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Giovanni’s team had a refresh in Pokémon Go following the arrival of the summer “ Galarian Expedition: Taken Over ” event. As it stands in December 2024 , following an update rolled out on Oct. 8, Giovanni’s team sees several possibilities, including a finale against Heatran , the latest legendary to see the Shadow treatment. For those who want to catch Shadow Heatran, try to get it done sooner than later, as there will likely be another Team Rocket refresh in coming months that’ll swap out the legendary for a new one. However, know that whenever you face Giovanni, he’s a tough opponent to battle, and this page will list out his current team and counters if you’re having trouble. How to find Giovanni in Pokémon Go Team Go Rocket boss Giovanni is typically only available to battle while completing Team Go Rocket Special Research. We get a new set of this type of research every few months, typically with a new Shadow legendary Pokémon as a reward at the very end. From early Oc...

Knowing the Max Battle schedule is useful if you’re looking to expand your inventory of Dynamax Pokémon in Pokémon Go . It does appear that Niantic will start rotating Pokémon in and out of Max Battles on a month-by-month basis, with some event Pokémon littered in. There are also Max Mondays, a weekly event similar to raid hour, where one Pokémon will show up more frequently in power spots from 6-7 p.m. That said, you’ll want a healthy amount of Dynamax Pokémon in your team if you choose to divulge in the feature, as only Dynamax Pokémon can participate in Max Raids. (So you’re pretty much catching Pokémon to help you catch more Pokémon.) Notably, if you’re just starting out with Max Battles, you should have a “To the Max!” Special Research set that starts you off with a Dynamax Wooloo. Below, we list the currently available Dynamax Pokémon that you can score from Max Battles in Pokémon Go . Pokémon Go Max Monday line up for December 2024 These Pokémon will show up in power ...

Takanashi Kiara is not like other girls.  The cliche applies to her in a literal sense. She’s a Vtuber , a term for a content creator who streams using an anime avatar. When Kiara appears on a stream, viewers watch a bubbly anime girl with bright orange hair and blue highlights. Kiara, the character, is a star. The person who voices her remains anonymous, but is signed to the  Vtuber talent agency Hololive  and has garnered worldwide acclaim in the role. At the time of publication, Kiara’s YouTube channel has more than 1.55 million subscribers and she’s starred in live concerts as a hologram. Her fans are known as “Kiara Fried Phoenix” or KFP, a reference to the lore behind her character, which evokes a lightheartedness that characterizes much of her work. Kiara gleefully switches between the contrasting roles of glamorous popstar and laid-back video game personality. She will blurt out “ I have diarrhea ” on a stream, but then go perform a commanding solo at a sold-...

We’ve made it to the final month of 2024, and for many people, that means holiday traditions, family gatherings, and time off work that should be filled with movies on the couch. So to help you figure out how to spend your Netflix hours this month, we’ve picked out a list of some of the platform’s best horror movies, in case you’re in the mood for some fright this holiday season. Our picks this month include an excellent home-invasion slasher you may have missed, one of the scariest found-footage movies of the last decade, and an undisputed classic that should be perfect to put on at the right kind of family gathering. Editor’s pick: You’re Next  Run time: 1h 35m Director: Adam Wingard Cast: A.J. Bowen, Sharni Vinson, Joe Swanberg Directed by Adam Wingard ( Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire ) and written by Simon Barrett ( Azrael ), the duo who worked together on The Guest , You’re Next follows Crispian Davison (A.J. Bowen), a young man who reluctantly agrees to go to a r...

There’s no time like Black Friday for PC gamers looking to make their yearly upgrades. If a gaming monitor is on your list or a wishlist you’re shopping for — be it an excessively curved ultrawide 1440p OLED, a 27-inch flat 1080p display, and anything in between — you were right to wait. We found enough deals on gaming monitors for PC and consoles to make it worthwhile to tell you about the best ones here. There aren’t many good reasons to buy a new 1080p gaming monitor these days — unless you’re new to PC gaming and trying to get into the hobby while spending as little as possible. The prices for solid 1440p (also known as QHD) and 4K monitors have come down significantly, and I recommend spending just a bit more than you may think you should on a new monitor. Compromising may come back to bite you later, and you’ll be glad to have the sharper resolution and extra features the next time your upgrade your other PC hardware. One other thing worth mentioning is that you should caref...

