Team GO Rocket takeover event now underway in Pokémon GO in the Asia-Pacific region until March 9 at 10 p.m. local time

Niantic recently revealed all the major Pokémon GO events for March 2020. Read on below for more details:

A Team GO Rocket global take-over is imminent!

Odd things are afoot, Trainers. The professor and team leaders have been following Team GO Rocket’s movements and noticed that they’re planning something big. We don’t know all Team GO Rocket’s plans yet, but we do have the following details to share.

From Friday, March 6, 2020, at 8:00 a.m. to Monday, March 9, 2020, at 10:00 p.m. local time
Poison- and Dark-type Pokémon will be appearing more often in the wild, as well as other Pokémon that are related to Team GO Rocket.
We have reports that Absol is one of the Pokémon that will be appearing in the wild!
Regardless of how you come across it, any Skorupi you find could be Shiny—if you’re lucky! Shiny Drapion will also be available.
On Saturday, March 7, from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. local time
- We have word that another Team GO Rocket global take-over will happen! Team GO Rocket Grunts will be making a push to seize even more PokéStops. Sierra, Cliff, Arlo, and even Giovanni himself will also be more active, so you might run into them more easily if you keep your Rocket Radar or Super Rocket Radar equipped.
We’ve noticed that Shadow Pokémon rescued from the Team GO Rocket Leaders have had a chance of being Shiny. While the Team GO Rocket Leaders have switched up their teams since they first appeared, during this take-over, you’ll be able to rescue all six of the Shadow Pokémon that Trainers have seen left behind by the Team GO Rocket Leaders.
During the take-over, you’ll be able to use a Charged TM to change a Shadow Pokémon’s exclusive attack, Frustration, to other Charged Attacks that that Pokémon can learn normally. Please note that if you purify the Shadow Pokémon afterward, it will still learn Return, replacing the attack learned via the Charged TM.
Defeating Team GO Rocket Grunts and Leaders will earn you twice the usual Stardust.
Turn on your in-game music—the Team GO Rocket music will be playing!