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Team Go Rocket has taken overPokemon Goagain, being the main focus of the game’s latest, limited-time event, theWorld of Wonders: Taken Over Event.Like other Team Go Rocket takeover events, there will be a collection of bonuses and exciting features coming to the game during this event, all of which follow the theme of Team Go Rocket and Shadow Pokemon.
The World of Wonders: Taken Over Event will take place over the course of five days this month,active from Wednesday, June 16, 2025, at 12am local time to Sunday, June 11, 2025, at 11:59 pm local time.There are a lot of components to this event, so make sure to read on and take advantage of everything that is being offered!
New Special Research Story
Like previous Team Go Rocket takeover events, there will be anevent-themed Special Research Storyavailable to all players, free of charge. You will have upuntil the end of the current Pokemon Go season, World of Wonders, to claim this Special Research Story, concluding on July 08, 2025, at 9:59 am local time.
Once you have claimed this Special Research Story, you will still be able to complete it evenafter this season has concluded.
This Special Research Story will be filled with tasks focused on Team Go Rocket, requiring you to battle and defeat different Team Go Rocket Grunts and Leaders. You will be rewarded with aSuper Rocket Radartowards the end of this Special Research Story, allowing you tobattle and defeat Giovannito fully complete it, the Team Go Rocket Leader.
For this battle,Shadow Groudonwill be one of the Pokemon in Giovanni’s battle party, an extremely powerful Ground-type Legendary Pokemon. Upon defeating Giovanni, you will be given theopportunity to catch Shadow Groudonand add it to your Pokemon Go collection.
Event Bonuses
Thetwo main bonusesfor this event will both have to do with Team Go Rocket and Shadow Pokemon. These two bonuses will be available to everyone who logs in and plays during the World of Wonders: Taken Over Event.
The first bonus for this event will allow you touse Charged TMs or Elite Charged TMs to remove the Charged Attack Frustrationfrom any Pokemon, replacing it with another Charged Attack. This is a significant bonus because all Shadow Pokemon will have this relatively ineffective move, and this gives you the rare opportunity to remove it.
Outside of this event, or other Team Go Rocket takeover events, you are unable to use Charged TMs to rid Shadow Pokemon of the move Frustration.
For this reason, verify to take advantage of this, allowing more of your Shadow Pokemon to be viable in both PvE and PvP battles.
The second bonus for this event will beincreasing the number of Team Go Rocket members that you encounter either at PokeStops or in Team Go Rocket Balloons.This will make it significantly easier to complete event-themed tasks and catch different Shadow Pokemon, both new and returning.
Event Shadow Raids
Throughout this event, you will see several Shadow Pokemon defendingShadow Raids, many of which do not typically appear in Shadow Raids. This includesOne-Star, Three-Star, and even a Five-Star Shadow Raid, so make sure to prepare accordingly depending on which tier of Raid you’re attempting.
Each of these Shadow Raid Pokemon and the tier of Raid that they will be found in is provided for you below.
Shadow Mewtwo
Five-Star
Shadow Mewtwo will only appear in Five-Star Shadow Raidsfrom Saturday, Jun 16, 2025, to Sunday, May 30, 2025.
Shadow Mewtwo is very rare in Pokemon Go, so battle and catch this Pokemon while you can.
New Shadow Pokemon
With this event will come achange in the Shadow Pokemon that both Team Go Rocket Grunts andLeaderswill usein battle. There hasn’t been information released on these specific changes, so make sure to battle different Team Go Rocket Grunts and Leaders to see which new Pokemon they’re using.
On top of this, there will be a handful of Pokemon that will beappearing as Shadow Pokemon for the first timein Pokemon Go. This includes:
Event Wild Encounter Pokemon
During this event, there will beeight different Dark-type Pokemon that will have a higher likelihood of appearing in the wild. Many of these Pokemon are uncommon in Pokemon Go, and rarely spawn in the wild, so make sure to take advantage of this event for a chance to encounter and catch the following event-themed Pokemon.
Deino
Event Egg Pokemon
There will be achange in the Pokemon that you canhatch from 12 km Eggsthat are acquired during the World of Wonders: Taken Over Event. This includes Sandile, a Pokemon that will have thechance of being Shiny for the first time in Pokemon Gowith this event.
With 12 km Eggsonly being obtainable from defeating different Team Go Rocket Leaders, make sure you are battling Team Go Rocket members as much as you can during this event.
This will provide you with countless Mysterious Components, a resource required to battle Team Go Rocket Leaders, and give you the opportunity to collect several 12 km Eggs.
Do your best to acquire as many 12 km Eggs as possible during this event for a chance to hatch one of the following eight Pokemon.
Event Research
Free Timed Research
There will beTimed Researchfor all players to complete during this event, not costing anything! For this event Timed Research, you will need to complete various tasks, most likely involving Team Go Rocket and Shadow Pokemon,rewarding you with encounters with various event-themed Pokemon.
With this being Timed Research, verify that you complete it and claim all rewards from itprior to the end of the World of Wonders: Taken Over Event.
Paid Timed Research
There will also be additional,paid Timed Researchavailable to purchase for this event. To gain access to this event-exclusive Timed Research, you will need to purchase it at the Pokemon Go in-game shop, costing$2.00 USD.
The tasks for this Timed Research will primarilyrequire you to defeat different Team Go Rocket Grunts, providing you with different rewards when completed. These rewards include:
Even though this Timed Research is paid, you will still need to complete it prior to the end of this event.
Event Field Research Tasks
You will have the opportunity to claim differentevent Field Research Taskswhen visiting different PokeStops throughout this event. Completing these limited-time Field Research Tasks will reward you with eitherevent-themed Pokemon encounters, Charged TMs, Fast TMs, or Mysterious Components.
Event Pokemon Showcases
There will also beevent Pokemon Showcasesto participate in throughout the World of Wonders: Taken Over Event. It hasn’t been announced which Pokemon will be featured in these Pokemon Showcases, but we do know that it willinclude different event-themed Pokemon.
With this in mind, make sure tohold onto different Pokemon that you catch throughout this event, especially those that are larger. This will ensure that you always have a Pokemon to enter into the event-themed Pokemon Showcases that appear throughout this event window.
