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Shadow Ho-Oh is coming to Pokemon GO as part of Team GO Rocket Special Research. Once Shadow Zapados goes away in the game on June 17, 2021, at 12:00 a.m, the next shadow legendary Pokemon Giovanni will capture is Shadow Ho-Oh.

Shadow Ho-Oh can be tracked by completing the newest Team GO Rocket Special Research, A Seven-Colored Shadow, and earning a Super Rocket Radar. This Pokemon will be available to battle until September 1, 2021 at 12:00 a.m. local time.

Niantic has announced that Galarian Slowpoke, Galarian Slowbro, and Mega Slowbro will soon be joining Pokemon GO. All of these creatures will be appearing as part of the A Very Slow Discovery event, which also features regular Slowpoke.

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In a blog post today, Niantic detailed what it has in store for Pokemon GO Fest 2021. The event will take place on July 17 and July 18.

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Today, Niantic announced that Gible will be the next Pokemon featured as part of Pokemon GO Community Day. Players can participate in the event on June 6.

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Pokemon GO recently held a new event that introduced Xerneas. Yveltal will now be getting the spotlight in the Luminous Legends Y event, which will take place in two parts – May 18 and May 25.

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Swablu is the next Pokemon to be featured as part of Pokemon GO Community Day, Niantic has announced. Players can participate in the event on May 15.

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Pokemon GO Fest, the annual celebration for the mobile title, is returning in 2021. Niantic confirmed that the event will be held in July, though the announcement is light on details.

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Niantic has announced a new Luminous Legends X event for Pokemon GO. Xerneas will be appearing for the first time, and some Dragon- and Fairy-type Pokemon from Kalos will be showing up as well. That’s on top of the Rainy Lure Module item to evolve Sliggoo into Goodra.

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As a way of celebrating the upcoming launch of New Pokemon Snap, a special event will be held in Pokemon GO. Players will have an opportunity to more frequently encounter Pokemon from the Lental region in the wild and in raids. That’s on top of a new avatar item, sticker, and the debut of Shiny Smeargle.

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Last week, Nintendo and Niantic announced a brand new app centered around Pikmin. First details have since emerged thanks to a beta being held in Singapore.

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