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Trainers who have missed out on acquiring Shadow Mewtwo (and Shiny Shadow Mewtwo) have another chance! This weekend, Shadow Mewtwo is back and can be found in Five-Star Shadow Raids. (For more details about the Season of World of Wonders, you can check out our overall Season of World of Wonders guide hub.)

Now, check out what’s happening during the Shadow Mewtwo Returns! event with our guide below:

 

Pokémon GO’s Season of World of Wonders – Shadow Mewtwo Returns!

Active Five-Star Shadow Raid times:

  • Day 1: Saturday, March 30th, 2024 from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. your local time.
  • Day 2: Sunday, March 31st, 2024 from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. your local time.

 

Pokémon featured – Shadow Mewtwo

 

 

Shadow Mewtwo Returns! For one weekend only though. Trainers will only be able to find Shadow Mewtwo in Five-Star Shadow Raids. (And if you’re lucky, you might encounter a Shiny Shadow Mewtwo during the catch reward encounter.) In order to participate in these Raids, Trainers will need either a daily free Raid Pass OR a Premium Battle Pass (Remote Raid Passes cannot be used for Shadow Raids).

It is also recommended to have Purified Gems when participating in a Shadow Raid. During a Shadow Raid, the Shadow Pokémon being challenged may enter an enraged state (which increases the difficulty of the Shadow Raid). When this happens, all participating Trainers can use a Purified Gem to calm the Pokémon. A single Trainer can use up to 5 Purified Gems during a Shadow Raid and Trainers can hold up to 10 Purified Gems at one time.

To acquire Purified Gems, Trainers will need to collect Shadow Shards by successfully battling Team GO Rocket members. It takes four Shadow Shards to make 1 Purified Gem.

To get 10 free Purified Gems, input the following code on the Pokémon GO Offer Redemption page: 7B3ELFUMKLP4G

 

Event Bonuses

  • Team GO Rocket will appear more frequently at PokéStops and in balloons.
  • You can use a Charged TM to help a Shadow Pokémon forget the Charged Attack Frustration.

 

Event Boxes

If any special event boxes or bundles are released during the event, they’ll be listed here once the event is live.

  • Special Box (425 PokéCoins, no purchase limit): 5 Poké Balls, 25 Great Balls, and 50 Ultra Balls.
  • Trainee Box (499 PokéCoins, no purchase limit): 10 Pinap Berries, 1 King’s Rock, 1 Unova Stone, and 1 Dragon Scale.
  • Remote Raid Box (500 PokéCoins, no purchase limit): 10 Super Potions, 1 Lucky Egg, and 3 Remote Raid Passes.
  • GO Rocket Box (315 PokéCoins, no purchase limit): 1 Egg Incubator, 1 Rocket Radar, and 1 Premium Battle Pass.
  • GO Rocket Box ($9.99 Pokémon GO Webstore): 7 Ultra Balls, 7 Silver Pinap Berries, 7 Rocket Radars, and 7 Premium Battle Passes.

 

Raids

Standard and Shadow Raids will be active during the event. Five-Star Shadow Raids featuring Shadow Mewtwo may be given priority during this weekend.

 

Standard Raids

The following Pokémon will be appearing in Raids:

  • One-Star Raids: Shadow Drowzee*, Shadow Poliwag*, Shadow Barboach, and Shadow Foongus.
  • Three-Star Raids: Shadow Hitmontop, Shadow Wobbuffet, and Shadow Sneasel*.
  • Five-Star Raids: Tapu Koko* (See Additional Notes).
  • Mega Raids: Mega Sceptile* (See Additional Notes).

 

Shadow Raids

The following Pokémon will be appearing in Shadow Raids:

  • One-Star Shadow Raids: Shadow Alolan Sandshrew, Shadow Murkrow*, Shadow Pineco*, and Shadow Croagunk.
  • Three-Star Shadow Raids: Shadow Scyther*, Shadow Skarmory, and Shadow Golett.
  • Five-Star Shadow Raids: Shadow Mewtwo* (See Additional Notes).

 

Additional Notes:

  • Pokémon marked with an * means that “If you’re lucky, you might encounter a Shiny one!”
  • Standard Raids:
    • Tapu Koko* will be available after the event (in Five-Star Raids), until Thursday, March 14th, 2024 at 10 a.m. your local time.
    • Mega Sceptile* will be available after the event (in Mega Raids), until Thursday, March 14th, 2024 at 10 a.m. your local time.
  • Shadow Raids:
    • One- and Three-Star Shadow Raids will be available daily.
    • Five-Star Shadow Raids will be available on weekends (Saturday and Sunday), unless otherwise stated by Niantic.

 

Wonder of Wonders: Taken Over event

 

 

The Five-Star Shadow Raids featuring Shadow Mewtwo will be happening during the World of Wonders: Taken Over event. For more details about this event (Field Research tasks, PokéStop Showcases, etc.) you can check out our Pokémon GO World of Wonders: Taken Over event guide.

 

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Written by Jennifer Burch

Illustrator, designer, writer and big Nintendo geek, you can find Jennifer with an N3DS within reach 24/7. As the oldest of three, she has survived many Mario Party, Super Smash Bros. and Mario Kart sessions intact in addition to getting her brothers hooked on some really weird games. (Cubivore anyone?)