Psychic Spectacular: Taken Over

Time and Date
Psychic Spectacular: Taken Over will start on Tuesday, September 16, at 10:00 a.m. and end on Sunday, September 21, 2025, at 8:00 p.m. local time.
Pokémon Debut
The Emotion Pokémon Indeedee will make its Pokémon GO debut! Also, you’ll be able to hatch Shiny
Indeedee—if you’re lucky!
Event Bonuses
- Additional Candy for Nice Throws or better.
- 1/2 Egg Hatch Distance when Eggs are placed in an Incubator during the event period.
- Increased chance for Candy XL for Nice Throws or better for Trainers level 31 and up.
Lunatone and
Solrock will both appear in the wild during the event, regardless of your location.
- 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.*
*These bonuses will be active from Tuesday, September 16, at 12:00 a.m. to Sunday, September 21, 2025, at 11:59 p.m. local time.
Wild Encounters
And more!
If you are lucky you may encounter:
✨If you’re lucky, you may encounter a Shiny one!
Eggs
The following Pokémon will hatch from 5 km Eggs.
5 km Eggs
✨If you’re lucky, you may hatch a Shiny one!
Raids
The following Pokémon will appear in raids.
Three-Star Raids
✨If you’re lucky, you may encounter a Shiny one!
Save Shadow Incarnate Forme Tornadus!
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: Tales of Transformation on December 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!
Paid Timed Research
For US$4.99 (or the equivalent pricing tier in your local currency), you’ll be able to access event-exclusive Timed Research.
Timed Research rewards include the following.
- Two
Premium Battle Passes
- One
Super Rocket Radar
- Encounters with event-themed Pokémon, including
Ralts,
Gothita,
Wyrdeer, and more!
Trainers will be able to purchase and gift tickets to any of their Pokémon GO friends that they have achieved a Friendship level of Great Friends or higher with. Please note that purchases—including those made for other Trainers—are non-refundable (subject to applicable law and the exceptions set forth in the Terms of Service). Tickets cannot be purchased with PokéCoins.
Please note that Timed Research expires. The tasks associated with this Timed Research must be completed and their rewards must be claimed before Sunday, September 21, 2025, at 11:59 p.m. local time.
Field Research Task Rewards
Event-themed Field Research tasks will be available.
Complete Field Research tasks to earn Fast TMs,
Charged TMs,
Mysterious Components, and more!
Pokémon GO Web Store – Psychic Spectacular: Taken Over Ultra Ticket Box
The Psychic Spectacular: Taken Over Ultra Ticket Box will be available for US$4.99 (or the equivalent pricing tier in your local currency) and includes both an event ticket and three bonus Silver Pinap Berries at no additional cost!
Check it out in the Pokémon GO Web Store!