Shadow Pokémon, and Team Go Rocket can now be found in Pokémon Go.
Originating from the Gamecube spin-off games – Pokémon Colosseum and Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness – Shadow Pokémon have had their hearts corrupted by evil. It’s your job to rescue and then purify these Pokémon, making them far stronger in the process.
You can catch Shadow Pokémon by defeating Team Go Rocket at the PokéStops they have invaded, so keep an eye out for any suspicious-looking PokéStops!
How to catch Shadow Pokémon in Pokémon Go
Shadow Pokémon are creatures whose hearts have been corrupted by Team Go Rocket. You can tell you’ve got a Shadow Pokémon on your hands from its mean, red-eyed, expression and ominous purple aura.
As well as looking different, it’ll behave differently too. Shadow Pokémon have the charge move Frustration, while the Candy and Stardust cost to power it up is tripled.
So – how do you solve a problem like a Shadow Pokémon?
The answer – purify them, and having a Purified Pokémon offers a number of benefits that make the process worthwhile.
More on that further in the article, but first – how do you get a Shadow Pokémon?
You do this by defeating the Team Go Rocket that has invaded your local PokéStops.
Once you have defeated a Team Go Rocket, they will abandon their Shadow Pokémon, allowing you to capture it in a similar way to how you capture defeated Raid Bosses.
Check out our guide on Team Go Rocket for all the information you could ever want on this villainous team, but, for now, it’s time to purify your new Shadow Pokémon.
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