Pokémon GO’s Season of Memories in Motion’s Steeled Resolve: Taken Over event guide

With almost a month left in the Season of Memories in Motion, Team GO Rocket needs to use up their “crash a Pokémon GO event” ticket. So, this season’s Steeled Resolve event is getting the shake up, with Team GO Rocket doing the usual – changing up Shadow Pokémon rotations, adding some new Shadow Pokémon to the mix, and even a new shiny debut (that isn’t a Shadow Pokémon).

Now, check out what’s happening during the Steeled Resolve: Taken Over event with our guide below:

 

Pokémon GO’s Season of Memories in Motion – Steeled Resolve: Taken Over

Begins: Thursday, April 30th, 2026 at 12 a.m. your local time.

Ends: Monday, May 4th, 2026 at 8 p.m. your local time.

 

Pokémon debuts – New Shadow Pokémon and Shiny Varoom debut

 

 

A whole slew of Shadow Pokémon will be entering the Team GO Rocket Grunt encounter pool. Shadow Helioptile, Shadow Dewpider, Shadow Morelull, and Shadow Stufful debut. And, if you’re lucky, you may encounter shiny Shadow version of each! Along with their Shadow versions debuting, you can also evolve them too. That means that Shadow Heliolisk, Shadow Araquanid, Shadow Shiinotic, and Shadow Bewear are also available, provided you meet the evolution requirement for each Pokémon (Pokémon Candies and any additional items and/or conditions).

And, of course, Team GO Rocket Boss Giovanni is sporting a new Shadow Pokémon – Shadow Landorus (Incarnate Forme). You can only catch Shadow Landorus (Incarnate Forme) by tracking down Team GO Rocket Boss Giovanni with a Super Rocket Radar (via PokéStops or Team GO Rocket Balloons).

Lastly, the 12 km Eggs that are exclusive to Team GO Rocket are getting a slight change. Varoom has a chance of being shiny now! Which means Shiny Varoom and Shiny Revavroom are now possible in Pokémon GO!

 

Event Bonuses

• Team GO Rocket will appear more frequently at PokéStops and in balloons. (About every 2 hours.)
• You can use a Charged TM to help a Shadow Pokémon forget the Frustration (Charged Attack).
• Pokémon caught via One- and Three-Star Shadow Raids during the event will have a wider variance of Attack, Defense, and HP.
• Also, for the first time in Pokémon GO, you’ll be able to hatch Shiny Varoom from 12 km eggs—if you’re lucky!

 

Since this event starts partway through the Steeled Resolve event, the following bonuses will be active:

• Mystery Box wait time will be reduced during the event (24 hours).
• Shiny Meltan will be available during the event. If you’re lucky, you may encounter one when opening the Mystery Box!

 

Plus, there will be an event-dedicated GO Pass (and GO Pass Deluxe) active during the event. Two bonuses can be earned when progressing through ranks:

• Tier 1 (Rank 10): 2× Catch Candy
• Tier 2 (Rank 20): Earn more Stardust from defeating Team GO Rocket Grunts

 

And on Saturday, May 2nd, 2026, from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. your local time (unless otherwise stated), the following bonuses will be active due to the Entei Shadow Raid Day event:

• Up to six free Raid Passes from spinning Gym Photo Discs.
• Increased chance of encountering Shiny Entei from Shadow Raids.
• The Remote Raid limit will increase to 20 from Friday, May 1st, 2026, at 5 p.m. to Saturday, May 2nd, 2026, at 8 p.m. PDT.
• If the event ticket is purchased:
  • Up to 14 Raid Passes from spinning Gym Photo Discs.
  • Increased chance to get Rare Candy XL from Raid Battles.
  • 50% more XP from Raid Battles.
  • 2× Stardust from Raid Battles.

 

Plus, the following Season of Memories in Motion bonuses will be in effect:

• Increased XP for a seven-day PokéStop spin streak.
• Increased XP and Stardust for a seven-day Pokémon catch streak.
• One additional Candy when trading Pokémon in-person.
• Trainers level 31 and above will receive one guaranteed Candy XL when trading Pokémon in-person.

 

And if Trainers reach specific ranks in the GO Pass and/or GO Pass Deluxe, then the following bonuses will also be active until Tuesday, May 5th, 2026 at 10 a.m. your local time:

• Tier 1 (Rank 25): 
  • Open up to 40 Gifts per day
  • Receive up to 125 Gifts per day from spinning PokéStop and Gym Photo Discs
  • Hold up to 10 additional Gifts in your Item Bag
• Tier 2 (Rank 50):
  • 2× Daily Adventure Incense duration
• Tier 3 (Rank 75):
  • Increased Stardust and XP from hatching Eggs.

If GO Pass Deluxe is purchased, then the following bonuses will active when Rank 25 is reached instead, until Tuesday, May 5th, 2026 at 10 a.m. your local time:

• Tier 1 (Rank 25):
  • Open up to 50 Gifts per day
  • Receive up to 150 Gifts per day from spinning PokéStop and Gym Photo Discs
  • Hold up to 20 additional Gifts in your Item Bag

 

Event Boxes

If any special event boxes or bundles are released during the event, they’ll be listed here once the event is live. Daily bundles are also available and can be viewed online via the Pokémon GO Web Store.

