Spotlight hours provide memories

July 17, 2026

When Pokemon Go announced details for the “Forever Forward” season in late May, a lot of players voiced their displeasure about spotlight hour being replaced with a weekly showcase event. A few weeks later, on June 18, the game’s development team brought spotlight hour back as a weekly occurring event, now from 6 to 7 p.m. local time every Thursday, instead of Tuesday, like most players were accustomed to for many years. Spotlight hour in Pokemon Go is an event that features a specific Pokemon appearing more frequently in the wild for one hour, in addition to some kind of bonus ...

Go Fest’s price tag to be free, technically

June 26, 2026

Despite being a free experience for the first time, Pokemon Go Fest will have a lot of trainers breaking their banks to play the event, which will undoubtedly generate hundreds of millions in revenue. In celebration of Pokemon Go’s 10-year anniversary, Go Fest is technically free this year because all trainers who log in during the July 11-12 event will receive special research awarding a Zeraora encounter and additional bonuses, such as an increased chance of encountering shiny Pokemon, at no cost. Trainers who attended any of the in-person Go Fest events in Tokyo, Chicago and/or ...

Shundo Mewtwo tops trip to event

June 13, 2026

Visiting Chicago for the first time last weekend for the in-person Pokemon Go Fest event was a surreal experience I will never forget. The event was such a success that it broke the all-time ticket sales record for any Pokemon Go live event in North America, with 103,605 total tickets sold ...

New ‘Go’ season gives a glimpse of the future

June 1, 2026

The next season of Pokemon Go, Forever Forward, begins Tuesday and runs through early September, which means we have an idea of what content will be available for trainers leading up to the game’s 10-year anniversary in July. For starters, Go Fest is arguably the biggest event of the year, and this year’s event will feature the debut of Mega Mewtwo X and Y. To celebrate an extra-special year, Go Fest global will have an extra hour of gameplay and be free for the first time. Usually, people have to buy a paid ticket to receive special research rewarding a mythical Pokemon, an ...

Trail walks help to prep for summer ‘Pokemon Go’ events

May 9, 2026

The Firefighter’s Memorial Trail in East Carroll Township is not only a great resource for the community, but for Pokemon Go trainers as well. Last weekend, I used my daily adventure incense at the Cambria County Fire School training site and encountered a Galarian Zapdos while walking on the trail, which follows alongside Little Chest Creek to Ashcroft Road, heading into Patton Borough. Galarian birds are valuable legendary Pokemon exclusive to the daily adventure incense, an item that requires constant movement in order to receive spawns. The best way to maximize the number of ...

Adding Pokemon GBA titles sensible

April 11, 2026

Rediscovering the Kanto region in Pokemon FireRed and LeafGreen has been so much fun — and financially successful — that it only makes sense for Nintendo and the Pokemon Co. to release other Game Boy Advanced classics, such as Pokemon Ruby, Sapphire and Emerald. But time will ultimately tell whether these games get the same treatment as FireRed and LeafGreen, which were released on Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2 immediately following the Feb. 27 Pokemon Presents presentation. The games were rereleased to commemorate the 30-year anniversary of Pokemon Red and Green’s ...