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Niantic is best known for developing mobile games such as Pokémon Go and Ingress. This American developer company started as a startup within Google in 2010.

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Pokemon GO's January 2020 Community Day features Piplup

Niantic have posted their plans for the next Community Day in Pokemon GO and we now know it features Piplup, Penguin-like Water-type Pokemon, and what seems to be a first for the game - different schedule for different hemispheres.

JANUARY 8

Pokemon Go - Adventure Sync Hatchathon features and bonuses

Pokemon Go's Adventure Sync Hatchathon is now back. The event will end on 16 January, but until then you will have ample opportunity to hatch and encounter some party hat-wearing Pokemon. There is a slew of features and bonuses also available.

JANUARY 3

Pokemon Go - 2019 in review

Pokemon Go was released in the summer of 2016. The game launched with approximately 150 species of Pokemon. Three years later, the number of species in Pokemon Go is closer to 500. During the years, the game has seen a number of updates and global events.

DECEMBER 31

Pokemon Go - 2020 event schedule and details

With 2019 coming to an end, Pokemon Go is already ramping up to bring us more events and rewards in the New Year. 2020 will see a new Special Research event, the return of some special Lapras, the Adventure Sync Hatchathon and more.

DECEMBER 31

Pokemon Go Holiday event brings Gen 5 and new Shinies

Niantic have unleashed the Pokemon Go Holiday event upon the players and the latter group is now reporting new lineups for Team Go Rocket leaders, new Gen 5 Pokemon and some new Shiny Shadow Pokemon.

DECEMBER 25

Pokemon Go December events bring new legendary battle raid bosses

Niantic have revealed their plans for Pokemon Go in December 2019. Players will get to hunt new legendary Pokemon and special Pokemon in holiday costumes Pikachu, Raichu, and Pichu wearing beanies.

Semir OmerovicDECEMBER 12

Taiwanese grandpa plays Pokemon Go on 45 phones

Chen San Yuan is a 70-year old grandpa from Taiwan that has a neverending love for Niantic's AR game Pokemon Go. He packed his bike with 45 smartphones, transforming it to a proper Pokemon Go mount.

Semir OmerovicNOVEMBER 22

Pokemon Go December Community Day Pokemon and bonuses revealed

Pokemon Go is celebrating the end of 2019 with a special two-day event next month. The event will feature Community Day encounters and bonuses on Saturday, 14 December and Sunday, 15 December 2019.

Semir OmerovicNOVEMBER 21

Pokemon Go player caught one million Pokemon

Japanese Pokemon Go player going by the name Kyarorina showed extreme dedication in Pokemon Go. His long efforts resulted in the player catching her one-millionth Pokemon recently.

NOVEMBER 20

Pokemon GO's Supereffective Week gives you a shot at Shiny Tentacool

November's Community Day is behind us but Niantic is bent on making the rest of the month busy for Pokemon GO trainers. This time, it's the Supereffective Week event- it starts today and lets you catch a Shiny Tentacool, if you're lucky.

NOVEMBER 19

Pokemon Go November 2019 Supereffective Week date and features

Niantic are hosting a slew of events for Pokemon Go in November 2019, one of them being the Supereffective Week. It starts on 19th and has many features to keep the trainers occupied.

NOVEMBER 14

Pokemon Go is adding online battle system named GO Battle League

Pokemon Go developer Niantic have confirmed that they will be adding online battles to their free to play mobile title sometime in early 2020. Named, GO Battle League, the new feature will allow players to battle online without metting in the real world.

Semir OmerovicOCTOBER 22

Pokemon GO Halloween event date confirmed

Niantic have officially confirmed that Pokemon Go annual Halloween event is starting on 17 October 2019, bringing several new Pokemon and activities for players.

Semir OmerovicOCTOBER 14

Pokemon GO developer announces tool to add landmarks to the game

Niantic, the developer behind the popular mobile game Pokemon GO, has announced a new tool called Niantic Wayfarer, which will let its players review interesting places around the globe where you can play the company's games. Yes, plural.

OCTOBER 12

Harry Potter Wizards Unite accidentally gives Day of Dragons Kickstarter epic marketing

Day of Dragons video game got a Kickstarter funding page days before Niantic launched a similarly named Harry Potter Wizards Unite event. Google then stepped in and caused the best chain mistake video gaming industry will witness in 2019.

OCTOBER 10

Pokemon GO celebrating World Tourism Day with Mime Jr. and more

Niantic announced they've teamed up with the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) and will be throwing their first World Tourism Day celebrations in Pokemon GO, where trainers will finally get a chance to catch Mime Jr.

SEPTEMBER 25

Pokemon GO revenue hits its best month since 2016

Niantic have every reason to be rubbing their hands gleefully, Mr. Burns style, as SuperData's August 2019 report on worldwide digital games market saw Pokemon GO storm to the top of mobile gaming moneymakers with the best month since 2016.

SEPTEMBER 24

Pokemon Go Altered Giratina Raid Hour start date and time

Niantic have announced the start time for Altered Giratina's appearances in five-star raids in Pokemon Go as well as the details surrounding the Raid Hour that has a higher chance of such raids appearing.

SEPTEMBER 23

Pokemon Go October Community Day features Trapinch

Pokemon Go October Community Day has been officially announced and it will feature the Ground-type Pokemon, Trapinch. The event will play out on Saturday, 12 October 2019 and will have a few bonuses in tow.

SEPTEMBER 19

Pokemon Go Water Fest is starting soon

Pokemon Go's August schedule has been filled with all sorts of events and Water Fest is the latest one in line. It will take place from 23 to 30 August 2019 and will celebrate all things watery so Water-type Pokemon will spawn more.

AUGUST 16

Pokemon Go players achieved Ultra bonus

Niantic recently announced that Pokemon Go players worldwide managed to unlock the Ultra Bonus by completing over 36 million research tasks for Professor Willow. The bonuses will span three weeks in the good old back to back fashion.

AUGUST 15

Suicune Raid Day successfully unlocked

Pokemon Go players in Yokohama have successfully completed the Research Task challenge which resulted in Niantic unlocking the Suicune Raid Day which will commence on 17 August 2019, offering a chance to catch the legendary worldwide.

AUGUST 11

Turtwig featured in Pokemon Go Community Day

Pokemon Go Community Day announcements seem to be getting earlier since the August event barely went by just yet and we already have an announcement for the September one. This one will feature Turtwig and start on 15 September 2019.

AUGUST 8

Shiny Poliwag coming to Pokemon Go soon

Europe and North America have had their turns with Pokemon Go fests and now it's time for Japan's celebration. It will be held in Yokohama across three different parks and the starting date will mark Shiny Poliwag's debut in the game.

AUGUST 5

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