Pokemon GO players are about to set out on a new task to catch mysterious Shadow Pokemon that are left behind by Rocket Grunts who are invading the world of Pokemon GO. So far, players haven’t tracked down any shadow Pokemon or Grunts yet, but once the update is pushed out to all devices it seems likely a new quest line may appear to get things started.
The necessary code for Shadow Pokemon has been in the game for a little while now, so it will be very exciting to finally see this new feature rolled out over the next week, or so.
Official Patch Notes
Trainers—we need your help! Team GO Rocket is invading the world of Pokémon GO! Here’s what can you expect in this release.
New Challenges: Take on Team GO Rocket Grunts in battle!
Shadow Pokémon: Catch the mysterious Shadow Pokémon Team GO Rocket Grunts leave behind! Is there a way to help these Pokémon?
New Appraisal Tool: You can now learn even more about your Pokémon when appraising them.
Battle Minigames: Charged Attack gameplay includes new minigames.
Previous datamined intel offers some spoilers about what kind of challenges Pokemon GO trainers are going to have once the Shadow Pokemon start appearing. Here’s the spoilery list…
Invasions: a new type of game play that seems to tie with Shadow Pokémon and Team Rocket. Invasions feature NPCs and take place at PokéStops, as Team Rocket can overtake a Pokestop.
Shadow Pokemon: a new form of Pokémon that have their own stats, move values, candy and Stardust multipliers.
Purification: a new mechanic to apparently convert a Shadow Pokémon into it’s normal version, needs Stardust and Candy to work.
Pokémon alignments: can be Shadow or Purified right now
Three new moves: Frustration, Return and Synchronise
Two new badges: badges for the number of Pokémon Purified and Team Rocket Grunts defeated
Two new Quest types: Battle Team Rocket and Purify Pokémon quests
Be sure to check back in the near future for more Pokemon GO news, updates, and strategy guides. Until then, good luck out there, trainers!
Pokemon GO is currently available in select regions on Android and iOS devices.
Source: Pokemon GO Hub
