Our latest coverage of Pokemon GO.
A leaked Starbucks promotional image details an upcoming Pokémon GO campaign, turning Starbucks's across the country into Gyms or Stops, and debuting a Pokémon GO themed Frappuccino. The top of the image says "Confidential" in bold red lettering. Guess that didn't work. The image has been released thanks to Reddit, the work of an intrepid Starbucks employee—who is also, likely, a Pokémon GO [...]
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If you're still playing Pokemon GO, you'll be happy to learn that everyone's favorite first generation shapeshifter Pokémon, Ditto, can now be caught in-game. When found out in the wild, Ditto will take the form of another Pokémon. In fact, you won't know that the Pokémon that you are attempting to catch is a Ditto until after you've caught it. When taking [...]
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Over this past weekend Pokémon GO was updated—bringing with it some fixes and improvements—but the big news is Silph Road's data mining has revealed Generation 2 Pokémon and Ditto within the APK. Hold up. That doesn't mean Gen 2 Pokémon are in the game. Just that they're in the data (they're basically Digimon right now). Gen 2 will likely not [...]
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There are dozens of games hosting Halloween events this year, but which ones are actually worth doing? Our event guide can help you decide which of your games you will be spending time in this Halloween. Simply hit "Jump" next to any of the games listed and you will automatically be sent to the game's entry in the list. Happy Halloween! [...]
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The Pokémon Company has announced that Pokémon GO will be celebrating Halloween with an event. From October 26th until November 1st, players will have an increased chance of encountering Drowzee, Gastly, Gengar, Golbat, Haunter, Hypno, and Zubat. They will also be given a chance to obtain more Pokémon Candy; each Pokémon that players catch during the event will award them six [...]
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Having a hard time training your Pokemon at your local gym? Well, 6vs1 isn't exactly favorable odds for even the strongest Pokemon. Worry no more, dear trainers! The latest update to Pokemon GO will now allow players to battle with six Pokemon in friendly gym battles instead of just one. The defending Pokemon’s CP will also automatically scale to your [...]
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Pokémon GO's paying population has dropped off by 79%, according to analytics company Slice Intelligence, since the number of purchases peaked on July 15, 2016. But it's no big deal. GO is still the lucrative mobile money maker, earning "28% of in-game revenue across all mobile games in August 2016." Wow. Data indicates that Niantic’s hit introduced nearly two times as [...]
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Pokémon GO's latest update has gone live, bringing with it the previously announced Buddy Pokémon feature. Players can now choose a Pokémon to bring along with them and earn Candy for said Pokémon "by walking a certain distance." Support for the Pokémon GO Plus, which is finally being released on September 16th, was included in the update, as well, meaning that you will, in fact, [...]
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After some uncertainty about when it would made available to players of the extremely popular Android and iOS game Pokémon GO, Nintendo announced yesterday that the Pokémon GO Plus will finally be released on September 16th. The Pokémon GO-exclusive peripheral will cost $34.99 and will allow players to catch Pokémon without the need to be looking at their smartphone all of the time. Whenever a Pokémon is [...]
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Pokémon Go will be available for Apple Watch before the year ends. No release date has been announced just yet. The more surprising news to me is that Apple Watch still exists; I've never seen one in the wild. But apparently it's doing well enough for Apple to announce a new generation: Apple Watch Series 2. It's not clear if [...]
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