Niantic ends summer with big events for ‘Pokemon Go’ and ‘Monster Hunter Now’

It s almost the end of summer and Niantic is pulling out all the stops with a pair of bashes for its two biggest games Pokemon Go and Monster Hunter Now The first event is Pokemon Go Fest Max Finale which features a return of previous Gigantamax Pokemon for Max Battles These are essentially a new type of raid that is harder than the traditional ones but also involves up to people and requires more tactical groups Players should bring in a squad of three which have different Max moves that can act as a shield healer or offense Related Articles Preview Resident Evil Requiem amps up mind games to the horror element Preview Pragmata has an unconventional twist to the sci-fi shooter Preview How Onimusha Way of the Sword reinterprets PS -era games for modern times Preview Denshattack turns train riding into a Tony Hawk-style adventure Preview Towa and the Guardians of the Sacred Tree adds a twist to the roguelite formula Gigantamax differ from Dynamax Pokemon with a drastically different appearance and more powerful move set when embiggened The Saturday lineup includes Gigantamax forms of Lapras Snorlax Gengar Inteleon Venusaur Machamp and Toxtricity Amped Form Sunday s Gigantmax forms lineup features Rillaboom Charizard Butterfree Kingler Blastoise Cinderace and Toxtricity Low Key Form Players can also challenge Eternamax Eternatus and receive candy but not an encounter Players will be able to acquire their own Eternatus through the Go Pass Max Finale quest line which ends with the weekend For those in the Bay Area the Max Finale will be extra special Niantic will be at Pier in San Francisco and local Discord and Telegram communities will be gathering to make the event memorable The celebration will include interactive fun photo opportunities which likely means installations spin-to-win giveaways that include plush pins posters and more The Pier event runs from a m to p m Sunday A NEW MONSTER HUNTER WILDS CREATURE On the Monster Hunter Now side Niantic is debuting Fulgur Anjanath a subspecies of the creature first located in Monster Hunter Wilds With the addition players will have the opportunity to craft new weapons and armor Experts stated the weapons will be one of the the majority powerful Thunder-types in the competition With the armor players will get a new skill called Vital Thunder that increases an weapon s thunder element value depending on the players soundness During the event more Fulgur Anjanath Anjanath and Riftborne Anjanath will be on the field Players will also have chance to gather more Fulgur Anjanath with special tickets that include unlimited paintballs larger monsters reappearing after minutes an increase access range and a limited-time quest