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As the Halloween festive season gets going in Pokemon GO, trainers worldwide will see another iteration of the GO Rocket Takeover. Niantic recently revealed all the details about the upcoming event, including a change in Giovanni's third Pokemon, a Shadow Raid debut, event bonuses, and 12km egg hatches. GO Rocket Takeover focuses on the nefarious eponymous evil team that constantly plagues players in-game.
These events bring changes to Giovanni's lineup besides introducing new Shadow Pokemon. This article details more.
Pokemon GO Halloween GO Rocket Takeover schedule
The Halloween GO Rocket Takeover event will run from Thursday, October 26, 2023, at 10 am local time to Tuesday, October 31, 2023, at 8 pm local time. This gives players ample time to enjoy everything on offer when the event comes online.
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Pokemon GO Halloween GO Rocket Takeover Giovanni's Shadow Regigigas
With a new iteration of the GO Rocket Takeover event, Giovanni will once again refresh his line-up on his quest to thwart players. Halloween 2023 will see the Team GO Rocket Boss bring Shadow Regigigas into the mix as his third Pokemon.
As always, trainers will require a Super Rocket Rader to have a chance of coming across Giovanni. The upcoming event will bring a new Special Research story that will provide them with the radar.
Pokemon GO Halloween GO Rocket Takeover Lugia Shadow Raid debut
Shadow Lugia will debut in the Shadow Raids at Halloween GO Rocket Takeover event this year. Players may also come across the unique shiny variant of Shadow Lugia during these skirmishes.
Shadow Lugia will spawn in Five-star Shadow Raids from Saturday, October 28, 2023, at 10 am local time to Sunday, October 29, 2023, at 8 pm local time.
Pokemon GO Halloween GO Rocket Takeover new Shadow Pokemon
The following list of pocket monsters has been turned into their shadow forms by Team GO Rocket. They can be caught by defeating the Team GO Rocket Grunts, with trainers also having a chance to come across a shiny variant.
- Shadow Gastly
- Shadow Rhyhorn
- Shadow Barboach
- Shadow Cranidos
- Shadow Shieldon
- Shadow Drilbur
- Shadow Litwick
With Halloween GO Rocket Takeover 2023, Sierra, Cliff, and Arlo will also use new pocket monsters in their lineups.
Pokemon GO Halloween GO Rocket Takeover Shadow Raid bosses
The following pocket monsters will spawn in Shadow Raids during the GO Rocket Takeover event:
One-star Shadow Raids
- Shadow Gastly
- Shadow Grimer [shiny encounter will be available]
- Shadow Misdreavus
- Shadow Litwic
Three-star Shadow Raids
- Shadow Nidorina
- Shadow Nidorino
- Shadow Golbat
Pokemon GO Halloween GO Rocket Takeover event bonuses
The Halloween GO Rocket Takeover event bonuses are as follows:
- 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.
Pokemon GO Halloween GO Rocket Takeover 12km egg hatches and Field Research
The following 12km egg hatches will be available during the event:
- Larvitar [shiny encounter will be available]
- Sandile
- Pawniard [shiny encounter will be available]
- Vullaby [shiny encounter will be available]
- Deino [shiny encounter will be available]
- Pancham [shiny encounter will be available]
- Salandit
Players will be able to get Mysterious Components by completing Field Research tasks during the event. This item is used to make Rocket Radar, which is integral to the quest to find and defeat Giovanni.
