Niantic is adding a new Shadow Legendary to Pokémon GO. Team Go Rocket leader Giovanni will have Shadow Ho-Oh in his grasp starting next week in Pokemon GO. This your first chance to catch the Shadow form of the Legendary Rainbow Pokémon Ho-Oh.
Team Go Rocket leader Giovanni will hold the Shadow Ho-Oh from Thursday, June 17, 2021, at 12:00 AM to Wednesday, September 1, 2021, at 12:00 AM [local time].
To fight with Giovanni, you need a Super Rocket Radar; however, there will be a chance to earn one. Niantic is bringing a Team GO Rocket Special Research Story — “A Seven-Colored Shadow”. Completing all the tasks will get you a Super Rocket Radar, which you require to find and challenge Giovanni. Defeating him in the battle, and you’ll get a chance to catch Shadow Ho-Oh.
As he will hold Shadow Ho-Oh till September 1, you’ll have more than two months to rescue it. You can refer to the official blog post for more info.
Meanwhile, A Very Slow Discovery, a slowpoke-themed event, has already started. The event is a celebration of the debut of Galarian Slowpoke and Mega Slowbro. Check out our separate detailed article on the event.
Niantic has scheduled a lot of events for June. We talked about Spotlights, Mega Raids Schedule, Research breakthroughs, and all the upcoming events. Check out our article for All the June 2021 events in Pokemon GO.
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