Taken Treasures
Team GO Rocket is taking over again, and Giovanni is back with a vengeance—this time alongside Shadow Kyogre! Prepare yourselves for new Shadow Pokémon, as well as the return of Shadow Ho-Oh!
Assemble your team and prepare to conquer Team GO Rocket!
Bonuses 
* Team GO Rocket Balloons are appearing every 2 hours during this event.
Features 
Pokémon Debuts
The Single-Cyl Pokémon Varoom and its Evolution, the Multi-Cyl Pokémon Revavroom, will make their Pokémon GO debuts!
You can use 50 Varoom Candy to evolve Varoom into Revavroom.
Starting with this event, Varoom will be available to hatch from 12 km Eggs.
Varoom
Revavroom
Save Shadow Kyogre!
Giovanni makes his nefarious return, plunging into battle with Shadow Kyogre!
The last 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 Seasonal Special Research story up to the end of the Timeless Travels Season on March 1, 2024, at 10:00 a.m. local time.
Kyogre
Shadow Raid Debut
Shadow Ho-Oh 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 Ho-Oh—if you’re lucky!
Shadow Ho-Oh will appear in five-star Shadow Raids from Saturday, January 27, 2024, at 6:00 a.m. to Sunday, January 28, 2024, at 10:00 p.m local time.
Ho-Oh
PokéStop Showcases
Be on the lookout for Showcases at different PokéStops during the event where you can enter event-themed Pokémon!
Scraggy
Pancham- Varoom
Shadow 
Shadow Pokémon
Team GO Rocket Grunts—as well as their leaders Sierra, Cliff, and Arlo—are using different Shadow Pokémon. Help Spark, Blanche, and Candela overcome their adversaries and rescue the 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 after the event starts.
Eggs 
12 km Eggs
Varooom will be added to 12 km Eggs.
Larvitar
Sandile
Pawniard
Vullaby
Deino- Pancham
Salandit- Varoom
Raids 
Raid Battles
Appearing in 1-Star Raids
Alolan Rattata
Alolan Meowth
Alolan Grimer
Galarian Zigzagoon
Appearing in 3-Star Raids
Weezing
Galarian Weezing
Tyranitar
Bombirdier
Appearing in 5-Star Raids
Therian Forme Landorus will be available in raids until Wednesday, January 31, 2024, at 10 am local time.
Landorus (Therian)
Appearing in Mega Raids
Mega Steelix will be available in raids until Wednesday, January 31, 2024, at 10 am local time.
Mega Steelix
Shadow Raids
Appearing in 1-Star Shadow Raids
Alolan Sandshrew
Murkrow
Pineco
Croagunk
Appearing in 3-Star Shadow Raids
Scyther
Skarmory
Golett
Appearing in 5-Star Shadow Raids
Shadow Ho-Oh will appear in five-star Shadow Raids from Saturday, January 27, 2024, at 6:00 a.m. to Sunday, January 28, 2024, at 10:00 p.m local time.
- Ho-Oh
Research 
Field Research Tasks
Event-themed Field Research tasks will be available! Field Research rewards include the following.
- Mysterious Components, Charged TMs, and Fast TMs.
- Encounters with event-themed Pokémon
The following Pokémon will be available to encounter when you complete Field Research tasks! Pokémon encountered through Field Research tasks will have a greater chance of being a Shiny Pokémon than when found in the wild!
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Defeat a Team GO Rocket Grunt
POSSIBLE REWARDS
Ekans
Max CP397Min CP365
Zubat
Max CP285Min CP258
Koffing
Max CP520Min CP483+2 -
Defeat 2 Team GO Rocket Grunts
POSSIBLE REWARDS
Paldean Wooper
Max CP275Min CP247
Scraggy
Max CP588Min CP549
Bruxish
Max CP1024Min CP972+2 -
Defeat 3 Team GO Rocket Grunts
POSSIBLE REWARDS
Hisuian Qwilfish
Max CP915Min CP866
Sableye
Max CP632Min CP592 -
Catch a Shadow Pokémon
REWARD
×1Mysterious Component ×1 -
Purify 3 Shadow Pokémon
POSSIBLE REWARDS
×1Fast TM ×1
×1Charged TM ×1
Timeless Travels
Season-exclusive Special Research
Giovanni makes his nefarious return, plunging into battle with Shadow Kyogre! The last 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 Seasonal Special Research story up to the end of the Timeless Travels Season on March 1, 2024, at 10:00 a.m. local time.
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Taken Treasures
Event-exclusive Timed Research
For US$5.00 (or the equivalent pricing tier in your local currency), you’ll be able to access event-exclusive Timed Research.
Timed Research rewards include the following.
- Stardust, XP, one Incense, one Incubator, three Silver Pinap Berries, and more!
- Encounters with event-themed Pokémon
- An event-themed avatar pose!
Please note that Timed Research expires. The tasks associated with this Timed Research must be completed and their rewards must be claimed before Thursday, February 01, 2024, at 11:59 p.m. local time.
Trainers will be able to purchase and gift tickets to any of their Pokémon GO friends that they have achieved a Friendship level of Great Friends or higher with. Please note that purchases—including those made for other Trainers—are non-refundable (subject to applicable law and the exceptions set forth in the Terms of Service). Tickets cannot be purchased with PokéCoins.
Please note that the Timed Research ticket will only be available in the in-game shop until January 31, 2024, at 11:59 p.m.
Bruxish
Scraggy
Weezing
Vullaby
Poké Ball Throw Pose
Sales 
Pokémon GO Web Store Team GO Rocket Bundle
There’ll be an Team GO Rocket Box available during the event for $9.99, featuring seven Rocket Radars, seven Premium Battle Passes, seven Ultra Balls, and seven Silver Pinap Berries. Check it out in the Pokémon GO Web Store.
Event Bundle
There’ll be a Team GO Rocket Box 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!
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