Psychic Spectacular Taken Over
Release Dates: September 16th - September 21st 2025 This event is the seasonal Taken Over event which intersects with the annual Psychic Spectacular event

Anchors	Effects	Spawns	Eggs	New Pokémon
	New Shinies	New Shadows	Raids	Field Research
	Timed Research	GO Rocket	Special Research	Collection Challenge

Event Effects

Spawn Increases In Event

Specific Pokémon

No.	Pic	Name	Type
#0063		Abra
#0079		Slowpoke
#0079		Slowpoke
#0337		Lunatone
#0338		Solrock
#0374		Beldum
#0574		Gothita
#0605		Elgyem
#0686		Inkay

Specific Egg Hatches

No.	Pic	Name	Type
#0238		Smoochum 5km Eggs
#0433		Chingling 5km Eggs
#0677		Espurr 5km Eggs
#0876		Indeedee 5km Eggs
#0876		Indeedee 5km Eggs

New Pokémon in Event

No.	Pic	Name	Type
#0876		Indeedee (Male)
#0876		Indeedee (Female)

New Shiny Pokémon In Event

No.	Pic	Name	Type
#0876		Indeedee (Male)
#0876		Indeedee (Female)

New Shadow Pokémon In Event

No.	Pic	Name	Type
#0641		Tornadus
#0211		Qwilfish
#0333		Swablu
#0334		Altaria
#0343		Baltoy
#0344		Claydol
#0349		Feebas
#0350		Milotic
#0633		Deino
#0634		Zweilous
#0635		Hydreigon

Event Specific Raid Battles

No.	Pic	Name	Type	Rank	Max. CP At Capture
#0026		Raichu		☆☆☆	Normal: 2188 Boosted: 2735
#0628		Braviary		☆☆☆	Normal: 2188 Boosted: 2735
#0899		Wyrdeer		☆☆☆	Normal: 1561 Boosted: 1952

Event Exclusive Field Research

Task	Reward
Catch 3 Solrock or Lunatone	Starmie Encounter
Defeat 1 Team GO Rocket Grunts	Mysterious Component * 1
Purify 3 Shadow Pokémon	Fast TM * 1 Charged TM * 1

Timed Research Introduced in Event

Psychic Spectacular Premium Timed Research
1 / 2
Explore 1km	Abra Encounter	Oranguru Encounter Premium Battle Pass * 1
Catch 15 Pokémon	Ralts Encounter
Defeat 3 Team GO Rocket members	Solosis Encounter
Purify 3 Shadow Pokémon	Slowpoke Encounter
2 / 2
Explore 1km	Drowzee Encounter	Wyrdeer Encounter Premium Battle Pass * 1 Super Rocket Radar * 1
Catch 15 Pokémon	Hatenna Encounter
Defeat 3 Team GO Rocket members	Gothita Encounter
Purify 3 Shadow Pokémon	Slowpoke Encounter

Collection Challenge Introduced in Event

Psychic Spectacular Collection Challenge: Gathering Shadows
Catch a Swablu	Rocket Radar * 1 8000 XP
Catch a Baltoy
Catch a Qwilfish
Catch a Deino

Special Research Introduced in Event

Psychic Spectacular: Taken Over
1 / 5
Catch 15 Pokémon	Pinap Berry * 5	1500 XP Stardust * 500 Inkay Encounter
Purify 2 Shadow Pokémon	Poke Ball * 10
Defeat 3 Team GO Rocket Grunts	Mysterious Component * 1
2 / 5
Catch 20 Pokémon	Pinap Berry * 5	2000 XP Stardust * 1000 Wobbuffet Encounter
Purify 5 Pokémon	Great Ball * 10
Defeat 6 Team GO Rocket Grunts	Mysterious Component * 3
3 / 5
Defeat Team GO Rocket Leader Arlo	2500 XP	2500 XP Stardust * 1500 Super Rocket Radar * 1
Defeat Team GO Rocket Leader Cliff	2500 XP
Defeat Team GO Rocket Leader Sierra	2500 XP
4 / 5
Find the Team GO Rocket Boss	Hyper Potion * 10	3000 XP Stardust * 2000 Hypno Encounter
Battle the Team GO Rocket Boss	Ultra Ball * 10
Defeat the Team GO Rocket Boss	Max Revive * 6
5 / 5
Claim Reward	Stardust * 1500	6000 XP Stardust * 5000 Fast TM * 3
Claim Reward	Stardust * 1500
Claim Reward	Stardust * 1500

Event Team GO Rocket Encounters

Arlo
Trainer	Name	Pokémon 1	Pokémon 2	Pokémon 3
	Arlo	Wobbuffet	Slowbro Slowbro Crobat	Alakazam Scizor Muk

Obtainable Shadow Pokémon
No.	Pic	Name	Type
#0202		Wobbuffet

Sierra
Trainer	Name	Pokémon 1	Pokémon 2	Pokémon 3
	Sierra	Feebas	Staraptor Mismagius Ferroseed	Houndoom Camerupt Drapion

Obtainable Shadow Pokémon
No.	Pic	Name	Type
#0349		Feebas

Cliff
Trainer	Name	Pokémon 1	Pokémon 2	Pokémon 3
	Cliff	Larvitar	Skarmory Honchkrow Annihilape	Machamp Tyranitar Luxray

Obtainable Shadow Pokémon
No.	Pic	Name	Type
#0246		Larvitar

Giovanni
Trainer	Name	Pokémon 1	Pokémon 2	Pokémon 3
	Giovanni	Persian	Kangaskhan Nidoking Rhyperior	Tornadus

Obtainable Shadow Pokémon
No.	Pic	Name	Type
#0641		Tornadus