 UPDATE ONE: A new warning has been made by Nintendo for those who are planning to switch their prized pocket monsters from Pokemon Go to Pokemon: Let's Go Pikachu.
As many fans will already know, it's possible to transfer Pokemon caught on Android and iOS, to Pokemon on Nintendo Switch. However, this also comes with a warning from Nintendo on the process and what can happen. This includes the fact that if a transfer is interrupted, the Pokemon can be lost. "If the Pokémon GO app gets disconnected while transferring Pokémon to Nintendo Switch, there is a chance that the resume transfer function would no longer work. "It is also possible that the Pokémon GO app in which this issue occurred will no longer connect to any supported games on Nintendo Switch. "To prevent this issue from occurring, ensure that you have a stable connection between the smart device and the Nintendo Switch game when transferring Pokémon." ORIGINAL: Pokemon Go fans on all platforms can now grab new rewards and access new options if they the recently released Nintendo Switch game - Pokemon: Let's Go Pikachu. Fans of the mobile smash hit can now transfer their Pocket Monsters to the Switch title, and they can also enjoy some new in-game bonuses. It can prove a great combo between the two games, especially if you have been an active Pokemon Go player. And it looks like the new Pokemon adventure could sell a lot of copies for Nintendo, according to the latest data. A new report from NPD analyst Mat Piscatella suggests that a lot of Pokemon Go players are interested in buying Let’s Go Pikachu. The number could be as high as 15% of the Pokemon Go playerbase, a massive amount if proved true. Here’s what the report reveals on the new Nintendo Switch games release and the Pokemon Go affect: “Of currently active Pokémon Go players, 24 percent are also active Switch players. Further, 65 percent of this Pokémon Go player/Switch owner group intend to purchase and play Pokémon: Let’s Go. This works out to be roughly 15 percent of total current Pokémon Go players that intend to purchase and play the Switch version of Pokémon: Let’s Go. “In addition, more than 13 percent of Pokémon Go players who do not currently play games on Switch intend to purchase and play Pokémon: Let’s Go. “This is a large group of individuals that intend to buy Nintendo Switch primarily due to the presence of Pokémon: Let’s Go... “The data further suggest that the multi-pronged approach the Pokémon brand has taken to engage with fans across mediums has been successful in growing the total potential market. Mobile and console offerings appear to be working together to make the total pie much larger. “Because of these efforts, Pokémon as a franchise has far more sales potential than were it to only focus on one specific platform or another.” This could mean that around 7 million Pokemon Go players are interested in Pokemon: Let’s Go Pikachu, which could equate to a massive sales boost. It’s still early days, but more data released by Nintendo in the future should confirm just how big an impact Pokemon Go has had. In other Pokemon Go news, it looks like fans will soon find out more about the official December Community Day. Niantic typically announces the Community Day date and featured Pokemon just a few days after the previous event ends.
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 Pokemon Go fans on all platforms can now grab new rewards and access new options if they the recently released Nintendo Switch game - Pokemon: Let's Go Pikachu. Fans of the mobile smash hit can now transfer their Pocket Monsters to the Switch title, and they can also enjoy some new in-game bonuses. It can prove a great combo between the two games, especially if you have been an active Pokemon Go player. And it looks like the new Pokemon adventure could sell a lot of copies for Nintendo, according to the latest data. A new report from NPD analyst Mat Piscatella suggests that a lot of Pokemon Go players are interested in buying Let’s Go Pikachu. The number could be as high as 15% of the Pokemon Go playerbase, a massive amount if proved true. Here’s what the report reveals on the new Nintendo Switch games release and the Pokemon Go affect: “Of currently active Pokémon Go players, 24 percent are also active Switch players. Further, 65 percent of this Pokémon Go player/Switch owner group intend to purchase and play Pokémon: Let’s Go. This works out to be roughly 15 percent of total current Pokémon Go players that intend to purchase and play the Switch version of Pokémon: Let’s Go. “In addition, more than 13 percent of Pokémon Go players who do not currently play games on Switch intend to purchase and play Pokémon: Let’s Go. “This is a large group of individuals that intend to buy Nintendo Switch primarily due to the presence of Pokémon: Let’s Go...  “The data further suggest that the multi-pronged approach the Pokémon brand has taken to engage with fans across mediums has been successful in growing the total potential market. Mobile and console offerings appear to be working together to make the total pie much larger.
