Niantic and The Pokémon Company announced the Pokémon GO Psychic Spectacular: Taken Over and Groudon Shadow Raid Weekend events will be held later this month. Psychic Spectacular: Taken Over will take place first in Pokémon GO from September 16 at 10:00 a.m. to September 21 at 8:00 p.m. local time, followed by Groudon Shadow Raid Weekend from September 20 at 6:00 a.m. to September 21 at 10:00 p.m.
Get the full details below, via the Pokémon GO blog:
Psychic Spectacular: Taken Over
Tuesday, September 16, at 10:00 a.m. to Sunday, September 21, 2025, at 8:00 p.m. local time
Pokémon Debut
The Emotion Pokémon Indeedee will make its Pokémon GO debut! Also, you’ll be able to hatch Shiny Indeedee—if you’re lucky!
Event Bonuses
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- Additional Candy for Nice Throws or better.
- 1/2 Egg Hatch Distance when Eggs are placed in an Incubator during the event period.
- Increased chance for Candy XL for Nice Throws or better for Trainers level 31 and up.
- Lunatone and Solrock will both appear in the wild during the event, regardless of your location.
- 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.*
- Pokémon caught via one-star and three-star Shadow Raids during the event will have a wider variance of Attack, Defense, and HP.*
*These bonuses will be active from Tuesday, September 16, at 12:00 a.m. to Sunday, September 21, 2025, at 11:59 p.m. local time.
Wild Encounters
Event-themed Pokémon will appear in the wild, including Abra*, Lunatone*, Solrock* and more! You might even encounter Beldum*!
*If you’re lucky, you may encounter a Shiny one!
Eggs
The following Pokémon will hatch from 5 km Eggs.
5 km Eggs
Smoochum*
Chingling*
Espurr*
Indeedee*
*If you’re lucky, you may hatch a Shiny one!
Raids
The following Pokémon will appear in raids.
Three-Star Raids
Alolan Raichu*
Hisuian Braviary*
Wyrdeer*
*If you’re lucky, you may encounter a Shiny one!
Save Shadow Incarnate Forme Tornadus!
Special Research will be unlocked at the beginning of this event. Progress through it to receive a Super Rocket Radar and chase down Giovanni!
You can claim this Special Research until the end of Pokémon GO: Tales of Transformation on December 2, 2025, at 9:59 a.m. local time.
Shadow Pokémon
Team GO Rocket Grunts—and their leaders, Sierra, Cliff, and Arlo—are using different Shadow Pokémon.
Team GO Rocket has also turned the following Pokémon into Shadow Pokémon. Defeat Team GO Rocket Grunts to save them!
Shadow Qwilfish
Shadow Swablu
Shadow Baltoy
Shadow Deino
Paid Timed Research
For US$4.99 (or the equivalent pricing tier in your local currency), you’ll be able to access event-exclusive Timed Research.
Timed Research rewards include the following.
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- Two Premium Battle Passes
- One Super Rocket Radar
- Encounters with event-themed Pokémon, including Ralts, Gothita, Wyrdeer, and more!
Trainers will be able to purchase and gift tickets to any of their Pokémon GO friends that they have achieved a Friendship level of Great Friends or higher with. Please note that purchases—including those made for other Trainers—are non-refundable (subject to applicable law and the exceptions set forth in the Terms of Service). Tickets cannot be purchased with PokéCoins.
Please note that Timed Research expires. The tasks associated with this Timed Research must be completed and their rewards must be claimed before Sunday, September 21, 2025, at 11:59 p.m. local time.
Field Research Task Rewards
Event-themed Field Research tasks will be available.
Complete Field Research tasks to earn Fast TMs, Charged TMs, Mysterious Components, and more!
Pokémon GO Web Store – Psychic Spectacular: Taken Over Ultra Ticket Box
The Psychic Spectacular: Taken Over Ultra Ticket Box will be available for US$4.99 (or the equivalent pricing tier in your local currency) and includes both an event ticket and three bonus Silver Pinap Berries at no additional cost!
Check it out in the Pokémon GO Web Store!
Groudon Shadow Raid Weekend
Saturday, September 20, at 6:00 a.m. to Sunday, September 21, 2025, at 10:00 p.m. local time
Featured Pokémon
The following Pokémon will appear more frequently in Shadow Raids. Also, for the first time in Pokémon GO, you’ll be able to encounter Shiny Shadow Groudon—if you’re lucky!
Shadow Groudon
Event Bonus
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- One additional Raid Pass per day from spinning Photo Discs at Gyms (for a daily total of two).
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Event Ticket
For US$4.99 (or the equivalent pricing tier in your local currency), you can purchase a ticket that grants the following bonuses.
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- Five additional Raid Passes per day from spinning Photo Discs at Gyms (for a daily total of seven)
- 50% more XP from Raid Battles
- 2× Stardust from Raid Battles
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These bonuses will be effective from Saturday, September 20, at 6:00 a.m. to Sunday, September 21, 2025, at 10:00 p.m. local time.
Trainers will be able to purchase and gift tickets to any of their Pokémon GO friends that they have achieved a Friendship level of Great Friends or higher with. Please note that purchases—including those made for other Trainers—are non-refundable (subject to applicable law and the exceptions set forth in the Terms of Service). Tickets cannot be purchased with PokéCoins.
Pokémon GO Web Store – Groudon Shadow Raid Weekend Ultra Ticket Box
The Groudon Shadow Raid Weekend Ultra Ticket Box will be available for US$4.99 (or the equivalent pricing tier in your local currency) and includes both an event ticket and a bonus Premium Battle Pass at no additional cost!
Check it out in the Pokémon GO Web Store!
Lastly, Pokémon GO is available now for Android and iOS.
