Delightful Days: Taken Over
Time and Date
Delightful Days: Taken Over will start on Monday, August 11, at 12:00 a.m. and end on Sunday, August 17, 2025, at 11:59 p.m. local time.
Event 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.
- For the first time in Pokémon GO, you might even hatch Shiny
Salandit—if you’re lucky!
Save Shadow Giratina!
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: Delightful Days on September 2, 2025, at 9:59 a.m. local time.
Shadow Pokémon
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!
Shadow Raids
The following Pokémon will appear in Shadow Raids! Gyms not under Team GO Rocket control may still host other raids.
One-Star Raids
Three-Star Raids
✨If you’re lucky, you may encounter a Shiny one!
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.
Collection Challenge
An event-themed Collection Challenge is coming!
Complete the Collection Challenge to receive XP and one 
Rocket Radar.
Pokémon GO Web Store
A Team GO Rocket Box will be available on the Pokémon GO Web Store during the event! This deal will include seven Rocket Radars, seven 
Premium Battle Passes, seven 
Ultra Balls, and seven 
Silver Pinap Berries for US$9.99 (or the equivalent pricing tier in your local currency) to help in encounters with Team GO Rocket!