit in the US

Pikachu in the wild, about to be captured
Niantic have decided to settle the class-action lawsuit in the US that came as a result of consolidating numerous nuisance lawsuits filed in 2016, by home owners who weren't happy about crowds of Pokemon GO trainers invading their privacy.