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Lugia Raid Hour: Can You Catch a Shiny Lugia?

PokémonLugia was recently featured during a special bonus raid hour, sparking the question of whether or not trainers would be able to catch it shiny / Niantic LabsLugia was recently featured during a special bonus raid hour, sparking the question of whether or not trainers would be able to catch its shiny variant. Niantic Labs has chosen Lugia as the featured Pokemon for a series of bonus legendary Raids this season in Pokemon GO. Veteran fans will likely recognize this Pokemon from the movie based around it—Pokemon The Movie 2000

Pelipper Pokémon GO: Weaknesses and Counters

PokémonHere's everything you need to know about defeating Pelipper in Pokémon GO's Three-Star Raid Battles. / Photo courtesy of NianticHeading into September 2021, Pelipper remains one of four Three-Star Raid Bosses currently appearing in Pokémon GO.Before Pelipper and co. shift out of the boss rotation in the coming days, here's how to take down the Water Bird Pokémon in Pokémon GO.Trainers, thank you for your patience! Your passion and concerns have not been lost on us these past few weeks, and our internal task force has spent a lot of

Pokemon GO Task Force Issues Full Update on Game Findings

PokémonSteve Wang, executive producer, and the Pokemon GO team authored a blog post updating trainers on the findings of the task force—as promised. / Niantic LabsSteve Wang, executive producer, and the Pokemon GO team authored a blog post updating trainers on the findings of the task force—as promised.Originally, when Niantic Labs, developer of the augmented reality (AR) mobile title, stated it would reinstate the increased interaction radius in-game, it promised an update from the task force on Sept. 1. Now, that date has arrived, and the company has remained true

Niantic reveals new region-based bonuses, makeup Zamazenta Raid Hour for Pokémon Go’s Season of Mischief

Niantic has come to an internal decision after working with its recently formed task force and will now be replacing the two current sets of region-based bonuses with a singular set of global bonuses at the start of the new season of content in Pokémon Go.  This means that once the Season of Mischief begins on Sept. 1, players around the world will see the same bonuses rather than some regions having slightly different content available to them.  Trainers,As a result of our recent task force discussions, we will be

Best QBZ-83 Loadout in Warzone Season 5: Which Attachments to Use

Call of DutyHere are the best attachments to use on the QBZ-83 in Call of Duty: Warzone Season 5. / Photo courtesy of Ralston Dacanay, ActivisionThis best QBZ-83 loadout in Warzone Season 5 guide is here for those who want to make sure they're using the fully optimized version of the medium-to-long-range AR in Verdansk '84 and Rebirth Island.As Raven Software has continued to release patches on a regular basis throughout the month of August, the QBZ-83 remains a dangerous sleeper AR to rock thanks to its minimum damage, upper torso multiplier, and

Best MG82 Loadout in Warzone Season 5: Which Attachments to Use

Call of DutyHere are the best attachments to use on the MG 82 in Call of Duty: Warzone Season 5. / Photo courtesy of Ralston Dacanay, ActivisionThis best MG 82 loadout in Warzone Season 5 guide is here for those who want to make sure they're using the fully optimized version of the medium-to-long-range LMG in Verdansk '84 and Rebirth Island.As Raven Software has continued to release patches on a regular basis throughout the month of August, the MG 82 has slowly become a nasty weapon to use once again. While it isn't

Niantic reverses, permanently increases PokéStop interaction distance in Pokémon Go

Niantic has officially rolled back the changes made to PokéStop and Gym interaction distances, reverting them to 80 meters after acknowledging the concerns of the Pokémon Go community.  With this change, the developers have confirmed that no future reductions will be made to the interaction distance and the 80m radius will remain as the default moving forward.  Trainers – we’re looking forward to sharing our plans as a result of the task force on September 1, but one thing does not have to wait! From now on, 80 meters will

Niantic creates internal Pokémon Go task force to address player concerns in response to #HearUsNiantic

After heavy criticism from the Pokémon Go community, Niantic has issued a response regarding the recent decision to reduce the required distances for PokéStops and gyms to pre-pandemic levels in some regions. Following the implementation of these changes on Aug. 1, Pokémon Go fans began to speak out, bringing up COVID concerns and accessibility issues as the main concerns that came with these changes, rallying behind the hashtag #HearUsNiantic.The post Niantic creates internal Pokémon Go task force to address player concerns in response to #HearUsNiantic appeared first on Dot Esports.