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Team GO Rocket Takes Over Pokémon GO With Regigigas Today

Team GO Rocket takes over Pokémon GO today as Shadow Regigigas debuts and Shadow Lugia makes its Shiny Shadow Raid debut.

The first Team GO Rocket takeover in quite a while is happening today in Pokémon GO. This Takeover coincides with the start of the Halloween Event 2023 Part Two, bringing forth new Shadow Raids and a debut Shadow Legendary with Regigigas. Let's see what changes go live in the game today.

Here's what's happening for the Halloween-themed Team GO Rocket Takeover in Pokémon GO:

• Date and time: Thursday, October 26, 2023, at 10:00 a.m. to Tuesday, October 31, 2023, at 8:00 p.m. local time
• Shadow Legendary Pokémon debut: Shadow Regigigas will be available in Pokémon GO for the first time. To encounter Shadow Regigigas, you must complete the new Team GO Rocket Special Research and obtain a Super Rocket Radar. Using the Super Rocket Radar, you will be able to battle Giovanni, defeat him, and catch his Regigigas. You must claim this Research before the end of Adventures Abound on December 1st in order to face Giovanni's Shadow Regigigas.
• Shiny Shadow Legendary Pokémon debut: Shadow Lugia returns to Pokémon GO through Tier Five Shadow Raids, which means it can be Shiny in the game for the first time. This makes Lugia the fifth Shiny-capable Legendary Shadow Pokémon after Mewtwo, Articuno, Zapdos, and Moltres.
• Shadow Pokémon debut: New Shadow Pokémon include Shadow Gastly, Shadow Rhyhorn, Shadow Barboach, Shadow Cranidos, Shadow Shieldon, Shadow Drilbur, and Shadow Litwick. This is one of the most meta-shaking Shadow releases ever, as many of these Pokémon top the charts when evolved. Shadow Rhyperior, Shadow Gengar, Shadow Rampardos, Shadow Excadrill, and Shadow Chandelure will all be worth maxing out.
• Shadow Raids:
  • Tier One Shadow Raids: Shadow Grimer (can be Shiny), Shadow Gastly, Shadow Misdreavus, Shadow Litwick
  • Tier Three Shadow Raids: Shadow Nidorino, Shadow Nidoran, Shadow Golbat
  • Tier Five Shadow Raids: Shadow Lugia (can be Shiny)
• Event bonus:
  • Team GO Rocket will appear more frequently at PokéStops and in balloons.
  • Trainers level 31 and above will receive additional Candy XL for hatching Eggs.
  • You can use a Charged TM to help a Shadow Pokémon forget the Charged Attack Frustration.
• Field Research: You can earn a Mysterious Component to build Rocket Radars throughout the event.
• 12KM Strange Eggs: Larvitar (can be Shiny), Sandile, Salandit, Pawniard (can be Shiny), Vullaby (can be Shiny), Deino (can be Shiny), and Pancham (can be Shiny).

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