Pokémon GO - Mewtwo Appears, Return of the Birds and More!

Trainers, rejoice! The Legendary Pokémon Mewtwo has been announced to appear in Raids across the world in the coming weeks, and I'm here to teach you how to find one!

So, in order to fight Mewtwo, you'll need to participate in an "Exclusive Raid Battle". What's that, you ask? Well, an "Exclusive Raid Battle" works a bit differently than a regular Raid Battle, as the gym where the Exclusive Raid Battle is taking place only allows for Trainers who have defeated a Raid Boss in that Gym prior to Mewtwo appearing there. But don't fret - there will be alerts when Mewtwo is planned to appear at a Gym, so you can organise a group to go take down this power Psychic-type Pokémon!

In other Pokémon GO-related news, the Raid Bosses Lugia, Articuno, Zapdos, and Moltres have all had their encounter duration extended, with all 4 Legendary Pokémon appearing as Exclusive Raid Bosses in the same manner described above until August 31st. If you missed one, now's the time to go grab it!

Also, rare Pokémon have been appearing near major cities across Europe. These Pokémon are the elusive Unown and the Australia-exclusive Kangaskhan. If you live anywhere near the cities listed below, try finding them! They'll be around until August 21st

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Vienna, Austria
Prague, Czech Republic
Copenhagen, Denmark
Helsinki, Finland
Dijon, France
Lille, France
Lyon, France
Marseille, France
Nice, France
Paris, France
Rennes, France
Berlin, Germany
Bochum, Germany
Gera, Germany
Leipzig, Germany
Mönchengladbach, Germany
Munich, Germany
Oberhausen, Germany
Recklinghausen, Germany
Milan, Italy
Naples, Italy
Rome, Italy
Oslo, Norway
Warsaw, Poland
Lisbon, Portugal
Bratislava, Slovakia
Badajoz, Spain
Barcelona, Spain
Cádiz, Spain
Madrid, Spain
Sevilla, Spain
San Sebastián, Spain
Valencia, Spain
Valladolid, Spain
Stockholm, Sweden
Zürich, Switzerland
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Leidschendam, The Netherlands
Zoetermeer, The Netherlands
Belfast, United Kingdom
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Cardiff, United Kingdom
Glasgow, United Kingdom
London, United Kingdom
Manchester, United Kingdom

Finally, there have been reports that Shiny Pichu (from eggs), Shiny Pikachu (from eggs, evolution and wild encounters) and Shiny Raichu (from evolution and wild encounters) have been appearing in Japan lately. Although there is no word on their global release, it is unlikely that they will be Japan-exclusive.
EDIT: It has been confirmed that the above Shiny Pokémon can now be caught outside of Japan, however they are still very rare Pokémon.

As always, this is Pixel, bringing you all the latest Pokémon news on behalf of Lake Valor!