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To accomplish this AR feat, Pokemon GO players will soon by gaining access to Pokestop scanning. This is similar to a feature that Ingress players are already familiar with. Basically, the community will have the opportunity to use their phone camera to walk around a point of interest (Gym or Pokestop) and capture some footage of the real 3D space. This will help Niantic better understand each location and eventually will result in a more interactive world for AR Pokemon to run around....

Twitter user @eclipse_tt shares and discusses Pokemon theories, rumors, leaks, and analysis, and they recently shared a screenshot that appears to be from either Brilliant Diamond or Shining Pearl. In the image, which appears to show part of a Pokemon Contest Exhibition, a Bunneary is preparing to use the Fairy-type move Charm. Apparently, the screenshot was taken from a French-language build of the game, as Charm is spelled “Charme” and a Croagunk under Bunneary is scheduled to perform “Bombe Beurk” rather than Sludge Bomb....

The two Pokemon fused together in the piece of fan art are an interesting pair. Shedinja is a dual-type Bug/Ghost Pokemon, only obtainable while evolving Nincada into Ninjask with an open party slot and a Poke Ball. Yveltal is the Pokemon of Destruction, a Legendary, and the mascot of Generation 6’s Pokemon Y. RELATED: Pokemon Fan Art Shows Shows Just How Massive Xurkitree is By Comparing It to Charizard...

Drifloon is a dual-type Ghost/Flying Pokemon introduced in the Gen 4 games as an inhabitant of the Sinnoh region. It resembles a purple balloon with a stylized face, a cloud-like puff on top of its head, and two long, dangling arms. Natu, meanwhile, is a small, round, green, birdlike Psychic/Flying Pokemon introduced all the way back in Gen 2. RELATED: Pokemon Legends: Arceus Players Want to Go to the Johto Region Next...

It’s not hard to see why: as the major Pokemon release on the Switch, Pokemon Sword & Shield both had a lot to live up to. Whether they fully did or not mostly depends on who gets asked. While it continues to be profitable, fans are split on many aspects of it. One of these is the story, which many decried as bland even for Pokemon, but one fan has an idea to make it more interesting....

Artist have been creative with their Pokemon art, making pieces that push the boundaries of fans’ imaginations. Whether it is unique 3D art or painting Pokemon realistically, many fans of the series are coming up with incredible ideas when it comes to making something dedicated to the franchise. One fan is creating something in this vein, dedicating a piece to the first 151 Pokemon. RELATED: Pokemon Unite is Teasing 2 Now Pokemon for the Roster...

Pokemon was first released to the Japan market in 1996 for the Game Boy, developed by Game Freak and published by Nintendo. The rest of the world was introduced Pokemon Red and Blue in 1998. Few gamers will need an introduction to the monster battling adventure game, which has been a part of many childhoods over the decades, spawning a cartoon series, trading cards, and becoming the massive franchise it is today....

Reddit user LawyerWithAnS has created a fan art that interprets Smoochum and its evolution Jynx as wearing different clothing that may affect its posture. Jynx has undergone one massive design change since Pokemon Gen 1 due to an initially questionable look, but Smoochum was able to avoid this when it was added to the Pokedex later with Pokemon Gold and Silver. While Jynx was featured in the Pokemon Sword and Shield Pokedex, The Pokemon Company failed to give the Pokemon a regional variant as it had its standard appearance that has been slowly improving from Gen 1....

There is no mistaking the popularity of Gengar within the Pokemon fanbase. A steady stream of official Gengar merchandise and products is released regularly by The Pokemon Company, while fans often showcase their favoritism of the Ghost Pokemon with a variety of creative fan art. This adoration is only fueled by The Pokemon Company making sure that Gengar makes consistent appearances throughout the Pokemon universe. This can be seen in its participation in different video game titles like Pokemon GO, Pokemon Unite, and even across animated series such as Pokemon Origins, Pokemon: Twilight Wings, and more....

While some Pokemon don’t necessarily need evolutions, such as the legendaries that can be found in each game, fans believe that there are plenty of Pokemon without evolutions that could benefit from them in upcoming Pokemon games. With Pokemon Scarlet and Violet on the way, some think that old Pokemon could get new regional forms or maybe some updated evolutions. In particular, some Pokemon fans are looking at the “Pikachu clones” in the series and hoping that there will be some evolutions for them....

