Pokemon GO developers at Niantic have presented the World of Wonders: Taken Over event with numerous Field Research tasks and rewards. The event offers several in-game content, including multiple Research quests, Shadow raids, new Shadow Pokemon, wild spawns, and more. Those who complete the Field Research tasks get encounters with several featured monsters and in-game items.

Pokemon GO players can participate in the World of Wonders: Taken Over event from March 27, at 12 AM until March 31, at 11:59 PM Local Time. The event also offers a chance to encounter Shadow Mewtwo by winning against it in 5-star Shadow raids. The event comprises numerous Research quests; players can participate in 4 different Research stories, and Field Research is one of the most lucrative. That said, this guide explores all the tasks and rewards presented by the World of Wonders: Taken Over Field Research.

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Pokemon GO World of Wonders Taken Over - All Field Research Tasks And Rewards

Pokemon GO World of Wonders Taken Over

The World of Wonders: Taken Over event has multiple in-game elements, including an exclusive Field Research quest in Pokemon GO. The Field Research has 5 different tasks with various possible rewards. The tasks revolve around defeating numerous Team GO Rocket Grunts and leaders to purifying several Shadow Pokemon. Completing these tasks rewards players with a Mysterious Component and featured Pokemon encounters like Sablete, Inkay, Vullaby, Pawniard, and more. There is also the possibility of encountering Shiny variants of these monsters.

Field Research Task

Reward

Defeat 1 Team GO Rocket Grunt

Mysterious Component ×1

Defeat 2 Team GO Rocket Grunts
  • Sableye Encounter (Shiny Available)
  • Inkay Encounter (Shiny Available)

Defeat 4 Team GO Rocket Grunts
  • Deino Encounter (Shiny Available)
  • Vullaby Encounter (Shiny Available)

Defeat a Team GO Rocket Leader
  • Pawniard Encounter (Shiny Available)
  • Vullaby Encounter (Shiny Available)

Purify 3 Shadow Pokemon
  • Fast TM ×1
  • Charged TM ×1

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There are also several bonuses for event participants. Players can encounter Team GO Rocket more frequently at PokeStops and in-game balloons during the event. The balloons appear consecutively every 2 hours. Using Pokemon GO Charged TM during the event can make Shadow Pokemon forget Frustration (Charged Move).

Pokemon GO players can also partake in Shadow raids during the event. Shadow Drowzee, Shadow Poliwag, Shadow Barboach, and Shadow Foongus are set as 1-star Shadow raid bosses. Shadow Hitmontop, Shadow Wobbuffet, and Shadow Sneasel are set as 3-star Shadow raid bosses. In addition, Shadow Mewtwo is set as a 5-star Shadow raid boss.

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Developer(s)
Niantic
Franchise
Pokemon
Platform(s)
iOS, Android
Genre(s)
Augmented Reality, RPG
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