After an exciting month of celebrating nearly every generation of the franchise that has been released in the mobile AR game,Pokemon GOis now giving the bad guys the opportunity to have some festivities of their own. This week brings a surprise Team GO Rocket Celebration event to the game that will shake up the standardFebruary 2021 Battle Raid lineupand offer the chance to encounter and catch some exciting shadow Pokemon.
The Team GO Rocket event kicks off on Tuesday (today) and will challenge trainers to throw down against Team GO Rocket grunts and team leaders in fierce battles to earn the chance to encounter somenew and exciting shadow Pokemonwho need saving. ThePokemon GOevent is also shaking up each Team GO Rocket leader’s lineup, so be ready to update those established counter rosters.
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In order to get the most out of the next week of play, players are going to want to familiarize themselves with all of the special bonuses and features that will be in place during the Team GO Rocket Celebration. All of the details about the event that are public knowledge at this point can be found right here…
Date and Time
Sources point to this event occurring from Tuesday, June 23, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. to Sunday, February, 7, 2021, at 8:00 p.m. local time.
Bonuses
Half Egg Hatch Distance when an Egg is placed inside an Incubator during the event
Deino
Raid Boss Additions
One-star raids: Alolan Meowth, Alolan Grimer, Gligar, Sneasel, Shinx, and Klink.
Three-star raids: Nidoqueen, Ariados, Umbreon, Tyranitar, and Absol.
Team GO Rocket battles are a very popular feature and the encounter rewards are nearly always powerful enough to make the challenge well worth the effort for most players. That should help this event turn out to be yet another very active one that gets the community logged in and engaged with the mobile game this week. PoGO has been having a very strong 2021 so far and withPokemon GO Tour: Kantojust around the corner, it’s likely that things won’t be slowing down anytime soon.
Over the next week or so players should begin to learn a lot more about what other events are on the way in February. Be sure to check back in the near future for morePokemon GOstrategy guides, news, and updates. Until then, good luck out there, trainers!
Pokemon GOis available on Android and iOS.
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