Pikmin Bloom launch starts today, new details and more
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Pikmin Bloom will begin launching on mobile devices today, Niantic and Nintendo have announced.
The app is set to go live in Australia and Singapore starting today on both iOS and Android. According to Niantic, it will follow in other countries / regions “shortly.”
Pikmin Bloom is the new mobile app made by Pokemon GO developer Niantic, which was announced in partnership with Nintendo back in March. The game involves going on daily walks to find seedlings, plucking Pikmin from seedlings after they grow, feeding them nectar and collecting their petals to plant them later on, and more.
Below are the full details straight from Niantic:
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Pokemon GO to host Día de Muertos event
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In celebration of Día de Muertos, Pokemon GO will be hosting a special event for the holiday. Look for it to go live on November 1 at 1 AM local time, ending on November 2 at 8 PM local time.
Like most events, a few bonuses are planned. These include Lure Modules and Incense that last for 90 minutes as well as 2x Catch Stardust. For those in Latin America and the Caribbean, there’ll also be +1 Bonus Transfer Candy, plus featured event Pokemon will be appearing even more often in the wild and these creatures will be attracted even more frequently to Incense/Lure Models.
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Pokemon GO details November 2021 Community Day with Shinx
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We’ve got news about the next Pokemon GO Community Day, as Shinx is set to be featured in the next event for November 2021. This will run on Sunday, November 21 from 11:00 AM to 5 PM local time.
As the highlight of the event, Shinx will be appearing more frequently in the wild. If you’re lucky enough, a Shiny version may even appear. If you evolve Luxio (Shinx’s Evolution) during the event or up to two hours afterward, you’ll receive a Luxray that knows the Charged Attack Psychic Fangs. That move is making its Pokemon GO debut, and as a Charged Attack, Luxray can lower the Defense of opposing Pokemon and and inflict supereffective damage on Fighting- and Poison-type Pokemon.
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Pokemon GO details Pokemon the Movie: Secrets of the Jungle event
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Pokemon GO is promoting the film Pokemon the Movie: Secrets of the Jungle with a special event. Today, Niantic detailed its upcoming plans.
During the event, the Rogue Monkey Pokemon Zarude will be appearing in Pokemon GO for the first time, and it can be countered by finishing limited-time Special Research. Other activities are planned as well.
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Pokemon GO Community Day to feature Duskull in October 2021
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Niantic has shared first information about the next Pokemon GO Community Day, which will feature Duskull. The event is set to be held on October 9 worldwide. It’ll be 11 AM to 5 PM local time.
Of course, the main point of Pokemon GO Community Day is to put the emphasis on a particular creature, and this time it’s Duskull. You’ll be able to encounter the Pokemon more frequently in the wild, and there’s a small chance of a Shiny version popping up. If you evolve Dusclops (Duskull’s Evolution) during the event or up to two hours afterward, you’ll receive a Dusknoir that knows the Charged Attack Shadow Ball.
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Pokemon GO details Evolution preview feature, Season of Mischief with Hoopa, more
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Niantic dumped a whole bunch of news for Pokemon GO today including a look at a new Evolution preview feature, Season of Mischief with Hoopa, and more.
First up, let’s talk about the Evolution preview feature in Pokemon GO. Niantic will soon make it possible to get a glimpse at your Pokemon’s post-Evolution CP before it’s actually evolved. The screen will show the current Pokemon and its CP, the Pokemon’s Evolution and its new CP, and the leagues the Evolved Pokemon would qualify for. The functionality should be going live in September.
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Pokemon GO radius for PokeStops and Gyms to stay at 80 meters
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Pokemon GO players have voiced some concerns about the game in recent weeks, and more specifically, changes to the set radius. It wasn’t too long ago that Niantic was set on pulling back on how far players could interact with PokeStops and POI. Originally, things changed things up due to the coronavirus pandemic. But some since restrictions on entering public places have been lifted in recent months, Niatic was ready to change the official Pokemon GO radius back to 40 meters.
It turns out that will no longer be happening. On social media, it was announced that 80 meters will be the base interaction radius for PokeStops and Gyms around the world.
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Pokemon GO Community Day to feature Oshawott in September 2021
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September is fast approaching, and Niantic has now given a heads up about the next Community Day. Oshawott will be featured in the mobile game next month, it’s been announced. The event will take place on September 19.
Below is some additional information:
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First look at Nintendo and Niantic’s Pikmin app
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Nintendo and Niantic announced a new partnership earlier this year, with the two sides collaborating on a new Pikmin app for mobile. Details emerged a few days later following a beta held in Singapore. However, many have wondered what the app actually looks like.
Reddit user snas_undertoles quietly shared a few screenshots last month. These images supposedly come from Niantic directly.
Here’s the full set:
Niantic issues a response to the Pokemon GO community following talk of a boycott
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Recently, Niantic issued a change in Pokemon GO reducing the radius that players could interact with Pokestops and POI. This was something that was implemented due to COVID-19 safety concerns and is now being rolled back as many people are able to re-enter public spaces.
However, the Pokemon GO community felt that having a larger Pokestop/POI interaction radius greatly benefitted the game (not only in the gameplay, but also for safety/accessibility reasons) and pushed back against its removal with an open letter to Niantic. This letter talked about what the extended Pokestop radius meant to the community and how it improved many players’ experiences.
