We’re taking a look at the Looming in the Shadows Tasks from this recent event in Pokemon Go. You’ve likely been taking on Team Rocket a lot recently, now it’s time to go head to head with the top of their leadership. You’ll be looking to defeat their members, purify more Pokemon, and complete other tasks on your road to finishing all of the tasks.

How-to Unlock the Looming Shadows Tasks

You will need to complete the A Troubling Situation special research before you can unlock these tasks!

Monthly Special Research

You will be able to obtain this Special Research once every calendar month! You will need to complete the previous month’s Special Research to unlock it.

Looming in the Shadows Tasks

A full list of these tasks is still not available, but we’ll be updating this post as soon as they are revealed! Here’s a look at the Looming in the Shadows Tasks List:

Looming in the Shadows: Step 1 of 6

  • Spin 10 PokeStops - 500 XP Defeat 3 Team GO Rocket Grunts - 500 XP Catch 1 Shadow Pokemon - 500 XP

Rewards: 500 Stardust, 10 PokeBalls and 10 Razz Berries

Can you help us get to the bottom of this mystery?

Looming in the Shadows: Step 2 of 6

  • Spin a PokeStop 5 days in a row - 750 XP Purify 15 Shadow Pokemon - 750 XP Win 5 raids - 750 XP

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

I believe these are what Team GO Rocket is using to hack and steal resources from PokéStops. Clever little devices, aren’t they? There’s information we can glean from these components that will help us in our fight against this dangerous organization.

Once you have enough pieces, you should be able to assemble something similar to the device I’ve modified in my lab. It might be best to prepare yourself for whatever might come, %PLAYERNAME%.

Shadow Pokemon can cost quite a bit of Stardust to purify! Keep an eye out for Shadow Rattata or Zubat who cost 1,000 Stardust, which is as low as you can find.

Looming in the Shadows: Step 3 of 6

  • Use 6 supereffective Charged Attacks in Gym battles - 1,000 XP Win 3 Great League Trainer Battles against another Trainer - 1,000 XP Defeat 6 Team GO Rocket Grunts - 1,000 XP

Rewards: 1,500 Stardust, 15 Great Balls, and 5 Pinap Berries

It’s time to get battle ready, %PLAYERNAME%. I don’t want to send you out to face another foe without some more training. While you sharpen your battle skills, I’ll be sure to get this little project of mine up and operational.

Looming in the Shadows: Step 4 of 6

  • Defeat Team Go Rocket Leader Arlo - 1,000 XP Defeat Team Go Rocket Leader Cliff - 1,000 XP Defeat Team Go rocket Leader Sierra - 1,000 XP

Rewards: 2,000 Stardust, 1 Super Rocket Radar, and 3 Golden Razz Berry

If we combine my research and these Mysterious Components you’ve found, we can create a radar-like tool to track down Team GO Rocket Hideouts! Trainers all over the world are figuring out now to put together devices like this, and they’re identifying more hideouts than I originally anticipated.

%PLAYERNAME%, it’s time to head to these hideouts and face whatever—or whomever—is there head on. Let’s GO.

Looming in the Shadows: Step 5 of 6

  • Find the Team GO Rocket Boss - 2,500 Stardust Battle the Team GO Rocket Boss - 1,500 XP Defeat the Team GO Rocket Boss - 3 Silver Pinap Berry

Rewards: 3,000 Stardust, 1 Fast Charge TM, and 1 Charged TM

I’ve improved on my previous invention and put together a Super Rocket Radar that should help you track this mastermind down. If it is who I think it is, he signs all his messages with “G”

Looming in the Shadows: Step 6 of 6

No challenges for this one, you’ve completed the special research!

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