I enjoyed my time with Dragon Age: The Veilguard , and while this RPG isn’t as layered or nuanced as the predecessors in the fantasy series, it’s still a fun adventure game. The Veilguard only released in October, but the PlayStation 5 version of the game is currently 23% off at both Amazon and Walmart during Black Friday . (The Xbox version is still full price, alas.) Sales for such recent games are rare, so this is a nice way to check out the latest adventure to Thedas. The Veilguard is the follow-up to Dragon Age: Inquisition , the critically acclaimed RPG that wrapped up tons of plot threads from the series’ first two games. This game focuses on Solas, the companion from Inquisition who was eventually revealed in the Trespasser DLC to be Fen’Harel, aka the Dread Wolf, an elven god of rebellion, lies, and trickery. The Veilguard begins with stumbling upon Solas’ ritual, which in turn… well, that gets into spoiler territory, you’ll have to find out for yourself. The Veilgu...

Sharing board games with friends and loved ones is always a highlight of the holiday season for me. Taking one of my favorite, obscure board games down off the shelf and teaching it to someone new is how the hobby grows, after all. This holiday season you can literally give that joy away with an incredible slate of Black Friday deals from Amazon. Grab an old favorite or one of the hot new titles on sale here for the first time, and get those dice rolling. The biggest surprise this Black Friday is just how many high-profile crowdfunded games are available at a steep discount. I count nearly half a dozen Zombicide variants for one, but also Marvel: United X-Men , Bloodborne: The Board Game , and even the recent CMON hit Cyberpunk 2077: Gangs of Night City . If you’re looking for something more complicated, look below for miniatures games like Star Wars: Shatterpoint and Star Wars: Legion . And if you’re interested in starting a board gaming group in earnest, look no further than Pand...

If you ask me — and you’re reading this, so yes, implicitly, you are — the best game to launch on the PlayStation 5 in 2024 is Astro Bot . No disrespect to Final Fantasy 7: Rebirth (also great) or any other console exclusives, but Team Asobi’s joyful platformer is full of the right stuff — and it’s discounted for the first time ever. QVC is offering an early Black Friday deal on Astro Bot , dropping from $59.99 to $49.99. It will be available at this price through Black Friday, Nov. 29, or until QVC’s supply sells out. Looking for more? Check out all of Polygon’s favorite early Black Friday deals , including great discounts on board games , video games and gaming accessories , and Magic: The Gathering . And subscribe to our newsletter below to get great deals delivered to your inbox every week. source https://www.polygon.com/black-friday/480817/astro-bot-ps5-discount

Each week on Polygon, we round up the most notable new releases to streaming and VOD, highlighting the biggest and best new movies for you to watch at home. This week, Terrifier 3 , the new supernatural horror slasher from director Damien Leone, arrives on VOD. That’s not all that’s new to rent and purchase this week, as the clerical mystery thriller Conclave also comes to VOD this week, along with the sci-fi horror film Elevation starring Anthony Mackie ( Captain America: Brave New World ), the stop-motion comedy Memoir of a Snail , and the dystopian superhero film Watchmen Chapter II . There’s loads more to watch on streaming, including Robot Dreams on Hulu, the holiday rom-com Our Little Secret on Netflix, and much more! Here’s everything new that’s available to watch this weekend! New on Netflix Our Little Secret Where to watch: Available to stream on Netflix Genre: Holiday rom-com Run time: 1h 41m Director: Stephen Herek Cast: Lindsay Lohan, Ian Harding, Krist...

If you need to load up your Steam Deck with some additional games before the holidays, Humble and the publishers at Raw Fury have your back. For just $15, you can pick up an eclectic collection of 11 titles to keep you satisfied long after you’ve concluded your turkey day celebrations — all of which are verified to run well on Steam Deck. This bundle features a wide array of games, and it’s tough to express the vibe in just one sentence (that’s part of why Raw Fury rules). There’s the frantic base-builder Dome Keeper , the retro-inspired CRPG Skald: Against the Black Priory , the dark adventure title Norco , and more. The other games you’ll find in this bundle include Friends vs. Friends , Sable , Snufkin: Melody of Moomin Valley , Mr. Sun’s Hatbox , Kingdom Eighties , Kingdom: Two Crowns , Star Renegades , and Pizza Possum . Only some of these games have ranked on Polygon’s end-of-year GOTY lists ( Norco , Sable, Mr. Sun’s Hatbox ), but they’re all worth playing. In addition to al...

Just in time for Black Friday , most of the big TV show and movie streaming services are offering discounted subscriptions. Paramount Plus , Hulu , Peacock , and Max are significantly cheaper per month for both new and returning subscribers who are looking for things to watch over the chill holiday period. These deals make it more affordable to try out all of them. But if you’re trying to pick between the options, Paramount Plus has the entirety of the Star Trek catalog, the latest season of Lower Decks , plus classic films like Invasion of the Body Snatchers . It also features every Mission:Impossible movie. Max, on the other hand, is the current home of Cartoon Network and Adult Swim shows, as well as many Criterion Classic and A24 flicks. It’s the only place to watch The Penguin and Dune: Prophecy . Hulu may be the best pick if you’re interested in sci-fi, as it features Prey , The Creator , and Akira (a trio of personal favorites), plus the entire Alien franchise. It’s not s...

