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Niantic has announced the initial details for Pokemon GO’s October 2018 Community Day. For the latest event, Beldum will be featured.

Highlights of the special day include 1/4 Egg hatch distance and 3-hour lures. Beldum will also come with an exclusive move.

The next Pokemon GO Community Day will be held on October 21.

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Pokemon GO has surpassed $2 billion in revenue, Apptopia reports. The game reached this milestone in 811 days after previously surpassing $1 million in 302 days.

Overall, Pokemon GO has never sat lower than the #65 overall grossing spot in the U.S. App Store. Although Japanese players spent more money than those of any other country, the territory is not in the top five in downloads.

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The Pokemon Company has passed along an official announcement for the new Pokemon Meltan. Find the full PR, along with a few images showing screenshots and art.

Meltan

Over the past few days, there’s been talk of a new Pokemon surfacing through Pokemon GO. The creature has been officially unveiled today, which is known as Meltan.

Meltan is a brand new Hex Hut Pokemon. In the video below, Professor Oak and Professor Willow introduce the Pokemon, who has already been spotted in Pokemon GO and will be available in Pokemon: Let’s Go, Pikachu / Eevee.

Niantic has announced that Deoxys will begin to appear in EX Raid Battles with the next cycle of EX Raid invitations. Players will be able to take on the Mythical Pokemon’s Normal Forme.

Niantic says that Pokemon GO will now allow you to invite one friend to go with you when an EX Raid Pass is received. Invites can only be sent to an Ultra Friend or Best Friend.

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Niantic will soon be rolling out the first beta test of a new PokeStop nomination system in Pokemon GO. Initially, players in Brazil and South Korea will be able to participate, though their Trainer level will need to be level 40 – and child accounts are excluded.

This marks the first time that Pokemon GO players will be able to submit locations in Pokemon GO. These submissions will be considered for future inclusion in the game by experienced users in the Ingress Operation Portal Recon (OPR) project.

More information can be found on the Pokemon GO support page here.

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Niantic posted an update to its blog today recapping activity from the summer. Of course, the company provided an update on Pokemon GO here.

Pokemon GO did well this summer, as activity was up 35% since May. Niantic further says that since social features were added at the end of June, over 113 million friend connections have been made and 2.2 billion gifts have been sent to friends.

Work continues on Pokemon GO. This fall, Niantic says there will be “surprises” on the way “to give Trainers even more ways to play together.”

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Pokemon GO is celebrating the completion of Professor Willow’s research tasks with a special Ultra Bonus Event. Niantic detailed what’s in store over the next couple of weeks on its blog today.

Here’s the full rundown:

The recent trading update for Pokemon GO has provided a significant boost to sales. As Sensor Tower notes, players have spent an average of $2.5 million per day since the feature went live on June 19. That’s a 39% increase over the preceding two months’ average.

In the 60 days prior to Pokemon GO’s trading update, the average daily revenue was $1.8 million worldwide. Since then, daily spending has increased by $700,000.

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The last round of Professor Willow’s Global Challenge is happening this weekend during the Safari Zone event in Yokosuka, Japan. If everything is completed, Moltres Day will take place on September 8.

Moltres will come with the move Sky Attack. Additionally, players will have an opportunity to encounter a shiny version in Raid Battles.

Challenge requirements planned here.

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