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Monday1st Oct 2018
News Pokémon: Let’s Go Embarks On Road Trip Across America To Celebrate Release
Pokémon GO joins the fun
From now until November 16th, Nintendo and The Pokémon Company are taking Pokémon: Let’s Go, Pikachu! and Let’s Go, Eevee! on a road trip around the US. The event began on the weekend in Los Angeles and for the next two months, the colorful pop-up tour will visit seven different cities across the country. The finale...
Sunday30th Sep 2018
News Top Pokémon GO Player Has Account Suspended For Violating Terms Of Service
Niantic takes action
A famous Pokémon GO player has recently had his account suspended by Niantic for breaking the rules of the popular mobile game. According to Nintendo Soup, Singapore-based player Brandon Tan has made a name for himself by becoming the best Pokémon GO trainer in the world. As committed to the cause as he is, it appears he's...
Friday28th Sep 2018
News Pokémon GO's Next Community Day Takes Place In October With Beldum As The Star
Grab yourself a shiny
Details for Pokémon GO's next Community Day have been revealed, with the Generation 3 Pokémon Beldum being the centre of attention this time around. As is always the case for Pokemon GO Community Days, this special Beldum event will give players a great chance to catch the steel and psychic type monster on display - and...
Wednesday26th Sep 2018
News Pokémon GO Players Have Apparently Spent $2 Billion To Catch 'Em All
That's a lot of in-app transactions
The mobile video game market is absolutely massive. If you're still not convinced, the latest Pokémon GO data might make you realise just how big smartphone gaming has become. According to an estimate by Apptopia, GO players have now spent a whopping $2 billion dollars on the game (via in-app purchases) since it...
Tuesday25th Sep 2018
A mythical Pokémon
After days of uncertainty and speculation, The Pokémon Company has now officially revealed the mystery behind the 'nut Pokémon' that has been appearing in Pokémon GO. Meet Meltan, the mythical Pokémon. As you can see in the video above, this new Pokémon has finally been officially acknowledged and confirmed to be a...
Monday24th Sep 2018
Random Pokémon GO's 'Nut Pokémon' Has Been Causing Mayhem Among Players
A mysterious turn of events
Towards the end of last week, a (potentially) new Pokémon seemed to be leaked through mobile sensation Pokémon GO. At first, the Pokémon was assumed to be the new creature destined to arrive in the upcoming Switch titles Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! - with a capture in the mobile game possibly...
Friday21st Sep 2018
Rumour The Brand New Pokémon From Let's Go Pikachu And Eevee Has Potentially Leaked
Pokémon GO files reveal
It appears that a brand new Pokémon has been unintentionally leaked from the network traffic of Pokémon GO, presumably being the new character that has been promised to appear in the upcoming Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! games. Images of this potential new Pokémon have been shared online by @Chrales,...
Wednesday12th Sep 2018
News Niantic Reports 35 Percent Increase In Active Pokémon GO Usage Since May
Social features are growing the game
The most recent Niantic blog post, predominantly focused on Pokémon GO, has revealed the mobile sensation has seen a 35 percent increase in active usage since May. Following the introduction of the new social features in June, the game has seen a boom of sorts - with 113 million friend...
Thursday6th Sep 2018
News Pokémon GO's Friends And Trading Update Has Seen Revenue Rise To $2.5 Million Per Day
A 39% increase
Pokémon GO's incredible launch period popularity may have faded a fair amount after several months had passed, but the smartphone game has remained one of the most popular - and highest earning - apps on the market ever since. It appears that the recent addition of trading, which has been introduced as part of GO's recent...
Wednesday22nd Aug 2018
News Pokémon GO Is Allegedly Abusing Its Android Storage Read Permissions To Combat Rooting
Reading users' file names
As part of Niantic's near-constant war against cheaters, Pokémon GO has several steps in place to ban anyone who appears to have used third-party software or mods to manipulate the game. One such measure blocks all Android phones that have been rooted (when users grant themselves 'root' access to the operating...
