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In the Pokémon Go Tour 2024: It's About Time and Space event, players must choose between Turtwig, Chimchar, or Piplup paths, leading to different rewards and encounters. The branching questline also involves choosing between Diamond and Pearl paths, affecting challenges and rewards. The best path for obtaining a strong Shadow Pokémon is Turtwig or Piplup, with the event running until the end of the Go Tour: Sinnoh Global event.
Pokemon Go players are expressing disappointment with the "underwhelming" rewards from Giovanni's battle, particularly in the recent Kyogre battle where some players received low-star Shadow Kyogre. Fans are calling for Niantic to improve the rewards for Shadow legendaries, as they feel the current system is not satisfactory. Despite the low star ratings, some players emphasize the power of these Shadow Pokemon in raids, while others are calling for a higher rating cap on the battles.
Pokemon Go players are advised not to wait for Community Day to evolve Shadow Pokemon, as the exclusive move offered during the event may not be worth it. In response to a player's question about evolving a Shadow Dratini, the community suggested using TMs during the next event and evolving whenever, as the Community Day move, Draco Meteor, is not considered one of the better Charged Moves for PvP or PvE battles.
A Pokemon Go player has made an extraordinary discovery by catching a Shiny Shadow Bellsprout with high stats, a combination that is extremely rare. Shadow Pokemon are encountered after defeating Team Rocket members, and finding one with high Individual Values (IVs) is already uncommon. Shiny Pokemon are even harder to come by, making this find a remarkable combination of rarity. The player is now faced with the decision of whether to purify the Shadow Pokemon and lose its Shadow status or keep it as a powerful Shiny Pokemon.
To defeat Arlo in Pokemon GO, trainers should focus on using Fighting-, Fire-, and Dark-type creatures and moves. Recommended counters include Machamp, Houndoom, and Tyranitar. It's important to have good IVs and CP for optimal damage. Arlo's lineup consists of Aipom, Alakazam/Mismagius/Sharpedo, and Scizor/Snorlax/Magnezone, but it may change in the future.
Pokémon Go's latest Giovanni research quest, From the Shadows, has been released as part of the Let's Go event, and ends with an encounter with Shadow Regice. The quest has five steps, including defeating Team Go Rocket Grunts and Leaders, catching and purifying Shadow Pokémon, and battling the Team Go Rocket Boss. The Let's Go event also includes a Team Go Rocket Takeover, with boosted balloon spawns and PokéStop encounters, and changes to Shadow Pokémon, Rocket Grunts, and Team Go Rocket Leaders' line-ups.