How often does Team Rocket spawn?

Unless there is an event on that changes the spawn times, you can expect your daily Balloons to spawn at the following times: First hot air balloon – between 12am and 5:59am. Second hot air balloon – between 6am and 11:59am. Third hot air balloon – between 12pm and 5:59pm.
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How long does it take for a Team Rocket grunt to spawn?

Grunts spawn in balloons at 00:00, 6:00, 12:00, and 18:00, but they will be replaced by leaders or Giovanni if a radar is equipped. Some events make the time lower. Usually this is every 2 hours or every 3 hours, but on the Rocket Takeover day of GO Fest 2020, they spawned every 5 minutes.
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How do you get Team Rocket to appear?

You can equip a Rocket Radar immediately after crafting one or equip and unequip it from your Bag. Once equipped, you can tap the Rocket Radar button below the compass on the Map View to see Leader Hideouts locations. Note: Leaders will not appear at PokéStops unless you have a Rocket Radar equipped.
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How often do Team Go Rocket leaders spawn?

Finding Leaders

The Leaders start to appear at 6 a.m. and leave at 10 p.m. every day. The Radar interface displaying the locations of Leader hideouts (left), and a PokéStop taken over by Cliff (right). Without the Rocket Radar equipped, those PokéStops will only function as normal ones.
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How often do rocket balloons spawn during Team GO Rocket takeover?

Bonuses. * Team GO Rocket Balloons are appearing every 3 hours during this event.
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How often does Giovanni change legendaries?

Giovanni's choice of legendary Shadow Pokémon and second party member rotate every few months, meaning you will often find yourself battling different Pokémon.
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How often do Jessie and James balloons spawn?

Rocket balloons will be able to spawn in your game automatically, once in every 6 hour window throughout the day: 12am (midnight) to 6am, 6am to 12pm (noon), 12pm to 6pm, and 6pm to 12am.
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Should you purify Shadow Pokemon?

Shadow Pokemon works as angry Pokemon and will deal damage more faster then Normal or Purified Pokemon. The attack power of a Shadow Pokemon is boosted by 1.2x or 20%, making its fast attack hit significantly harder. So it's better to keep them unpurified.
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Can Giovanni be in a balloon?

Keep an eye on our official channels and the Today View for updates on these events. You can challenge Grunts, Team GO Rocket Leaders, or even Giovanni by tapping on a Team GO Rocket balloon.
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How do I get super Rocket Radar again?

Super Rocket Radars can be obtained via Team GO Rocket Leaders Special Research or the following Special or Timed Research:
  1. GO Fest Weekly Challenge: Battle - July 2020, (Timed Research in preparation for Pokémon GO Fest 2020)
  2. GO Fest 2020: Rocket Straight to Victory - July 2020 (Paid Special Research)
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What is Giovanni's next legendary 2024?

Once again, former Team Rocket leader Giovanni returns to Pokémon GO in March 2024 with a new team for you to beat. This past Gym Leader challenges you once again, this time for a chance to capture the Legendary Pokémon Kyogre from the Hoenn region.
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How do you force a rocket balloon to spawn?

There isn't a way to trigger Rocket Balloons from appearing. However, they'll appear frequently throughout the day, and players don't need to be in motion for one to spawn on the map.
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What Pokémon does Giovanni give you?

Battling Giovanni

After defeating Giovanni, 5000 Stardust, several Potions, Revives and maybe a Unova Stone will be rewarded. Then Trainers can encounter and catch the Shadow Legendary Pokémon used by him. It has a 100% catch rate.
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How do you attract team rocket grunts?

Finding Team GO Rocket Grunts at PokéStops

Keep an eye out for any stops that twitch and look discolored. Once you're in range, the PokéStop will turn black and a Team GO Rocket Grunt will appear nearby.
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How long does it take for Team Rocket to Respawn in Pokémon Go?

Save this answer. Team Rocket balloons spawn every 6 hours. Specifically, one will spawn the first time you open the game after midnight, 6am, noon, and 6pm.
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How do you encounter Giovanni?

Team Go Rocket boss Giovanni is typically only available to battle while completing Team Go Rocket Special Research. We get a new set of this type of research every few months, typically with a new Shadow legendary Pokémon as a reward at the very end. From late March 2024, this quest is “It's a Rocket World.”
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Which legendary does Giovanni have?

Contents. Looking his best self as always, Giovanni has returned to Pokémon Go in March 2024, fielding a mighty Shadow Kyogre in battle as his Legendary Pokémon.
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How often does Giovanni appear?

Giovanni is always available to encounter as long as you have a Super Rocket Radar equipped. If you do have one, he will be available on some Pokéstops between 6am and 10pm local time, and will be guaranteed to appear in any Rocket Balloon. A Super Rocket Radar is typically acquired through a Special Research Line.
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How many Team Rocket balloons in a day?

Outside of special events, one balloon spawns in a six-hour time period (00:00 to 5:59, 06:00 to 11:59, 12:00 to 17:59, and 18:00 to 23:59), immediately when the game is opened or at the start of each period. Up to four balloons can be encountered per day.
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What happens if you purify a 4 * Shadow Pokémon?

It goes from a shadow pokemon to a purified pokemon, it becomes 20% weaker in terms of damage, 20% stronger in terms of defense (shadow bonus) and remains a hundo.
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What happens if you purify a 3 star Shadow Pokémon?

Purifying a Shadow Pokémon will improve their appraisal and reduce the amount of Stardust and Candy required for them to Power Up, Evolve, or learn a new attack. When Purified, a Shadow Pokémon will forget Frustration and learn Return, a Charged Attack that's exclusive to Purified Pokémon.
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Are Shadow Pokémon better than 100 IV?

Remember a 0 IV shadow Pokemon has more damage per second than a 100% IV regular Pokemon! Here are some of the times when to purify a shadow Pokemon! Sometimes for pvp, if you need the move return, if you have a high IV shadow and want a strong mega, or if you like to collect hundos!
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Can you get the third Pokémon from a grunt?

If you manage to defeat the Team Go Rocket member in the Balloon, you will earn the chance to capture one of their Shadow Pokémon. The normal rules apply here: it's almost always the first Pokémon they send out in battle if it's a Grunt and it's always the third Pokémon (the Legendary one) if it's Giovanni.
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How rare is Jessie and James Pokémon GO?

Finding Jessie and James in Pokémon Go works exactly like finding the Team Rocket Balloons, which means that you have the chance to encounter their balloon at least four times a day - depending on how lucky you are, of course. If you want to find them, then we recommend looking at the Pokémon Go map on maximum zoom.
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Can you still encounter Jessie and James?

Encountering Jessie and James

They started to appear on July 9th, 2020 on the Team GO Rocket Event. Jessie and James had increased appearance during Team GO Rocket Event and Day 2 of Pokémon GO Fest 2020. Jessie and James would no longer appear after September 30th, 2020.
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