Generation 1 and 2 Pokémon that do not hatch from Eggs
With the release of Generation II, a number of Pokémon shifted through out Egg hatching groups, with several Generation I losing their place in Eggs.
This...
Pinap Berry in Pokemon GO: “The power of Pinap!”
USER GUIDE | Submitted by JustBurris on March 11 2017
With the introduction of the Pinap Berry comes a whole new way to play the game....
Metal Coat in Pokémon GO: should you use Metal Coat on Steelix or Scizor?
USER GUIDE | Submitted by JovJov14 on March 11 2017
The Metal Coat dilemma
Say you were lucky enough to get a Metal Coat after your fingers have gone...
Researching Pokémon GO Spawn Mechanics
Spawn points are the core of Pokémon GO, spread across the world like a network of bee hives that create wild Pokémon encounters. It's the...
Pokémon GO Blissey: the tank of all tanks | Max CP, stats, spawn locations
USER GUIDE | Submitted by JustBurris on March 9th 2017In terms of Pokémon GO, Blissey has been a meta defining Pokémon, mostly in Gyms and in...
King’s Rock in Pokémon GO: “Congratulations, you have a King’s Rock. Now what?”
USER GUIDE | Submitted by Larian on 8th March 2017With the release of Generation II, you have a lot of new Pokémon to evolve. One of the...
Poliwrath versus Politoed
USER GUIDE | Submitted by marcosm8 on 8th of March 2017With branched evolution currently active in the game, we would like to discuss the best option...
Six million spawns later: conclusions and confirmations
As our regular readers know, we've been in possession of a database containing 1.8 million recorded Pokémon encounters, which we've been heavily using in...
Pokemon GO Max CP Chart Per Level
Pokemon GO Max CP Chart Per Level
Pokemon GO Max CP Chart is updated as new info comes out or when the underlying formula for...
Tyranitar vs Dragonite: round two
USER GUIDE | Submitted by ChaterangaAt the beginning of the year I examined the strengths and weaknesses of these two widely popular Pokemon and made...
Piloswine – piles of awesomeness!
USER GUIDE | Submitted by JovJov14I first saw Swinub on social media. It was posted in one of the groups that I joined about Pokemon...
Scizor Pokémon GO: Scizor cuts paper and rock!
Scizor cuts paper and rock!
USER GUIDE | Submitted by JovJov14After numerous spins of those Pokéstops, I finally got one. It was sheer unexpected luck. A Metal...
Analysis of how time of day influences different Pokemon Type spawns
Introduction
After receiving several reports of anecdotal evidence that Dark Pokemon spawn more during the evening hours of the day, we went on to investigate. Our...
Announcing a week of Generation II Spawn Analysis!
Trainers,
recently we were very lucky to acquire a dataset containing roughly 1.8 million Pokémon spawns collected from February 18 through February 22. For the next...
Gen 2 PokéStop Item Drops: Berries and Evolution Items changed it all!
Trainers,
we are currently doing a research on PokéStop drops. Currently we are at 23700 recorded drops and will continue to aggregate data submitted by researchers and...
How to evolve Tyrogue into Hitmontop, Hitmonlee or Hitmonchan
In the core game series, Tyrogue evolves into one of its' three forms based on it's highest stat. The same behaviour has been confirmed in...
Generation 2 Region Exclusive Pokémon
Trainers,
there has been a lot of debate on which Generation II Pokémon are region exclusive and where they are. We've seen a huge amount of...
Pokémon GO Heracross Max CP, Stats and Moves
The Bug is out There
Heracross, the elusive. Heracross, the one to lead the Bugs. That's how people usually refer to Heracross both inside and...
Mareep, Flaaffy and Ampharos Overview | Max CP, Stats, Moves
You've been Thunderstruck
With the advent of moves like Volt Switch ELECTRIC and the addition of a stamina heavy Electric Sheeps, the current runs high again. Ampharos is...
Pokémon GO Gen II Buddy Tier List
Trainers,
Generation II brought us some big changes to Egg hatches and Buddy Candy distances. In order to help you get the maximum out of your Buddy,...
Pokemon GO Noctowl: “Why not nurture that Noctowl?”
Why not nurture that Noctowl?
USER GUIDE | Submitted by JovJov14 on Feb 22 2017
I’ll start this with a note that I love Noctowl. When I watched the...
Pokemon GO Egg Max CP and IV Chart
Pokemon GO Egg Max CP and IV Chart
When hatching Pokemon from Poke Eggs, you obtain Pokemon of the same level as your trainer - up...
How to evolve Umbreon and Espeon using Night and Day in Pokémon GO
Trainers,
we've been collecting data and testing several Eevee-lution theories for the past few days. Today, we'll be presenting the results of our research and...
Pokémon GO Larvitar, Pupitar and Tyranitar | Max CP, Stats and Moves
At the Feet of a Giant
Before Generation II launched Tyranitar was the most hyped Generation II Pokémon, with numerous threads, articles and speculations highlighting...
Best Prestigers for Generation 2
Trainers,
this page represents the best prestigers now that Generation 2 has landed. Credit, where credit is due: the initial results were calculate by /u/pulsivesilver on...
Pokémon GO Totodile, Croconaw and Feraligatr | Max CP, Stats and Moves
Cry me a river
Water Pokémon are traditionally very strong in Pokémon GO meta. Such is also the case with Feraligatr and the entire Totodile...
Pokémon GO Cyndaquil, Quilava and Typhlosion Max CP, Stats and Moves
Halt and Catch Fire
It's often the case that Starter Pokémon create fanboys and we all know how vocal and irritating Cyndaquil fanboys can be....
Pokémon GO Chikorita, Bayleef and Meganium | Max CP, Stats and Moves
The Curse of Grass
Generation I offered very few high tier Pokémon for Grass loving trainers, with even the mighty Venusaur family line being a rather...
Generation 1 Best Movesets
This chart displays best movesets (highest DPS + EPS) for every Pokemon in Generation I after moves were balanced on February 17th 2017.
Big shout...
Generation 2 Best Movesets
This chart displays all possible and the best (highest DPS) move set for every Pokemon in Generation II. Big shout out to TheSilphRoad for...
Recent guides
Slowpoke in Element Cup: Under The Lights
The "Under The Lights" article series provides some deeper dives on Pokémon of particular interest in PvP. In my last article, I highlighted the...
A Very Slow Discovery Event Guide
The Season of Discovery kicks off with "A Very Slow Discovery", a special event featuring Slowpoke, Galarian Slowpoke, Mega Slowbro, and Galarian Slowbro. The...
Regirock Raid Counters Guide
Best Regirock counters are Metagross, Swampert, Dialga, Kyogre, Machamp and Groudon. Regirock is weak to Steel, Water, Fighting, Ground and Grass types, with more...
Regice Raid Counters Guide
Best Regice counters are Metagross, Chandelure, Moltres, Entei and Charizard. Regice is weak to Fighting, Rock, Fire and Steel moves, but most of its...