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Pokémon Day 2020

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Pokemon GO  players who thought things were going to slow down in the game once the holiday season ended seem to have been proven wrong time and time again during the early months of 2020. With  new features launching, like the GO Battle League , and constant events; it seems like there's almost more to do in the mobile AR game than ever before. The latest batch of  Pokemon GO  event announcements put the focus on the upcoming Pokemon Day for 2020. The annual celebration coincides with the release of  Pokemon: Mewtwo Strikes Back—Evolution  arriving on Netflix February 27th. It's a big month for the Pokemon brand and  PoGO  players will be benefiting from the crossover hype with some very exciting rewards and bonuses. RELATED:  Pokemon GO: When Does The Sinnoh Celebration End There are a handful of events coming up during late February, but these are the bonuses that related to the Pokemon Day festivities... Date + Time Tuesday, February 25, 2020, at 1:

Team GO Rocket Global Take-over 2020

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Coaches, mid-November 2022 at  Pokemon GO  the event will take place  Team GO Rocket Takeover , during which a grandiose  Giovanni's return . In addition, there are rumors that another  legendary pokemon  turned into shadow. That's why,  stop Team R , which, due to recent events, has received a lot of new shadow Pokémon. Team GO Rocket Global Take-over  was an  event  in  Pokémon GO  featuring increased appearance of  Team GO Rocket Grunts  and their  leaders . [1] Trainers, Team GO Rocket is making a big return this weekend! From Friday, March 6, 2020, at 8:00 a.m. to Monday, March 9, 2020, at 10:00 p.m. local time, Pokémon that are related to Team GO Rocket will be appearing more frequently in the wild. Additionally, on Saturday, March 7, from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. local time another Team GO Rocket global take-over will happen! Here’s everything you need to know about this special Team GO Rocket Weekend event. TABLE OF CONTENTS Infographic Increas

AR Plus

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AR Plus Pokémon becomes aware AR Plus  (short for  Augmented Reality ), stylized as  AR+ , also named  Niantic AR , is an enhanced version of  Pokémon GO's  augmented reality feature in which  Pokémon  appear anchored to a  Trainer's  real-world environment. [1] [2] Contents Background AR+ leverages Apple's ARKit and Google's ARCore frameworks to build on the AR work already implemented in  Pokémon GO . This makes AR mode look and feel more realistic, but also more challenging. Trainers can walk right up to a Pokémon for a chance at an Excellent Throw bonus or the perfect photo opportunity. Pokémon are aware of movement, so Trainers should proceed with caution, because moving toward a Pokémon too fast may scare it away, so approaching slowly is preferred. Awareness Pokémon is ready to flee Pokémon no longer move around with the device, they stay in one place. Pokémon will run away if they become aware that a Trainer is getting close. Train

Niantic

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Niantic  is an American software development company based in  San Francisco , who is best known for developing the augmented reality mobile games  Ingress ,  Pokémon GO  and  Harry Potter: Wizards Unite . The company was formed as Niantic Labs in 2010 as an internal startup within Google. The company became an independent entity in October 2015. It has offices in San Francisco, Bellevue, Los Angeles, Sunnyvale, Hong Kong, Tokyo and London. Contents History Founding The company was formed in 2010 by  John Hanke  as Niantic Labs, an internal startup within Google. The company took its name from the whaling vessel  Niantic , which came to San Francisco during the California Gold Rush in the 1800s. At the time Ingress was launched, Niantic had 35 employees. As an independent, private company The company spun out of Google in October 2015 soon after Google's announcement of its restructuring as Alphabet Inc. During the spinout, Niantic announced that Google, Nint

The Pokémon Company

The Pokémon Company  (株式会社ポケモン,  Kabushiki gaisha Pokemon ) is a Japanese company responsible for brand management, production, marketing and licensing of the Pokémon franchise, consisting of video game software, a trading card game, anime television series, films, manga, home entertainment products, merchandise, and other ventures. It was established through a joint investment by the three businesses holding the copyright of Pokémon: Nintendo, Game Freak, and Creatures. It began operating in 1998 and adopted the moniker Pokémon Ltd. in October 2000. The company is headquartered in the Roppongi Hills Mori Tower in Roppongi, Minato, Tokyo. They work closely with  Niantic  – the developers and publishers of  Pokémon GO , to ensure that their intellectual property is represented appropriately. Contents History In 1998, Nintendo, Creatures, and Game Freak established  The Pokemon Center Company  (ポケモンセンター株式会社, Pokemon Sentā Kabushiki gaisha) in order to effectively man

Regions

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Regions 25 VIEW SOURCE Regions  are an organized areas of the  Pokémon  world known from previous games about Pokémon such as games from  core series . In  Pokémon GO  there are currently ten regions referred, which are  Kanto ,  Johto ,  Hoenn ,  Sinnoh ,  Unova ,  Kalos ,  Alola ,  Galar ,  Hisui  and  Paldea . Contents Kanto The Pokémon known from  Kanto  region were the base Pokémon released in Pokémon GO, but not all Pokémon of this region were released at one time. History Most of the Pokémon from Kanto were released with  the game  release. November 22 nd , 2016 –  Ditto  was released disguised as other Pokémon. July 22 nd , 2017 –  Articuno  was released at the start of  Pokémon GO Fest 2017  with the release of  Raid Battles  for the first time. July 31 st , 2017 –  Moltres  was released in Raid Battles for the first time. August 7 th , 2017 –  Zapdos  was released in Raid Battles for the