Monday20th Aug 2018
News Pokémon GO Has Reached Its Highest Player Figures Since Launch, User Base Is "Thriving"
Yes, people do still play the game
Despite what the vocal minority online might suggest - with their near-constant cries of "do people really still play that game?" - Pokémon GO is going from strength to strength, with new events and in-game features helping it to secure its highest player figures since its Earth-shattering launch. Not long...
Thursday16th Aug 2018
News Celebi Is Headed To Pokémon GO For All Players Next Week
Voice of the forest
Celebi, the mythical Pokémon which first appeared in Pokémon Gold and Silver, will be available for all players in Pokémon GO starting from next week. The legendary creature will become available through a new Special Research questline which will be kicking off on 20th August. Players will encounter tasks that will...
Wednesday8th Aug 2018
Weirdness 70 Year Old Man Plays Pokémon GO With 11 Smartphones Attached To His Bike
So that's how to catch 'em all
Playing Pokémon GO can be an addictive way to pass the time, and a great way of getting some much-needed exercise while having a bit of fun, but we've never seen anyone play the game quite like this. Chen San Yuan, a 70-year-old man living in Taiwan, has adopted a rather elegant way of playing the mobile...
Monday6th Aug 2018
News Niantic Hopes To Have Player vs Player Battles In Pokémon GO By The End Of The Year
Finally!
Ever since Pokémon GO launched back in July 2016, one of the most heavily requested features from fans has been player vs player battles. Considering battling has always been one of the most important features in the series, this makes an awful lot of sense, but the mobile phenomenon's developer Niantic hasn't exactly been forthcoming...
Monday23rd Jul 2018
News Pokémon GO Is Adding New 'Lucky' Pokémon Which Are Easier To Power Up
Gotta catch all these now, too
Pokémon GO is adding a new type of monster to get your hands on, theoretically making the whole levelling up experience a little easier. These 'Lucky' Pokémon are part of a feature that has yet to be officially detailed, with just a glimpse of what's to come being shared by Niantic so far. News of the Lucky...
Friday20th Jul 2018
News Niantic Outlines Hard-Hitting Three-Strike Policy For Pokémon GO Cheaters
Making things fair and square
Pokémon GO developer Niantic has offered some clarification on its policies for players who cheat their way to success in the game. The mobile sensation will make use of a three-strike system made up of warnings and further punishments in an attempt to "provide multiple opportunities [for users] to change their...
Thursday19th Jul 2018
News Japanese Man Arrested By Police For Selling Modified Pokémon GO Plus Accessories
Says he didn't realise it was illegal
Japanese authorities have reportedly arrested a 37-year-old man from Japan's Chiba prefecture for selling Pokémon GO Plus modification services. Despite claiming that he didn't know his activities were illegal, the man was arrested for violating Nintendo’s trademark by offering a Pokémon GO Plus...
Thursday12th Jul 2018
News Dataminers Unveil The Next Potential Set Of Monsters Coming To Pokémon GO
A few more friendly faces
New Pokémon have been steadily released into the wild world of Pokémon GO ever since its launch a couple of years ago; while initially only allowing trainers to catch (most) of the original 151 creatures, the game now features a healthy collection of Kanto, Johto, Hoenn, and even Alolan Form Pokémon. Now, it...
Monday9th Jul 2018
News Pokémon GO Players Spend More Than $2 Million A Day, Total Revenue Surpasses $1.8 Billion
Pretty successful, then
Everyone and their cat has likely heard of Pokémon GO at this stage; two years ago this week, Niantic and The Pokémon Company's monster-catching simulator took the world by storm, generating a buzz around the world that was pretty much unheard of for a video game. New estimates have now revealed that it's still...
Tuesday3rd Jul 2018
News The Squirtle Squad Is (Kind Of) Coming To Pokémon GO This Weekend
"Squirtle, squirt!"
Pokémon GO is having a Community Day this weekend, focusing on the super-adorable Squirtle as the mascot of choice, and Niantic has confirmed that a rather special variant on everyone's favourite starter water turtle will be included. As a nice little reference to the original season of the Pokémon anime, a...
