Pokémon Go Looming in the Shadows quest tasks and rewards explained

Publish date: 2022-11-30

Looming in the Shadows continues the story-line of the Team Go Rocket invasion in Pokémon Go that began in A Troubling Situation.

In this series of Special Research Tasks, you'll be helping Professor Willow investigate the reason why Team Go Rocket are invading the PokéStops. This will lead you to fighting the three Team Go Rocket Leaders - Cliff, Arlo and Sierra - and eventually, Giovanni himself.

Completing each step will also reward you with a collection of experience and items that will help continue your Pokémon Go journey.

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How 'Looming in the Shadows' work in Pokémon Go

Research Quests, which allows to complete challenges for rewards, were introduced into Pokémon Go in March 2018.

There are two types of Research Quests - Field Research and Special Research.

Whereas standard Field Research tasks offer players a range of challenges that can be completed whenever they like, Special Research tasks are the same for every player and have a set order.

Similar to the Special Research quest lines for Jump-Start Research and A Troubling Situation, Looming in the Shadows is a series of story-driven Special Research tasks.

Looming in the Shadows continues the story-line that started in A Troubling Situation.

Team Go Rocket and their horde of Shadow Pokémon are invading PokéStops around the world. Even though players have been fighting back against the criminal organisation, the Team Go Rocket Leaders has bigger plans in the works.

The quest consists of six steps, which each consist of three individual challenges. You'll be rewarded for every individual challenge and each overall step you complete. These rewards will include the chance to fight Giovanni and after that, catch a legendary Shadow Pokémon, such as Shadow Articuno.

To start Looming in the Shadows, you must have first completed A Troubling Situation, which acts as tutorial for the Team Go Rocket battles. Once you've completed A Troubling Situation, visit the Research Tasks tab to continue your fight against Team Go Rocket.

How to complete each of the 'Looming in the Shadows' quest steps

Here are the quest steps and rewards for Looming in the Shadows. Be warned - there are spoilers below if you don't want to learn both the challenges and rewards for each step of this quest.

'Looming in the Shadows' Step 1 of 6

Rewards: 500 Stardust, 10 Pokéballs, 10 Razz Berries

'Looming in the Shadows' Step 2 of 6

Rewards: 1,000 Stardust, 3 Hyper Potions, 3 Revives

'Looming in the Shadows' Step 3 of 6

Reward: 1,500 Stardust, 15 Great Balls, 5 Pinap Berries

'Looming in the Shadows' Step 4 of 6

Reward: 2,000 Stardust, Super Rocket Radar, 3 Golden Razz Berries

'Looming in the Shadows' Step 5 of 6

Reward: 3,000 Stardust, 1 Fast TM, 1 Charged TM

'Looming in the Shadows' Step 6 of 6

All three objectives will already be complete granting you 2,000 XP for each one.

Rewards: 3 Max Revive, 20 Ultra Balls, 3 Rare Candy

Thank you to colesyyy from reddit for the help with these objectives.

The Season of Go has arrived! The Pokémon TCG Crossover event is here, which includes the release of Wimpod and Golisopod. While Go Fest 2022 may be behind us, there are still three special research quests you might be working on - Pokémon Go Fest 2022, Rhi's Arrival and A Radiant World. Meanwhile, the Great League and Great League and Great League Remix are currently running in the Go Battle League Season 11. This season has also seen the lowering of the level requirement for Candy XL and introduced the first Ultra Beast, Nihilego.

Other things to know about 'Looming in the Shadows' in Pokémon Go

Here are some tips to help you complete Looming in the Shadows:

Good luck foiling Team Go Rocket's evil plans!

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