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It's nearly time for the September 2021 Community Day in Pokemon GO for the Pokemon called Oshawott. This event will feature one massive number of Oshawott for the 6 hours it'll take place, and it'll have increased likelihood of a SHINY Oshawott. This is good news, as this hasn't always been the case in recent events. During the event (plus 2 hours afterward) all Oshawott-family Pokemon that evolve into Samurott will learn an Exclusive Move Hydro Cannon.

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I've played Pokemon GO since before public launch. Since Google's original Google Maps April Fool's Joke that eventually turned into Pokemon GO, I've felt the draw of an augmented reality in which Pokemon exist. Now, courtesy of a couple of long-time Pokemon GO gamers on The Silph Road on Reddit, I've come to realize that the Pokemon aren't the most important part of the equation. The most important bit here is the potential Niantic has in taking this franchise into the metaverse.

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Furfrou will appear in Pokemon GO starting on September 21 along with a new "Form Change" mechanic. This new mechanic in the game will allow certian Pokemon to change their form with a requisite number of candy pieces and stardust. Furfrou will cost 25 candy and a whopping 10k dust to change its form - in this case, changing its Trim to one of 8 different iterations!

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If you're waiting for the next September Community Day for Pokemon GO, you're in luck. Today Niantic revealed the Oshawott Community Day with an exclusive move for the final evolution of the Pokemon Samurott. Oshawott evolves into Dewott, and Dewott evolves into Samurott which, during the event, will have the exclusive move Hydro Cannon!

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This week Niantic started sending out Promo Codes for the game Pokemon GO, once again. It's not clear yet whether this sort of giving away of items in the game will continue with codes such as the one(s) we're seeing this week, or if this is an isolated incident. In any case - it's time for some Pokeballs for the masses!

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Today we're taking a peek at the massive variety of Pokemon available in Wild Spawns in Pokemon GO for September. Before we get too far here - every single Kanto Region Pokemon has the potential to be Shiny, right now. So if you see any Pokemon from the first 150 Pokemon (from Kanto Region), tap them to see if they are Shiny! I just caught a Shiny Slowbro in the wild last night!

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Pokemon GO has Hoopa now, for the first time, and in a form that wasn't particularly difficult to catch. As such, we're taking a peek at how to handle this little monster. Should you spend Rare Candy on Hoopa, or wait to see if Hoopa Unbound is worth the investment? Should you turn Hoopa into Candy (short answer: no), or keep him around just for the fun of it (short answer yes!)

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The best day Pokemon GO ever had is just about upon us, as Hoopa just had a major spill. According to details discovered in the game's code, September 5 will be one of the most exciting days in Pokemon GO history. Misunderstood Mischief is all but revealed, and Hoopa's presence in the game is confirmed - not only standard form, but Hoopa Unbound!

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Hoopa is in the game Pokemon GO now - but you might not yet be able to catch this impossibly rare Pokemon. There'll be a monstrous set of tasks you'll need to perform in the game in order to get to the end of the road, where we MIGHT see a Hoopa offered as a guaranteed encounter. To catch Hoopa, we'll just have to walk down this road of Pokemon GO Special Research tasks and see where it leads us.

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We're seeing some interesting switches to features and bonuses this season in Pokemon GO. This is the "Season of Mischief", and there'll be different features and bonus bits depending on the country in which you are playing. If you're inside the United States or New Zealand, you'll see different features VS those living in any other country around the world.

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Today we're going to run down the first bits of September of 2021 for Shiny Pokemon in Pokemon GO. If you're reading this article before September 5, you're also in luck! We're looking at which Pokemon are potentially Shiny Pokemon between now (the 30th) and the first bit of September, too!

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While the pandemic is easing in many parts of the country, it's definitely not over. Pokémon Go developer Niantic recently found itself in hot water when it reduced the social distancing requirements for players in the US and New Zealand. The change meant that groups of players had to gather more closely to play the game, which angered many people.

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