Crown Clash: Taken Over
Release Dates: May 14th - May 18th 2025 This event is the Team GO Rocket version of the Crown Clash event, introducing more Shadow Pokémon into the game

Anchors	Effects	New Shadows	Raids	Field Research
	Timed Research	GO Rocket	Special Research

Event Effects

New Shadow Pokémon In Event

No.	Pic	Name	Type
#0483		Dialga
#0287		Slakoth
#0288		Vigoroth
#0289		Slaking
#0686		Inkay
#0687		Malamar
#0696		Tyrunt
#0697		Tyrantrum
#0698		Amaura
#0699		Aurorus

Event Specific Raid Battles

No.	Pic	Name	Type	Rank	Max. CP At Capture
#0081		Magnemite		Shadow ☆	Normal: 778 Boosted: 973
#0155		Cyndaquil		Shadow ☆	Normal: 560 Boosted: 700
#0198		Murkrow		Shadow ☆	Normal: 892 Boosted: 1116
#0325		Spoink		Shadow ☆	Normal: 762 Boosted: 953
#0131		Lapras		Shadow ☆☆☆	Normal: 1509 Boosted: 1886
#0221		Piloswine		Shadow ☆☆☆	Normal: 1340 Boosted: 1675
#0533		Gurdurr		Shadow ☆☆☆	Normal: 1239 Boosted: 1549

Event Exclusive Field Research

Task	Reward
Defeat 1 Team GO Rocket Grunts	Mysterious Component * 1
Purify 3 Shadow Pokémon	Fast TM * 1 Charged TM * 1

Timed Research Introduced in Event

Crown Clash: Taken Over Premium Timed Research
1 / 2
Explore 1km	Slowpoke Encounter	Nidoqueen Encounter Premium Battle Pass * 1
Catch 15 Pokémon	Combee Encounter
Defeat 3 Team GO Rocket members	Snivy Encounter
Purify Shadow Pokémon	Pawniard Encounter
2 / 2
Explore 1km	Slakoth Encounter	Nidoking Encounter Premium Battle Pass * 1 Super Rocket Radar * 1
Catch 15 Pokémon	Litleo Encounter
Defeat 3 Team GO Rocket members	Piplup Encounter
Purify Shadow Pokémon	Pawniard Encounter

Special Research Introduced in Event

Crown Clash: Taken Over
1 / 5
Catch 15 Pokémon	Pinap Berry * 5	1500 XP Stardust * 500 Combee Encounter
Purify 2 Shadow Pokémon	Poke Ball * 10
Defeat 3 Team GO Rocket Grunts	Mysterious Component * 1
2 / 5
Catch 20 Pokémon	Pinap Berry * 5	2000 XP Stardust * 1000 Litleo Encounter
Purify 5 Pokémon	Great Ball * 10
Defeat 6 Team GO Rocket Grunts	Mysterious Component * 3
3 / 5
Defeat Team GO Rocket Leader Arlo	2500 XP	2500 XP Stardust * 1500 Super Rocket Radar * 1
Defeat Team GO Rocket Leader Cliff	2500 XP
Defeat Team GO Rocket Leader Sierra	2500 XP
4 / 5
Find the Team GO Rocket Boss	Hyper Potion * 10	3000 XP Stardust * 2000 Pawniard Encounter
Battle the Team GO Rocket Boss	Ultra Ball * 10
Defeat the Team GO Rocket Boss	Max Revive * 6
5 / 5
Claim Reward	Stardust * 1500	6000 XP Stardust * 5000 Fast TM * 3
Claim Reward	Stardust * 1500
Claim Reward	Stardust * 1500

Event Team GO Rocket Encounters

Arlo
Trainer	Name	Pokémon 1	Pokémon 2	Pokémon 3
	Arlo	Horsea	Slowbro Crobat Steelix	Alakazam Muk Scizor

Obtainable Shadow Pokémon
No.	Pic	Name	Type
#0116		Horsea

Sierra
Trainer	Name	Pokémon 1	Pokémon 2	Pokémon 3
	Sierra	Trapinch	Staraptor Staraptor Ferrothorn	Mantine Camerupt Drapion

Obtainable Shadow Pokémon
No.	Pic	Name	Type
#0328		Trapinch

Cliff
Trainer	Name	Pokémon 1	Pokémon 2	Pokémon 3
	Cliff	Gible	Skarmory Honchkrow Annihilape	Machamp Tyranitar Luxray

Obtainable Shadow Pokémon
No.	Pic	Name	Type
#0443		Gible

Giovanni
Trainer	Name	Pokémon 1	Pokémon 2	Pokémon 3
	Giovanni	Persian	Nidoking Kangaskhan Rhyperior	Dialga

Obtainable Shadow Pokémon
No.	Pic	Name	Type
#0483		Dialga