Pokemon Go : Looming in the Shadows research tasks and rewards

Pokemon Go Team Go Rocket boss Giovanni, along with Team Go Rocket leaders Cliff, Sierra, and Arlo have finally arrived in the game. Players have to complete the special research “Looming in the Shadows” quests to encounter Giovanni.

The completion of the questline will help Professor Willow to create Super Rocket Radar. “Looming in the Shadows” special research has been divided into six stages. The completion of quest stages will give players a variety of rewards.

But Team Go Go Rocket leaders and Grunts will try to stop players in the hunt for Giovanni. If you don’t know how to encounter Team Go Rocket Leaders, you can get its details by heading here.

Mentioned below are the stages of special research “Looming in the Shadows” and its corresponding rewards. Currently, rewards for Stage 1, Stage 2 and Stage 4 have been mentioned below, we will update the post when we get to know rewards for all the stages.

Stage 1 – Looming in the Shadows – Tasks and rewards

Task

Spin 10 PokéStops

Reward

500 XP

Task

Defeat 3 Team GO Rocket Grunts 500 XP

Reward

Catch 1 Shadow Pokémon 500 XP

Stage Completion Rewards

500 Stardust
10 PokéBalls
10 Razz Berries

Stage 2

Task

Spin a PokéStop 5 days in a row

Reward

750 XP

Task

Purify 15 Shadow Pokémon

Reward

750 XP

Task

Win 5 raids

Reward

750 XP

Stage Rewards

1000 Stardust
3 Hyper Potions
3 Revives

Stage 4

Task

Defeat Team GO Rocket Leader Arlo

Reward

1000 XP

Task

Defeat Team GO Rocket Leader Cliff

Reward

1000 XP

Task

Defeat Team GO Rocket Leader Sierra

Reward

1000 XP

Apart from this, Team Go Rocket leaders have disrupted Pokemon habitats and it has increased the spawn rate of many Pokemon including: Ekans, Meowth, and Koffing. If you are lucky you may find Shiny Meowth.

The Team Go Rocket Disruptive event went live on November 7, 2019, and will stay live until November 14, 2019, at 1 pm PST. A few new Shadow Pokemon have also been introduced under this event which includes the following: Sandshrew, Bellsprout, Magnemite, Porygon, Wobbuffet.

Also, Team Go Rocket Leaders now have access to the following Shadow Pokemon: Meowth, Scyther, and Sneasel. As mentioned above, lucky players may catch Shiny Meowth. Have a look at the Shiny Meowth family down below.

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