Pokemon Go Team Go Rocket Takeover March 2023 – A Complete Event Guide

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Last Updated on: 23rd March 2023, 10:28 am

Trainers. As we continue within Season 10: Rising Heroes, we are in store for yet another event, and this time, Pokemon Go brings us the Team Go Rocket Takeover March 2023 event.

With the leaders returning in full force, and a new series of challenges to complete, the event is set to be one that puts all your skills to the test – but hurry, you don’t have long.

Let’s take a look below at all the details.

Team Go Rocket Takeover March 2023 – the details

Beat Giovanni January 2023
Credit: Niantic

From Saturday, March 25, 2023, at 12:00 am to Wednesday, March 29, at 11:59 pm local time, and available to claim until the end of Season 10: Rising Heroes, trainers will encounter a Team Go Rocket Takeover, in an attempt to capture Shadow Regice in a new Special Research.

Upon completion, trainers will receive a Super Rocket Radar and begin the hunt to defeat Giovanni.

Field Research Tasks

A Field Research task awarding a Mysterious Component will be available.

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Save Shadow Regice!

Pokemon Go Team Go Rocket Takeover
Credit: Niantic

A new Special Research story will be available during this event. Upon completion, trainers will receive a Super Rocket Radar and chase down Giovanni, capturing Shadow Regice.

The Special Research will be available to claim until the end of Season 10.

Team Go Rocket Takeover March 2023 Bonuses 

For the duration of the Team Go Rocket Takeover, the following bonuses will be in play:

  • Team GO Rocket will be appearing more frequently at PokeStops and in balloons
  • Charged TM can be used to help a Shadow Pokemon forget the Charged Attack Frustration

The Eggs

Credit: Niantic

We all love it when an egg hatches, especially during an event! And this time, Sandile, Pawniard, Vullaby, Pancham, and Salandit can all be hatched from a 12km egg available from the Leaders.

In addition, trainers can also hatch the following Pokemon from 12km eggs:

  • Larvitar*
  • Absol*
  • Skorupi*
  • Scraggy
  • Deino*
  • Skrelp
  • Sandile
  • Pawniard*
  • Vullaby*
  • Pancham
  • Salandit

*Available as Shiny Pokemon

The Leaders

Team Go Rocket Takeover Leaders Pokemon Go team go rocket takeover march 2023
Credit: Niantic

For the duration of the Team Go Rocket Takeover event, the leaders, Arlo, Cliff, and Sierra will be shaking things up, and making it tougher than ever to defeat them.

Trainers that defeat the leaders during the Team Go Rocket Takeover March 2023, will have the chance to encounter the following Pokemon:

  • Alolan Grimer
  • Phanpy
  • Treecko
  • Torchic
  • Drifloon

And there we have it trainers, the details of the Pokemon Go Team Go Rocket Takeover March 2023. Be quick, it won’t last long!

Pokemon Go is available to download now on Apple and Android Mobile devices