• GO Pass Deluxe: Steeled Resolve – Taken Over (US$4.99, purchase limit 1, Web Store only): 1 GO Pass Deluxe: Steeled Resolve – Taken Over, 10 Ultra Balls, 5 Max Revives, 1 Premium Battle pass, 5 Max Points, and 60 Reward Points.
• GO Pass Deluxe: Steeled Resolve – Taken Over + 6 Ranks (US$6.99, purchase limit 1, Web Store only): 1 GO Pass Deluxe: Steeled Resolve – Taken Over, +6 Ranks, 10 Ultra Balls, 5 Max Revives, 1 Premium Battle pass, 5 Max Points, and 84 Reward Points.
• GO Pass Deluxe: Steeled Resolve – Taken Over Ultra Box (US$8.99, purchase limit 1, Web Store only): 1 GO Pass Deluxe: Steeled Resolve – Taken Over, +6 Ranks, 20 Ultra Balls, 10 Max Revives, 2 Premium Battle pass, 1 Egg Incubator, 1 Super Incubator, 10 Max Points, and 108 Reward Points.

 

Team GO Rocket Grunts and Leaders’ New Shadow Pokémon and Rotations

At the start of the Steeled Resolve: Taken Over event, new Shadow Pokémon will be added to Pokémon GO as well as rotations being altered for the Team GO Rocket Leaders and Boss. Team GO Rocket members can be found at PokéStops and Team GO Rocket hot air balloons. Leaders require an active Rocket Radar and Boss requires an active Super Rocket Radar.

• Team GO Rocket Grunts: Shadow Helioptile*, Shadow Dewpider*, Shadow Morelull*, and Shadow Stufful*.
• Team GO Rocket Leaders:
  • Arlo: Shadow Pineco*.
  • Cliff: Shadow Snorlax*.
  • Sierra: Shadow Duskull*.
• Team GO Rocket Boss Giovanni: Shadow Landorus (Incarnate Forme)

 

Notes:

• Pokémon marked with an * means that “If you’re lucky, you might encounter a Shiny one!”
• Shadow Helioptile, Shadow Dewpider, Shadow Morelull, and Shadow Stufful can be evolved into Shadow versions of their evolved forms.

 

Eggs

Defeating Team GO Rocket Leaders and Boss will reward Trainers with a 12 km Egg (if there is at least one open slot in their Egg Inventory and/or Bonus Storage).

• 12 km Eggs
  • 1-Egg Rarity: Sandile*, Vullaby*, Pancham*, Salandit*, Shroodle, and Varoom*.

 

Note: Pokémon marked with an * means that “If you’re lucky, you might hatch a Shiny one!”

 

Raids

Standard and Shadow Raids will be active during the event.

 

Standard Raids

The following Pokémon will be appearing in Raids:

• One-Star Raids: 
  • Cubone*, Dratini*, Hisuian Qwilfish*, and Meditite* (until Tuesday, April 28th, 2026, at 10 p.m. your local time)
  • Honedge*, Shieldon*, and Beldum* (starting on Wednesday, April 29th, 2026, at 6 a.m. your local time)
• Three-Star Raids:
  • Nidoking*, Skarmory*, and Drampa* (until Tuesday, April 28th, 2026, at 10 p.m. your local time)
  • Orthworm* (starting on Wednesday, April 29th, 2026, at 6 a.m. your local time)
• Five-Star Raids:
  • Tapu Koko* (until Tuesday, April 28th, 2026, at 10 p.m. your local time)
  • Tapu Lele* (starting on Wednesday, April 29th, 2026, at 6 a.m. your local time)
• Mega Raids:
  • Mega Sharpedo* (until Tuesday, April 28th, 2026, at 10 p.m. your local time)
  • Mega Banette* (starting on Wednesday, April 29th, 2026, at 6 a.m. your local time)

 

Shadow Raids

The following Pokémon will be appearing in Shadow Raids:

• One-Star Shadow Raids:
  • Shadow Dratini*, Shadow Gligar*, Shadow Cacnea*, and Shadow Joltik* (until Tuesday, May 5th, 2026, at 1 p.m. your local time).
• Three-Star Shadow Raids:
  • Shadow Alolan Marowak*, Shadow Lapras*, and Shadow Stantler* (until Tuesday, May 5th, 2026, at 1 p.m. your local time).
• Five-Star Shadow Raids:
  • Shadow Latios* (until Tuesday, May 5th, 2026, at 1 p.m. your local time).
  • Shadow Entei* (only on Saturday, May 2nd, 2026, from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. your local time).

 

Additional Notes:

• Pokémon marked with an * means that “If you’re lucky, you might encounter a Shiny one!”
• Standard Raids:
  • Tapu Lele* will be available after the event (in Five-Star Raids), until Tuesday, May 5th, 2026, at 10 p.m. your local time.
  • Mega Banette* will be available after the event (in Mega Raids), until Tuesday, May 5th, 2026, at 10 p.m. your local time.
• Shadow Raids:
  • One-, Three-, and Five-Star Shadow Raids will be available daily.

