Crown Class: Taken Over event guide – Timed Research, Exclusives, and more

For the next few days, trainers in Pokémon Go have the chance to take part in another time-limited event, with this one being themed around Team GO Rocket and Shadow Raids, which from now on will be remotely raidable forever. On top of the debut of Shiny Dilage, there are a host of research tasks and other things to do before the event ends on May 18, midnight local time, including fighting Team Go Rocket, which will appear more frequently at Pokéstops and in balloons. You can also use Charged TM to help a Shadow Pokémon forget Frustration during this event window, giving it another move with all of the Shadow Pokémon benefits. Here is a full list of all the new stuff you can look forward to seeing this time around. New Shadow Pokémon In Event Pokémon Can it be Shiny? Dialga Yes Slakoth Yes Vigoroth Yes Slaking Yes Inkay Yes Malamar Yes Tyrunt Yes Tyrantrum Yes Amaura Yes Aurorus Yes Event-Specific Raid Battles Pokémon Raid Rank Can it be Shiny? Magnemite Shadow ☆ Yes Cyndaquil Shadow ☆ Yes Murkrow Shadow ☆ Yes Spoink Shadow ☆ Yes Lapras Shadow ☆☆☆ Yes Piloswine Shadow ☆☆☆ No Gurdurr Shadow ☆☆☆ No Crown Clash: Taken Over Premium Timed Research Task Reward Completion Reward Explore 1km Slowpoke Encounter Nidoqueen Encounter, Premium Battle Pass Catch 15 Pokémon Combee Encounter Defeat 3 Team GO Rocket members Snivy Encounter Purify Shadow Pokémon Pawniard Encounter 2 / 2 Explore 1km Slakoth Encounter Nidoking Encounter, Premium Battle Pass, Super Rocket Radar Catch 15 Pokémon Litleo Encounter Defeat 3 Team GO Rocket members Piplup Encounter Purify Shadow Pokémon Pawniard Encounter Crown Clash: Taken Over Special Research Task Reward Completion Reward Catch 15 Pokémon Pinap Berry x5 1500 XP, Stardust x500, Combee Encounter Purify 2 Shadow Pokémon Poke Ball x10 Defeat 3 Team GO Rocket Grunts Mysterious Component x1 2 / 5 Catch 20 Pokémon Pinap Berry x5 2000 XP, Stardust x1000, Litleo Encounter Purify 5 Pokémon Great Ball x10 Defeat 6 Team GO Rocket Grunts Mysterious Component x3 3 / 5 Defeat Team GO Rocket Leader Arlo 2500 XP 2500 XP, Stardust x1500, Super Rocket Radar Defeat Team GO Rocket Leader Cliff 2500 XP Defeat Team GO Rocket Leader Sierra 2500 XP 4 / 5 Find the Team GO Rocket Boss Hyper Potion x10 3000 XP, Stardust x2000, Pawniard Encounter Battle the Team GO Rocket Boss Ultra Ball x10 Defeat the Team GO Rocket Boss Max Revive x6 5 / 5 Claim Reward Stardust x1500 6000 XP, Stardust x5000, Fast TM x3 Claim Reward Stardust x1500 Claim Reward Stardust x1500 Team GO Rocket Boss Pokémon Team Pokémon 1 Pokémon 2 Pokémon 3 Persian Nidoking Kangaskhan Rhyperior Dialga The post Crown Class: Taken Over event guide – Timed Research, Exclusives, and more appeared first on Destructoid.

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Crown Class: Taken Over event guide – Timed Research, Exclusives, and more

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For the next few days, trainers in Pokémon Go have the chance to take part in another time-limited event, with this one being themed around Team GO Rocket and Shadow Raids, which from now on will be remotely raidable forever.

On top of the debut of Shiny Dilage, there are a host of research tasks and other things to do before the event ends on May 18, midnight local time, including fighting Team Go Rocket, which will appear more frequently at Pokéstops and in balloons. You can also use Charged TM to help a Shadow Pokémon forget Frustration during this event window, giving it another move with all of the Shadow Pokémon benefits.

Here is a full list of all the new stuff you can look forward to seeing this time around.

New Shadow Pokémon In Event

PokémonCan it be Shiny?
DialgaYes
SlakothYes
VigorothYes
SlakingYes
InkayYes
MalamarYes
TyruntYes
TyrantrumYes
AmauraYes
AurorusYes

Event-Specific Raid Battles

PokémonRaid RankCan it be Shiny?
MagnemiteShadow ☆Yes
CyndaquilShadow ☆Yes
MurkrowShadow ☆Yes
SpoinkShadow ☆Yes
LaprasShadow ☆☆☆Yes
PiloswineShadow ☆☆☆No
GurdurrShadow ☆☆☆No

Crown Clash: Taken Over Premium Timed Research

TaskRewardCompletion Reward
Explore 1kmSlowpoke EncounterNidoqueen Encounter, Premium Battle Pass
Catch 15 PokémonCombee Encounter
Defeat 3 Team GO Rocket membersSnivy Encounter
Purify Shadow PokémonPawniard Encounter
2 / 2
Explore 1kmSlakoth EncounterNidoking Encounter, Premium Battle Pass, Super Rocket Radar
Catch 15 PokémonLitleo Encounter
Defeat 3 Team GO Rocket membersPiplup Encounter
Purify Shadow PokémonPawniard Encounter

Crown Clash: Taken Over Special Research

TaskRewardCompletion Reward
Catch 15 PokémonPinap Berry x51500 XP, Stardust x500, Combee Encounter
Purify 2 Shadow PokémonPoke Ball x10
Defeat 3 Team GO Rocket GruntsMysterious Component x1
2 / 5
Catch 20 PokémonPinap Berry x52000 XP, Stardust x1000, Litleo Encounter
Purify 5 PokémonGreat Ball x10
Defeat 6 Team GO Rocket GruntsMysterious Component x3
3 / 5
Defeat Team GO Rocket Leader Arlo2500 XP2500 XP, Stardust x1500, Super Rocket Radar
Defeat Team GO Rocket Leader Cliff2500 XP
Defeat Team GO Rocket Leader Sierra2500 XP
4 / 5
Find the Team GO Rocket BossHyper Potion x103000 XP, Stardust x2000, Pawniard Encounter
Battle the Team GO Rocket BossUltra Ball x10
Defeat the Team GO Rocket BossMax Revive x6
5 / 5
Claim RewardStardust x15006000 XP, Stardust x5000, Fast TM x3
Claim RewardStardust x1500
Claim RewardStardust x1500

Team GO Rocket Boss Pokémon Team

Pokémon 1Pokémon 2Pokémon 3

Persian

Nidoking

Kangaskhan

Rhyperior

Dialga

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