“Because of these efforts, Pokémon as a franchise has far more sales potential than were it to only focus on one specific platform or another.” This could mean that around 7 million Pokemon Go players are interested in Pokemon: Let’s Go Pikachu, which could equate to a massive sales boost. It’s still early days, but more data released by Nintendo in the future should confirm just how big an impact Pokemon Go has had. In other Pokemon Go news, it looks like fans will soon find out more about the official December Community Day. Niantic typically announces the Community Day date and featured Pokemon just a few days after the previous event ends.  POKEMON GO SINNOH STONE UPDATE 1 - After a number of hours since Pokemon GO released the new update and new Sinnoh Stone evolution item, we now have a pretty good idea how this new item works and what Pokemon it can be used on. This is based off first-hand reports from trainers around the world since the item went live at 9pm last night. Based on what has been shared online in forums like The Silph Road Sub-Reddit, the new Gen 4 Sinnoh Stone evolution item can be obtained only from trainers 7-day Research Breakthrough. Once you've got one you can then use the Sinnoh Stone to evolve various Gen 1-3 Pokemon into their new Gen 4 forms. At the time of writing, there are only 12 Pokemon that can be evolved into their Gen 4 types right now. This includes Rhydon evolving into Rhyperior, Magmar into Magmortar, Togetic into Togekiss, Murkrow into Honchkrow, Misdreavus into Mismagius, Gligar into Gliscor, Sneasel into Weavile, Porygon 2 into Porygon-Z, Roselia into Roserade and Dusclops into Dusknoir. You'll also need 100 Candy to complete the process.  Original Story - Pokemon Go is about to get a new item which will allow players to evolve their Pokemon in the latest update.
The Sinnoh Stone is an item which can be used to make certain Sinnoh region Pokemon evolve. Data miner Chrales discovered the code for the Stone, along with the description: “A special stone originally found in the Sinnoh region that can make certain species of Pokemon evolve. It is very tough and has a beautiful sheen.” The Stone is made out of “Diamond and Pearl”. The addition of the stone means fan favourites such as Tangela and Magmar will be granted new forms. How to get the Sinnoh Stone in Pokemon Go: Although The Sinnoh Stone is not available yet, it is expected you will be familiar with the way of getting hold of it. The Sinnoh Stone will most probably drop at random through spinning Poke Stops and opening Gifts. This is the way current evolutionary items are distributed in-game. Niantic haven’t officially revealed any information about the subject, but we will update when we hear more. It seems like there will be a staggering 22 Pokemon from Gen 1, 2 and 3 which the Sinnoh Stone can presumably be used on. Here they are, as well as the Gen 4 creature they become with the use of the Sinnoh Stone. Gen 1: • Magneton (Magnezone) • Licking (Lickilicky) • Rhydon (Rhyperior) • Tangela (Tangrowth) • Electrabuzz (Electivire) • Magmar (Magmortar) • Eevee (Leafeon and Glaceon) Gen 2: • Togetic (Togekiss) • Aipom (Ambipom) • Yanma (Yanmega) • Misdreavus (Mismagius) • Murkrow (Honchkrow) • Gligar (Gliscor) • Sneasel (Weavile) • Piloswine (Mamoswine) • Polygon2 (Porygon-Z) Gen 3: • Kirlia (Gallade) • Roselia (Roserade) • Nosepass (Robopass) • Dusclops (Dusknoir) • Snorunt (Froslass)  Trainers are expecting the next big Pokemon Go update to go live later this week.
