Team GO Rocket

Shadow Fomantis is now part of the October Grass Grunt opening pool with Phantump and Tangela.

The October Dragon Grunt keeps a strong Dragon lineup, while Shadow Axew is also being reported with its exact slot still under confirmation.

Shadow Sandygast joins the October Ghost Grunt opening slot alongside Duskull and Yamask.

The October Rocket Grunt rotation is live with Shadow Wimpod, Fomantis and Sandygast, plus current reports of Shadow Axew.

The October Bug Grunt can open with Shadow Wimpod, Weedle or Venonat and is best handled with Fire and Rock counters.

The Harvest Festival GO Pass gives every player a route to the Super Rocket Radar needed for October’s Giovanni battle.

The October takeover is live with confirmed Grunt assignments for the three new Shadow species and updated Rocket research.

Shadow Wimpod makes its Team GO Rocket debut during Harvest Festival: Taken Over and can be rescued from Grunts.

Harvest Festival Taken Over now has live Field Research mappings and confirmed Grunt routes for Wimpod, Fomantis and Sandygast.

Shadow Zekrom cannot fuse with Kyurem, and purifying it does not remove the fusion restriction.

Shadow Sandygast makes its Team GO Rocket debut during Harvest Festival: Taken Over and can be rescued from Grunts.

Shiny Shroodle becomes available for the first time during October 2026’s Team GO Rocket takeover.

Shadow Fomantis makes its Team GO Rocket debut during Harvest Festival: Taken Over and can be rescued from Grunts.

Shadow Zekrom arrives with Giovanni during Harvest Festival: Taken Over and can be Shiny, but it cannot be used for Pokémon Fusion.