Friday29th Jun 2018
News Niantic Shows Off The Future Of Augmented Reality With New Pokémon Tech Demo
Codename: Niantic Occlusion
Augmented reality is a little hit a miss at the best of times, and its inclusion in the likes of Pokémon GO can sometimes provide varying results depending on the user's device. For some, it can cause their game to crash, and for others, it simply doesn't work at all, but even when running perfectly it can still leave a...
Wednesday27th Jun 2018
News Pokémon GO Had The Most Active Users In May Since Summer 2016
Niantic used second wind!
A couple years ago, Pokémon GO took the world by storm when it launched in the summer, shattering records left and right and becoming that game that everyone was playing. In the months and years since, player engagement has understandably gone down to much more usual levels, but Niantic has been working tirelessly all that...
Monday18th Jun 2018
News Pokémon GO Will Finally Allow You To Trade Pokémon With New 'Friends' Feature
You'll need to be level 10 or higher to trade
Niantic has announced 'Friends' for Pokémon GO - a new feature for the game that will finally allow players to trade their prized Pokémon with one another. Scheduled to start rolling out to players later this week, Pokémon GO Friends will allow you to connect with your real-life friends and keep...
Tuesday12th Jun 2018
News Get Your Very Own Mew When You Purchase A Poké Ball Plus
A legendary Pokemon, as standard
We’ve already learned that Nintendo is planning to release a special Poke Ball-shaped controller for use with Pokémon GO and the upcoming Pokémon Let’s Go Pikachu/Let’s Go Eevee and at the E3 2018 Nintendo Direct, Ninty unveiled a special gift waiting for you inside every new Poke Ball Plu
Tuesday5th Jun 2018
News Pokémon GO Introduces New Legendary And Mythical Avatar T-Shirts
We wish these were real
Niantic has announced that two brand new t-shirt designs have landed in Pokémon GO, and these are definitely sure to catch the eye of any passers-by - or people who look at your phone, anyway. The designs are based on the mythical Pokémon Mew, who finds itself featured on a bright pink shirt, and the legendary pairing...
Monday4th Jun 2018
News Pokémon Director Junichi Masuda Talks Uniting All Fans, Future Of The Core Series
"All the fans are extremely important to me"
With the reveal of Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! still fresh in the minds of fans around the world, many are left wondering what the games might mean for the future of the series. These first Pokémon RPG titles for Switch are set to take the franchise in a slightly new direction,...
News Your New Pokéball Plus Will Take Three Hours To Charge
Gotta charge 'em all
Last week we got a peek at the Pokéball Plus - the new peripheral that will bring Pokémon Let's Go Eevee and Let's Go Pikachu (as well as Pokémon GO) to life in new and exciting ways - and now we've learned a little more details about the controller's specifications. The official Nintendo UK website confirms the Pokéball...
Friday1st Jun 2018
News Niantic Is Deleting Players' Pokémon Illegally Obtained In Pokémon GO
To prepare a "fun and fair" environment
Niantic has announced that it will be cracking down on players who are using 'illegal' methods to obtain their favourite monsters in Pokémon GO, and players are starting to notice that their prized collections have been rendered useless. A tweet from the Japanese Pokémon GO Twitter account has stated that...
Tuesday29th May 2018
News Pokémon Company Profits May Be Down, But They're Still Riding The Pokémon GO Wave
$80 million is nothing to sniff at
The annual fiscal results of The Pokémon Company have been published a recent issue of the Japanese government’s Official Gazette, with net profits of US$80 million posted for the company's 20th fiscal year (which ended on 28th February). Enduring mobile mega-hit that is Pokémon GO is the main driving force...
Friday25th May 2018
News Pokémon GO's Adventure Week Event Brings Extra XP, Rewards And More Rock Types
Hard Nosepass
Pokémon GO has a new event, one that's already kicked off on a smartphone near you, and it's brought all manner of special rewards and extra buffs to make your AR Pokémon hunting that bit more enticing. Oh, and if you like your rock types, you should definitely read on. There's some unique Field Research to be had, bringing...