The APK file for the new update has been shared online and apparently includes a new Gen 4 evolution item. An official date for the rollout has not been confirmed; however, Niantic has confirmed that something is happening later today. “As mentioned in our last Community Note, we’ll be making some changes to Pokémon effectiveness in battle,” a message from Niantic confirms. “Most notably, CP values will be adjusted to improve in-game balance. The rollout will begin on November 14 at 1 p.m. PST.” So this could be the release time for the new update being shared online by Pokemon Go players. It could also just be a step toward another update being worked on for the release of new Gen 4 Pokemon. What we do know is that a new Pokemon Go update will add the Sinnoh Stone to the game. This could be being saved for a new event in November, possibly going live just before Thanksgiving. The Sinnoh Stone will reportedly evolve Gen 1-3 Pokemon into new Pokemon Gen 4 forms. This would provide the next major wave of Generation 4 Pocket Monsters to collect and something that fans can look forward to happening soon. Here’s the Pokemon Go description for the new item, which states: “A special stone originally found in the Sinnoh region that can make certain species of Pokémon evolve. “It is very tough and has a beautiful sheen.” The interesting thing about this item is that the Sinnoh Stone has never been used in earlier Game Freak Pokemon games. They have appeared in unofficial fanmade titles, which begs the question of whether this new item will be replacing other evolution items in Gen 4. Trainers are also hoping to find out more about the December Community Day Pokemon later this week. So far, Niantic has not shared any information on what day it will be held on or what Pokemon will be the star. As October’s Community Day included a starter Pokemon, we can probably expect something from a little further afield. And there are some working theories on what Pokemon will be included in future Community Days in 2018. Earlier this year, The Silph Road published a piece predicting the Community Day Pokemon for the year. The post correctly claimed that Chikorita would headline the September event, while Slakoth, Cyndaquil and Trapinch were also tipped to appear. The post also mentions Ralts, so it's possible we'll see the Psychic/Fairy type make an appearance soon. Then again, Niantic may change things up and try and finish 2018 on a high note, offering up a top choice Pokemon to catch.  Trainers, coming straight from the Pokemon Go Twitter Account at the random time of 7:00 P.M. PST, Niantic has announced that the prior CP Rebalance, that we saw briefly nearly a month ago on October 15th, 2018, will be rolling out tomorrow, November 14th at 1 P.M. PST.
Now, from here on there is no telling on what will occur. Originally, it was thought the changes were reverted due to bugs occuring when it was implemented, namely Pokemon that got buffed in health needing to be healed and Mewtwo not changing. We can only hope that they fixed the issues that occurred and follow along with the prior formula changes of a defense nerf and stamina boost to nearly every Pokemon, save for the likes of Blissey and Chansey that got nerfed overall. In the case there are no changes to the formula in the rebalance, and they stay the same as before, our Database is ready to be updated to accommodate the new stats, so you can see how everything ranks and see how well all of your Pokemon got buffed!  Hello trainers! Today the Japanese site for Let’s GO has been updated with details on how to connect Let’s GO and Pokémon GO, along with information on what can and can’t be transferred along with the restrictions caused by transferring.
