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In Pokémon GO something new and something big is brewing. The official social networks are fuming with content from Team GO Rocket. What if some mysterious components around here. What if some encrypted messages over there... It all has to do with the leaders of this criminal group. In fact, we already have information about who they are, what they do, and how they fight. Because yes, your mission will be to defeat them to get hold of important objects and free the territory from their influence.Do you want to know what's coming to Pokémon GO? Then keep reading.
Rocket Radar and the secret map
For a few days Niantic has already been reporting on its official blog the presence of some mysterious components in the game. Some elements that appeared from the hands of the minions of Team GO Rocket, when defeating them in battles. The interesting thing is that, when you get one of them, a notification in the form of a counter appears on the screen. Which gives the clue that, by getting 6 of them, we will complete a special object: the Rocket Radar.
I just got a mysterious component from TheSilphRoad
Well, although we knew all this, not all players have been able to get hold of the mysterious components or create the Rocket Radar. Like many of the novelties of Pokémon GO, they arrive gradually, in waves, and for certain players and territories.For example, for English-speaking level 40 users, who are usually first for everything. If these mechanics go well, little by little the level necessary to access this function is reduced, and new territories are opened. Something's starting to happen with all this Rocket Radar mystery.
What you need to know here is that putting together six mysterious components makes you form a Rocket Radar. This item shows a secondary map of the world of Pokémon GO. One with a different look and, most importantly, with other pokéstops or points of interest. They are the places of presence of the leaders of Team GO Rocket. That is, where you can find them and where you can face them. And we already anticipate that the rewards can be very interesting.
⚠️ Superradar Rocket ⚠️ https://t.co/DMuWZ7VPxN pic.twitter.com/hyuNpbJ79P
- Pokémon GO Spain (@PokemonGOespana) November 1, 2019
Please note that the Rocket Radar can only be used to engage a Team GO Rocket leader. After defeating it, the artifact will become useless and you will need to re-gather six individual pieces to form another useful Rocket Radar.
Go Rocket Boss
Team GO Rocket Leaders
We already know that there are three leaders of Team GO Rocket willing to do evil for the world. They are Cliff, Sierra and Arlo, and they are here to make things difficult for you. Or, at least, more difficult than his minions. And it is that, those who have already been able to fight with them have left several clues of what they have found.
https://youtu.be/rETuQ1pV_zs
The mechanics are the same. Wherever there is a special poképarada or Team GO Rocket point we will find one of the leaders. Just like it happens with the minions on the usual map.The difference is that these leaders use shields to protect themselves during combat, very similar to what is seen in Master League. Of course, those who have fought with them affirm that they always use shield in the first and second charged attack that we throw at them. Take this into account to propose an aggressive combat strategy.
The Pokémon teams that these Team Go Rocket leaders lead into battle are also beginning to be revealed. They are not definitive, but they help you understand how your fights work and prepare for them:
Cliff Leader
- Team 1: Meowth. Sometimes, after combat, you can capture it in its shiny or shiny form.
- Team 2: Sandslash, Snorlax, Flygon.
- Team 3: Tyranitar, Torterra, Infernape.
Sierra Leader
- Team 1: Sneasel. After combat you will be able to capture him in his shiny form, but not always.
- Team 2: Hypno, Lapras, Sableye.
- Team 3: Alakazam, Houndoom, Gardevoir.
Arlo Leader
- Team 1: Scyther. Sometimes allows himself to be captured in his Shiny form.
- Team 2: Gyarados, Magnezone, Crobat.
- Team 3: Charizard, Dragonite, Scizor.
Keep in mind that in addition to the satisfaction of defeating a leader, you will also get a good amount of prizes. Among them 1,000 stellar dust and two objects on this list: Max. Revive, Revive, Max. Potion, Sinnoh stone or Unova stone The choice is random but, of course, the stones and experience are worth it to try to fight one of these leaders.
Team Rocket leaders also a source for Sinnoh Stones from TheSilphRoad
Other details to keep in mind is that, apparently, the matches will only be available during daylight hours. Once you defeat a Team GO Rocket leader, your Rocket Radar will stop working and you will have to fight normal minions again to complete another one with six new pieces .
A limited experience for now
As we say, at the moment it seems that Niantic is only testing these mechanics. Through forums like Reddit we have been able to compile all this information to find out more details about what is happening with the leaders of Team GO Rocket.
Seems like Rocket Boss battles will only appear during the day like raids from TheSilphRoad
Thus, only users from London, San Francisco, Atlanta and Austin have reported any of this data.And it seems that they are the initial cities in which Niantic has launched the combat mechanics of the leaders of Team GO Rocket and all the mystery of the Rocket Radar components. Do not despair if the minions still do not drop mysterious components. That just means you're not in one of the selected cities or locations. But don't worry, little by little you will reach more places.
And the same goes for your trainer level. At the moment, the reports are coming in from players who have reached level 40 in their adventure. As has already happened with other features of Pokémon GO, these users, who are the minority, start testing the game's features before they reach the rest of the players. In this way, if any issue has to be modified, the entire bulk of Pokémon GO players will not be affected. And that is precisely what is happening with Rocket Radar and the leaders of Team GO Rocket.Patience, little by little Niantic will open the season so that players of lower and affordable levels can also participate.
