Features Bonuses Shadow Wild Spawns 12k Eggs Raids Research Shiny


Features

Shadow Groudon will make its debut during the event. Rescue Shadow Groudon from Giovanni. A new Seasonal Special Research will unlock at the start of the event.
Shadow Mewtwo will be in Tier 5 Shadow Raids on Saturday March 30, 2024 6:00 AM until Sunday March 31, 2024 10pm.  Shadow Raikou will not appear.


Bonuses

Team GO Rocket will appear more frequently at PokéStops and in balloons
You can use a Charged TM to help Shadow Pokemon to forget the Charged Attack, Frustration.


Shadow

Team GO Rocket Grunts, Sierra, Cliff, and Arlo will be using different Shadow Pokémon in their lineups.

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 appear as Shiny Pokémon.

 

Team GO Rocket Leaders will be using new lineups.

 


Wild Spawns

The following Pokémon will be found as wild spawns.


Eggs

Shiny Sandile will be added to 12km Eggs.


Raids

Different Raids will take place if a gym is not hosting a Shadow Raid.

Appearing in 1-Star Shadow Raids


Appearing in 3-Star Shadow Raids


Appearing in 5-Star Shadow Raids

Shadow Mewtwo will appear in five-star Shadow Raids from Saturday, March 30, 2024, to Sunday, March 31, 2024, local time.


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

  • Defeat 2 Team GO Rocket Grunts
    Sableye
    CP  592 - 632
    shiny
  • Defeat 2 Team GO Rocket Grunts
    Inkay
    CP  365 - 397
    shiny
  • Defeat 4 Team GO Rocket Grunts
    Deino
    CP  420 - 455
    shiny
  • Defeat 4 Team GO Rocket Grunts
    Vullaby
    CP  506 - 545
    shiny
  • Defeat a Team GO Rocket Leader
    Pawniard
    CP  574 - 614
    shiny
  • Defeat a Team GO Rocket Leader
    Vullaby
    CP  506 - 545
    shiny

Event-exclusive Timed Research

Event-themed Timed Research will be available throughout the event!

Complete the research tasks to earn items and encounters with event-themed Pokémon.


Event-exclusive Timed Paid Research

For US$2.00 (or the equivalent pricing tier in your local currency), you’ll be able to access event-exclusive Timed Research focused on defeating Team GO Rocket Grunts.

Timed Research rewards include the following.

  • Six Mysterious Components
  • One Super Incubator
  • One Rocket Radar
  •   An encounter with Pawniard


Shiny

Sandile and its evolutions will be available in its shiny variant for the first time at the start of the event.

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