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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.
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Pokemon GO's Legendary Week brings three ancient Legendary Pokemon and a challenge

Rayquaza, Kyogre and Groudon on Pokemon GO's Legendary Week logo
All three ancient Legendary Pokemon: Groudon, Kyogre and Rayquaza are back in Raid Battles around the world. This Legendary week has a challenge for the Trainers. The outcome will be determined by the number of monsters caught.

Pokemon GO EX Raid Battle invites have been sent out

Mewtwo posing under a Pokemon GO logo
Invites for another EX Raid Battle have been sent out. The next Battle is scheduled to happen on Monday, 26 February 2018. Niantic's recent changes to the invite criteria are in effect, which means more Trainers should receive an EX Raid pass.

Pokemon GO's next Community Day event will teach your Dragonite a new move

Pokemon GO screenshot of a Dragonite using Draco Meteor
Niantic's next Community Day event for Pokemon GO will feature Dratini. If you manage to capture and evolve the Pokemon into a Dragonite while the event is live, it will learn the powerful Draco Meteor move.

Pokemon GO's Lunar New Year event adds a new shiny and offers extra Stardust

Poochyena - a gray/black dog-like monster in Pokemon GO
Niantic have kicked off yet another event in Pokemon GO. This time it's the Lunar New Year and five "dog type" Pokemon bring extra Stardust when caught. The latest shiny is Poochyena.

Niantic added Team Rocket and Team Rainbow outfits to Pokemon GO

Team Rocket outfits for male and female trainers in Pokemon GO
Niantic have added a few more outfits to Pokemon GO. In addition to the outfits inspired by the Fisherman, Battle Girl, and Jogger trainer classes, Pokemon GO's in-game store now has Team Rainbow and Team Rocket clothes.

Pokemon GO's next Community Day event, Valentine's Day bonuses

Pokemon GO - Valentine's Day logo
Niantic's next Community Day event will go down on 24 February 2018. The event will focus on Dratini. Valentine's Day bonuses will stop being distributed on 15 February 2018.

A shiny Swablu now available in Pokemon GO

Rayquaza in Pokemon GO
Pokemon GO has a new shiny monster. This time it's Swablu and it costs 400 candies to evolve it into Altaria. The new shiny Pokemon arrived as part of the latest Rayquaza update. The update also brought some Special, Great and Ultra boxes.

Legendary Pokemon Rayquaza now a Raid Boss in Pokemon GO

Pokemon GO logo surrounded by Pokemon from the Hoenn region
Niantic announced two new Gen 3 Legendary Pokemon will be available in Pokemon GO for a limited time. The Legendaries will be accompanied by other monsters from the Hoenn region. New special boxes available at the in-game store for a limited time.

Pokemon GO's EX Raid invite blunder was caused by a bug that is now fixed

Mewtwo striking a pose
Niantic came out and apologised for the mistake they've made regarding EX Raid invites. Turns out that a bug caused the wrong invites to be sent out. In the future, more gyms will be eligible to host the EX Raid battles and more Trainers will receive invites.

Pokemon GO has a new legendary on the way and it's not Rayquaza

EX Raid logo: Mewtwo standing next to a Pokemon GO logo
Pokemon GO's dataminers have dug up a couple of hidden changes that should be coming in a future update. The most prominent of all is the addition of a new legendary Pokemon - Deoxys.