Galarian Expedition: Taken Over!
Prepare for trouble! Giovanni and Team GO Rocket are back with more Shadow Pokémon awaiting your rescue!
Event Date and Time
Tuesday, October 8, at 12:00 a.m. to Friday, October 11, 2024, at 8:00 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.
Shadow Heatran
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 that can be used to track down Giovanni and save Heatran. If you're lucky, Heatran may even appear shiny!
This special research can be claimed until the end of Pokémon GO: Max Out on December 3, 2024, 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. See the full list below.
- Shadow Caterpie ✨
- Shadow Mankey ✨
- Shadow Roggenrola ✨
- Shadow Venipede ✨
- Shadow Karrablast ✨
- Shadow Shelmet ✨
✨ Pokémon rescued from Team GO Rocket Grunts may appear as shiny!
Shadow Raids
The following Shadow Pokémon will appear in gyms controlled by Team GO Rocket.
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. Field Research rewards include the following.
- Mysterious Components
- Charged TMs
- Fast TMs
Event Bundle
A Team GO Rocket Box will be available during this event.
For 300 PokéCoins, you will get one Incubator, one Rocket Radar, and one Premium Battle Pass.