Pokémon GO’s Season of Forever Forward’s Flying Taxi: Taken Over event guide

Team GO Rocket is early this season with crashing an event. Flying Taxi is getting Taken Over, and thus, new Shadow Pokémon will enter the mix for all Team GO Rocket members.

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

 

Pokémon GO’s Season of Forever Forward – Flying Taxi: Taken Over

Begins: Thursday, June 25th, 2026 at 12 a.m. your local time.

Ends: Monday, June 29th, 2026 at 8 p.m. your local time.

 

Pokémon debuts – New Shadow Pokémon including Shadow Reshiram

 

 

A whole slew of Shadow Pokémon will be entering the Team GO Rocket Grunt encounter pool. Shadow Seel, Shadow Hoothoot, Shadow Noibat, and Shadow Rookidee debut. And, if you’re lucky, you may encounter a shiny Shadow version of each! Along with their Shadow versions debuting, you can also evolve them too. That means that Shadow Dewgong, Shadow Noctowl, Shadow Noivern, Shadow Corvisquire, and Shadow Corviknight 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 Reshiram. You can only catch Shadow Reshiram by tracking down Team GO Rocket Boss Giovanni with a Super Rocket Radar at PokéStop. Unfortunately for this event, it has been changed that Giovanni will not be appearing via Team GO Rocket Balloons.

 

Event Bonuses

• Team GO Rocket will appear more frequently at PokéStops and in balloons (Team GO Rocket Balloons will appear every two hours).
• Charged TMs can be used with Shadow Pokémon to change their default Charged Attack (Frustration).
• Shadow Pokémon caught via One- and Three-Star Shadow Raids during the event will have a wider variance of stats (Attack, Defense, and HP).

 

Also, due to the event having its own GO Pass, bonuses will be tied to reaching specific ranks during the event:

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

 

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, July 7th, 2026 at 10 a.m. your local time:

• Tier 1 (Rank 1):
  • One additional Candy for trading Pokémon.
  • Trainers level 31 and above will receive one guaranteed Candy XL when trading Pokémon.
• Tier 2 (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 3 (Rank 50):
  • 2× Daily Adventure Incense duration.
• Tier 4 (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, July 7th, 2026 at 10 a.m. your local time:

• Tier 2 (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: Flying Taxi (US$4.99, purchase limit 1, Web Store only): 1 GO Pass Deluxe: NAME, 10 Ultra Balls, 5 Max Revives, 1 Premium Battle Pass, 5 Max Points, and 60 Reward Points.
• GO Pass Deluxe: Flying Taxi + 6 Ranks (US$6.99, purchase limit 1, Web Store only): 1 GO Pass Deluxe: NAME, +6 Ranks, 10 Ultra Balls, 5 Max Revives, 1 Premium Battle Pass, 5 Max Points, and 84 Reward Points.
• GO Pass Deluxe: Flying Taxi Ultra Box (US$8.99, purchase limit 1, Web Store only): 1 GO Pass Deluxe: NAME, +6 Ranks, 20 Ultra Balls, 10 Max Revives, 2 Premium Battle Passes, 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 Seel*, Shadow Hoothoot*, Shadow Noibat*, and Shadow Rookidee*.
• Team GO Rocket Leaders:
  • Arlo: Shadow Tyrunt*.
  • Cliff: Shadow Axew*.
  • Sierra: Shadow Amaura*.
• Team GO Rocket Boss Giovanni: Shadow Reshiram*.

 

Notes:

• Pokémon marked with an * means that “If you’re lucky, you might encounter a Shiny one!”
• Shadow Seel, Shadow Hoothoot, Shadow Noibat, and Shadow Rookidee can be evolved into Shadow versions of their evolved forms.
• Shadow Reshiram and Purified Reshiram cannot be fused with other Pokémon.

 

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*, Shroodle, Pancham*, Salandit*,  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: Swablu*, Starly*, and Vullaby*.
• Three-Star Raids: Hisuian Braviary*, Corvisquire*, and Bombirdier*.
• Five-Star Raids:
  • Necrozma* (until Tuesday, June 23rd, 2026 at 10 p.m. your local time).
  • Celesteela* and Kartana* (starting on Wednesday, June 24th, 2026 at 6 a.m. your local time).
    • Note: These Ultra Beasts are limited to specific regions:
      • Celesteela: Southern Hemisphere.
      • Kartana: Northern Hemisphere.
• Mega Raids:
  • Mega Scizor* (until Tuesday, June 23rd, 2026 at 10 p.m. your local time).
  • Mega Pidgeot* (starting on Wednesday, June 24th, 2026 at 6 a.m. your local time).

 

Shadow Raids

The following Pokémon will be appearing in Shadow Raids:

• One-Star Shadow Raids: Shadow Horsea*, Shadow Porygon*, Shadow Beldum*, and Shadow Golett*.
• Three-Star Shadow Raids: Shadow Alolan Marowak*, Shadow Hitmonlee*, and Shadow Gligar*.
• Five-Star Shadow Raids: Shadow Dialga*.

 

Additional Notes:

• Pokémon marked with an * means that “If you’re lucky, you might encounter a Shiny one!”
• Standard Raids:
  • Celesteela* and Kartana* will be available after the event (in Five-Star Raids), until Tuesday, June 30th, 2026 at 10 p.m. your local time.
  • Mega Pidgeot* will be available after the event (in Mega Raids), until Tuesday, June 30th, 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 Electabuzz*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 Elextabuzz*, 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 Pokémon encounters: [Pokémon]. [ Pokémon Mega Energy will also be rewarded when completing specific tasks.] 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: Defeat a Team GO Rocket Grunt
  • Reward: 1 Mysterious Component
• Task: Purify 3 Shadow Pokémon
  • Reward: 1 Charged TM OR 1 Fast TM

 

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

 

GO Pass: Flying Taxi

 

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: Flying Taxi on Tuesday, June 23rd, 2026 at 10 a.m. your local time. You can collect GO Points and rank up to get additional rewards through Monday, June 29th, 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.

For US$8.99. Trainers can get the GO Pass Deluxe + 6 Ranks to automatically earn enough GO points to reach Rank 7 as well as receive additional items.

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, 1 Super Rocket Radar, Mysterious Components, Shadow Shards, and more.

GO Pass Deluxe: additional encounters with Flying-type Pokémon and more, plus earn an additional Super Rocket Radar, and more!

Rewards unlocked in the GO Pass will expire on Wednesday, July 1st, 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, June 30th, 2026 at 12 a.m. to Monday, June 1st, 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 Tasks (complete once per day)
    • Catch 10 Flying-type Pokémon: 100 Points
      • Available until Flying Taxi: Taken Over starts.
    • Defeat 3 Team GO Rocket members: 100 Points.
      • Available when Flying Taxi: Taken Over is active.
  • Bonus Tasks (complete only once, active during Flying Taxi: Taken Over)
    • Defeat Team GO Rocket Leader Arlo: 200 Points
    • Defeat Team GO Rocket Leader Cliff: 200 Points
    • Defeat Team GO Rocket Leader Sierra: 200 Points
    • Defeat the Team GO Rocket Boss: 300 Points

 

 

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