# Looming in the Shadows Guide **URL:** \ **Category:** GoHub Articles\ **Created:** [November 9, 2019, 11:20am UTC](https://forum.pokemongohub.net/t/looming-in-the-shadows-guide/23305 "2019-11-09T11:20:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![MrHeineken88](https://forum.pokemongohub.net/user_avatar/forum.pokemongohub.net/mrheineken88/32/19883_2.png) [@MrHeineken88](https://forum.pokemongohub.net/u/MrHeineken88)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2019, 11:20am UTC](https://forum.pokemongohub.net/t/looming-in-the-shadows-guide/23305/1 "2019-11-09T11:20:01Z")
> **[Looming in the Shadows Guide | Pokemon GO Hub](https://pokemongohub.net/post/guide/looming-in-the-shadows-special-research/)** > > Looming in the Shadows Special Research. Looming in the Shadows Tasks and Rewards. Giovanni and Super Rocket Radar quest line. Stage 4 was discovered early! Update: Stage 3 has been uncovered. It is constant with the data earlier mined. [Reddit link](https://www.reddit.com/r/TheSilphRoad/comments/dua7xv/is_this_real/?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share) ---
**Author:** ![Jormdeworm](https://forum.pokemongohub.net/user_avatar/forum.pokemongohub.net/jormdeworm/32/34621_2.png) [@Jormdeworm](https://forum.pokemongohub.net/u/Jormdeworm)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2019, 11:25am UTC](https://forum.pokemongohub.net/t/looming-in-the-shadows-guide/23305/2 "2019-11-09T11:25:47Z")
Stage 4 is the part I’ll never come trough. Lol. ---
**Author:** ![MrHeineken88](https://forum.pokemongohub.net/user_avatar/forum.pokemongohub.net/mrheineken88/32/19883_2.png) [@MrHeineken88](https://forum.pokemongohub.net/u/MrHeineken88)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2019, 11:26am UTC](https://forum.pokemongohub.net/t/looming-in-the-shadows-guide/23305/3 "2019-11-09T11:26:14Z")
Why not? ---
**Author:** ![Jormdeworm](https://forum.pokemongohub.net/user_avatar/forum.pokemongohub.net/jormdeworm/32/34621_2.png) [@Jormdeworm](https://forum.pokemongohub.net/u/Jormdeworm)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2019, 11:28am UTC](https://forum.pokemongohub.net/t/looming-in-the-shadows-guide/23305/4 "2019-11-09T11:28:52Z")
I already find it hard enough to battle most of those Grunts, spent all my Revives on one Shadow Lapras that took 8 tries and those Leaders appear to be even harder. And than that three times. Good thing you can buy those radars in the Shop though. That might be a good solution. ---
**Author:** ![MrHeineken88](https://forum.pokemongohub.net/user_avatar/forum.pokemongohub.net/mrheineken88/32/19883_2.png) [@MrHeineken88](https://forum.pokemongohub.net/u/MrHeineken88)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2019, 11:30am UTC](https://forum.pokemongohub.net/t/looming-in-the-shadows-guide/23305/5 "2019-11-09T11:30:22Z")
Why? I failed not a single rocket since I used my strongest pokemon. ---
**Author:** ![Jormdeworm](https://forum.pokemongohub.net/user_avatar/forum.pokemongohub.net/jormdeworm/32/34621_2.png) [@Jormdeworm](https://forum.pokemongohub.net/u/Jormdeworm)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2019, 11:32am UTC](https://forum.pokemongohub.net/t/looming-in-the-shadows-guide/23305/6 "2019-11-09T11:32:20Z")
I have to redo most of the Grunts. But that might also be because I have to tap on the Charged Attack button for quite some time before it finally works. ---
**Author:** ![MrHeineken88](https://forum.pokemongohub.net/user_avatar/forum.pokemongohub.net/mrheineken88/32/19883_2.png) [@MrHeineken88](https://forum.pokemongohub.net/u/MrHeineken88)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2019, 11:35am UTC](https://forum.pokemongohub.net/t/looming-in-the-shadows-guide/23305/7 "2019-11-09T11:35:56Z")
Are you able to use your strongest pokemon? And do you use your charged attack on the first Pokemon? ---
**Author:** ![Jormdeworm](https://forum.pokemongohub.net/user_avatar/forum.pokemongohub.net/jormdeworm/32/34621_2.png) [@Jormdeworm](https://forum.pokemongohub.net/u/Jormdeworm)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2019, 11:38am UTC](https://forum.pokemongohub.net/t/looming-in-the-shadows-guide/23305/8 "2019-11-09T11:38:40Z")
- I usually use Dragonite and Tyranitar. At the moment I’m trying to do many of those ‘Let’s Rock & Roll’ Grunts to get better and more TTars. - No, I usually don’t use Charged Attack on the first mon, unless it is obvious my Pokemon is not going to be able to use the Charged Attack on the second. Or at least I’m trying to do so. It happens very often that the Charged Attack button just doesn’t react before my Pokémon dies. ---
