Harvest Festival: Taken Over
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- This event has not started yet. The event has now finished.
Team GO Rocket takes over the Harvest Festival from 2 to 5 October, with Giovanni bringing Shadow Zekrom and the Grunts and leaders Sierra, Cliff and Arlo using new Shadow Pokémon. Shiny Shroodle can be hatched from Eggs for the first time. Work through the event's GO Pass to earn a Super Rocket Radar and battle Giovanni, and use the extra Rocket appearances to rescue Shadow Pokémon and remove Frustration with a Charged TM.
Event bonuses
- More frequent Team GO Rocket appearances at PokéStops and in balloons
- Charged TMs can make Shadow Pokémon forget Frustration
- Higher chance of encountering a shiny Slugma
- Wider spread of Attack, Defense and HP on Pokémon caught from one-star and three-star Shadow Raids
- Event-themed Field Research tasks that reward Fast TMs, Charged TMs and Mysterious Components
GO Pass
Rewards from GO Pass: Harvest Festival can be claimed until 7 October at 20:00 local time.
Other rewards
- Super Rocket Radar, for finding Giovanni at PokéStops
Rescued from Team GO Rocket
Shadow Zekrom
| Encounter | Min CP | 100% IV |
|---|---|---|
| Rescued (level 8) | 846 | 910 |
| Weather boosted (level 13) | – | 1,500 |
Zekrom currently has no evolutions in Pokémon GO.
Shadow Wimpod
| Encounter | Min CP | 100% IV |
|---|---|---|
| Rescued (level 8) | 78 | 113 |
| Weather boosted (level 13) | 143 | 186 |
Wimpod evolves into Golisopod for 400 Candy.
Shadow Fomantis
| Encounter | Min CP | 100% IV |
|---|---|---|
| Rescued (level 8) | 123 | 167 |
| Weather boosted (level 13) | 221 | 275 |
Fomantis evolves into Lurantis for 50 Candy.
Shadow Sandygast
| Encounter | Min CP | 100% IV |
|---|---|---|
| Rescued (level 8) | 221 | 278 |
| Weather boosted (level 13) | 389 | 458 |
Sandygast evolves into Palossand for 50 Candy.
Hatching from Eggs
Shroodle
✦ Shiny
| Encounter | Min CP | 100% IV |
|---|---|---|
| Hatched (level 20) | 487 | 531 |
Shroodle evolves into Grafaiai for 50 Candy.
In the wild
Slugma
✦ Shiny
| Encounter | Max CP |
|---|---|
| Wild (up to level 30) | 767 |
| Weather boosted (up to level 35) | 831 |
Slugma evolves into Magcargo for 50 Candy.
Koffing
✦ Shiny
| Encounter | Max CP |
|---|---|
| Wild (up to level 30) | 1,041 |
| Weather boosted (up to level 35) | 1,127 |
Koffing evolves into Weezing for 50 Candy.
Numel
✦ Shiny
| Encounter | Max CP |
|---|---|
| Wild (up to level 30) | 906 |
| Weather boosted (up to level 35) | 982 |
Numel evolves into Camerupt for 50 Candy, then temporarily into Mega Camerupt.
Magmar
✦ Shiny
| Encounter | Max CP |
|---|---|
| Wild (up to level 30) | 2,052 |
| Weather boosted (up to level 35) | 2,223 |
Magmar evolves from Magby for 25 Candy, and into Magmortar (Sinnoh Stone) for 100 Candy.
Also running
Source: the official announcement on pokemongo.com. Last updated .