Steeled Resolve: Taken Over

Team GO Rocket takes over from 30 April to 4 May, and the event's GO Pass leads to a Super Rocket Radar to track down Giovanni and rescue Shadow Landorus in its Incarnate Forme. Grunts and the leaders Sierra, Cliff and Arlo use new line-ups, with Shadow Helioptile, Dewpider, Morelull and Stufful to save. For the first time, Varoom from 12 km Eggs can be shiny.

Event bonuses

• Team GO Rocket appears more often at PokéStops and in balloons
• Charged TMs can make Shadow Pokémon forget Frustration
• Wider spread of Attack, Defense and HP for Pokémon caught from one-star and three-star Shadow Raids
• Event Field Research tasks rewarding Fast TMs, Charged TMs and Mysterious Components

GO Pass

The pass runs from 28 April at 10:00 to 4 May at 20:00 local time, and its rewards must be claimed by 6 May at 19:59. From 2 May at 00:00 to 4 May at 19:59 there is no daily limit on GO Points, and extra bonus tasks appear during the event.

Tier 1

• 2× Candy for catching Pokémon

Tier 2

• More Stardust for defeating Team GO Rocket Grunts

Other rewards

• Encounters with Beldum, Pawniard, Honedge, Meltan and other Pokémon
• Super Rocket Radar
• Mysterious Components and Shadow Shards
• Encounters with more Steel-type Pokémon (Deluxe)
• A second Super Rocket Radar and further items (Deluxe)

Deluxe

• GO Pass Deluxe: US$4.99
• GO Pass Deluxe + 6 Ranks: US$6.99, enough GO Points to reach Rank 7

Web Store only

• GO Pass Deluxe or GO Pass Deluxe + 6 Ranks: 10 Ultra Balls, 5 Max Revives, 5 Max Potions and a Premium Battle Pass
• GO Pass Deluxe + 6 Ranks Ultra Box: 20 Ultra Balls, 10 Max Revives, 10 Max Potions, 2 Premium Battle Passes, an Incubator and a Super Incubator