Pokemon GO Galarian Expedition Taken Over: Schedule, event bonuses, and more

Pokemon GO Galarian Expedition Taken Over is another iteration of the popular Team GO Rocket event. The nefarious outfit appears with an increased spawn rate in-game. Trainers can also remove the Charged Attack Frustration from a Shadow Pokemon with a Charged TM during the event. Furthermore, Giovanni is bringing a new Shadow Pokemon as part of his arsenal.

We have gathered all the available information regarding the Galarian Expedition Taken Over event below.

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Pokemon GO Galarian Expedition Taken Over event overview

Schedule and event bonuses

The Galarian Expedition Taken Over began on Tuesday, October 8, 2024, at 12 am and will end on Friday, October 11 at 8 pm local time. The event bonuses are as follows:

• Team GO Rocket will appear more frequently at PokéStops and in balloons.
• You can use a Charged TM to help a Shadow Pokémon forget the Charged Attack Frustration.

Shadow Pokemon and Shadow Raids

Giovanni will unleash Shadow Heatran with Galarian Expedition Taken Over. You can get a chance to encounter him by completing the new steps of the Galar Calling Special Research. Given that beating the Team GO Rocket Boss can be a difficult affair, consider checking out our Giovanni counters guide.

The following new Shadow Pokemon are now part of Pokemon GO:

• Shadow Caterpie
• Shadow Mankey
• Shadow Roggenrola
• Shadow Venipede
• Shadow Karrablast
• Shadow Shelmet

The following Shadow Raids are available during the ongoing event:

1-star Raids

• Shadow Machop [shiny encounter available]
• Shadow Grimer [shiny encounter available]
• Shadow Exeggcute [shiny encounter available]
• Shadow Sudowoodo [shiny encounter available]

3-star Raids

• Shadow Pinsir [shiny encounter available]
• Shadow Sableye [shiny encounter available]
• Shadow Mawile [shiny encounter available]

Field Research task rewards and PokeStop Showcases

Event-themed PokeStop Showcases and Field Research tasks are available with the current iteration of the Taken Over event. The latter include rewards such as Mysterious Components, Charged TMs, and Fast TMs.

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• PokeStop Showcases Schedule
• Buddy evolution Adventure Together guide in Pokemon GO
• Best Fast Attacks in Pokemon GO
• Sierra counters
• Cliff counters
• Arlo counters
• Giovanni counters