A Striking Shadow Special Research tasks and rewards in Pokémon Go
Marshadow is finally available globally in Pokémon Go thanks to the new "A Striking Shadow" Special Research questline that was added on April 3, 2025. By completing six groups of tasks, trainers can get a bunch of items, and encounters, and end with a Marshadow encounter. If you already own Marshadow though from the 2024 Go Fest event, you won't be able to get another Marshadow to your collection and will instead be gifting candy to boost your Marshadow up, which kind of sucks, to be honest, if you got a low stat Marshadow and were hoping to get a better stat one this time for the Battle League. Also remember, as Marshadow is considered a Mythical Pokémon, you cannot trade it. So you are stuck with whatever Fighting Ghost-type you get at the end of your journey. All Tasks and Rewards for A Striking Shadow in Pokémon Go Image via Niantic Task Task Reward Completion Reward Catch 50 Pokémon Razz Berry x 10 2000 XPTimburr EncounterGolden Razz Berry x 3 Spin 50 PokéStops or Gyms Mankey Encounter Explore 10km Poke Ball x 20 2 / 6 Hatch 10 Eggs Duskull Encounter 2000 XPFrillish EncounterSilver Pinap Berry x 3 Earn 3 Candies walking with your buddy Pinap Berry x 10 Send 10 Gifts to friends Misdreavus Encounter 3 / 6 Use 3 Incense or Daily Adventure Incense Great Ball x 10 2000 XPMeditite EncounterStardust x 1500 Evolve 5 Pokémon Shuppet Encounter Complete 5 Field Research tasks Pinap Berry x 3 4 / 6 Win 5 Shadow Raids Mienfoo Encounter 2000 XPMakuhita EncounterStardust x 1500 Defeat 10 Team GO Rocket members Fast TM x 2 Use 15 Supereffective Charged Attacks Charged TM 5 / 6 Earn 25,000 Experience Rare Candy x 2 2000 XPMarshadow encounter (or 25 Marshadow Candy if you already have one)Stardust x 1500 Earn 25,000 Stardust Rare Candy x 2 Make 5 Excellent Throws Rare Candy x 2 6 / 6 Explore 10km Marshadow Candy x 5 2000 XPMarshadow Sticker x 20 Power up Ghost-type Pokémon 10 times Marshadow Candy x 5 Power up Fighting-type Pokémon 10 times Marshadow Candy x 5 There is currently no way to get a Shiny Marshadow in-game, though it'll likely be added in the future as part of some kind of event or a part of a future Go Tour like previous Shiny Mythical Pokémon such as Mew, Jirachi, and Celebi to name a few. Either way, most of the challenges this time are pretty easy and in theory you could finish them all in a day or two, so hopefully it won't be long until you add Marshadow to your party and continue your quest to complete your Pokédex. The post A Striking Shadow Special Research tasks and rewards in Pokémon Go appeared first on Destructoid.
Marshadow is finally available globally in Pokémon Go thanks to the new "A Striking Shadow" Special Research questline that was added on April 3, 2025. By completing six groups of tasks, trainers can get a bunch of items, and encounters, and end with a Marshadow encounter.
If you already own Marshadow though from the 2024 Go Fest event, you won't be able to get another Marshadow to your collection and will instead be gifting candy to boost your Marshadow up, which kind of sucks, to be honest, if you got a low stat Marshadow and were hoping to get a better stat one this time for the Battle League.
Also remember, as Marshadow is considered a Mythical Pokémon, you cannot trade it. So you are stuck with whatever Fighting Ghost-type you get at the end of your journey.
All Tasks and Rewards for A Striking Shadow in Pokémon Go
There is currently no way to get a Shiny Marshadow in-game, though it'll likely be added in the future as part of some kind of event or a part of a future Go Tour like previous Shiny Mythical Pokémon such as Mew, Jirachi, and Celebi to name a few.
Either way, most of the challenges this time are pretty easy and in theory you could finish them all in a day or two, so hopefully it won't be long until you add Marshadow to your party and continue your quest to complete your Pokédex.
The post A Striking Shadow Special Research tasks and rewards in Pokémon Go appeared first on Destructoid.
