The Flying Taxi event lets Flying-type Pokémon soar into the spotlight in Pokémon Go! Along with giving you the chance to add Squawkabilly to your Pokédex, this event also sees the return of Team Rocket when, half way through the event, Flying Taxi: Taken Over will begin. As always, this means new Shadow Pokémon and changes to the various Team Rocket lineups.
Event End Time: Monday 29th June at 8pm (local time)
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Flying Taxi field research tasks
Here are the Flying Taxi event–exclusive research tasks:
Task
Reward
Catch 5 Flying-type Pokémon
Yellow Squawkabilly encounter
Catch 10 Flying-type Pokémon
Blue Squawkabilly encounter in Western Hemisphere
Green Squawkabilly encounter in Eastern Hemisphere
Catch 15 Flying-type Pokémon
White Squawkabilly encounter
Evolve 3 Flying-type Pokémon
Spearow or Wattrel encounter
Power up Flying-type Pokémon 5 times
Hoothoot or Rookidee
Squawkabilly debuts in Pokémon Go
Squawkabilly, from Gen 9, can now be caught in Pokémon Go! Since there’s a selection of different Squawkabilly colour variants, it’s become a regionally exclusive Pokémon in the same manner as Flabébé in Go. I’ve taken a look at how to catch Squawkabilly, along with where each colour variant spawns, if you need a hand adding it to your Pokédex.
The Flying Taxi event is currently running and its brought Squawkabilly, along with its various colours, to Pokémon Go! The Forever Forward season is here, so it’s a good idea to know the June event schedule. Go Fest 2026: Global is just around the corner!
There’s a lot to do in Pokémon Go outside of the current event! From the Go Battle League, Remote Trading, PokéStop Showcase, Routes and Max Battles. Don’t forget to catch rare Pokémon while you’re at it.
Flying Taxi wild Pokémon encounters
Here are the Pokémon spawning more frequently in the wild during the Flying Taxi event:
Pidgey
Spearow
Hoothoot
Pidove
Pikipek
Rookidee
Blue Squawkabilly (Western Hemisphere exclusive)
Green Squawkabilly (Eastern Hemisphere exclusive)
White Squawkabilly (Worldwide)
Yellow Squawkabilly (Worldwide)
Wattrel
Flying Taxi raids
These Pokémon are appearing in raids throughout the Flying Taxi event:
Flying Taxi: Taken Over event
Team Rocket will be invading Pokémon Go between Thursday 25th June at 10am (local time) to Monday 29th June at 8pm (local time) as part of the Flying Taxi: Taken Over event.
Giovanni and Team Lineup Changes
If you want to battle Giovanni, then you need to progress through the Go Pass: Flying Taxi until you’ve earned a Super Rocket Radar. This can occur at Rank 30 if you’re on the free track, while the Deluxe Track offers a Super Rocket Radar at Rank One and 30. (You gots to pay for the Deluxe Track though.) Just remember to claim this reward before Wednesday 1st July at 7:59pm (local time).
Battling Giovanni will give you the chance to catch Shadow Reshiram! As always, there will also be team lineup changes to Giovanni, the Team Rocket Leaders and the Grunts.
Bonuses
Team Rocket balloons appearing more frequently.
PokéStops invaded by Team Rocket more frequently.
A Charged TM can be used to make a Shadow Pokémon forget the Frustration, Normal-type Charged Attack.
Pokémon caught via one-star and three-star Shadow Raids have a wider variance of Attack, Defense and HP.
Team Rocket-themed field research tasks rewarding Fast TMs, Charged TMs and Mysterious Components.
New Shadow Pokémon
Here are the new Shadow Pokémon being released as part of Flying Taxi: Taken Over:
Shadow Seel
Shadow Dewgong (Evolves from Shadow Seel)
Shadow Hoothoot
Shadow Noctowl (Evolves from Shadow Hoothoot)
Shadow Noibat
Shadow Noivern (Evolves from Shadow Noibat)
Shadow Reshiram
Shadow Rookidee
Shadow Corvisquire (Evolves from Shadow Rookidee)
Shadow Corviknight (Evolves from Shadow Corvisquire)
Image credit: Niantic
Go Pass: Flying Taxi
Go Pass is available between Tuesday 23rd June to Monday 29th June at 8pm (local time).
There’s no daily limit between Saturday 27th June to 12am (local time) until Monday 29th June at 7:59pm (local time).
You must claim your rewards before Wednesday 1st July at 7:59pm (local time).
Every player receives the Free Track.
Upgrading to the Deluxe Track costs £4.99 / $4.99 or the equivalent pricing tier in your local currency.
Upgrading to the Deluxe Track with six Ranks pre-completed costs £6.99 / $6.99 or the equivalent pricing tier in your local currency.
This purchase is non-refundable and can not be done using PokéCoin.
Free track rewards include Major Milestones, Mysterious Components, Shadow Shards, one Super Rocket Radar and encounters with Pidgeotto, Hoothoot, Vullaby and Rookidee.
Deluxe track rewards include an extra Super Rocket Radar, more Flying-type Pokémon encounters and more.
Major Milestone Bonuses
Tier One
Tier Two
Earn extra Stardust from defeating Team Rocket Grunts and Leaders.
Hope you enjoy the Flying Taxi event!