Pokemon Go asks you to help protect the world from Team GO Rocket and Giovanni. Trainers can join in on the fun with the special event World of Wonders: Taken Over and rescue Shadow Groudon and Shadow Mewtwo. Are you up to the challenge? Below you will find everything you might want to know about the upcoming World of Wonders: Taken Over - shadow raids, wild encounters, bonuses and so much more!
Table of Contents
- Pokemon Go World of Wonders: Taken Over Schedule
- Featured Pokemon in World of Wonders: Taken Over
- Eggs During World of Wonders: Taken Over
- Shadow Raids During World of Wonders: Taken Over
- Wild Encounters
- Shadow Pokémon
- World of Wonders: Taken Over Event Bonuses
- Special Research
- Paid Timed Research Bonuses
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Pokemon Go World of Wonders: Taken Over Schedule
The new Pokemon Go event, World of Wonders: Taken Over, will begin on Wednesday, March 27, 2024, at 12:00 a.m. and it will last until Sunday, March 31, 2024, at 11:59 p.m. local time. Don't miss out on the fun!
Featured Pokemon in World of Wonders: Taken Over
A new Special Research story will be available to all trainers at the beginning of the World of Wonders event. If you progress through it, you'll receive a Super Rocket Radar and chase down Giovanni. Your task is to save Shadow Croudon!
- Claim the Special Research in Pokémon GO until the end of the event, on June 1st, at 9:59 a.m. local time.
Shadow Mewtwo is also making a comeback in Pokémon GO's Shadow Raids. It will appear in 5-star Shadow Raids from Saturday, March 30, 2024, to Sunday, March 31, 2024, local time. There's also a chance you might encounter a shiny one.
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Eggs During World of Wonders: Taken Over
The Pokemon listed below could hatch from 12 km Eggs during this special event:
- Larvitar
- Sandile
- Pawniard
- Vullaby
- Deino
- Pancham
- Salandit
- Varoom
Shiny Sandile might also hatch during the event! This is happening in Pokémon GO for the first time. We hope you get lucky!
Shadow Raids During World of Wonders: Taken Over
Trainers have a chance to run into the Pokémon listed below in Shadow Raids:
One-Star Raids:
- Shadow Drowzee
- Shadow Poliwag
- Shadow Barboach
- Shadow Foongus
Three-Star Raids:
- Shadow Hitmontop
- Shadow Wobbuffet
- Shadow Sneasel
Five-Star Raids:
- Shadow Mewtwo
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Wild Encounters
You will find the Pokémon listed below more frequently in the wild:
- Murkrow
- Sableye
- Purrloin
- Scraggy
- Inkay
Some Trainers might encounter these Pokémon and their Shiny variants as well:
- Zorua
- Vullaby
- Deino
Shadow Pokémon
You have to defeat Team GO Rocket Grunts to save 4 Pokemon, they have managed to turn into Shadow Pokemon. Some of them might even be Shiny Pokemon if luck is on your side:
- Shadow Pidgey
- Shadow Darumaka
- Shadow Gothita
- Shadow Solosis
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World of Wonders: Taken Over Event Bonuses
- Team GO Rocket will appear more often at PokéStops and in balloons.
- Players will be able to use a Charged TM to help a Shadow Pokémon forget the Charged Attack Frustration.
Special Research
- Shadow Groudon (more info here)
- Super Rocket Radar
Paid Timed Research Bonuses
- 6 Mysterious Components
- 1 Superincubator
- 1 Rocket Radar
- Pawniard Encounter
Are you excited about the event? We sure are. Have fun and enjoy the new chapter of World of Wonders in Pokemon Go!
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