PoGO – Pokémon Go: Team Rocket Event with Limited Research - Guide

The members of Team Rocket will be unleashed on Pokémon Go players again starting February 2, 2021. The Team Rocket event will be accompanied by new Crypto Pokémon and a new Temporary Research – two of them, even if you haven’t completed the Johto event yet. In our guide you will find the information so far as well as hints on steps and rewards for the Temporary Research.

The folks at Niantic are once again unleashing Team Rocket on Pokémon Go players. As part of a Team Rocket event from February 2, 2021 at 10:00 am until February 7, 2021 at 8:00 pm, you’ll have just over five days to battle Team Rocket’s nasties. New Crypto-Pokémon will be added to the game, as well as Temporary Research. You’ll also have the chance to complete the Johto Celebration Event’s Temporary Team Rocket Field Research if you haven’t already.

All kinds of pocket monsters will also appear in the wilderness to coincide with the event. One highlight: Kapuno can hatch from the 12km Curios eggs during the event time. Below is the official information on the Team Rocket event in February 2021, followed by an overview of the already known Temporary Research as well as details on the new research – which we will of course update as soon as we know which steps you have to complete for the rewards.

Update from February 2, 2021: We have added all steps and rewards of the Temporary Research for the Team Rocket Celebration in Pokémon Go. The developers of Pokémon Go point out that the new Crypto Pokémon will not be available until February 3, 2021.

The Team Rocket event in Pokémon Go in February 2021 starts on February 2, 2021 at 10:00 am and is active until February 7, 2021 at 8:00 pm.
Team Rocket bullies will transform Quiekel, Nasgnet, Stollunior, Seemops, Liliep, Anorith, and more pocket monsters into Crypto Pokémon.
Team Rocket bullies use other teams starting in the event.
Defeat Team Rocket bosses to get stickers inspired by them if you’re lucky.
In the wild, Pokémon like Golbat, Smogon, Ariados, Baldorfish, Sniebel, Hunduster, Blanas, Skunkapuh, Pionskora, and Toxiped appear more frequently.
As of the event, Baldorfish, Larvitar, Cancer Corps, Absol, Pionskora, Ganovil, Zurrokex, Gladiantri, Skallyk, and Kapuno hatch from 12k eggs.
The following Pokémon appear in Raids
- Tier 1 Raids: ALoLa Mauzi, ALoLa Sleima, Skorgla, Sniebel, Sheinux and Klikk
- Tier-3 Raids: Nidoqueen, Ariados, Nachtara, Despotar, and Absol
- Tier 5 Raids: Raikou (Feb. 2-4) and Suicune (Feb. 4-9)
- Mega Raids: Mega Bisaflor, Mega Ampharos, Mega Dogemon
There are event-specific field researches and a Temporary research.
The Johto Celebration Event’s Temporary Research will remain active until February 7, 2021 at 20:00.
Team Rocket is appearing more at PokéStops and in balloons.
The hatching distance of eggs is halved when eggs are placed in an incubator during the event.

Pokémon Go: Limited Team Rocket Celebration Research – Step 1/2

Defeat one Team Rocket bully – Reward: 10 x Potion
Defeat 2 Team Rocket bullies – Reward: 5 x Super Potion
Defeat 6 Team Rocket bullies – Reward: 3 x Revitalizer

Rewards for completing step 1: 1 x Rocket radar, encounter with Golbat, 10 x Pokéball

Pokémon Go: Temporary Team Rocket Celebration Research – Step 2/2.

Defeat one Team Rocket bully – Reward: 10 x Super Potion
Defeat 2 Team Rocket bullies – Reward: 5 x Hyper Potion
Defeat 6 Team Rocket bullies – Reward: 3 x Top Booster

Rewards for completing step 2: 1 x Rocket Radar, 15 x Pokéball, encounter with Traunfugil

Pokémon Go: Temporary Research for Johto Celebration 2021 – Step 1/2.

Catch 15 Unlight-type Pokémon – Reward: 5 x Ultraball
Catch 15 Crypto Pokémon – Reward: 5 x Enlivener
Defeat 3 Team Rocket bosses – Reward: Encounter with Larvitar

Reward for completing Step 1: 15 x Pokéball, 1 x Smoke, 5,000 XP

Pokémon Go: Temporary research for Johto Celebration 2021 – Step 2/2.

Defeat Team Rocket boss Arlo – Reward: 2 x Top Beaver
Defeat Team Rocket Boss Cliff – Reward: 3 x Hyper Potion
Defeat Team Rocket Boss Sierra – Reward: 2 x Top Potion

Reward for completing Step 2: Encounter Ho-Oh with Earthquake

Pokémon GO

Pokémon Go is the mobile spin-off of Nintendo’s popular Pokémon game series for Android and iOS. It is a so-called “location-based game”, i.e. a game that uses the player’s immediate surroundings. It is based on the principle of augmented reality.

Pokémon Map: Between landmarks and sights

Pokémon Go uses a Global Positioning System (GPS) to determine the player’s location and displays it on a map that also represents the playing field. The map is based on OpenStreetMap maps. The game is played mostly outdoors and uses landmarks, landmarks and other notable or eye-catching objects in the world to position either PokéStops or arenas there for you to battle for supremacy. Join either Team Intuition (Team Yellow, Zapdos), Team Wisdom (Team Blue, Arktos), or Team Daring (Team Red, Lavados). Under their flag you can then fight for the arenas, which are placed at hotspots like churches or similar. Pokémon can appear anywhere, though.

Pocket monsters visible on the Pokémon Go Map are randomly loaded into the game’s virtual map by the game server. If several players are playing in the same location, each player can see and catch the Pokémon independently of the others.

Pokémon Go Updates, News, Raids and More

The developers at Niantic regularly provide Pokémon Go with new updates or special raids that should only be tackled in a group of several people. The Pokémon Go Raids are therefore very popular, as they also offer the prospect of particularly rare Pokémon. For example, in the past, legendary Pokémon could always be caught on special occasions (Pokémon Go events). For particularly eager mobile or smartphone Pokémon trainers, there is also an external IV calculator, such as the online tool from Pokemon.gameinfo.io or on Pokefans.net, to check the values of your Pokémon.