Taken Over

Delightful Days: Taken Over

 

 

 

 

Monday August 11, 2025 10am -
Sunday August 16, 2025 8pm






Features

Save Shadow Giratina from Giovanni.
  • shiny
    Giratina (Altered Forme)
Shadow Kyogre will be available in Level 5 Shadow Raids. Its shiny variant will be available for the first time. Challenge Shadow Kyogre on Saturday August 16, 2025 at 6am until Sunday August 17, 2025 10pm,.


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.

Pokémon caught in 1- and 3-Star Raids will have a more varied of Attack, Defense, and HP stats. Shiny Salandit will be available to be hatched for the first time.


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!

 

  • Staryu
  • Fletchling
  • Pikipek
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    Grubbin


Eggs

Shiny Salandit will be available from 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, August 16, 2025 6am until Sunday August 17, 2025 10pm 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.


Collection Challenge

Complete the Collection Challenge to receive XP and one Rocket Radar..


Shiny

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

  • Salandit
  • Salazzle