Pokémon GO: Rocket Takeover Special Research All Content

The special research Shadowy Skirmishes awaits you for the Rocket takeover on February 1st in Pokémon GO. We show you all tasks and rewards.

What is this research? A new special research called Shadowy Skirmishes will start for you at midnight on February 1st. It starts at the same time as the Rocket acquisition, which brings new cryptos.

In the overview we show you all the tasks and rewards that you need to know for research.

Rocket Special Research 1/5

task	Reward
Defeat 6 Rocket Grunts	Encounter with Eguana
Land 3 good curveball throws in a row	Encounter with Eguana
Earn 2 candies by exploring with your buddy	Encounter with Eguana

Tier Reward: If you have completed all three tasks and collected the respective reward, you will receive an additional 2,000 XP, 15 Poké Balls and 10 Revives.

Rocket Special Research 2/5

task	Reward
Defeat 6 Rocket Grunts	10 hyper potions
Catch 4 Shadow Pokémon	10 Pokeballs
Get 2 Shadow Pokémon	10 pineapple berries

Tier Reward: If you have completed all three tasks and collected the respective reward, you will receive an additional 2,000 XP, 15 Super Balls and 1 Rocket Radar.

Rocket Special Research 3/5

task	Reward
Defeat Rocket Leader Arlo	1,500 XP
Defeat Rocket Leader Cliff	1,500 XP
Defeat Rocket Leader Sierra	1,500 XP

Tier Reward: If you have completed all three tasks and collected the corresponding reward, you will receive an additional 2,500 XP, 1,000 Stardust and 1 Super Rocket Radar.

Rocket Special Research 4/5

task	Reward
Find the Rocket Boss	5 top potions
Fight the Rocket Boss	20 Hyper Balls
Defeat the Rocket Boss	5 top revitalizers

Tier Reward: If you have completed all three tasks and collected the respective reward, you will receive an additional 3,000 XP, 1 lucky egg and 2 golden raspberries.

Rocket Special Research 5/5

task	Reward
Already done	2,500 XP
Already done	2,500 XP
Already done	2,500 XP

Tier Reward: If you have collected the rewards from all three tasks, you will receive an additional 5,000 XP, 2,500 Stardust and 2 Silver Pinap Berries.

This special research gives you the opportunity to fight against the Rocket boss Giovanni. From February 1st he will fight with Crypto-Registeel, which you can secure after the successful fight.

We have summarized for you how strong Crypto-Registeel from Giovanni is