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With this in mind, Squirtle is one of the more famous Pokemon in the franchise and is recognizable to most fans. This pocket monster looks similar to a turtle, sporting a brown shell and a blue body, and as a Water-type, it has several moves based around water. Recently, this inspired one Pokemon fan to take Squirtle’s aquatic theme and give it a real-world purpose. RELATED: Pokemon Scarlet and Violet Fan Designs Their Own Versions of the New Legendary Quartet...

With the recent reveal of Pokemon Scarlet and Violet, inspiration likely hit the creative minds within the Pokemon community. Many fan theories and amazing fan art have been popping up online, especially since The Pokemon Company only revealed the new starters for the 9th generation. However, despite all this buzz about the upcoming title, there are still many in the community who look back at the previous Pokemon generations and take inspiration from the older pocket creatures in the series....

However, as many Pokemon players turn to the future of the franchise, many cannot help but look back at some older entries in the series. Much like how Pokemon Legends: Arceus added space-time distortion and many other new features, some previous entries added mechanics of their own that were removed in future games. RELATED: Pokemon Legends: Arceus Clip Shows Terrifying Encounter With Alpha Clefable For example, in Pokemon X and Y, Mega Evolutions were added to the series....

The Pokemon used in this creation come from the fourth and seventh generation of Pokemon, respectively. While Spiritomb and Minior are both dual-types and don’t have any evolutions, they don’t share much else in common. RELATED: Atmospheric Pokemon Animation Shows Off Bill’s Lighthouse This fan art comes from u/HoundoomKaboom, an artist who has been known to create Pokemon fusions similar to this. In this fan art, they show a strange image in which a Spiritomb-like creature explodes out of a meteor....

In recent months, Niantic seems to have moved away from fully rotating in new Pokemon GO quests and rewards on the first of every month. This is a little disappointing for players who liked a frequent change of pace, but it does make it a little easier to remember which quests are the most rewarding. This month seems to be more of the same, which means many players are likely on the hunt for Pokestops that offer 3 Excellent Curveballs, Dragon-type Pokemon, or a few of the other quests with high value rewards....

The Battle Showdown event starts today (May 1) at 1:00pm PT and runs through May 14. This event is interesting in that it features both increased spawns for certain Pokemon and special rewards associated with visiting or battling in Gyms. During the event, Fighting-types will have an increased spawn rate. That means like Pokemon like Machop and Makuhit will appear much more frequently during the next two weeks. Niantic didn’t confirm any other specific Fighting-types that will make an appearance, but similar events have ended up featuring more increased spawns than listed in the press release....

Pokemon GO players who’ve been keeping up with the latest events should be all stocked up on Dragon-types and other rarities featured throughout the last month or so, so hopefully, challenging Mega Venusaur won’t be an extraordinarily difficult task. That said, players will most likely need to enter the Raid with at least three decently leveled Trainers to successfully defeat the mega-powered Kanto starter. RELATED: Pokemon GO: How To Get Mega Energy...

RELATED: Pokemon GO: Mountains of Power Timed Research Tasks and Rewards One of the most interesting Pokemon in Pokemon GO is Trevenant, which is the evolved form of Phantump. Phantump and Trevenant are two of only six Grass/Ghost-type Pokemon in the franchise, giving them a rather unique range of resistances and weaknesses. Trevenant also gets some interesting move combinations, which can make it a deadly battler on the field....

With six total moves between its fast moves and charged moves, Medicham has a modest moveset. Although it doesn’t have the largest collection of attacks, Medicham is still fully capable of taking out its Pokemon GO opponents with efficiency and quickness. Medicham won’t ever be mistaken for Mewtwo or Alakazam when it comes to damage, but it can still get the job in battle done well. To ensure maximum performance, there is the ideal moveset to consider, which will provide the best damage when there are no other battle advantages....

Fans have been begging for a Trading system since the game launched, so this implementation has definitely been a long time coming. Trading is less expensive with a strong Friend level, so players will definitely want to spend some time getting to Best Friend status with a few other players. In addition to the discounted Stardust for Trading, there are additional benefits to friendships, as well. Here are the details about each tier of friendship, according to IGN’s Q&A with Niantic…...