As we know, in Pokémon Let’s GO: Pikachu! and Let’s GO: Eevee! once you get to Fuchsia City, you will unlock GO Park, which allows you to transfer Pokémon to the games from Pokémon GO. There are 20 Parks, and each can hold 50 Pokémon. That makes it to where you can have 1000 Pokémon in GO Park at any given time! The GO Park complex in the games will be where the Safari Zone was in Pokémon Red/Blue/Green/Yellow, which is in the northern area of the city, it’s gonna be hard to miss. How to connect Pokémon GO to Let’s GO
How to Connect Let’s GO to Pokémon GO
How to send Pokémon from GO to Let’s GO
How to receive the Pokémon in Let’s GO
Restrictions It should be noted that once you send a Pokémon to Let’s GO, it can NOT be returned to Pokémon GO. Once a Pokémon is sent to Let’s GO, its stats will reroll, as if it has been traded. Certain Pokémon will NOT be allowed to be sent to Let’s GO from Pokémon GO, these are mostly event Pokémon, but Mythical Pokémon can not be sent either. Meltan and Melmetal are the exception to this rule. Look forward to these features rolling to Pokémon GO later this week, but until then stay active and get up and GO!  Pokemon GO players don't have to wait that much longer before they'll be able to jump into the games latest community day event. The celebratory Pokemon GO event normally sees a good turn out of players every month, which we would imagine is in no small part to do with the introduction of a new shiny Pokemon for the event. However, this weekend's Community Day is extra special for players, offering an extra incentive that could tempt out an even higher number of players for the limited three hours event. That's because players will be able to accrue an exceptionally large amount of stardust for playing the event. Normally this double Hatch and Catch Stardust wouldn't be that big a deal. After all, we've seen similar bonuses on past community days like this before. However, in the past we've not seen these bonuses doubling up with existing bonuses that are live. If that's not entirely clear, it might be because you missed the news earlier this week, when Niantic announced an extra special "Stardust Blast event". As part of this event it was announced trainers would receive "double Hatch Stardust and double Catch Stardust until November 13 at 1 p.m. PST" Add that onto the Community Day bonuses and you've got QUADRUPLE stardust rewards. That means a standard catch could reward you with 400 stardust for every pokemon caught. But wait, it gets better. The Best case scenario is that when also combined with a star piece, any weather-boosted Pokémon would give out roughly x7.5 star dust with every catch.  For anyone who needs a quick reminder the November Pokemon GO Community Day gets underway this Saturday, November 10th, 2018 and will feature Cyndaquil as the headline pokemon available on the day.
Of course, this means we should also see a brand new trio of shiny Pokemon added to the game as well, with shiny Cyndaquil, Quilava and Typhlosion all available from Saturday. Earlier in the week the official Pokemon GO account also revealed the exclusive move that will be available to anyone who evolves a Quilava during the November Community Day. The special move available will be the powerful Fire-type move Blast Burn. Whilst good news, Pokemon GO Hub warns that although Blast Burn is expected to greatly improve Typhlosion within the game's meta, it will still not make it relevant enough in the FIRE meta.  With updates, activities, events, and more coming out every single week in Pokémon GO, we thought it was about time to take a look at this week, and how it stacks up with what we have seen in previous years. “This Week in Pokemon GO History” is a series on GO Hub that takes a look at this calendar week throughout 2018, 2017 and 2016. This week we will be taking a look at week 44 of this year, which takes into account October 29th to November 4th. Week 44 of 2018 This week of 2018 was hectic, between Gengar Day, a Safari Zone, a new feature that is still figuring out all the kinks, and some new Field Research, Trainers are ready to relax! Gengar Day With Halloween over and Trainers ready to see what was in store next, Niantic announced Gengar Day, similar to the previously seen Legendary bird Trio Days, Gengar Day would feature Gengar in Raids worldwide for a period of 3 hours. During this time Trainers would be able to fight at the chance of encountering a Shiny Gengar. Safari Zone Tainan To finally end what could possibly be the last Safari Zone of the year, Tainan basked in the glory of Pokémon, with the regional Relicanth, and rare spawns such as the Unown, and Bagon. Worlwide however, everyone celebrated with the appearance of Shiny Pinsir and their increased Spawn Rates. Adventure Sync Easily one of the greatest quality changes in the game’s history, Adventure Sync was released, allowing Trainers to switch to step tracking instead of geographical tracking, and allowing Trainers to track distance even when Pokémon GO is closed! This would