 

Max Battles

Max Battles will be active during the event.

• One-Star Max Battles: Dynamax Bulbasaur*, Dynamax Charmander*, Dynamax Squirtle*, Dynamax Caterpie*,Dynamax Abra*, Dynamax Gastly*, Dynamax Krabby*, Dynamax Omanyte*, Dynamax Kabut0*, Dynamax Ralts*, Dynamax Spheal*, Dynamax Pidove*, Dynamax Roggenrola*, Dynamax Woobat*, Dynamax Drilbur*, Dynamax Trubbish*, Dynamax Inkay*, Dynamax Bounsweet*, Dynamax Grookey, Dynamax Scorbunny, Dynamax Sobble, Dynamax Skwovet*, Dynamax Rookiedee*, Dynamax Wooloo*, and Dynamax Hatenna.
• Two-Star Max Battles: Dynamax Machop*, Dynamax Eevee*, Dynamax Shuckle*, Dynamax Wailmer*, and Dynamax Darumaka*.
• Three-Star Max Battles: Dynamax Chansey*, Dynamax Sableye*, Dynamax Beldum*, Dynamax Cryogonal*, Dynamax Passimian*, Dynamax Drampa*, and Dynamax Falinks*.

 

Additional Notes:

• Pokémon marked with an * means that “If you’re lucky, you might encounter a Shiny one!”
• Max Battles require Max Particles (MP):
  • One-Star Max Battles cost 250 MP.
  • Two-Star Max Battles cost 400 MP.
  • Three-Star Max Battles cost 400 MP.
  • Five-Star Max Battles cost 800 MP.
  • Six-Star Max Battles cost 800 MP.

 

Field Research Tasks

There will be event-exclusive Field Research Tasks available and the rewards include the following: Fast TM, Charged TM, and Mysterious Component. These Field Research Tasks can be found when spinning PokéStops (and acquired if you have an open slot in your Field Research menu) when the event is active.

A complete list of tasks and rewards will be shared here once the event is live.

 

• Task: Purify 3 Shadow Pokémon
  • Reward: 1 Fast TM OR 1 Charged TM
• Task: Defeat 1 Team GO Rocket Grunt
  • Reward: 1 Mysterious Component

 

Note: Pokémon marked with an * means that “If you’re lucky, you might encounter a Shiny one!”

 

GO Pass: Steeled Resolve – Taken Over

 

GO Pass

A GO Pass is a free, limited-time progression track available during a specified period. By collecting GO Points, you can increase your rank to earn rewards. Trainers will automatically receive GO Pass: Steeled Resolve – Taken Over on Tuesday, April 28th, 2026 at 10 a.m. your local time. You can collect GO Points and rank up to get additional rewards through Monday, May 4th, 2026, at 8 p.m. your local time.

 

GO Pass Deluxe

For US$4.99, Trainers can upgrade to the GO Pass Deluxe, a paid version of the GO Pass that offers upgraded rewards and faster progression.

For US$6.99, Trainers can upgrade to the GO Pass Deluxe + 6 Ranks to also automatically earn enough GO Points to reach Rank 7.

While progressing through the GO Pass Deluxe, you’ll be able to claim all of the rewards from both the free GO Pass and GO Pass Deluxe. You can upgrade to a GO Pass Deluxe at any time and still collect rewards from previously unlocked ranks.

 

Reward Information

Complete Pass Tasks to rank up your GO Pass.

GO Pass: encounters with event-themed Pokémon (Beldum*, Pawniard*, Honedge*, Meltan*, and more), 1 Super Rocket Radar, Mysterious Components, and Shadow Shards.

GO Pass Deluxe: additional encounters with Steel-type Pokémon, an additional Super Rocket Radar, and even more goodies!

Rewards unlocked in the GO Pass will expire on Wednesday, May 6th, 2026, at 8 p.m. your local time, so be sure to claim your rewards before they’re gone!

 

Earning Points

In order to earn rewards from GO Pass, you’ll need to partake in specific Pass Tasks to earn points. To reach a single rank, you’ll need to earn 100 Points. Be aware that there will be daily limits to earning points (500 points per day), until the final few days of the event where there will be no limit (Saturday, May 2nd, 2026 at 12 a.m. to Monday, May 4th, 2026 at 7:59 p.m. your local time).

• Tasks
  • Standard Tasks (repeatable each day)
    • Catch a Pokémon: 5 Points
    • Hatch an Egg: 40 Points
    • Win a Raid: 100 Points
  • Daily Task (complete once per day)
    • Catch 10 Steel-type Pokémon: 100 Points
      • Note: Available until Wednesday, April 29th, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. your local time.
    • Defeat 3 Team GO Rocket members: 100 Points
      • Note: Available starting on Thursday, April 30th, 2026, at 12 a.m. your local time. This will replace the “Catch 10 Steel-type Pokémon” task.

 

GO Pass Rewards

 

 

Note: Pokémon marked with an * means that “If you’re lucky, you might encounter a Shiny one!”

 

 

 

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