Team GO Rocket encounters

Harvest Festival: Taken Over

Friday, October 2–Monday, October 5

Save Charged TMs: Frustration can only be removed during the event window.
50% Stardust to purify: Purifying costs half the usual Stardust.
New Shadow Legendary: Takeovers typically debut one, alongside new Shadow species.
GO Pass encounters: Shadow Zekrom available via pass progression.
Purify for Mega: Aron , Bellsprout , Charmander , Magikarp , Squirtle .

Note: Build your Stardust reserve before this window opens. GBL yields 2,000–8,000 Stardust per day. A week of daily battles gets you 14,000–56,000 Stardust.

Current lineups

What to bring

Bring

bug fire flying ice poison

Avoid

electricgrassgroundwater resisted

Search bug,fire,flying,ice,poison

Paste in-game → sort by CP

(33.3%)

Mega Sceptile
1st Grass-type Attacker

Shadow Sceptile
9th Grass-type Attacker

(33.3%)

Shadow Tangrowth
8th Grass-type Attacker

What to bring

Bring

fighting fire ground

Avoid

poisonbugdragonfairyflyinggrassicenormalpsychicrocksteel resisted

Search fighting,fire,ground

Paste in-game → sort by CP

(33.3%)

Metagross
1st Steel-type Dynamax Attacker, 4th Master League Overall (no CP cap), 7th Psychic-type Dynamax Attacker, 8th Steel-type Attacker

Mega Metagross
4th Steel-type Attacker, 10th Psychic-type Attacker

Shadow Metagross
5th Steel-type Attacker

Metang
6th Steel-type Dynamax Attacker

(33.3%)

Mega Aggron
8th Rock-type Attacker

What to bring

Bring

electric grass

Avoid

fireicesteelwater resisted

Search electric,grass

Paste in-game → sort by CP

(33.3%)

Mega Swampert
3rd Water-type Attacker

Shadow Swampert
10th Water-type Attacker

(33.3%)

Kingler
1st Water-type Dynamax Attacker, 3rd Water-type Dynamax Attacker

Shadow Kingler
8th Water-type Attacker

What to bring

Bring

dark ghost

Avoid

fightingnormalbugpoison resisted

Search dark,ghost

Paste in-game → sort by CP

(33.3%)

Gengar
1st Ghost-type Dynamax Attacker, 2nd Ghost-type Dynamax Attacker

Mega Gengar
2nd Ghost-type Attacker, 2nd Poison-type Attacker

Haunter
3rd Ghost-type Dynamax Attacker

Gastly
4th Ghost-type Dynamax Attacker

Shadow Gengar
5th Ghost-type Attacker, 7th Poison-type Attacker

What to bring

Bring

poison steel

Avoid

dragonbugdarkfighting resisted

Search poison,steel

Paste in-game → sort by CP

(33.3%)

Gallade
1st Psychic-type Dynamax Attacker, 5th Fighting-type Dynamax Attacker

Mega Gardevoir
1st Fairy-type Attacker, 8th Psychic-type Attacker

Gardevoir
3rd Fairy-type Dynamax Attacker, 10th Psychic-type Dynamax Attacker

Shadow Gardevoir
3rd Fairy-type Attacker

Mega Gallade
7th Psychic-type Attacker

(33.3%)

Shadow Granbull
9th Fairy-type Attacker

What to bring

Bring

fairy flying psychic

Avoid

bugdarkrock resisted

Search fairy,flying,psychic

Paste in-game → sort by CP

(33.3%)

Hitmonlee
4th Fighting-type Dynamax Attacker

Hitmonchan
10th Fighting-type Dynamax Attacker

(16.7%)

Machamp
1st Fighting-type Dynamax Attacker, 2nd Fighting-type Dynamax Attacker

Machoke
8th Fighting-type Dynamax Attacker

(16.7%)

Shadow Conkeldurr
6th Fighting-type Attacker

What to bring

Bring

bug dark ghost

Avoid

fightingpsychic resisted

Search bug,dark,ghost

Paste in-game → sort by CP

(16.7%)

Gallade
1st Psychic-type Dynamax Attacker, 5th Fighting-type Dynamax Attacker

Mega Gardevoir
1st Fairy-type Attacker, 8th Psychic-type Attacker

Gardevoir
3rd Fairy-type Dynamax Attacker, 10th Psychic-type Dynamax Attacker

Shadow Gardevoir
3rd Fairy-type Attacker

Mega Gallade
7th Psychic-type Attacker

What to bring

Bring

grass ice water

Avoid

electricpoisonrock resisted

Search grass,ice,water

Paste in-game → sort by CP

(16.7%)

Rhyperior
1st Rock-type Dynamax Attacker, 3rd Ground-type Dynamax Attacker, 10th Rock-type Attacker

Shadow Rhyperior
1st Rock-type Attacker, 8th Ground-type Attacker

Rhydon
5th Ground-type Dynamax Attacker

Rhyhorn
6th Ground-type Dynamax Attacker

(33.3%)

Mega Venusaur
3rd Grass-type Attacker, 10th Poison-type Attacker

Venusaur
3rd Grass-type Dynamax Attacker, 7th Grass-type Dynamax Attacker

Ivysaur
10th Grass-type Dynamax Attacker

Shadow Venusaur
10th Grass-type Attacker

(33.3%)

Charizard
2nd Flying-type Dynamax Attacker, 3rd Fire-type Dynamax Attacker

Mega Charizard Y
2nd Fire-type Attacker

Mega Charizard X
7th Fire-type Attacker

(33.3%)

