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Delightful Days: Taken Over

Team GO Rocket
From Monday, August 11, 2025 at 00:00 Until Sunday, August 17, 2025 at 23:59

Bonuses

Bonus

Team GO Rocket will appear more frequently at PokéStops and in balloons.

Bonus

You can use a Charged TM to help a Shadow Pokémon forget the Charged Attack Frustration.

Bonus

Pokémon caught via one-star and three-star Shadow Raids during the event will have a wider variance of Attack, Defense, and HP.

Bonus

For the first time in Pokémon GO, you might even hatch Shiny Salandit—if you’re lucky!

Shiny Debut

The following Pokémon will make their Shiny Debut in Pokémon GO at the start of this event.

ShinySalandit

Salandit
ShinySalazzle

Salazzle
Special Research

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.

ShadowShinyGiratina

Giratina

CP 1462 - 1578
CP 2438 - 2631
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!

ShadowStaryu

Staryu
ShadowFletchling

Fletchling
ShadowPikipek

Pikipek
ShadowGrubbin

Grubbin
One-Star Raids

The following Pokémon will appear in One-Star Shadow Raids! Gyms not under Team GO Rocket control may still host other raids.

ShadowShinyBellsprout

grass poison Bellsprout

CP 506 - 590
CP 633 - 738
ShadowShinyAipom

normal Aipom

CP 678 - 770
CP 848 - 963
ShadowShinyTeddiursa

normal Teddiursa

CP 666 - 759
CP 833 - 949
ShadowShinySeedot

grass Seedot

CP 281 - 342
CP 351 - 427
Three-Star Raids

The following Pokémon will appear in Three-Star Shadow Raids! Gyms not under Team GO Rocket control may still host other raids.

ShadowGirafarig

normal psychic Girafarig

CP 1055 - 1169
CP 1319 - 1462
ShadowShinyAbsol

dark Absol

CP 1312 - 1443
CP 1640 - 1805
ShadowWhirlipede

bug poison Whirlipede

CP 568 - 653
CP 710 - 817
Field Research

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!

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