All Pokemon Go Rocket Grunt lineup changes & Shadow Pokemon explained for takeover

Pokemon Go’s Team GO Rocket takeover has gone live, bringing with it a shakeup to the lineups of each Rocket Grunt in the game.

Niantic’s mobile game started up a new Team GO Rocket takeover on October 16, bringing with it a number of changes.

If you’ll be jumping into Pokemon Go during the event, it’s not just GO Rocket Grunts you need to worry about. A number of new counters and weaknesses will be needed for Cliff, Giovanni, Sierra, and Arlo – as those have been given a shakeup.

So, let’s take a look at the Rocket Grunt lineup changes and which Shadow Pokemon are debuting in the event.

Pokemon GO Rocket takeover: Grunt lineup changes explained

The following changes were pushed live on October 26, meaning you’ll need to quickly come to terms with a few new counters and weaknesses to beat their lineups.

• Shadow Litwick –> Fire Grunt
• Shadow Gastly -> Ghost Grunt
• Shadow Rhyhorn -> Ground Grunt
• Shadow Barboarch -> Water Grunt

All Shadow Pokemon in the Team GO Rocket event

• Shadow Gastly
• Shadow Rhyhorn
• Shadow Barboach
• Shadow Cranidos
• Shadow Shieldon
• Shadow Drilbur
• Shadow Litwick
• Shadow Lugia
• Shadow Regigigas

When does the Team GO Rocket takeover end?

Team GO Rocket’s takeover of Pokemon Go will come to a close on October 31, at 8pm local time.

Included in the event is a number of bonuses, which include the debut of Shadow Regigigas, Shadow Lugia, and a list of other Shadow Pokemon.

And finally, keep your eye out for Team GO Rocket balloons – because they’re back!