Pokemon GO's Fashion Week: Taken Over event, launching January 15th, introduces Shroodle and Grafaiai, marking their in-game debut. This event, running until January 19th, 8 PM local time, offers a wealth of activities beyond these Gen IX additions.
Key Features:
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New Pokémon: Hatch Shroodle from 12km Eggs and evolve it into Grafaiai using 50 Shroodle Candy. Surprise encounters with a fashionably dressed Croagunk await snapshot takers.
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Shadow Pokémon: Increased Team GO Rocket presence at PokéStops and in balloons. Utilize Charged TMs to remove Frustration from Shadow Pokémon. New Shadow Pokémon encounters include Taillow, Snivy, Tepig, Oshawott, Trubbish, and Bunnelby. Shadow Raids feature Nidoran (♀ and ♂), Totodile, Ralts, Electabuzz, Magmar, and Wobbuffet. Remote Raid Passes are enabled for these raids for the first time.
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Special Research: A new Special Research storyline allows players to rescue Shadow Palkia.
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Bonuses & Rewards: Field Research tasks provide Mysterious Components, Charged TMs, and Fast TMs. Collection Challenges, Showcases, and a 300-coin bundle (Incubator, Rocket Radar, Premium Battle Pass) are available in the in-game shop.
Further Events:
The Corviknight line arrives on January 21st, a Shadow Raid Day is imminent, and a Classic Community Day featuring Ralts is scheduled for January 25th. Prepare for a busy few weeks in the world of Pokémon GO!
