🎮 Pokémon GO News

🔸 Gigantamax Inteleon Debuts!
The Phantom Ruins event brought us the first-ever Gigantamax Inteleon in raids on June 14—with its Shiny form already confirmed live. Electric- and Rock-types are your best bets for this slippery sniper.

🔸 GO Fest Paris (June 13–15)
Trainers in Paris enjoyed increased spawns, exclusive bonuses, and regional surprises. This capped off the final in-person GO Fest before the Global edition arrives in July.

🔸 Weekly Recap (June 9–15)

• Max Monday: Dynamax Machop raids

• Spotlight Hour: Magnemite + 2× Catch Candy

• Raid Hour: Groudon

• Seasonal Content: More Galar Pokémon now appearing

• Event Ongoing: Phantom Ruins continues through June 18

📅 Coming Up Next Week (June 16–22)

🌟 Pokémon GO Events

• June 16 (Mon):

  • Max Monday – Dynamax Hatenna

  • PokéStop Showcase – Gothita & Phantump

• June 17 (Tues):

  • Spotlight Hour – Solosis (2× Transfer Candy)

• June 18 (Wed):

  • Raid Hour – Kyogre

  • Final day of Phantom Ruins

• June 20–22 (Thurs–Sat):

  • Yamper’s Paw Prints – Debut of Yamper & Boltund

  • Shiny-boosted Snubbull, Poochyena, and more!

• June 21 (Sat):

  • Community Day – Jangmo-o (2–5 PM local)

  • Kommo-o gets Clanging Scales if evolved during the event

🏆 NAIC 2025 – Tournament Spotlight

Location: New Orleans, LA
Dates: June 13–15, 2025
Games: TCG, VGC, GO, Unite
Livestream: Twitch.tv/PokemonGO

🔥 Pokémon GO Masters Highlights

• Top competitors include Ilqm, Zzweilous, Ashtonash, and ItsAXN

• Key matchups streaming all weekend with Top 4/Finals airing June 15

• Dynamax Pokémon featured in structured tournament play for the first time!

📊 VGC: Top 4 World Invites Earned

Federico Camporesi, Marco Silva, Kazuki Kobayashi, and Eric Rios have all locked in invites to Worlds with their Top 4 finishes in the Masters Division!

🔥 Meta Trends:

• XL Pokémon with bulk and bait plays dominate

• Trevenant and Lickitung continue to see top pick rates

• Dynamax mechanics introduced for the first time in structured play!

📱 Pokémon Masters EX

Now Live:

• Trouble at the Alola Fair event

• Costume Banners: Clive & Larry

• Bonus gems, login rewards, and scout boosts through June 29

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🧠 Trivia Time!

✅ Last Week’s Answer

Question: Which Pokémon was originally planned to have a pre-evolution named “Kurusu”?
Answer: Lapras!
Kurusu was found in beta data from Pokémon Gold & Silver (Spaceworld ‘97), resembling a baby Lapras.

🎯 This Week’s Question

What was the first Dynamax Pokémon to appear in Pokémon GO?

A) Machop
B) Charizard
C) Wailord
D) Snorlax

✨ Editor’s Picks

• ⭐ Don’t miss Saturday’s Jangmo-o Community Day – it’s your best chance all year to get a PvP-viable Kommo-o.

• ⚡ Max Monday (Hatenna) adds a brand-new Dynamax Pokémon—hit your Power Spots early!

• 🎁 Yamper’s Paw Prints is a shiny hunter’s dream—great filler event for XP and Stardust grinding.

• 📺 NAIC Finals wrap up Sunday—watch the GO and VGC champions be crowned!