Giovanni has long been a challenging opponent in Pokémon GO , but recent changes to his team make battling him in October 2025 even trickier than before. The "Psychic Spectacular: Taken Over" event switched up many Team Rocket teams, including which ones the leader of the organization uses. With powerful new Shadow Pokémon, the criminal mastermind only offers great rewards for those who bring the right counters to fight.

After the unfortunate failings of the Eternatus event in Pokémon GO , the Taken Over series returned to bring back something familiar to fans. Like previous events of this type, you can only encounter Giovanni in battle by defeating other Team Rocket leaders . By crafting the Super Rocket Radar item, you can track down Giovanni, rematching him an unlimited n

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