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Pokemon GO Shadowy Skirmishes Quest Steps, Research Tasks And Rewards

Here, we will go over the Shadowy Skirmishes quests that are now available in Pokemon GO.
Pokemon GO Shadowy Skirmishes Quest Steps, Research Tasks And Rewards

Team GO Rocket is now taking over in Pokemon GO. The Team GO Rocket Takeover event is now underway and players are noticing an increased number of Team Rocket members flooding in while they are playing Pokemon GO. When Team GO Rocket takes over the game, that means there are more events happening.

With more events, there are more special research tasks to take on. This time around, it is the Shadowy Skirmishes Special Research task that players need to complete. Here, we will go over the various tasks that you will need to do to complete the Shadowy Skirmishes special research tasks and what rewards you will get as well.

How To Complete The Shadowy Skirmishes Quest Steps In Pokemon GO

Pokemon GO Shadowy Skirmishes
Giovanni is making his return to Pokemon GO. (Picture: Niantic)

The main focus for players who want to complete the Team GO Rocket event in Pokemon GO is by completing the Special Research tasks in Pokemon GO. These tasks created by Niantic mostly focus on players defeating members of Team GO Rocket. Here are the research tasks that you will need to do to complete the Shadowy Skirmishes Special Research and their rewards:

Research Task 1/5:

  • Defeat 6 Team GO Rocket Grunts (Helioptile Encounter)
  • Make 3 Nice Curveball Throws in a row (Helioptile Encounter)
  • Earn 2 Candies exploring with your buddy (Helioptile Encounter)
  • Total Reward: 2000 XP, 15 Poke Balls, 10 Revives

Research Task 2/5:

  • Defeat 6 Team GO Rocket Grunts (2 Hyper Potions)
  • Catch 4 Shadow Pokemon (10 Poke Balls)
  • Purify 2 Shadow Pokemon (Pinap Berry)
  • Total Reward: 2000 XP, 15 Great Balls, 1 Rocket Radar

Research Task 3/5:

  • Defeat Team GO Rocket Leader Arlo (1500 XP)
  • Defeat Team GO Rocket Leader Cliff (1500 XP)
  • Defeat Team GO Rocket Leader Sierra (1500 XP)
  • Total Reward: 2500 XP, 1000 Stardust, 1 Super Rocket Radar

Research Task 4/5:

  • Find the Team GO Rocket Boss (5 Max Potions)
  • Battle the Team GO Rocket Boss (20 Ultra Balls)
  • Defeat the Team GO Rocket Boss (5 Revives)
  • Total Reward: 2500 XP, 1 Lucky Egg, 2 Golden Razz Berry

Research Task 5/5:

  • Claim Reward (1500 XP)
  • Claim Reward (1500 XP)
  • Claim Reward (1500 XP)
  • Total Reward: 5000 XP, 2500 Stardust, 2 Silver Pinap Berries

Shadowy Skirmishes Special Research Task Rewards

Pokemon GO Shadowy Skirmishes
Defeat Giovanni for your chance to get yourself a Shadow Registeel in Pokemon GO. (Picture: Niantic)

As you can see, you can get a lot of different rewards for completing the various tasks in the Shadowy Skirmishes Special Research Tasks in Pokemon GO. But there is one reward that is not mentioned above that most players will want to go for.

We are talking about Shadow Registeel. Shadow Registeel is the Pokemon that you are going to want to chase down for the Shadowy Skirmishes task. To catch Shadow Registeel, you need to defeat Giovanni, which is done at Task 4 as he is the Team GO Rocket Boss. Defeat him and you will have the opportunity to catch Shadow Registeel.