Team GO Rocket Celebration Event
Starts:
Tuesday, February 2, 2021, at 10:00 AM Local Time
Ends:
Sunday, February 7, 2021, at 8:00 PM Local Time
Team GO Rocket is celebrating—but why? It’s up to you to find out! Here’s what you can expect during the Team GO Rocket Celebration event.
Bonuses
1/2 Hatch Distance
Rocket Balloons every 2 hours
Features
- Defeat Team GO Rocket Leaders during the event for a chance to receive a Team GO Rocket Leader Gift sticker.
- Event-exclusive Field Research and Timed Research will be available.
- The Team GO Rocket–themed Timed Research that begins during the Johto Celebration event will continue during this event and will reward an encounter with the Legendary Pokémon Ho-Oh that knows the exclusive attack Earthquake!
- Keep a lookout for more invaded PokéStops and Team GO Rocket balloons than usual!
You won’t be able to TM away Frustration during this event
Shadow
New Shadow Pokémon
Swinub
Nosepass
Aron
Lileep
Anorith
Spheal
Team GO Rocket Grunts will also have different teams of Pokémon during the event and after its conclusion.
Cliff's Team

Aerodactyl
Gallade
Slowking
Cradily
Tyranitar
Dusknoir
Mamoswine
- Slot 1: Aerodactyl
- Slot 2: Gallade, Slowking, Cradily
- Slot 3: Tyranitar, Dusknoir, Mamoswine
Arlo's Team

Beldum
Gardevoir
Infernape
Aggron
Armaldo
Salamence
Scizor
- Slot 1: Beldum
- Slot 2: Gardevoir, Infernape, Aggron
- Slot 3: Armaldo, Salamence, Scizor
Sierra's Team

Carvanha
Porygon-Z
Hippowdon
Mismagius
Houndoom
Flygon
Walrein
- Slot 1: Carvanha
- Slot 2: Porygon-Z, Hippowdon, Mismagius
- Slot 3: Houndoom, Flygon, Walrein
These new lineups won’t be available until the day after the event starts for Rocket Grunts and Rocket Leaders at PokéStops. They will be available from Rocket Balloons at the start of the event.
Spawns
Poison- and Dark-type Pokémon appearing in the wild.
Golbat
Koffing
Ariados
Qwilfish
Sneasel
Houndour
Nuzleaf
Stunky
Skorupi
Venipede
Scraggy
Eggs
Pokémon will be hatching from Strange Eggs during and after the event.
In 12 km Strange Eggs

Qwilfish
Larvitar
Corphish
Absol
Skorupi
Sandile
Scraggy
Pawniard
Vullaby
Deino
Raids
Appearing in 1-Star Raids

Alolan Meowth
Alolan Grimer
Gligar
Sneasel
Shinx
Klink
Appearing in 3-Star Raids
Nidoqueen
Ariados
Umbreon
Tyranitar
Absol
Appearing in 5-star raids

Raikou
Suicune
- Raikou will be appearing in five-star raids from Sunday, January 31, 2021, at 10:00 a.m. to Thursday, February 4, 2021, at 10:00 a.m. local time.
- Suicune will be appearing in five-star raids from Thursday, February 4, 2021, at 10:00 a.m. to Tuesday, February 9, 2021, at 10:00 a.m. local time.
Appearing in Mega Raids

Mega Venusaur
Mega Ampharos
Mega Houndoom
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