Snorlax and Blissey are two enormous favorites in the Pokemon GO community, and they certainly have their place in the game. The strongest stat for these giants is HP, which keeps them standing long after smaller Pokemon have fallen in battle. These two are both excellent defenders and are solid choices for holding down your team’s gym. For legendary Battle Raids, however, it’s best to keep Snorlax and Blissey out of the action....

When it comes to battling Giratina, most players are likely aware there are a few different formes that can be encountered. This guide will focus on how to identify and exploit Giratina (Origin Forme)’s weaknesses (as opposed to Giratina Altered Forme) in order to assemble a powerful counter roster against the Ghost/Dragon-type Legendary Pokemon GO Battle Raid boss. RELATED: Pokemon GO: Xerneas Raid Guide | Counters and Weaknesses Luckily, players who have already prepared for Giratina (Altered Forme) battles are going to have invested in many of the right kind of counters....

Earlier this year, Niantic launched a Pokemon GO promotion in Japan where players could visit participating McDonald’s locations and receive special items. Earlier this week, the studio’s vice president of strategic partnerships, Mathieu de Fayet detailed how this arrangement played out from a financial perspective. Brazil’s Globo newspaper quoted de Fayet as having said that partners like McDonald’s pay $0.15 for each visitor attracted to a participating location via the promotion....

A gamer known as Riggaros posted to the Pokemon GO subreddit, explaining his frustration as a high-level trainer in Pokemon GO. According to his post, Riggaros spent a whole week reaching level 30, but the process wasn’t rewarding or fun. He points out that Pokemon GO is in dire need of adjustments to the higher levels, as it quickly becomes harder for players to earn the EXP necessary to continue leveling up as they have fewer Pokedex entries that need filling in and very few other ways of earning larger amounts of EXP in Pokemon GO....

Pokemon GO most recently treated players to a series of themed event weeks, one of which offered myriad Dragon-type Pokemon. These rare Dragons should come in handy now that Mega Charizard X is appearing in Raids. Players hoping to defeat the Kantonian starter should prepare to Raid with at least two other decently leveled Trainers to succeed. RELATED: Pokemon GO: A Mega Discovery Special Research Is Live in the Game...

Taking on Arlo’s team will require players to counter his choices, which can be difficult as they’re somewhat randomized. Overall, the best picks to take on Arlo this month include Ice and Fire-type Pokemon, as well as Fighting and Bug-types. RELATED: Pokemon GO: How to Beat Giovanni (May 2022) Arlo’s Lineup Arlo’s starter Pokemon will always be Exeggcute, but his second and third picks each draw from a pool of three choices:...

Unfortunately, there’s no secret to catching a Froakie that will make the process easy or guaranteed, though there are some tricks that Pokemon GO players can employ to increase their likelihoods of finding one. Players interested in catching a Froakie should be sure to keep these things in mind and use them to the best of their ability. RELATED: Pokemon GO: What is Tagging? For starters, Froakie is a water type Pokemon, and that tidbit of information will guide the capture process more than anything else....

As Pokemon GO trainers do their homework for Mega Raids, they need to be careful to prepare for each of the bosses so that they don’t end up wasting Revives, Potions, and Raid Passes. The best way to avoid those mistakes is by studying ahead and time and carefully optimizing an ideal counter roster. When it comes to squaring off against a powerful Ice-type like Mega Glalie, trainers are going to be able to get creative and take advantage of four different potential weaknesses with only one major resistance to dodge....

For those who aren’t aware of how EX Raids work, certain gyms in throughout the game are eligible to host EX Raids. To get an invite, players either need to have completed a regular raid there in a certain window of time or receive an invite from a Best or Ultra Friend. The system has been a bit frustrating, but opening it up to more Gyms seems like a nice incentive to get more players participating....

The get ready for the Nihilego battles, Pokemon GO trainers are going to need to take the time to study up on the Ultra Beast’s weaknesses first. As a Rock-/Poison-type Battle Raid boss, Nihilego has a huge 2x vulnerability to Ground-type Pokemon. With that in mind, trainers should be able to bring out some old reliable counters for this battle. RELATED: Pokemon GO: Hoopa Unbound Raid Guide | Counters and Weaknesses...