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How to train, capture, and defend gyms in Pokemon Go

I’m level 19 in Pokemon Go. At this point in the game, I have a few modestly powerful Pokemon, enough that I can start taking on some of the gyms in my city. As I discovered, though, gyms are...

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In case you forgot, Pokemon Go is still pulling ridiculous numbers

Pokemon Go seized the world by storm when it first rolled out in July, and it continues to enjoy a sizable playerbase, despite a sharp drop-off in daily users. Nowhere is this more evident th...

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After a long wait, Pokemon Go is finally out in Japan

Japan is the birthplace of Pokemon, so it struck many as odd that Pokemon Go had rolled out in so many other countries but not in its native land. Rumors have...

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Nintendo shares drop after investors figure out who actually makes Pokemon Go

Despite never actually saying it made Pokemon Go, and its logo appearing exactly nowhere in the app, Nintendo has been enjoying a huge uptick in market value since the app’s launch two weeks...

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Pokemon Go rolling out feature to take Pokewalks with your PokeBFF

Pokemon isn’t simply about overfishing and virtual cockfighting — gosh, has anyone done those hot takes yet? — it’s also, ostensibly, about understanding and bonding with creatures different...

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Pokemon GO will open to the public next month

Pokemon GO, an augmented reality app which uses your smartphone’s camera and GPS to turn the world around you into a Pokemon scavenger hunt, will be launching this July according to Nintendo.

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Pokemon Go preview

I’m really digging Pokemon Go.

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Newest Pokemon Go update reintroduces 'nearby Pokemon' system, with some tweaks

Late yesterday, developer Niantic rolled out a new update for its worldwide smash hit game Pokemon Go. The tweaks include a claimed fix for the capture rate bug as well as the return of the B...

The Official Thicc Pikachu And Long Meowth Are Absolute Units

In the upcoming Pokémon Sword and Shield games, we already know you can summon giant versions of some Pokémon. But you didn’t think they’d do giant forms of Pokémon and&nbs...

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If there is one thing Stardew Valley still needed, it was Pokemon

Admit it, we love pastoral fantasy games. From Animal Crossing‘s small town mayoral life to Minecraft‘s ‘punch trees, kill a skeleton’ philosophy, there’s just something special abou...

Jorge Luis Borges's New and Improved Pokémon Type System

It is a truth universally unacknowledged that Pokémon types are incomprehensible bullshit, to the degree that it would be easier to develop an entirely new system than to fix it. The taxonomy is a mes...

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So someone told Werner Herzog about Pokemon Go

Werner Herzog is a prolific filmmaker, known chiefly for his narrated feature-length documentaries including Encounters at the End of the World, Grizzly Man, and Cave of Forgotte...

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Niantic hoping to lure players back to Pokemon Go with daily rewards

Pokemon Go experienced a surge in player activity as a result of its recent Halloween event, so it makes sense that developer Niantic would seek to further incentivize players back to its hit...

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Pokemon Go Halloween event incoming

Good news: Pokemon Go is having its first event, just in time for Halloween.

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Got a jailbroken phone? Don't get the latest Pokemon Go update

The recent Pokemon Go update (1.7.0 on iOS; 0.37.0 on Android) introduces the Buddy System, and it’s pretty cute! Unfortunately, if you have a jailbroken, rooted, or otherwise unlocked smartp...

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Pikachu can ride on your shoulder in Pokemon Go's new buddy system

Pokemon Go will soon release a new update (ver 1.7.0 on iOS; ver 0.37 on Android), which introduces the cute new Pokemon buddy system. Intrepid dataminers, however, have discovered a cute lit...

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Collective Nouns for Pokemon: The List

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Pokemon Go is coming to Apple Watch this year

At today’s Apple event, Niantic Labs announced that it’s rather popular Pokemon Go will be arriving on Apple Watch. The gadget will alert you whenever Pokestops are nearby, and when a Pokemon...

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Niantic is struggling to stamp out Pokemon Go cheaters

Software development is an arms race, fought between developers and the various hackers, crackers, exploiters, and cheaters who see any brick wall as an invitation to grab a sledgehammer. It’s no...

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Pokemon Go's catch rate deemed a 'bug,' will be addressed

One of the subtler changes introduced with last week’s updates to Pokemon Go has made catching the little ‘Mons a lot harder. This affects even extremely weak Pokemon, and as a result, p...