Research Breakthrough November and December 2019
Trainers, from November 1, 2019, at 1 p.m. PDT (GMT −7) to January 1, 2020, at 1 p.m. PST (GMT −8) the following Pokémon...
Skarmory PvP Guide
Skarmory, the Armor Bird Pokémon, was released back in February of 2017 with the main release of the Johto generation of Pokémon. There have...
Alolan Ninetales PvP Guide
Ninetales is a fan favorite Pokemon from the original games and series. Despite its beautiful design, Ninetales sadly hasn't had much viability for usage...
Unova Stone
Unova Stone is a black-and-white Evolutionary item will allow certain Pokémon from the Unova region to evolve. This item can be obtained from Research...
Arcanine PvP Guide
Arcanine was introduced with the Generation 1, when the game officially launched back in 2016. Being the evolution of Growlithe and a pure Fire...
Skuntank Raid Counters Guide
Skuntank is a Tier 3 poison- and dark-type raid boss introduced with the 2019 Halloween Event. This Pokémon boasts a weakness only to ground-type...
Alolan Marowak PvP Guide
Introduced in the summer of 2018 as a Tier 4 Raid Boss in Pokémon GO, at a time when PvP was just an urban...
Darkrai in the Meta Game
Darkrai is now available as a Pokemon GO Tier 5 Raid Boss and we wanted to see how well it performs in the current raid...
A Spooky Message 2019 Guide
A Spooky Message 2019 is a Special Research quest line that rewards a Spiritomb. The Special Research was released during the Pokémon GO Halloween...
Pokémon GO Halloween 2019
Pokémon GO Halloween 2019 is a special spooky Halloween themed in-game event that takes place from October 17, 2019 to November 1, 2019. Pokemon...
Darkrai Counters Heat Map
As part of this year's Pokémon GO Halloween event, Darkrai takes up a 14 day residence in Tier 5 Raids, starting on Thursday, October...
Steelix PvP Guide
There is a good number of Pokémon that have carved a niche for themselves in the Great and Ultra League meta. However, few have...
Sinister Cup Meta Guide and Analysis
The first cup for Season 2 of the Silph Arena's series of competitive ranked PvP tournaments is the Sinister Cup. The cup allows the...
PvP 101: Building a basic Great League team
Ever since the inception of Trainer Battles as a core feature in Pokémon GO, the Great League has been the most competitive and quintessential...
Pokemon GO Trapinch Community Day Guide
Trainers, Trapinch will be appearing everywhere from 11 am to 2 pm in your local timezone on October 12th, during Pokemon GO October community...
Mawile PvP Guide
Mawile was released back in December of 2017 as a Tier 2 Raid Boss and among the first shiny variants introduced. Mawile has been...
October Legendary Raid Hour Schedule
Trainers, date for October Legendary Raid Hours have just been announced! It seems like the Legendary Raid Hour is here to stay on a...
Mewtwo Counters Guide: best counters, weather, catch rate, IV chart
Best Mewtwo counters are strong Ghost and Dark type Pokemon like Origin Giratina, Gengar, Chandelure, SB Mewtwo, Hydreigon and Tyranitar. Pokemon GO Mewtwo can...
The Ultimate Stardust Guide: Farming, Trading, Second Charge Move, Powering Up
If you are a player who enjoys doing lots of trading or powering up your Pokémon to the best they can be for raids...
Pokémon Go Search Bar Strings Cheat Sheet
The Pokémon Go Search Bar tool can be extremely useful, especially if your storage is maxed out at the 2000 mark. Our search string...
September 2019 Movepool Update: The Psychic Update
Trainers, on September 27th 2019, two new moves were added and a few others changed, whether in PvP or PvE. These new and updated...
World Tourism Day 2019 Field Research Tasks
Trainers, the following research tasks are now available during the Pokemon GO World Tourism Day 2019 event:
World Tourism: Do a trade of over 10,000km
Rewards...
September Legendary Raid Hour Schedule
Trainers, date for September Legendary Raid Hours have just been announced! It seems like Legendary Raid Hour is here to stay on a weekly...
Alolan Raichu Counters Guide
Alola Raichu is a Tier 3 raid boss with 15380 Raid Boss CP. Alolan Raichu raid boss can be relatively easily soloed. Best Alola...
Alolan Exeggutor Raid Guide
Alolan Exeggutor is a Tier 3 Raid Boss in Pokemon GO, featuring 19053 CP and typing. Alolan Exeggutor counters are either strong...
GO Stadium Guide: Remote PvP Tournament Platform
GO Stadium is not only a major influencer regarding the future of Pokémon GO PvP but is also the most recognised platform for facilitating...
Mewtwo Heat Map
As part of the Ultra Reward for successfully completing all of the Global Challenges during this year's Go Fests, Mewtwo returns for a week...
Generation 5 Release: Everything You Need to Know About New Unova Pokemon
Trainers, Pokemon from the Unova region are coming to Pokemon GO! Niantic has just shared a high level overview of which Generation V species...
Psystrike Stats Updated: Early Look at Psystrike Mewtwo
Good news, trainers! Psystrike's move stats have been updated in Pokémon GO's Game Master file. And it's looking VERY promising indeed! Our research during...
Ultra Bonus Event Guide: Week 3 (2019)
It's time for the third, and final, week of Ultra Bonus rewards unlocked over the summer. The rewards run from September 16, 2019, at 1...
Recent guides
Unova Celebration Event
Pokémon GO's Unova Celebration Event celebrates Pokémon first found in the Unova region. The event last from Tuesday, January 5, 2021, at 10:00 a.m....
Collection Challenges launch in Pokémon GO
Pokémon GO is introducing a new feature – Collection Challenges! Collection Challenges are a handy concept that tasks players with collecting Pokémon featured during...
Ho-Oh Raid Counters Guide
Best Ho-Oh counters are strong Rock type attackers that utilize Ho-Oh's double weakness to Rock moves. Ho-Oh raid boss is a Tier 5 Legendary Raid Boss...
2020 Recap and a Message From The Pokémon GO Hub
2020 has been an unprecedented year, to say the least. We all have had to adapt to new circumstances and situations together all while...