Precious Pals: Taken Over
Release Dates: January 23rd - January 25th 2026 This event is an event focused around Team GO Rocket

Anchors	Effects	New Shadows	Field Research	GO Rocket
	Special Research	Collection Challenge

Event Effects

New Shadow Pokémon In Event

No.	Pic	Name	Type
#0642		Thundurus
#0650		Chespin
#0651		Quilladin
#0652		Chesnaught
#0653		Fennekin
#0654		Braixen
#0655		Delphox
#0656		Froakie
#0657		Frogadier
#0658		Greninja

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

Collection Challenge Introduced in Event

Precious Pals Collection Challenge: Gathering Shadows
Catch a Shadow Chespin	6000 XP Rocket Radar * 1 Stardust * 6000
Catch a Shadow Fennekin
Catch a Shadow Froakie

Special Research Introduced in Event

Precious Pals: Taken Over
1 / 5
Catch 15 Pokémon	Pinap Berry * 5	1500 XP Stardust * 500 Nidoran♀ 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 Shadow Nidoran♂ 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 Vulpix 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	Mawile

Obtainable Shadow Pokémon
No.	Pic	Name	Type
#0303		Mawile

Sierra
Trainer	Name	Pokémon 1	Pokémon 2	Pokémon 3
	Sierra	Hoppip

Obtainable Shadow Pokémon
No.	Pic	Name	Type
#0187		Hoppip

Cliff
Trainer	Name	Pokémon 1	Pokémon 2	Pokémon 3
	Cliff	Magikarp

Obtainable Shadow Pokémon
No.	Pic	Name	Type
#0129		Magikarp

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

Obtainable Shadow Pokémon
No.	Pic	Name	Type
#0642		Thundurus