reward Trainers with bonuses for reaching certain distances, and more. Field Research Trainers were eager to finally catch the new research reward; Shedinja, but were disappointed to see its lack of functionality in terms of lore. Although this was the case, Shedinja also brought along a slew of Bug-type research task, and introduced us to Shiny Caterpie. Week 44 of 2017 This week of 2017 brought more Shiny news than anything, new shinies in the code, new shinies in the game, and well, why not throw in a couple of Legendaries while we are at it? Legendary Migration  After 2 months of Raiding the Legendary Beast Trio, it was time for them to migrate one last time, of course switching regions once again to the areas they previously had not visited. Although they were sought out, Trainers weren’t in any rush with a month left to go. Mini-News – New Shinies With the Halloween 2017 Event still going on, different Shiny Ghost-type Pokémon were starting to appears as the days went by. On this occasion, Shiny Shuppet (along with Shiny Banette) was released, just in time before the Halloween event would end, giving a few extra lucky Trainers the chance to find it. Game Data Changes – New Models, Moves, and Shinies This time around, brand new models for Ho-Oh and its shiny variant along with Celebi were discovered, 7 brand new moves including some from Generation III were found in our APK mine, and the Shiny Gastly family was discovered in the Network Traffic! Week 44 of 2016 After the success of the Halloween Event, this week of 2016 had Niantic making changes, although small, at the time they were game-changing. Mini-News – Rattata and Pidgey Nerfed  With the Halloween event over, Niantic set to change the Egg hatches and spawns for Trainers, starting with the biggest spawn of them all; Rattata and Pidgey (and Zubat). They reduced their spawn rates significantly, and even removed them from the Hatch list for Eggs. While this happened, Eevee started to appear in hatchable Eggs.
Final Notes Last week was all about Halloween, meanwhile, this week is all about getting over it and finding something new to do, fortunately, with the new Adventure Sync function, we can at least be a bit inspired to go out and walk. When it comes to just how much we can do at a given time, Niantic has our hands full, while today we are hunting for Shiny Gengars (19 Raids and not a single Shiny), two years ago, we were celebrating the departure of Pidgey. Do us a favor, tell us about this week in your own Pokémon GO history, what was your best catch this week? How about your best catch this same week of 2017? How about from 2016? How has your Pokémon journey evolved since then? Be sure to tell us in the comments below.  POKEMON GO UPDATE 1 Just when you thought they're done, out rolls another update via the games official Twitter account. Moments ago the Pokemon GO App confirmed another Gen 4 addition to the game in the form of Budew. Here's the official announcement: "Put those walking shoes on and get hatching, Trainers. Budew, a Grass- and Poison-type Pokémon originally discovered in the Sinnoh region, can now be found in Eggs!" For those who need reminding, Budew is a sort of baby pokemon, which evolves into the existing Gen 3 Pokemon, Roselia. It's not entirely clear just yet whether shiny Budew is available, since there's already a Shiny Roselia in the game.  Original Story - Pokemon GO has just dropped some massive news on fans this evening bringing new Gen 4 Pokemon to the game alongside some fantastic stardust news.
First let's start with the sneaky secret news that Niantic or the Pokemon GO App has yet to officially announce. This evening the game has rolled out a brand new Gen 4 Pokemon in the form of BUIZEL, who can also be evolved into Floatzel. Although at the time of writing, it's unclear if the addition of the new Pokemon was a mistake on the part of Niantic. The website Pokemongo.gamepress has suggested that the new Gen 4 might have already been removed: "NOTE: BUIZEL SPAWNS WERE REPORTED FOR A VERY SHORT TIME AND SEEMED TO HAVE DISAPPEARED, IT IS POSSIBLE THAT NIANTIC RELEASED THE WATER WEASEL AS A MISTAKE." This is a breaking story but we'll be sure to update fans the second we learn more.  Pokémon Go players can finally unlock rewards without keeping the app open or using the game's Plus tracking dongle. The Adventure Sync option ties into Google Fit or Apple Health tracking to dole out bonuses based on all the movement players do throughout the day. That should mean earning more Buddy Candy and hatching Eggs, all without even opening the app. Players will still get a push notification for rewards, which should also help Niantic keep more casual fans engaged.
A support page for the game explains how to make sure your account is linked, as the feature started rolling out today, arriving first for players at higher levels. Currently, anyone level 35 and above should be good to go, and once the rollout is complete it will be available for all players once they're past level 5 in the game. |
