Do you get an egg after defeating Giovanni?

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Do you get an egg after defeating Giovanni?

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To answer the question directly, defeating Giovanni in Pokémon GO does not reward players with an egg, specifically the 12km egg or Strange Egg, regardless of the number of open egg inventory slots available. Instead, Giovanni offers the opportunity to catch the Legendary Shadow Pokémon used by him at the moment of defeat, along with other rewards such as 5000 Stardust, Max Potions, and Max Revives.

Related Questions and Answers

Understanding Rewards from Giovanni

  1. What do you get after defeating Giovanni? Defeating Giovanni rewards players with 5000 Stardust, a variety of healing items like Max Potions and Max Revives, and potentially a Unova Stone, along with the chance to catch a Legendary Shadow Pokémon.

  2. Do you get 12K egg from Giovanni? No, Giovanni does not drop 12K eggs, also known as Strange Eggs, as a reward for defeating him.

  3. What do you get for beating Giovanni 2023? After defeating Giovanni in 2023, players can complete their current Rocket Special Research and catch his current Legendary Pokémon, which was Regirock as of the last update.

  4. What Pokémon does Giovanni give you August 2023? In August 2023, Giovanni’s team includes Nidoking, Rhyperior or Garchomp, and the Legendary Rock-type Regirock.

  5. What is Giovanni’s legendary September 2023? In September 2023, defeating Giovanni gives players the opportunity to catch a Shadow Regirock.

Team GO Rocket and Eggs

  1. Do Rocket Grunts drop Eggs? No, Strange Eggs are only given to players when they defeat a Team GO Rocket Leader, not Grunts.

  2. How to get 12k Eggs? To get a 12km egg or Strange Egg, players must defeat a Team GO Rocket Leader and have an open space in their egg inventory.

  3. How do you get a strange egg? Strange Eggs can be obtained by defeating a Team GO Rocket Leader, and they typically hatch into Poison-type, Dark-type, or Pokémon that can evolve into these types.

Giovanni and Shadow Pokémon

  1. Is there any benefit to keeping Shadow Pokémon? Yes, keeping Shadow Pokémon unpurified can be beneficial because they deal more damage, with their attack power boosted by 20%.

  2. Is Shadow Regirock worth it? Shadow Regirock is not considered a good Pokémon for PVE due to its low base attack stat, making it not worth a significant Stardust investment.

  3. Is Shadow Regice worth it? While the Shadow Boost helps Regice, it remains only on par with mediocre Ice Types, not making it worth a substantial investment.

Fighting Giovanni

  1. How many times do you have to beat Giovanni? Giovanni can only be fought once per month, as part of the Rocket Special Research.

  2. Do you have to fight decoy grunts to get to Giovanni? To encounter Giovanni, players must complete Special Research tasks, which include defeating Grunts and Leaders.

  3. Does Giovanni have Shadow Lugia? Giovanni has been known to partner with Shadow Regigigas, and Shadow Lugia has appeared in Shadow Raids, but details about Giovanni using Shadow Lugia directly are not specified.

  4. Can Giovanni Legendaries be shiny? As of the last update, Shadow Regice with Giovanni cannot be caught in its shiny iteration, but the availability of shiny Legendaries can change with updates and events.

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