Regieleki in Pokémon Go is a legendary electric-type, first appearing alongside Regidrago in Pokémon Sword & Shield ’s “The Crown Tundra” expansion, becoming the latest members of the legendary titans, alongside Regirock , Registeel , and Regice . If you’re on the hunt for the best Regieleki counters to take down this electrifying legendary Pokémon in raid battles, you’ve come to the right place. Regieleki first made its debut in Elite Raids in April 2023, and is making its latest appearance as part of the Max Out Finale event, which runs from Nov. 27 to Dec. 1, 2024. During this time, you’ll be able to battle Regieleki in standard five-star raids, where it will also have its shiny debut. Regieleki weakness Regieleki only has one weakness, and that’s ground-type attacks . This does limit your options quite heavily, but it also makes choosing a raid team pretty easy, as you simply need to round up the strongest ground-type Pokémon in your collection. Regieleki best count...

Having a strong set of Regidrago counters will help you take down this legendary dragon-type Pokémon in Pokémon Go . In the main games, Regidrago appeared in Pokémon Sword & Shield ’s “The Crown Tundra” expansion — alongside Regieleki — becoming the latest members of the legendary titans, alongside Regirock , Registeel , and Regice . Regidrago first made its debut in Elite Raids in March 2023, and is making its latest appearance as part of the Max Out Finale event, which runs from Nov. 27 to Dec. 1, 2024. During this time, you’ll be able to battle Regidrago in standard five-star raids, where it will also have its shiny debut. Regidrago weakness Regidrago has three weaknesses: dragon-, fairy-, and ice-type attacks . Although dragon-type Pokémon are some of the strongest raid attackers in the game, you’ll need to be cautious of their weaknesses. Regidrago has dragon-type attacks of its own, which are super-effective against many dragon-type Pokémon. Regidrago best counters ...

Squid Game season 2 ’s official trailer is here to spotlight the big mystery of these new episodes: why the hell would anyone voluntarily choose to participate in this experience all over again?  The trailer promises a return of the iconography of the iconography of its predecessor, like the transparent plastic pig full of cash, the lethal statue of a little girl, and a handful of familiar cast members. But what has me hyped is the tease of the series’ fizzy dialogue. “Those he created this game, we should fight them” is to 2024 what “They got mansions, think we should rob them” is to 2002. I say that as the greatest compliment. Season 2, premiering on Netflix on Dec. 26, arrives with the highest of expectations. The first season rapidly became Netflix’s most-watched series around the world. The only stat more impressive than 1.65 billion viewing hours in its first 28 days? The amount of money content creators and rival streamers have spent to siphon some of the Squid Game hy...

I expected War Game: The Making of STALKER 2 Documentary — a video published by developer GSC Game World in October 2024, about a month before STALKER 2 ’s release — to feel like a 90-minute commercial that touted the game’s designs and features while bragging about hyped-up accomplishments. Instead, War Game is an emotional gut punch of a history lesson and a genuinely touching documentary. The first STALKER game — a survival horror game created by Ukrainian studio GSC Game World — was released in 2007 to vaguely positive reviews, launching a series of prequels and not-quite-sequels that have gone on to sell more than 15 million copies. Eleven years later, in 2018, the official sequel was announced , expected in 2021. Then it was delayed to December 2022 . Then, when Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, that date became impossible to meet . The documentary details how GSC Game World navigated its new reality, in which Kyiv was nearly surrounded, electricity and heat w...

Last year’s surprise Best Animated Feature nominee, Robot Dreams , is finally available on streaming. So now you too have a chance to have your heart shattered into a million tiny pieces by the world’s most endearing dog-and-robot best friend duo. Despite its deceptively simple setup and cartoony visual style, Robot Dreams tackles some brilliantly understated yet deeply emotional themes. And director Pablo Berger — who was so moved by the graphic novel that he set out to learn how to make an animated movie just to adapt it — doesn’t shy away from the full impact of the story’s end.  Robot Dreams takes place in a world full of anthropomorphized animals, where lonely Dog decides to order a robot friend. He builds the robot and the two strike up a close friendship, spending an idyllic summer together and jamming out to Earth, Wind & Fire’s “September.” But a beach day ends with Robot too rusted to move — and when Dog returns the next day, he learns the beach is closed for t...