Time to Train

Time to Train is the sixth series of Team GO Rocket Leaders Special Research tasks. It supposed to be available in May 2020 for Trainers who finished A Troubling Situation and hadn't got any previous Team GO Rocket Leaders Special Research still ongoing.

Due to COVID-19 pandemic, this Special Research was cancelled and never released.

Professor Willow dialogue
Great to see you again, TRAINER. You’ve done such an amazing job with every challenge I’ve given you. Congrats on coming so far as a Trainer! You constantly impress me with your skills. But there are so many aspects to Pokémon training! I think it’s time to switch things up. I spoke with Spark, and he thought it would be good for you to focus some more on taking care of Pokémon Eggs. Why not take a walk with your buddy Pokémon after placing some Eggs into Incubators? And be sure to rescue Shadow Pokémon from any Team GO Rocket members you encounter, too. Those Pokémon still need our help!

Wonderful work, TRAINER. While you were busy, I met up with Blanche to discuss our research on recent developments with Shadow Pokémon. I had observed that Team GO Rocket somehow seemed to be making Shadow Pokémon deal more damage with their attacks, though they also seem to take more damage in return now. My observations line up with Blanche’s research. Both of us are concerned that despite our best efforts to push Team GO Rocket back, they’re still gaining ground and putting more and more Pokémon in danger. While Blanche and I continue to investigate, can we depend on you to take down some more Grunts to slow Team GO Rocket down? I’m also going to assign you some tasks to test you as a Trainer. Battling Grunts alone won’t keep your skills as sharp as they need to be to continue standing up to Team GO Rocket’s leaders.

Thanks for taking on those Grunts, TRAINER. I was working with Candela to figure out what challenges we could give you to help you prepare for battles with other Trainers and in the GO Battle League. Those skills carry over to doing battle with the Team GO Rocket Leaders, after all! Candela was very excited to find ways to keep you on your toes! Could you take on these challenges as part of your ongoing training?

You’ve done the team leaders proud, TRAINER! You took on those challenges like the skilled Trainer you are. Great work. Now it’s time to continue the battle against Team GO Rocket. Your efforts to rescue and purify Shadow Pokémon have certainly not gone unnoticed. I’ll be sure to share any new findings about Team GO Rocket’s continued invasion as soon as they crop up, but right now, we should keep up the pressure on the Team GO Rocket Leaders. Good luck, TRAINER.

Taking on the Team GO Rocket Leaders is no easy task. They have proven to be difficult opponents for even the most accomplished Trainers. One interesting thing to note is that I’ve heard reports of Trainers rescuing Shiny Shadow Pokémon from the Team GO Rocket Leaders. This only further supports my suspicions that Team GO Rocket is gathering large numbers of Pokémon if they’ve been able to find Shiny ones to turn into Shadow Pokémon. There is definitely more that we need to learn about these foes and what their plans are. For now, I need you to focus. It’s time to take on Giovanni himself. You got this, TRAINER.

What an impressive victory, TRAINER! Giovanni is one of the toughest opponents out there, but your continued efforts to improve let you rise to the challenge! After this, I’m going to talk with the team leaders to discuss how we can further support you. You’ve been an amazing part of the team, and we wouldn’t be able to keep these villains at bay without your skills and dedication. But we can’t drop our guard while Team GO Rocket’s around, so keep honing your battle techniques. I suggest challenging your fellow Trainers to battles and testing yourself in the GO Battle League. I’ll be in touch again soon, but until then, let’s GO!