Galarian Expedition: Taken Over (Team GO Rocket Event)

October 8, 2024

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Galarian Expedition Taken Over is a new Team GO Rocket takeover event that takes place on Tuesday, October 8, at 12:00 a.m. to Friday, October 11, 2024, at
8:00 p.m. local time

Trainers have the opportunity to rescue Shadow Heatran and a variety of new Shadow Pokémon. This page details all the bonuses, research tasks, wild spawns, egg hatches, and raid bosses you can encounter during the Galarian Expedition Taken Over event.

This event runs alongside the Galarian Expedition Event.

Don’t forget to use your Charged TM to remove Frustration!

Galarian Expedition: Taken Over

Date & Time 📅

Starts	Ends
Tuesday, October 8, 2024 at 12:00 a.m.	Friday, October 11, 2024, at 8:00 p.m.

Bonuses ⭐

Debut of Shadow Heatran
Shadow Pinsir, Shadow Sableye and Shadow Mawile in tier 3 Shadow Raids
New Shadow Pokémon will debut: Caterpie, Mankey, Roggenrola, Venipede, Karrablast and Shelmet
Team GO Rocket will appear more frequently at Pokéstops and in balloons
You can use a Charged TM to help Shadow Pokémon forget the Charged Attack Frustration

Infographic 🎨

Save Shadow Heatran!

Part of the Seasonal Special Research story will be unlocked at the beginning of this event. Progress through it to receive a Super Rocket Radar and chase down Giovanni!

Shadow Heatran

You can claim this Special Research until the end of Pokémon GO: Max Out on December 3, 2024, at 9:59 a.m. local time.

New Shadow Pokémon

Team GO Rocket Grunts—as well as their leaders Sierra, Cliff, and Arlo—are using different Shadow Pokémon. In addition, Team GO Rocket has also turned the following Pokémon into Shadow Pokémon. Defeat Team GO Rocket Grunts to save them!

Pokémon rescued from Team GO Rocket Grunts may be Shiny Pokémon—if you’re lucky.