In honor of the Pokemon Horizons: The Series anime, which is streaming on Netflix outside Japan and about to get into the Mega Voltage arc in Japan, Pokemon GO is getting a new event that brings Tinkatink, Tinkatuff, and Tinkaton to the game. There’ll also be a Riko-themed Floragato and special characters in eggs. Everything starts on April 16, 2025, five days after Mega Voltage starts, then ends on April 22, 2025.

Tinkatink, Tinkatuff, and Tinkaton are all characters who debuted in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet, then ended up playing parts in the new Pokemon Horizons anime series about the region. Tinkatink is going to debut in 7km eggs, but after this event it will be in 10km eggs. To get a Tinkatuff, you need 25 Tinkatink candies. Get 100 Tinkatink candies and a Tinkatuff, and you can get a Tinkaton in Pokemon GO. However, note that the 7km eggs during this event could also hold Charcadet, Elekid, or Hatenna instead. For more guaranteed access, there will be $4.99 Paid Timed Research involving it that gets you chances to see it via quests, and Incubator for hatching eggs it might be in, and an avatar pose.

The Floragato with the Liko hat and pin will be a character that could appear in the wild in Pokemon GO. Standard and shiny versions of it will be available. A Cap’s Hat Pikachu, which will know Volt Tackle and also could be shiny, will it and be part of the event Pokemon. So will increased instances of Fuecoco, Nose, Pawmi, Quagsire, Quaxly, Shuckle, Slugma, Snorunt, and Sprigatito. 

The Raids for Pokemon GO celebrating the Pokemon Horizons anime also were confirmed and, in addition to Cap’s Hat Pikachu and Liko Pin Floragato, a number of other notable characters appear. That Pikachu, Chansey, and Rockruff will be in the one-star Raids. The three-star ones will feature that Floragato, Alolan Muk, Charizard, and Metagross. 

Pokemon GO is available for mobile devices, and the Pokemon Horizons anime event with Tinkatink, Tinkatuff, Tinkaton, and a special Floragato will appear April 16-22, 2025. 

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Pokemon GO and other mobile games from Niantic have been sold to Scopely. The deal is reported to be worth $3.5 billion. The company confirmed this via official sites for titles.

This sale means that all Niantic games will now be managed by Scopely, the mobile developer responsible for Monopoly Go, Star Trek: Fleet Command and Marvel Strike Force. While Pokemon GO is the most prominent game sold as part of the deal, Scopely will also be overseeing other former Niantic games. This includes Nintendo's Pikmin Bloom and Capcom's Monster Hunter Now. At present, the existing teams handling these games will remain in place, with no changes to personnel. This includes the Pokemon GO team leader, Ed Wu, who wrote about the sale in a blog post on the game’s official website.

The sale attracted some criticism due to Scopely’s connection with the Saudi Arabian government. While the company is based in the US, it is a subsidiary of Savvy Games Group, an investment firm created by the Saudi Arabian public wealth fund. Meanwhile, Niantic have sold off their games division in order to focus on technology development, particularly AI.

Despite the game being sold to Scopely, Pokemon Go should see no immediate changes. Updates and events will continue as normal, such as the recent event that brought Black Kyurem and White Kyurem to the game.

Pokemon Go is out now for mobile devices.

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Niantic and The Pokemon Company International announced we will be able to catch Black Kyurem and White Kyurem in Pokemon GO. While everyone will eventually get a chance to catch them as part of the Global Unova tour between March 1-2, 2025, they will first appear at the events in Los Angeles, California and New Taipei City in Taiwan between February 21-23, 2025.

Both Black Kyurem and White Kyurem will appear through the new Fusion phenomenon being introduced to Pokemon GO. The Special Research Story will also involve them. These forms first appeared in Pokemon Black Version 2 and White Version 2. Black Kyurem is a combination of Kyurem and Zekrom. Meanwhile, White Kyurem appears when you put together Kyurem and Reshiram. Kyurem will appear after taking part in Raids for the two fusion forms during the Pokemon GO Unova Tour. There is a slim chance it could be Shiny. Reshiram and Zekrom will also appear in raids and could possibly be shiny.

Once you have Kyurem and either Reshiram or Zekrom, you can start the fusion process. You need 30 Kyurem Candy in either case. For Black Kyurem, you also need 30 Zekrom Candy and 1,000 Volt Fusion Energy. White Kyurem needs 30 Reshiram Candy and 1,000 Blaze Fusion Energy. The Fusion Energy is earned from winning Raids with these new additions as the bosses during the tour. If you have all the materials, you can fuse them. When you do, Black Kyurem’s Glaciate becomes Freeze Shock, while White Kyurem’s turns into Ice Burn. You can turn them back into their separate Pokemon after fusing them, and that doesn’t cost any additional materials. However, know that you can only use these fused versions in this game and can’t transfer them to Pokemon Home to use in other titles.

