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Pokémon Go Showdown in the Shadows: all Special Research Tasks

Another Rocket Research has arrived

Marco Wutz

Pokémon Go Showdown in the Shadows: all Special Research Tasks
Pokémon Go Showdown in the Shadows: all Special Research Tasks /

Another Team Rocket Takeover has arrived in Pokémon Go, bringing with it the Showdown in the Shadows Special Research. You can claim this series of tasks by logging into the mobile game between October 26, 2023, at 10am local time, and December 1, 2023, at 10am local time, after which you can take as long as you wish to complete it. However, to claim this Special Research, you must have already finished your previous Rocket-related Special Research, since players can only have one of these active at a time.

As usual, this series of quests has you battle villainous grunts before you can face Arlo, Cliff, and Sierra. At last, you’ll have to contend with Giovanni. All Team Go Rocket members have trained a new line-up of Shadow Pokémon, so expect fresh battle teams across the board.

Here are all Pokémon Go Showdown in the Shadows tasks.

Pokémon Go Halloween 2023 Rocket Takeover poster.
Giovanni has Shadow Regigigas at his side this time around / Niantic

Pokémon Go Showdown in the Shadows: all Special Research Tasks

Again, the Showdown in the Shadows Special Research can only be started if you’ve finished your previous Rocket Research. This one has five steps in total, which contain the following tasks:

Step 1 of 5

  • Catch 15 Pokémon: Pinap Berry x5
  • Spin 5 PokéStops of Gyms: Pokéball x10
  • Defeat 3 Team Go Rocket Grunts: Mysterious Part x1
  • Complete all tasks in this step: XP x1,000, Stardust x1,000, Phantump

Step 2 of 5

  • Catch 15 Pokémon: Pinap Berry x5
  • Transfer 10 Pokémon: Great Ball x10
  • Defeat 6 Team Go Rocket Grunts: Mysterious Part x3
  • Complete all tasks in this step: XP x1,500, Stardust x1,500, Galarian Yamask

Step 3 of 5

  • Defeat Team Go Rocket Leader Arlo: XP x2,500
  • Defeat Team Go Rocket Leader Cliff: XP x2,500
  • Defeat Team Go Rocket Leader Sierra: XP x2,500
  • Complete all tasks in this step: XP x2,500, Stardust x3,000, Super Rocket Radar x1

Step 4 of 5

  • Find the Team Go Rocket Boss: Hyper Potion x10
  • Battle the Team Go Rocket Boss: Ultra Ball x10
  • Defeat the Team Go Rocket Boss: Max Revive x6
  • Complete all tasks in this step: XP x3,000, Stardust x3,000, Gengar (Costume)

Step 5 of 5

  • Claim reward: Stardust x2,500
  • Claim reward: Stardust x2,500
  • Claim reward: Stardust x2,500
  • Complete all tasks in this step: XP x5,000, Stardust x3,500, Silver Pinap Berry x2

Don’t worry if you don’t finish your previous Rocket Research in time to claim this one – there is a fresh one basically every season, so you won’t have to wait for too long to get another crack at Giovanni and his henchmen.

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Marco Wutz
MARCO WUTZ

Marco Wutz is a writer from Parkstetten, Germany. He has a degree in Ancient History and a particular love for real-time and turn-based strategy games like StarCraft, Age of Empires, Total War, Age of Wonders, Crusader Kings, and Civilization as well as a soft spot for Genshin Impact and Honkai: Star Rail. He began covering StarCraft 2 as a writer in 2011 for the largest German community around the game and hosted a live tournament on a stage at gamescom 2014 before he went on to work for Bonjwa, one of the country's biggest Twitch channels. He branched out to write in English in 2015 by joining tl.net, the global center of the StarCraft scene run by Team Liquid, which was nominated as the Best Coverage Website of the Year at the Esports Industry Awards in 2017. He worked as a translator on The Crusader Stands Watch, a biography in memory of Dennis "INTERNETHULK" Hawelka, and provided live coverage of many StarCraft 2 events on the social channels of tl.net as well as DreamHack, the world's largest gaming festival. From there, he transitioned into writing about the games industry in general after his graduation, joining GLHF, a content agency specializing in video games coverage for media partners across the globe, in 2021. He has also written for NGL.ONE, kicker, ComputerBild, USA Today's ForTheWin, The Sun, Men's Journal, and Parade. Email: marco.wutz@glhf.gg

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