Galarian Expedition: Taken Over
Team GO Rocket and Giovanni return— give it your all and rescue Shadow Heatran during Galarian Expedition: Taken Over!
Bonuses
* Team GO Rocket balloons are every 2 hours during this event.
Features
Save Shadow Heatran!
Part of the Seasonal Special Research story 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: Max Out on December 3, 2024, at 9:59 a.m. local time.
- Heatran
PokéStop Showcases
Be on the lookout for Showcases at different PokéStops during the event where you can enter event-themed Pokémon!
Shadow
Team GO Rocket Grunts—as well as their leaders Sierra, Cliff, and Arlo—are using different Shadow Pokémon.
In addition, Team GO Rocket has also turned the following Pokémon into Shadow Pokémon. Defeat Team GO Rocket Grunts to save them!
Also, Pokémon rescued from Team GO Rocket Grunts may be Shiny Pokémon—if you’re lucky.
You can find updated Team GO Rocket lineups here on Leek Duck. Information is still being collected so the page isn’t complete.
New Shadow Pokémon
- Caterpie
- Mankey
- Roggenrola
- Venipede
- Karrablast
- Shelmet
Shadow Pokémon for Leaders
Team GO Rocket Leaders Sierra, Cliff, and Arlo are using the following Pokémon in their lineups:
- Cliff has Galarian Zigzagooon in their lineup.
- Sierra has Ralts in their lineup.
- Arlo has Beldum in their lineup.
- Galarian Zigzagoon
- Ralts
- Beldum
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
- Machop
- Grimer
- Exeggcute
- Sudowoodo
Appearing in 3-Star Shadow Raids
- Pinsir
- Sableye
- Mawile
Research
Field Research Tasks
Event-themed Field Research tasks will be available! Field Research rewards include the following.
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Defeat 1 Team GO Rocket Grunts
REWARD×1Mysterious Component ×1
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Purify 3 Shadow Pokémon
POSSIBLE REWARDS×1Charged TM ×1×1Fast TM ×1
Galar Calling
Event-exclusive Special Research
Part of the Seasonal Special Research story will be unlocked at the beginning of this event. Progress through it to receive a Super Rocket Radar and chase down Giovanni!
Again, this is not a new Special Research, it’s the continuation of the Special Research Trainers recieved as part as the current season.
Sales
Pokémon GO Web Store
Don’t forget to check out the Pokémon GO Web Store for all the best deals.
Now even more Trainers can enjoy the web store! Trainers with Pokémon Trainer Club (PTC) accounts can now log in to the Pokémon GO Web Store with the same credentials used to log in to Pokémon GO. And don’t forget, Trainers can get a 15% discount on their first web store purchase of any item that costs US$9.99 or more!
Event Bundle
A Team GO Rocket Box will be available during this event.
For 300 PokéCoins, you will get one Incubator, one Rocket Radar, and one Premium Battle Pass.
Check it out in the in-game shop!