Mega Blastoise
5th Water-type Attacker

Blastoise
6th Water-type Dynamax Attacker

What to bring

Bring

fire flying rock

Avoid

fightinggrassground resisted

Search fire,flying,rock

Paste in-game → sort by CP

(16.7%)

Mega Pinsir
2nd Bug-type Attacker

Shadow Pinsir
9th Bug-type Attacker

(16.7%)

Mega Beedrill
3rd Poison-type Attacker, 6th Bug-type Attacker

(16.7%)

Shadow Vikavolt
4th Bug-type Attacker

What to bring

Bring

bug fairy fighting

Avoid

psychicdarkghost resisted

Search bug,fairy,fighting

Paste in-game → sort by CP

(16.7%)

Sneasler
2nd Poison-type Dynamax Attacker, 7th Fighting-type Dynamax Attacker

Weavile
2nd Dark-type Dynamax Attacker, 3rd Ice-type Dynamax Attacker

Shadow Weavile
4th Ice-type Attacker, 10th Dark-type Attacker

Sneasel
5th Dark-type Dynamax Attacker, 7th Ice-type Dynamax Attacker

(16.7%)

Mega Absol
4th Dark-type Attacker

Shadow Absol
7th Dark-type Attacker

(16.7%)

Mega Houndoom
6th Dark-type Attacker

What to bring

Bring

electric ice rock

Avoid

groundbugfightinggrass resisted

Search electric,ice,rock

Paste in-game → sort by CP

(16.7%)

Mega Scizor
3rd Bug-type Attacker

Shadow Scizor
8th Bug-type Attacker

Shadow Scyther
10th Bug-type Attacker

(16.7%)

Corviknight
2nd Ultra League Overall (CP ≤ 2,500), 4th Flying-type Dynamax Attacker, 5th Flying-type Dynamax Attacker, 5th Steel-type Dynamax Attacker, 7th Great League Overall (CP ≤ 1,500)

Corvisquire
6th Flying-type Dynamax Attacker

Rookidee
9th Flying-type Dynamax Attacker

(16.7%)

Altaria
3rd Great League Overall (CP ≤ 1,500)

What to bring

Bring

dragon fairy ice

Avoid

electricfiregrasswater resisted

Search dragon,fairy,ice

Paste in-game → sort by CP

(33.3%)

Mega Dragonite
8th Dragon-type Attacker

(33.3%)

Shadow Hydreigon
3rd Dark-type Attacker

Hydreigon
9th Dark-type Attacker

What to bring

Bring

ground rock water

Avoid

bugfairyfiregrassicesteel resisted

Search ground,rock,water

Paste in-game → sort by CP

(33.3%)

Mega Blaziken
3rd Fighting-type Attacker, 3rd Fire-type Attacker

Shadow Blaziken
4th Fighting-type Attacker, 9th Fire-type Attacker

Blaziken
10th Fighting-type Attacker

(33.3%)

Shadow Chandelure
3rd Ghost-type Attacker

What to bring

Bring

fighting

Avoid

ghost resisted

Search fighting

Paste in-game → sort by CP

(16.7%)

Mega Staraptor
3rd Flying-type Attacker

Shadow Staraptor
7th Flying-type Attacker, 9th Normal-type Attacker

(16.7%)

Shadow Porygon-Z
3rd Normal-type Attacker

Porygon-Z
7th Normal-type Attacker

Shadow Porygon2
10th Normal-type Attacker

(16.7%)

Shadow Ursaluna
6th Normal-type Attacker

Ursaluna
10th Master League Overall (no CP cap)

(16.7%)

Shadow Bewear
8th Normal-type Attacker

What to bring

Bring

ground

Avoid

electricflyingsteel resisted

Search ground

Paste in-game → sort by CP

(16.7%)

Electivire
3rd Electric-type Dynamax Attacker

Electabuzz
6th Electric-type Dynamax Attacker

Shadow Electivire
6th Electric-type Attacker

(50%)

Lapras
4th Ice-type Dynamax Attacker, 6th Ice-type Dynamax Attacker, 10th Water-type Dynamax Attacker

(50%)

Snorlax
9th Ultra League Overall (CP ≤ 2,500)

What to bring

Bring

fighting ground

Avoid

ghostbugelectricfirerock resisted

Search @fighting,@ground&!@ghost&!@bug&!@electric&!@fire&!@rock

Paste in-game → sort by CP

Shadow Reshiram
4th Fire-type Attacker

Reshiram
8th Fire-type Attacker, 8th Master League Overall (no CP cap)

What to bring

Bring

fighting grass ground steel water

Avoid

fireflyingnormalpoison resisted

Search fighting,grass,ground,steel,water

Paste in-game → sort by CP

(33.3%)

Shadow Rampardos
4th Rock-type Attacker

What to bring

Bring

ground fairy ice steel ghost

Avoid

electricfiregrasswaterbug resisted

Search @ground,@fairy,@ice,@steel,@ghost&!@electric&!@fire&!@grass&!@water&!@bug

Paste in-game → sort by CP

Shadow Haxorus
5th Dragon-type Attacker

Mega Victreebel
5th Poison-type Attacker

What to bring

Bring

electric grass

Avoid

fireicesteelwater resisted

Search electric,grass

Paste in-game → sort by CP

(66.7%)

Mega Gyarados
6th Water-type Attacker

Gyarados
9th Water-type Dynamax Attacker

What to bring

Bring

dark ghost water ground grass

Avoid

normalpoisonelectricfireflying resisted

Search @dark,@ghost,@water,@ground,@grass&!@normal&!@poison&!@electric&!@fire&!@flying

Paste in-game → sort by CP

Shadow Tyrantrum
7th Rock-type Attacker