Pokémon Go ‘From the Shadows’ Special Research quest steps, rewards

From the shadows is Giovanni’s latest research assignment in pokemon go.

It will debut at the end of March 2023 as part of the Let’s Go event and will end with a meeting and opportunity to Shadow Regice.

From the Shadows is part of a long line of investigative missions by Giovanni, which began in 2019 with A Troubling Situation. If From the Shadows doesn’t appear for you, first clear the most recent Giovanni quest in your quest log – the previous one was Shadowy Skirmishes from February 2023 – to make this new quest available.

The second half of the Let’s Go event will see a Team Go Rocket Takeover, which heralds changes for Eggs and Shadow Pokémon, which will be active until the event ends on Wednesday, March 29 at 8 p.m. local time.

From the Shadows tasks and rewards

From the Shadows Special Research will be available to unlock until the next Giovanni quest and highlighted Shadow Legendary encounter arrives later in the year. Once unlocked, there is no time limit to complete the quest.

Step 1 of 5

• Defeat 3 Team Go Rocket Grunts (5 Super Potions)
• Catch 2 Shadow Pokémon (20 Poké Balls)
• Purify 1 shadow Pokémon (3 times to life)

Rewards: 1,000 XP, 500 Stardust, 3 mysterious components

Step 2 of 5

• Defeat 6 Team Go Rocket Grunts (1 Mysterious Item)
• Catch 4 Shadow Pokémon (15 Awesome Balls)
• Purify 2 Shadow Pokémon (1 Mysterious Component)

Rewards: 1,500 XP, 1,000 stardust, 1 missile radar

Step 3 of 5

Rewards: 2,500 XP, 1,000 Stardust, 1 Super Rocket Radar

Step 4 of 5

• Find the Team Go Rocket Boss (10 Hyper Potions)
• Battle the Team Go Rocket Boss (10 Ultra Balls)
• Defeat the Team Go Rocket Boss (6 Max Revives)

Rewards: 3,000 XP, 2,000 Stardust, 2 Golden Razz Berries

Once you’ve used your Super Rocket Radar, you can catch the last Shadow Pokémon in Giovanni’s team. This varies depending on when you play the quest; from March 2023 until when the next Giovanni quest debuts will be this Shadow Regice.

Step 5 of 5

• Claim Reward (2,500 XP)
• Claim Reward (2,500 XP)
• Claim Reward (2,500 XP)

Rewards: 5,000 XP, 2,500 Stardust, 2 Silver Pinap Berries

Thanks to Amiibofan101 on reddit for helping fill in the gaps with the quest steps above.

Changes to Team Go Rocket Takeover events

In addition to the quest above, the second half of the Let’s Go event will also feature a Team Go Rocket Takeover to Wednesday, March 29 at 8 p.m. local timewith the following changes:

• Increased Team Go Rocket balloon spawns and PokéStop encounters
• Shadow Pokémon can forget Charged Attack Frustration with a Charged TM
• Rocket Grunts are changing their lineups of Shadow Pokémon, including Alolan Grimer, Phanpy, Treecko, Torchic, Driftloon, and more

• Leaders Sierra, Cliff and Arlo change their team lineups

• Giovanni changes team line-ups

12 km egg changes

• Absolute
• Deino
• Larvitar
• Pancham
• pawn
• Salandit
• Sandiel
• Thin
• Skorupi
• Skrelp
• Vullaby

Good luck taking down Giovanni again!