Delightful Days: Taken Over

Bonuses Features Shadow Raids Research Shiny Sales Graphic

Bonuses

Team GO Rocket will appear more frequently at PokéStops and in balloons

You can use a Charged TM to help a Shadow Pokémon forget the Charged Attack Frustration

Pokémon caught via one-star and three-star Shadow Raids during the event will have a wider variance of Attack, Defense, and HP

For the first time in Pokémon GO, you might even hatch Shiny Salandit—if you're lucky!

Features

Save Shadow Giratina!

Special Research will be unlocked at the beginning of this event. Progress through it to receive a Super Rocket Radar and chase down Giovanni!

You can claim this Special Research until the end of Pokémon GO: Delightful Days on September 2, 2025, at 9:59 a.m. local time.

• 
  Giratina

Shadow Raid Debut

Shadow Kyogre will return to Pokémon GO by making its debut in Shadow Raids. Also, for the first time in Pokémon GO, you’ll be able to encounter Shiny Shadow Kyogre—if you’re lucky!

Shadow Kyogre will appear in five-star Shadow Raids from Saturday, August 16, 2025, at 6:00 a.m. to Sunday, August 17, 2025, at 10:00 p.m local time. Additionally, Trainers will receive one additional Raid Pass from spinning Photo Discs at Gyms each day during the event hours.

• 
  
  Kyogre

Shadow

Team GO Rocket Grunts—and their leaders, Sierra, Cliff, and Arlo—are using different Shadow Pokémon.

Team GO Rocket has also turned the following Pokémon into Shadow Pokémon. Defeat Team GO Rocket Grunts to save them!

You can find updated Team GO Rocket lineups here on Leek Duck after the event starts. It will take a couple days for complete lineups.

New Shadow Pokémon

• 
  Staryu
• 
  Fletchling
• 
  Pikipek
• 
  Grubbin

Team GO Rocket Leaders

Team GO Rocket Leaders Sierra, Cliff, and Arlo are using the following Pokémon in their lineups:

• Sierra - Totodile
• Cliff - Cyndaquil
• Arlo - Chikorita

• 
  
  Totodile
• 
  
  Chikorita
• 
  
  Cyndaquil

Raids

Shadow Raids

The following Pokémon will appear in Shadow Raids! Gyms not under Team GO Rocket control may still host other raids.

Appearing in 1-Star Shadow Raids

• 
  
  Bellsprout
• 
  
  Aipom
• 
  
  Teddiursa
• 
  
  Seedot

Appearing in 3-Star Shadow Raids

• 
  Girafarig
• 
  
  Absol
• 
  Whirlipede

Appearing in 5-Star Shadow Raids

Shadow Kyogre will appear in five-star Shadow Raids from Saturday, August 16, 2025, at 6:00 a.m. to Sunday, August 17, 2025, at 10:00 p.m local time.

Additionally, Trainers will receive one additional Raid Pass from spinning Photo Discs at Gyms each day during the event hours.

• 
  
  Kyogre

Research

Field Research Tasks

Event-themed Field Research tasks will be available.

Complete Field Research tasks to earn Fast TMs, Charged TMs, and Mysterious Components.

• Defeat a Team GO Rocket Grunt
  REWARD

  

  ×1

  Mysterious Component ×1
• Purify 3 Shadow Pokémon
  POSSIBLE REWARDS

  

  ×1

  Fast TM ×1

  

  ×1

  Charged TM ×1

Collection Challenge

Complete the Collection Challenge to receive XP and one Rocket Radar.

Delightful Days: Taken Over Collection Challenge

Pikipek

Grubbin

Staryu

Fletchling

REWARDS

×1

5000 XP

Delightful Days: Taken Over

Event-exclusive Special Research

Special Research will be unlocked at the beginning of this event. Progress through it to receive a Super Rocket Radar and chase down Giovanni!

You can claim this Special Research until the end of Pokémon GO: Delightful Days on September 2, 2025, at 9:59 a.m. local time.

STEP

1

Delightful Days: Taken Over (1/5)

Catch 10 Pokémon

×5

Pinap Berry ×5

Purify 2 Shadow Pokémon

×10

Poké Ball ×10

Defeat 3 Team GO Rocket Grunts

×1

Mysterious Component ×1

REWARDS

1500 XP

×500

Ekans

STEP

2

Delightful Days: Taken Over (2/5)

Catch 15 Pokémon

×2

Fast TM ×2

Purify 3 Shadow Pokémon

×10

Great Ball ×10

Defeat 6 Team GO Rocket Grunts

×3

Mysterious Component ×3

REWARDS

2000 XP

×1000

Koffing

STEP

3

Delightful Days: Taken Over (3/5)

Defeat Team GO Rocket Leader Arlo

×2500

2500 XP

Defeat Team GO Rocket Leader Cliff

×2500

2500 XP

Defeat Team GO Rocket Leader Sierra

×2500

2500 XP

REWARDS

2500 XP

×1500

×1

STEP

4

Delightful Days: Taken Over (4/5)

Find the Team GO Rocket Boss

×10

Hyper Potion ×10

Battle the Team GO Rocket Boss

×10

Ultra Ball ×10

Defeat the Team GO Rocket Boss

×6

Max Revive ×6

REWARDS

3000 XP

×2000

Persian

STEP

5

Delightful Days: Taken Over (5/5)

Claim Reward!

×1500

Stardust ×1500

Claim Reward!

×1500

Stardust ×1500

Claim Reward!

×1500

Stardust ×1500

REWARDS

6000 XP

×5000

×3

Shiny

Shiny Salandit makes its debut in 12 km Eggs.

• 
  Salandit
• 
  Salazzle

Sales

Pokémon GO Web Store – Team GO Rocket Box

A Team GO Rocket Box will be available on the Pokémon GO Web Store during the event! This deal will include seven Rocket Radars, seven Premium Battle Passes, seven Ultra Balls, and seven Silver Pinap Berries for US$9.99 (or the equivalent pricing tier in your local currency) to help in encounters with Team GO Rocket!

Check it out in the Pokémon GO Web Store!

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