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Flying Taxi: Taken Over
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Flying Taxi: Taken Over

Flying Taxi: Taken Over

06.25 ~ 06.29 (Local time June 25, 00:00 – June 29, 20:00)

Team GO Rocket takes over the Flying Taxi event. Team GO Rocket appears more often at PokéStops and in balloons, and Grunts and Leaders are using new Shadow Pokémon. Reach GO Pass Rank 7 to earn a Super Rocket Radar and track down Giovanni to rescue Shadow Reshiram.

Team GO Rocket appears more frequently at PokéStops and balloons
New Shadow Pokémon from Grunts: Seel, Hoothoot, Noibat, Rookidee (all can be Shiny)
Giovanni's Shadow Reshiram — track it with the Super Rocket Radar from GO Pass Rank 7 (can be Shiny)
June 27–29: Unlimited daily GO Points

Featured Pokémon

Shadow Seel
Shadow SeelFrom Grunts
Shadow Hoothoot
Shadow HoothootFrom Grunts
Shadow Noibat
Shadow NoibatFrom Grunts
Shadow Rookidee
Shadow RookideeFrom Grunts
Shadow Reshiram
Shadow ReshiramGiovanni · Super Rocket Radar

Every Shadow Pokémon used by Team GO Rocket Grunts can be Shiny. Giovanni's Shadow Reshiram is tracked with the Super Rocket Radar from GO Pass Rank 7.

Event bonuses

Team GO Rocket appears more often at PokéStops and balloons
Charged TM can make Shadow Pokémon forget Frustration
Pokémon caught from 1-Star and 3-Star Shadow Raids have a wider stat range
June 27–29: No daily cap on GO Points earned

Tips

Every Shadow Pokémon used by Grunts can be Shiny. Rescue Seel, Hoothoot, Noibat, and Rookidee whenever you meet them.

Giovanni's Shadow Reshiram is tracked with the Super Rocket Radar earned at Rank 7 of the free GO Pass track.

Field Research rewards Fast TMs, Charged TMs, and Mysterious Components. Use a Charged TM to replace a Shadow Pokémon's Frustration with another charged move.

Sources

Official references used to create this guide.