Pokemon Go Adventure Week: Taken Over event – Raids, Shadow Cresselia & Special Research

❘ Updated: 2024-08-07T16:03:59

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Team Go Rocket‘s popular annual event is back in Pokemon Go featuring new Shadow Pokemon, challenging Raids, and plenty more. Go Rocket lineups have changed and you don’t want to be caught off guard.

So, here’s everything you need to know about the Adventure Week: Taken Over event.

Shadow Cresselia & all debuts in Pokemon Go Taken Over event

Shadow Cresselia debuted in Pokemon Go, and trainers will have to defeat Team Go Rocket Boss Giovanni to get it. A new Special Research story is available, allowing players to get a Super Rocket Radar to find and challenge Giovanni.

Team Go Rocket Grunts, on the other hand, got three new Shadow Pokemon: Shadow Timburr, Shadow Tirtouga, and Shadow Archen. Make sure you check their lineups to rescue these sought-after species.

Pokemon Go Adventure Week Taken Over bundle

New bundles and Boxes will be available during the event.

Adventure Week: Taken Over Raids in Pokemon Go

1-Star Raids

Shadow Mareep
Shadow Wooper
Shadow Cranidos
Shadow Shieldon

3-Star Raids

Shadow Nuzleaf
Shadow Manectric
Shadow Vibrava

5-Star Raids

Shadow Lugia*

Shadow Lugia will appear in 5-Star Shadow Raids from Saturday, August 10, to Sunday, August 11, 2024, replacing Shadow Suicune during that weekend.

Species marked with (*) can be shiny in Pokemon Go.

Adventure Week: Taken Over Special Research tasks & rewards

Stage (1/5)

Tasks	Rewards
Catch 15 Pokemon	5x Pinap Berry
Purify 2 Shadow Pokemon	10x Poke Ball
Defeat 3 Team Go Rocket Grunts	1x Mysterious Component

Completing this rewards you with 1500 XP, 500 Stardust, and an encounter with Kabuto.

Stage (2/5)

Tasks	Rewards
Catch 20 Pokemon	5x Pinap Berry
Purify 5 Shadow Pokemon	10x Great Ball
Defeat 6 Team Go Rocket Grunts	3x Mysterious Component

Completing this rewards you with 2000 XP, 1000 Stardust, and an encounter with Omanyte.

Stage (3/5)

Tasks	Rewards
Defeat Team Go Rocket Leader Arlo	2500 XP
Defeat Team Go Rocket Leader Cliff	2500 XP
Defeat Team Go Rocket Leader Sierra	2500 XP

Completing this rewards you with 2500 XP, 1500 Stardust, and a Super Rocket Radar.

giovanni's shadow cresselia in pokemon go

Giovanni’s Shadow Cresselia is extremely bulky despite the 20% nerf.

Stage (4/5)

Tasks	Rewards
Find the Team Go Rocket Boss	10x Hyper Potion
Battle the Team Go Rocket Boss	10x Ultra Ball
Defeat the Team Go Rocket Boss	6x Max Revive

Completing this rewards you with 3000 XP, 2000 Stardust, and an encounter with Aerodactyl.

Stage (5/5)

Tasks	Rewards
Claim reward!	1500 Stardust
Claim reward!	1500 Stardust
Claim reward!	1500 Stardust

Completing this rewards you with 6000 XP, 5000 Stardust, and 3x Fast TM.

Field Research tasks & rewards

Tasks	Rewards
Defeat 1 Team Go Rocket Grunt	1x Mysterious Component
Purify 3 Shadow Pokemon	1x Fast TM or 1x Charged TM

Trainers who spin PokeStops during the Adventure Week: Taken Over event can get themed Field Research tasks to get some of these items.

Watch out, Trainers! 😮

This week is going to get a little rocky in #PokemonGO as Team GO Rocket takes over Adventure Week! 🚀

Thursday, August 8, at 12:00 a.m. to Monday, August 12, at 11:59 p.m. local time.https://t.co/BEumTMO9lI pic.twitter.com/wmJmJJNavr
— Pokémon GO (@PokemonGoApp) July 29, 2024

Event bonuses

Team Go Rocket will appear more frequently at PokeStops and in balloons.
You can use a Charged TM to help a Shadow Pokemon forget the Charged Attack Frustration.

Pokemon Go Taken Over event date & time

The Adventure Week: Taken Over event runs until Monday, August 12, 2024, at 11:59 PM (local time).

Meanwhile, Adventure Week 2024 kickstarted on August 2 and ends on August 12, so you’ll have a lot to do with two ongoing events.

Keep an eye on the Pokemon Go event schedule to know what else is coming to the game, and make sure to challenge Mega Aerodactyl and Mega Kangaskhan while you can.