Pokemon GO: Ultra Beast Protection Efforts Explained

The Ultra Beast Protection Efforts quest is the latest Team Rocket event in Pokemon Go. This guide will walk you through all the stages of this event, as well as some tips for taking down Giovanni himself.

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What Is The Ultra Beast Protection Efforts Quest?

This Special Research Story is the latest in the line of Team Go Rocket quests. This set of tasks sees you face off against the dastardly Team Rocket once again, with a fantastic reward at the end.

Much like previous Team Go Rocket quests, you’re tasked with defeating Team Rocket grunts and purifying the Shadow Pokemon found at certain PokeStops. You’ll also need to battle the Leaders Arlo, Cliff and Sierra and, eventually, Team Rocket Leader Giovanni.

Once you complete all the tasks, you’ll be rewarded with a Shadow Mewtwo.

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Make Sure You Prepare First!

Pokemon GO’s Team GO Rocket takeover starts on November 14th. It finishes on November 17 at 8:00 pm local time. It’ll be much easier for you to complete the Special Research during the event. However, the story will be sticking around until December 1st, 2022).

The first thing to check is that you’ve finished the previous Team Go Rocket research quests. You’ll need to have finished all available quests, including A Troubling Situation from 2019.

You’ll also want at least one Gold Pinap berry in your bag to maximise the Candy you receive for Shadow Mewtwo at the end.

To complete the Ultra Beast Protection Efforts quest, you’ll have to complete four steps, each of which have three steps to them. Keep reading for a breakdown of how to complete the Ultra Beast Protection Efforts quest.

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Ultra Beast Protection Efforts - Step 1

To complete the first step of the Ultra Beast Protection Efforts quest, you must:

• Defeat 6 Team Go Rocket Grunts - 10x Hyper Potion
• Catch 4 Shadow Pokémon - 10x Poké Balls
• Purify 2 Shadow Pokémon - 10x Pinap Berries
• Rewards: 1000 XP, 15x Great Balls, 3x Rare Candy

Ultra Beast Protection Efforts - Step 2

To complete the second step of the Ultra Beast Protection Efforts quest, you must:

• Defeat Team Go Rocket Leader Arlo - 1500 XP
• Defeat Team Go Rocket Leader Cliff - 1500 XP
• Defeat Team Go Rocket Leader Sierra - 1500 XP
• Rewards: 2500 XP, 1000 Stardust, Super Rocket Radar

Each Leader’s team consists of three Shadow Pokemon, which often rotate. The best strategy is to have a wide Type coverage on your team, including a powerful Fire-type, Ice-type and Poison-type to cover most of your bases.

Ultra Beast Protection Efforts - Step 3

To complete the third step of the Ultra Beast Protection Efforts quest, you must:

Find the Team Go Rocket Boss Giovanni - 5x Max Potion
Battle the Team Go Rocket Boss - 20x Ultra Balls
Defeat the Team Go Rocket Boss - 5x Max Revives
Rewards: 3000 XP, 1x Lucky Egg, 2x Golden Razz Berry

Giovanni has a strong line-up, consisting of:

• Phase 1: Persian
• Phase 2: Nidoqueen / Steelix / Rhyperior (one of these three)
• Phase 3: Shadow Mewtwo

Choose your types carefully. We recommend a strong Fighting-type to take out Persian. A strong Water-type covers Steelix and Rhyperior, whilst a strong Ice-type (or a Kyogre with an Ice-type move, ideally) will make short work of Nidoqueen.

Finally, you’ll face down Shadow Mewtwo. As ever, Shadow Mewtwo is a Psychic-type Pokemon, which means it’s weak against Bug, Dark, and Ghost-type attacks.

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Now What?

Once you’ve defeated Giovanni, you can capture Shadow Mewtwo. The choice is yours - will you purify Mewtwo, or take advantage of its awesome power? To complete the quest, you just need to claim your rewards!

• Claim Reward - 2500 XP
• Claim Reward - 2500 XP
• Claim Reward - 2500 XP
• Rewards: 5000 XP, 2500 Stardust, 2x Silver Pinap Berries
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