Pokemon GO's Fashion Week: Taken Over event, launching January 15th, introduces Shroodle and Grafaiai, the Gen 9 Poison/Normal-type Pokemon, to the game. This event, running until January 19th, 8 PM local time, offers several exciting features:
New Pokemon:
- Shroodle: Hatchable from 12km Eggs.
- Grafaiai: Evolves from Shroodle using 50 Shroodle Candy.
Event Encounters:
- Surprise encounter with a fashionably-dressed Croagunk via snapshots.
- Increased Team GO Rocket balloon and PokéStop appearances. Use Charged TMs to remove Frustration from Shadow Pokémon.
- Six new Shadow Pokémon encounters: Taillow, Snivy, Tepig, Oshawott, Trubbish, and Bunnelby.
Shadow Raids:
- One-Star: Shadow Nidoran♀, Shadow Nidoran♂, Shadow Totodile, Shadow Ralts.
- Three-Star: Shadow Electabuzz, Shadow Magmar, Shadow Wobbuffet. Remote Raid Passes are enabled for these raids.
Event Bonuses & Features:
- Special Research to rescue Shadow Palkia.
- Field Research tasks awarding Mysterious Components, Charged TMs, and Fast TMs.
- Collection Challenges and themed Showcases.
- In-game shop bundle (300 coins): Incubator, Rocket Radar, Premium Battle Pass.
Beyond Fashion Week, the Corviknight line arrives January 21st, a Shadow Raid Day is imminent, and a Classic Community Day featuring Ralts is scheduled for January 25th. Get ready for a busy few weeks in the world of Pokemon GO!
