Precious Pals: Taken Over

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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.

* Team GO Rocket Balloons are appearing every 2 hours.

Features

Save Shadow Incarnate Forme Thundurus!

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: Precious Paths on March 3, 2026, at 9:59 a.m. local time.

• 
  Thundurus (Incarnate)

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!

New Shadow Pokémon

• 
  Chespin
• 
  Fennekin
• 
  Froakie

Team GO Rocket Leaders

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

• Sierra - Hoppip
• Cliff - Magikarp
• Arlo - Mawile

• 
  Magikarp
• 
  Hoppip
• 
  Mawile

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

• 
  
  Dratini
• 
  
  Gligar
• 
  
  Cacnea
• 
  Joltik

Appearing in 3-Star Shadow Raids

• 
  Alolan Marowak
• 
  
  Lapras
• 
  
  Stantler

Research

Field Research Task Rewards

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

Precious Pals: 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: Precious Paths on March 3, 2026, at 9:59 a.m. local time.

STEP

1

Precious Pals: Taken Over (1/5)

Catch 15 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

Nidoran♀

STEP

2

Precious Pals: Taken Over (2/5)

Catch 20 Pokémon

×5

Pinap Berry ×5

Purify 5 Shadow Pokémon

×10

Great Ball ×10

Defeat 6 Team GO Rocket Grunts

×3

Mysterious Component ×3

REWARDS

2000 XP

×1000

Nidoran♂

STEP

3

Precious Pals: 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

Precious Pals: 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

Vulpix

STEP

5

Precious Pals: Taken Over (5/5)

Claim Reward!

×1500

Stardust ×1500

Claim Reward!

×1500

Stardust ×1500

Claim Reward!

×1500

Stardust ×1500

REWARDS

6000 XP

×5000

×3

Collection Challenge

An event-themed Collection Challenge is coming!

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

Precious Pals: Taken Over Collection Challenge

Chespin

Fennekin

Froakie

REWARDS

6000 XP

×6000

×1

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