In addition to Kyurem being shiny, other shiny forms were confirmed. Bouffalant, Deerling, Maractus, Meloetta, and Sigilyph will be shiny in-game for the first time starting with the Los Angeles and New Taipei City Pokemon GO Unova Tour. 

Here’s the list of some of the event Pokemon who will also appear. All of them have a chance of being shiny.

• Axew
• Cubchoo
• Cryogonal
• Deerling (Winter)
• Drilbur
• Joltik
• Karrablast (in eggs)
• Klink
• Larvesta (in eggs)
• Minccino
• Oshawott
• Pikachu in Hilbert Hat
• Pikachu in Hilda Hat
• Pikachu in Nate Visor
• Pikachu in Rosa Visor
• Roggenrola (in the wild and in eggs)
• Shelmet (in eggs)
• Timburr (in eggs)
• Tirtouga
• Tynamo
• Vanillite
• Woobat

The U, N, O, V, and A Unown will also be attracted by Incense during the event.

Pokemon GO is available on Android and Apple iOS devices.

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The Pokemon Company International and Niantic teased the January 2025 Community Day star for Pokemon GO, and it is going to be Sprigatito. It shared a brief video on social media that featured the character and its cry. 

The Pokemon GO Sprigatito Community Day video begins with a field of flowers like the ones we’d see in Paldea in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet. At the four second mark, we hear the character’s cry. It’s then that distinctive ears pop up. The video closes out with the Community Day logo, hinting that it will be the focal point of the event when 2025 begins. 

Here’s the full teaser from the official social media . That also included the hashtag for the Community Days.

Sprigatito ed the game alongside fellow starters from that entry Fuecoco and Quaxly back in September 2023. This will mark the first time one of the three has been a Community Day star.

The next Pokemon GO Community Day will be held between December 21-22, 2024. Each day, it will run between 2pm and 5pm local time for us. On December 21, 2024, the featured Pokemon will be Bellsprout, Bounsweet, Chansey, Goomy, Litten, and Rowlet. On December 22, 2024, we’ll frequently see Galarian Ponyta and Ponyta, Mankey, Popplio, Sewaddle, and Tynamo.

We’ve seen a number of big additions to Pokemon GO in 2024. Literally, in fact. Dynamax Pokemon were added in September 2024. We’ve since seen special events with them, such as Dynamax Charmander back in November 2024.

Pokemon GO is available on Android and iOS devices, and the January 2025 Community Day character will be Sprigatito.

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Dynamax Pokemon are coming to Pokemon Go as part of the latest season. Select Pokemon will be able to participate in unique Max Battles from September 10-15, 2024.

Dynamax is the latest unique mechanic from the main games to make an appearance in Pokemon Go. These battles featuring gigantic Pokemon will appear on special stops throughout the game. Players can use a new item known as Max Particles to take part in Max Battles and unlock Max Moves. In addition, there will be a special research event focused on Dynamax, where players can earn max Particles and a Dynamax band for your trainer to wear.

The new mechanic will debut with a short event from September 10-15, 2024, where five Pokemon will appear in special Max Battles. These include the gen 1 starters – Bulbasaur, Charmander and Squirtle – along with Skwovet and Wooloo. All five Pokemon and their evolutions can be Dynamaxed. It’s unclear if other Pokémon will be able to Dynamax, and it’s not clear if there will be further events around the mechanic after its closing date.

Here's the announcement tweet, which also includes a brief video and new song for the game.

Pokemon GO Max Battles will also feature a new arrangement of the Dynamax battle theme taken from Pokémon Sword and Shield. This was made by Junichi Masuda, who has been producing music for the series since the first Pokémon games.

While Dynamax is a new feature to Pokemon GO, it previously appeared in Pokemon Sword and Shield. It allowed players to increase the size and strength of their Pokemon in certain battles, including Gym Battles. Some Pokemon had special Gigantamax forms that changed their appearance, although these forms don’t appear to be included in Pokemon GO just yet. It’s not the first of these kinds of mechanics to be added to the game, as Mega Evolutions from Pokemon X and Y have also appeared.

Pokemon GO is out now for iOS and Android devices, and the Dynamax event will run from September 10-15, 2024.

