Rhyperior, Rhyhorn’s final form, clocks in at 283kg and 2.13m. This is a big Pocket Monster. That is, except in Pokémon Go, where this Rock Pokémon is small.

Pokémon Go is ready to expand once again with the upcoming addition of trainer battles, offering the first real head-to-head competition the game has seen since it launched in 2016.

Last week, Niantic invited Kotaku to try out this new mode at their offices, and much like the game itself, these battles are a little rough, but still provide some good entertainment as well as a foundation to build on in the future.

If Pokemon GO's gym battles aren't quite your thing, but you've been itching from some old-fashioned, trainer-on-trainer fighting, then the latest news from Niantic should pique your interest. Not only are "Trainer Battles" on their way, they'll be coupled with so-called "Battle Leagues" with CP caps, allowing every Pokemon in your collection a chance to shine.

Shibu and Lily met in Odaiba, Tokyo while playing Pokemon GO. They fell in love and were recently married. Congrats to them! Their wedding ceremony was Pokemon GO themed.

If you were holding out for the Harry Potter version of Pokemon Go, bad news: it won't be out until next year.

The Vatican has commissioned a mobile game called Follow JC Go, an AR title which is almost identical to Pokémon Go, only you’re out there collecting Saints and “blessed characters from the Bible”.

You know Meltan, the weird little hex-headed mythical Pokemon that started showing up in Pokemon GO last month? That isn’t even its final form. Get enough Meltan together and they merge to form the massive Melmetal.

Pokemon GO trainers will soon be happening upon monsters from the Sinnoh region, publisher Niantic announced today. Those are the little guys from 2006's Pokemon Pearl and Diamond and 2008's Pokemon Platinum. The announcement said they should be in-game sometime this week, but some readers are saying these Pokemon are available in-game now!

iOS Pokemon GO players have enjoyed the game's enhanced augmented reality mode, called AR+, for some time. But there's good news for Android trainers — AR+ is now supported on Google's mobile OS, as of two days ago. There's just a few things you need to do.

Fans of Pokemon Diamond and Pokemon Pearl, now is your time to shine.

This weekend, a typhoon hit Japan. Pokémon Go players noticed something: a warning system.

Over the weekend, this weird-looking Pokemon began popping up in Pokemon GO. Players wanted to know more about it, but they couldn’t even catch it; when they tried, the creature would often turn into a Ditto.

No shortage of memes and conspiracy theories ensued, but last night Nintendo introduced the creature in a new Pokemon: Let’s Go trailer as the mythical Pokemon Meltan.

A new creature has appeared in Pokemon GO, and no one seems quite sure what it is or what it is doing.

Mums and dads have thanked Pokemon GO for getting their kids to explore the great outdoors — even if it means they’re taking their screens with them. Now, parents will be better able to manage their children’s privacy in the game.

Taiwanese feng shui master Chen San-yuan sure likes Pokemon GO. He has nine phones affixed to his bicycle and another two he carries for catching Pokemon around Taipei.

Pokemon Go has traditionally allowed players to measure their worth through gyms. But come the end of the new year, according to a new report, it'll finally have proper player-on-player battle.

A 51-year-old man in Kobe has been arrested for allegedly violating Japan’s stalking law. The suspect, however, said he wasn’t stalking a 33-year-old woman, but just playing Pokémon Go near her house.

With the recent announcement of Pokemon Let's Go for the Nintendo Switch and its ability to interact with Pokemon GO, players are returning to the mobile game en masse. If you're trying to get back into the game, here's a trick for levelling up fast and catching up to those who never quit.

A 71-year-old man and his adult son were arrested for allegedly assaulting another player, who they claimed had stolen their Gym and thrown a Gatorade bottle at their car.