Precious Pals: Taken Over
Time and Date
Precious Pals: Taken Over will start on Friday, January 23, at 12:00 a.m. and end on Sunday, January 25, 2026, 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. - Pokémon caught via one-star and three-star Shadow Raids during the event will have a wider variance of Attack, Defense, and HP.
Save Shadow Incarnate Forme Thundurus!
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: Precious Paths on March 3, 2026, 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!
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, 
Stardust, and one 
Rocket Radar.