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Niantic and The Pokemon Company International announced Pokemon GO Fest will come to Sendai, Japan, Madrid, Spain, and NYC, New York and dates for each location ahead of the July 2024 global event. Things kick off May 30, 2024 in Japan, and things end on July 14, 2024 worldwide.

The Sendai event will happen first between May 30, 2024 and June 2, 2024. Morning and afternoon experiences are available, with each involving visits to Nanakita Park. The early bird price on tickets is ¥3,100, but those will be ¥3,600 after the promotion ends. 

Madrid’s event runs June 14-16, 2024. Again, it’s divided into morning and afternoon parts set at Parque Juan Carlos I and in Madrid proper. The early bird price is €27, and it’s €32 once that offer expires. 

The New York City event runs July 5-7, 2024. In addition to the city, Randall’s Island Park will be one of the settings for it. That’s $25 if someone buys during the early bird period, and $30 outside of it. Again, morning and afternoon experiences are offered.

Finally, the Pokemon GO Fest Global experience will take place July 13-14, 2024. You don’t need a ticket to take part, but those who do buy a ticket will get to take part in the Marshadow GO Fest 2024 Special Research, an avatar item, and a badge.

Pokemon GO is available on Android and Apple iOS devices. Pokemon GO Fest 2024 will begin in Sendai on May 30, 2024.

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At the Pokemon Presents showcase, The Pokémon Company International showed off a raft of updates coming to various Pokemon Mobile games including Unite, Sleep, GO, Cafe Remix, Scarlet and Violet.

Here's a round-up of the latest reveals:

• New Tera raids will appear for Pokemon Scarlet and Violet, featuring Mighty versions of Venusaur, Blastoise and a return for Charizard. Venusaur will be available from February 28, 2024 to March 5, 2024, Blastoise will appear from March 6-12, 2024, and finally Charizard will return over March 13-17, 2024. Only one of each will be able to be caught, including if you caught a Charizard during the previous event.
• Pokemon GO will get a collaboration event with the Pokemon Horizons anime series from March 5-11, 2024. A new pikachu wearing Cap's hat and knowing the move Volt Tackle will appear in the game during the event, with Charcadet, Ceruledge and Armarouge also set to arrive. The characters Liko and Roy will also appear within the GO Snapshot feature. Additionally, Eevees, Pikachus, Charmanders, Bulbasaurs, and Squirtles wearing party hats will also appear in the wild for Pokemon day.
• Raikou will be coming to Pokemon Sleep in March 2024, with Entei and Suicune to afterwards. Meanwhile, a log-in gift of 1,000 diamonds and 10 Poke Biscuits is available to all players who before April 30, 2024.
• New Sync pairs will be coming to Pokemon Masters EX, including Geeta and Glimmora arriving on February 28, 2024, Silver (Champion) and Tyranitar arriving on March 1, 2024, and Sygna Suit Gladeon and Magearna who will be available until April 1, 2024. Lillie and Lunala and Sygna Suit Lusamine and Necrozma will also be available via Sync Pair Scout. A new photo mode feature is also set to arrive, and a new event allowing players to recruit Riley and Lucario will be available until March 31, 2024. Players will also be able to claim a free 3000 diamonds by logging in before March 27, 2024.
• Pokemon Cafe Remix players will be able to complete puzzles for Gimmighoul coins and choose one Pokemon from the newly outfitted Sprigatito, Fuecoco, and Quaxly to their staff in an event that will last until March 14, 2024. Koraidon will also be available to recruit through a Bingo event that will run from February 27 - March 14, 2024, while Miraidon's event will run from March 14 - April 1, 2024.
• Pokemon Unite will be getting several characters, including Miraidon on February 27, 2024, Falinks in April, 2024, and Ceruledge at a later date. Miraidon will be available to earn in an event lasting until March 23, 2024, while those who use the code POKEDAY24 will get a 3-day limited license and a boost emblem. A prize machine event will also be ongoing until April 5, 2025, allowing players to get up to 100 free pulls on the machine and potentially earn Holowear.

As well as the updates to existing games, Nintendo also used the Pokemon Presents stream to announce Pokemon Pocket, a new mobile trading card game scheduled to arrive this year, and Pokemon Legends Z-A set to launch on Switch in 2025.

Pokemon GO, Pokemon Masters EX, and Pokemon Sleep are available on mobile devices, Pokemon Unite, Pokemon Cafe Remix is available on Nintendo Switch and mobile devices, and Pokemon Scarlet and Violet are available on Nintendo Switch.

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