Taken Over Event For Pokemon Go

The Crown Clash: Taken Over Event will take place over the course of five days, starting on Wednesday, May 14, 2025, at 12am local time, to Sunday, May 18, 2025, at 11:59 pm local time. Below you can find all the information on the latest Team Go Rocket takeover event, including event details and bonuses you will want to take advantage of while you can.

How To Get Shadow Dialga In Pokemon Go

All players will be given access to new Special Research at the start of this event, completely free of charge. To complete this Special Research, you will need to complete different Team Go Rocket-focused tasks, including catching and purifying Shadow Pokemon and defeating different members of Team Go Rocket.

Once you have completed these different tasks, you will be rewarded with a Super Rocket Radar, an item needed to locate and battle against Giovanni, the leader of Team Go Rocket. If you successfully complete this battle against Giovanni, you will have the opportunity of catching Shadow Dialga, available in Pokemon Go for the first time with this event.

You will be able to claim this Special Research until June 3, 2025, at 9:59 pm local time.

Event Bonuses

There will be three different bonuses available throughout the Crown Clash: Taken Over Event, all having to do with Team Go Rocket and Shadow Pokemon. These bonuses include:

• The spawn rates of Team Go Rocket Grunts at PokeStops and Team Go Rocket Balloons will be increased.
• Charged TMs can be used to make a Shadow Pokemon forget the Charged Attack Frustration.
• There will be a larger variance in the stats of Shadow Pokemon caught from both One-Star and Three-Star Shadow Raids.

It is important that you take advantage of the ability to make Shadow Pokemon forget Frustration during this event, an attack that typically holds Shadow Pokemon back when it comes to their overall viability.

Once this event has concluded, you will no longer be able to do this until the next Team Go Rocket Takeover Event.

Shadow Pokemon Updates

There will be a change in the Shadow Pokemon that Team Go Rocket battle with starting with the Crown Clash: Taken Over Event. First, there will be a few Pokemon that will be available as Shadow Pokemon for the first time, used by different Team Go Rocket Grunts.

These new Shadow Pokemon include:

• Shadow Slakoth
• Shadow Inkay
• Shadow Amaura
• Shadow Tyrunt

Additionally, you will find Team Go Rocket Leaders Arlo, Sabrina, and Cliff using different Shadow Pokemon in battle.

Event Shadow Raids

You can expect to find plenty of Shadow Raids during the days of this event, including both One-Stars and Three-Stars. Make sure to group up with other Trainers to defeat the different Shadow Pokemon in these Raids, each provided for you below with their specific Raid tier.

You can use Purified Gems in Shadow Raids to subdue the Shadow Pokemon you’re battling against.

Make sure to do this when needed to help you and your allies successfully complete these Shadow Raids.

Event Eggs

Starting with this event, there will be a slight change in the Pokemon available through 10 km and 12 km Eggs. With the start of the Crown Clash: Taken Over Event, Larvitar and Pawniard will be available to hatch from 10 km Eggs, and will no longer be available to be hatched from 12 km Eggs.

This change will remain even after this event has concluded.

Event Research

Paid Timed Research

You can purchase Timed Research for this event from the Pokemon Go in-game shop, costing $4.99 USD. Those who purchase this Timed Research will unlock different tasks to complete throughout this event, rewarding you with:

• One Super Rocket Radar.
• Two Premium Battle Passes.
• Event-themed Pokemon encounters (including Nidoking and Nidoqueen wearing crowns).

Event Field Research Tasks

You can obtain Event Field Research Tasks from different PokeStops you visit in the game, requiring you to complete a specific in-game task in exchange for a reward. Completing these Event Field Research Tasks will provide you with Fast TMs, Charged TMs, or Mysterious Components.