The January 2022 cycle of daily Field Tasks and rewards for Pokemon GO players is live now and trainers can already start completing the minor challenges and earning their daily stamps. Some Season-long Field Tasks are back from last month, but there are a lot of exciting additions in January and some new encounter rewards to get players motivated. Trainers who are aware of which tasks are available and what rewards are associated with them can help prioritize tasks and decide which ones to drop and which ones to complete in a hurry....

The entire Pokemon GO March 2022 events calendar is officially live and players can find out what kind of special activities and holiday events are on the way for the third month of the year. Players already knew that there was going to be a kickoff event for the Alola season, but otherwise March has been a bit of mystery. There aren’t any major national holidays that usually take the spotlight in PoGO during March, so this month will be full of unique standalone events instead....

The Valentine’s Day 2021 event is a bit more exciting than the usual V-Day holiday in the mobile AR game. In some previous Pokemon GO Valentine’s Day there was little more than a couple of special red or pink spawns. This time around there’s a more extensive list of bonuses and even some special Battle Raid bosses appearing. RELATED: What Could The Ingress Subscription Announcement Tell Us About Pokemon GO’s Future?...

Players inch closer to the next tier of Pokemon GO friendship for each day that they ‘play together.’ That includes raiding, trading, or battling with the friend or opening a gift from them. It’s pretty easy to hit this daily mark and work through each tier of friendship, as long as the trainer has a manageable number of friends on their list. Each tier comes with its own exciting bonuses that make the grind more than worth it, especially if there is a shiny or Legendary Pokemon up for trades....

This Pokemon GO event additionally contains special timed research tasks that players can complete for a variety of rewards. These challenges encourage participating in the various battles available in-game as well as provide easier access to Mega Energy. RELATED: Pokemon Masters Adds Lusamine in ‘Family Ties’ Event Players will only have access to these timed research tasks for as long as the Mega Battle Challenge event is active. During this time, there are additional exclusive field research tasks that players can gain access to via spinning Pokestops....

Entei initially appeared in Pokemon GO raids about two years ago, during a summer rotation. That means that there are a lot of new Pokemon, evolutions, and movesets available now and the strategy for the Raid has changed quite a bit. For players who still have an older roster saved, we thought it would be a good idea to post an update with the current best counters available. Before the July 14 Raid Day event, players will want to revisit their Fire- counters and spend some Candy and Stardust to get the best team prepared....

In summer 2017, Pokemon GO rolled out its Raid Battle system that featured Legendary Pokemon in celebration of the game’s first anniversary. Since then, the game has slowly introduced more opportunities to catch Legendary and Mythical Pokemon through Raid Battles, and later on with the introduction of Special Research. However, despite the soft rollout of Generation 8 Pokemon like Zacian and Zamazenta, there are still a good few Legendary and Mythical Pokemon missing from the game as of June 2022....

Moltres will show up in these regions at the following times for Moltres Day: Asia/Pacific: 12:00 p. m. to 3:00 p. m. JST Europe, the Middle East, Africa and India: 9:00 a. m. to 12:00 p. m. UTC The Americas and Greenland: 11:00 a. m. to 2:00 p. m. PT As with the Articuno and Zapdos Days, at the start of the event, all the gyms across the world will spawn a Moltres that will be there for three hours, which is for the entire duration of the event....

Pokemon GO: Battle Another Trainer With Your Buddy Pokemon While It’s Adventuring With You The first thing that players that are working on this task must do is choose a Buddy Pokemon. This can be done tapping on the Trainer portrait in the bottom-left corner of the screen, tapping the Buddy icon, and then selecting the desired Pokemon. With a Buddy Pokemon set, PoGO players should tap on the Pokemon’s portrait in the bottom-left corner of the screen and feed them three Berries to cause them to appear on the map....

One Pokemon that is a special case is Charizard, as it has two different possible Mega Evolutions that appear in Pokemon GO. These Mega Evolutions are Mega Charizard X and Mega Charizard Y. RELATED: Rumor: Next Pokemon Sword and Shield DLC May Bring Players Back to Kalos Mega Charizard X and Mega Charizard Y aren’t different aesthetically. These Pokemon actually have different typing, causing players to consider different counters when dealing with each of them....