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A Festival of Light and celebration for Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl will bring an end to Pokémon Go’s Season of Mischief

A lot of new content is coming to Pokémon Go in November, starting with the return of Mythical Pokémon to raids, including Cobalion, Terrakion, and Virizion on Nov. 10, followed by Cresselia on Nov. 17. All of the Mythical Pokémon will also be available in their Shiny variant.  There will also be four different events running throughout the month, ranging from seasonal celebrations to a launch tie-in for the launch of Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl on the Nintendo Switch.  Niantic is kicking things off with the return of the

Pokémon GO October Limited Research: Tasks and Rewards

PokémonPokémon GO's October Limited Research offers another shot at a Galarian Slowpoke. / Photo courtesy of NintendoPokémon GO's October Limited Research is something of an apology on Niantic's part — an attempt to make up for the problems players experienced trying to evolve Galarian Slowpoke into Galarian Slowing at the beginning of this year's Halloween event. In keeping with that sentiment, players will earn an encounter with Galarian Slowpoke that they can evolve into any member of the Galarian Slowpoke evolution line through this research. Here's what you need to

Best Pokemon for the Pokemon GO Halloween Cup

PokémonNiantic Labs' Halloween Cup is well underway in Pokemon GO during this GO Battle competitive season. / Niantic LabsNiantic Labs' Halloween Cup is well underway in Pokemon GO during this GO Battle competitive season. The Halloween Cup, itself, is a special tournament with a unique set of parameters in place. Only Pokemon under 1500 CP and within a certain group of accepted types will be eligible to battle. In true Halloween fashion, those types are bug, poison, dark, fairy, and/or ghost. With such a narrow pool to choose from, trainers

Pokemon GO Adds Limited Research Following Slowpoke Evolution Bug

PokémonImage courtesy of The Pokemon Company/NianticPokémon GO has added some easy Limited Research tasks to make up for recent bugs.Many Pokémon GO players encountered a problem when trying to evolve a Galarian Slowpoke into Galarian Slowking. Instead, players ended up with a Galarian Slowbro, despite following all of the requirements. Niantic has acknowledged the issue, which has since been fixed, and have implemented some easy Limited Research tasks as an apology. These research tasks are designed to be very simple to complete, offering players everything they need in order to

How to Capture 9 Ghost Species in Pokemon GO

PokémonImage provided by Niantic.Keeping in tune with the spooky theme this season, Ghost-types are running rampant in the world of Pokemon GO! One challenge needs the player to capture nine different Ghost-type Pokemon, so here’s how it’s done.Given that Halloween is right around the corner, Ghost-types are appearing more frequently in the wild. Ghost-types are considered to be one of the strongest kinds of Pokemon available in Pokemon GO, from the all-around Gengar to the dangerous Giratina. In the game’s latest research quest: “What Lies Beneath The Mask?,” the missions

Best Ghost Type Pokemon in Pokemon GO

PokémonImage provided by Niantic.This Halloween, Ghost-types are in the spotlight in Pokemon GO. Of every spooky Pokemon in the game’s large roster, which ones are the best?Ghost-types in Pokemon games are often some of the strongest monsters out there, boasting crazy special-attack stats and serving as the counter for quite a few types. To commemorate these spooky Pokemon, the ongoing Halloween event in Pokemon GO features some of most powerful Ghost-types in the game, allowing players a shot to get these monsters for their team.Ghost-type Pokémon are making mountains of

Pokemon GO Stuck on Loading Screen: How to Fix

PokémonSome trainers are experiencing a bug that keeps them stuck on the initial loading screen when booting up Pokemon GO. / Niantic LabsSome trainers are experiencing a bug that keeps them stuck on the initial loading screen when booting up Pokemon GO.This isn’t the first time this bug has appeared in Pokemon GO. In fact, it likely isn’t the first time any player has encountered a similar issue with an online game. Getting stuck in the beginning sign-on and/or starting screens is one of the most common issues most players

Pokémon GO Halloween Event 2021: Everything You Need to Know

PokémonThe Pokemon GO Halloween annual event is here and is both bigger and “badder” than ever before. / Niantic LabsThe Pokemon GO Halloween annual event is here and is both bigger and “badder” than ever before.This year, the Pokemon GO Halloween event will be held during the latter half of the month and feature two separate parts. Below, we’ve broken those parts up for trainer convenience.This Season of Mischief might be filled with tricks, but remember that there are treats as well! During #PokemonGOHalloween, you can enjoy...? 2× Transfer Candy?

How to Evolve Galarian Yamask in Pokemon GO

PokémonImage provided by Niantic.In a recent teaser for Pokemon GO, it turns out that Galarian Yamask will be making an appearance this Halloween, and by extension, its unique evolution as well. Here’s how to evolve a Galarian Yamask.Galarian Yamask is a variant of the Unovan original, now becoming a Ground/Ghost-type from the original’s pure Ghost typing. Being a Galarian variant, it also has its own unique evolution: Runerigus, similar to Pokemon like Sirfetch’d and Mr. Rime.This Halloween isn’t Runerigus’ first fright, as the Pokemon has briefly appeared in 2020. But

Pokémon GO: Halloween Cup Best Teams

PokémonImage courtesy of Niantic.Things are getting spooky in Pokémon GO, with a bunch of Ghost-types appearing in the wild. What better way to celebrate October than a Halloween Cup? Here are the best teams to compete with this year.As a part of the ongoing Halloween event in the game, Niantic has made a special Halloween-themed cup for trainers to battle in. In this cup, Pokemon cannot exceed 1,500 CP and must be Bug, Dark, Ghost, Fairy, or Poison-types. Given the two restrictions, players may struggle to find viable Pokemon that