Pokemon GO's World of Wonders: Taken Over event heavily features Giovanni, Team GO Rocket, and Shadow Pokemon. Much like previous in-game events, there are several limited-time encounters, Raids, Special Research, and Event Bonuses that Trainers can make the most of.

Among the various additions to the game during the event dates, there will be slightly altered teams appearing throughout Team GO Rocket battle encounters. For this reason, knowing these changes can enable you to know which Pokemon you may be going up against in advance, allowing you to prepare a suitable team beforehand.

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Pokemon GO World of Wonders: Taken Over - All Team GO Rocket Team Lineups

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Much like always, Team GO Rocket members and leaders can be encountered, wielding teams consisting of Shadow Pokemon. However, throughout the World of Wonders: Taken Over event, the Pokemon in each Team GO Rocket member's rotation will differ slightly, changing the obstacles you will be going up against in battle and, therefore, the potential Shadow Pokemon you can encounter.

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Giovanni Team Lineup

  • Slot 1: Persian
  • Slot 2: Kingdra, Rhyperior, or Garchomp
  • Slot 3: Groudon

Cliff Team Lineup

  • Slot 1: Machop
  • Slot 2: Aerodactyl, Gallade, or Kingdra
  • Slot 3: Tyranitar, Crobat, or Cradily

Arlo Team Lineup

  • Slot 1: Cacnea
  • Slot 2: Charizard, Hypno, or Golurk
  • Slot 3: Dragonite, Scizor, or Salamence

Sierra Team Lineup

  • Slot 1: Trapinch
  • Slot 2: Milotic, Sableye, or Honchkrow
  • Slot 3: Alakazam, Victreebel, or Houndoom

Normal-type Male Grunt Team Lineup

Fire-type Female Grunt Team Lineup

  • Slot 1: Chimchar or Darumaka
  • Slot 2: Houndoom or Monferno
  • Slot 3: Houndoom, Infernape, or Darmanitan

Water-type Male Grunt Team Lineup

  • Slot 1: Magikarp
  • Slot 2: Magikarp
  • Slot 3: Magikarp or Gyarados

Water-type Female Grunt Team Lineup

Electric-type Female Grunt Team Lineup

Grass-type Male Grunt Team Lineup

  • Slot 1: Snover or Turtwig
  • Slot 2: Ferrothorn or Grotle
  • Slot 3: Caturne, Torterra, or Meganium

Ice-type Female Grunt Team Lineup

  • Slot 1: Swinub or Snorunt
  • Slot 2: Alolan Ninetales, Glailie, or Froslass
  • Slot 3: Glailie, Abomasnow, or Froslass

Fighting-type Female Grunt Team Lineup

  • Slot 1: Machop, Hisuian Sneasel, or Makuhita
  • Slot 2: Hitmonlee, Hitmonchan, or Hitmontop
  • Slot 3: Machamp, Infernape, or Toxicroak

Poison-type Male Grunt Team Lineup

  • Slot 1: Hisuian Sneasel or Foongus
  • Slot 2: Nidorino or Nidorina
  • Slot 3: Weezing, Toxicroak, or Amoongus

Ground-type Male Grunt Team Lineup

  • Slot 1: Diglett, Wooper, or Drilbur
  • Slot 2: Rhyhorn
  • Slot 3: Quagsire, Whiscash, or Torterra

Flying-type Female Grunt Team Lineup

  • Slot 1: Starly or Pidgey
  • Slot 2: Gligar or Staraptor
  • Slot 3: Pidgeot, Dragonite, or Skarmory

Psychic-type Male Grunt Team Lineup

  • Slot 1: Gothita or Solosis
  • Slot 2: Wobbuffet, Ralts, or Gothorita
  • Slot 3: Metagross, Gallade, or Reuniclus

Bug-type Male Grunt Team Lineup

  • Slot 1: Scyther, Shuckle, or Dwebble
  • Slot 2: Weedle, Shuckle, or Skorupi
  • Slot 3: Beedril, Forretress, or Scizor

Rock-type Male Grunt Team Lineup

  • Slot 1: Onix, Cranidos, or Shieldon
  • Slot 2: Graveler, Lileep, or Anorith
  • Slot 3: Golem, Ramardos, or Bastiodon

Ghost -type Male Grunt Team Lineup

  • Slot 1: Drifloon, Misdreavus, or Golett
  • Slot 2: Banette, Dusclops, or Golett
  • Slot 3: Gengar, Alolan Marowak, or Froslass

Dragon-type Female Grunt Team Lineup

  • Slot 1: Bagon, Dratini, or Gible
  • Slot 2: Alolan Exeggutor, Dragonair, or Gabite
  • Slot 3: Draongite, Salamence, or Garchomp

Dark-type Female Grunt Team Lineup

  • Slot 1: Alolan Rattata, Houndour, or Stunky
  • Slot 2: Alolan Raticate or Alolan Muk
  • Slot 3: Alolan Muk or Skuntank

Steel-type Male Grunt Team Lineup

  • Slot 1: Alolan Sandshrew, Skarmory, or Ferroseed
  • Slot 2: Skarmory, Lairon, or Metang
  • Slot 3: Alolan Sandslash, Scizor, or Empoleon

Fairy-type Female Grunt Team Lineup

  • Slot 1: Alolan Vulpix, Ralts, or Mawile
  • Slot 2: Snubbull, Granbull, or Kirlia
  • Slot 3: Alolan Ninetales, Granbull, or Gardevoir

Male Grunt Team Lineup

Female Grunt Team Lineup

  • Slot 1: Snorlax
  • Slot 2: Poliwhirl, Snorlax, or Gardevoir
  • Slot 3: Gyarados, Snorlax, or Dragonite

Decoy Female Grunt Team Lineup

  • Slot 1: Bellsprout
  • Slot 2: Raticate or Weepinbel
  • Slot 3: Raticate or Snorlax

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