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Pokemon GO finally introduced the much-awaited Trainer Battles this month. Players can now go up against others directly by making a Battle Party from their collection.

As many fans know, the mainline Pokemon games let players battle with six creatures. Pokemon GO, on the other hand, limits things at three. Designer Matt Ein has said that the team considered using six, but ultimately made things much longer than were necessary.

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App Annie has provided new data about the top apps this year. What we’re most interested in is the game-side of things where Pokemon GO is continuing to perform.

This year, Niantic’s mobile title was among the top ten games for worldwide consumer spend. It ranked seventh, ahead of Dragon Ball Z Dokkan Battle, Clash of Clans, and Clash Royale.

Here’s the full list:

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Niantic has confirmed that Totodile will be the next Pokemon featured for Pokemon GO Community Day next month. The fun will take place on January 12.

Totodile will have an unspecified exclusive move for the event. Additionally, bonuses include 1/4 egg hatch distance and

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Starting today, the Fire- and Steel-type Lava Dome Pokemon Heatran will be appearing in Pokemon GO. You can find it via Raid Battles beginning 1 PM PT / 4 PM ET.

Heatran will be live in Pokemon GO’s Raid Battles until January 15.

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Niantic has announced that Deoxys is returning to Pokemon GO EX Raids, though slightly differently this time around. The creature has changed form and will be showing up as Attack Forme Deoxys.

Attack Forme Deoxys will appear with the next cycle of EX Raid invitations, after December 20. We have the full notice from Niantic below.

Pokemon GO is gearing up for a new holiday event. It’ll be accompanied by more frequent Ice-type Pokemon, bonuses, and more.

Here’s the full rundown:

Two Legendary Pokemon will be featured in a new Pokemon GO event over the coming days. Between December 14 and December 14, Lugia and Ho-Oh will be available in Raid Battles.

The full details are as follows:

With trainer battles officially being rolled out in Pokemon GO by Niantic a few hours ago, an early video of the new functionality has been posted online by Nintendo Hall.

Those interested can catch the 12 minutes of footage below.

The much anticipated Trainer Battles feature in Pokemon GO is now rolling out. Niantic is gradually rolling out the functionality, with Trainers level 30 and up currently able to access it. More Trainers should be able to play soon.

Here’s the notice about Trainer Battles going live:

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Pokemon GO’s latest update is now available. On iOS, the new version is 1.99.1. Android users can download version 0.131.1.

The full patch notes are as follows:


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