**Author:** ![MrHeineken88](https://forum.pokemongohub.net/user_avatar/forum.pokemongohub.net/mrheineken88/32/19883_2.png) [@MrHeineken88](https://forum.pokemongohub.net/u/MrHeineken88)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2019, 11:44am UTC](https://forum.pokemongohub.net/t/looming-in-the-shadows-guide/23305/9 "2019-11-09T11:44:56Z")
With these 6 I can beat every rocket with Max 1 loss. Most of the time I just use the top 3. ![PSX_20191109_124139](https://pokemongohub-forum-bucket-v2.s3.amazonaws.com/original/3X/e/f/ef2e0815c2cb0fdc6f0da208f62d75d92b4e1f07.jpg) And I don’t even look at what I’m facing. ---
**Author:** ![BestBeast](https://forum.pokemongohub.net/user_avatar/forum.pokemongohub.net/bestbeast/32/24397_2.png) [@BestBeast](https://forum.pokemongohub.net/u/BestBeast)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2019, 12:10pm UTC](https://forum.pokemongohub.net/t/looming-in-the-shadows-guide/23305/10 "2019-11-09T12:10:27Z")
I do not even have Salamence yet in my dex… (nor Raikou) lucky those who played in Aprin’s community day 😉 Same goes for rock Tyranitar - hopefully I will got one in Decemvber… I am using more common pokes - like Aggron, Machamp, Golem - and normal battles are not a problem. But I agree - team leaders are hard… much harder than our team leaders in training. I did 3xSierrra and 2xArlo so far - and it costed me quite a lot. So I came back here to prepare - knowing your opponent seems like the key 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![vorgriff3](https://forum.pokemongohub.net/user_avatar/forum.pokemongohub.net/vorgriff3/32/31150_2.png) [@vorgriff3](https://forum.pokemongohub.net/u/vorgriff3)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2019, 4:31pm UTC](https://forum.pokemongohub.net/t/looming-in-the-shadows-guide/23305/11 "2019-11-09T16:31:18Z")
> [@Jormdeworm](#): > > Good thing you can buy those radars in the Shop though. That might be a good solution. Which shop is that? ---
**Author:** ![BestBeast](https://forum.pokemongohub.net/user_avatar/forum.pokemongohub.net/bestbeast/32/24397_2.png) [@BestBeast](https://forum.pokemongohub.net/u/BestBeast)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2019, 5:40pm UTC](https://forum.pokemongohub.net/t/looming-in-the-shadows-guide/23305/12 "2019-11-09T17:40:26Z")
Yeah, I also haven’t noticed before… 200 coins - full radar - no need to find 6 components… ---
**Author:** ![bobbyjack8](https://forum.pokemongohub.net/user_avatar/forum.pokemongohub.net/bobbyjack8/32/21337_2.png) [@bobbyjack8](https://forum.pokemongohub.net/u/bobbyjack8)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2019, 5:43pm UTC](https://forum.pokemongohub.net/t/looming-in-the-shadows-guide/23305/13 "2019-11-09T17:43:11Z")
I had 6 components on 2nd day of event ---
**Author:** ![BestBeast](https://forum.pokemongohub.net/user_avatar/forum.pokemongohub.net/bestbeast/32/24397_2.png) [@BestBeast](https://forum.pokemongohub.net/u/BestBeast)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2019, 6:19pm UTC](https://forum.pokemongohub.net/t/looming-in-the-shadows-guide/23305/14 "2019-11-09T18:19:47Z")
I got 30+ today… 5 leaders… and I am running out of potions… ---
**Author:** ![Jormdeworm](https://forum.pokemongohub.net/user_avatar/forum.pokemongohub.net/jormdeworm/32/34621_2.png) [@Jormdeworm](https://forum.pokemongohub.net/u/Jormdeworm)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2019, 8:34pm UTC](https://forum.pokemongohub.net/t/looming-in-the-shadows-guide/23305/15 "2019-11-09T20:34:44Z")
🤔 they removed it from the shop, apparently. ---
**Author:** ![bobbyjack8](https://forum.pokemongohub.net/user_avatar/forum.pokemongohub.net/bobbyjack8/32/21337_2.png) [@bobbyjack8](https://forum.pokemongohub.net/u/bobbyjack8)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2019, 9:05pm UTC](https://forum.pokemongohub.net/t/looming-in-the-shadows-guide/23305/16 "2019-11-09T21:05:10Z")
Not sure why you’d buy it when you have to fight Team Rocket for quest anyway. I’ve done more Team Rocket battles in last 3 days, then the whole time it’s been out. ---
**Author:** ![Mew1](https://forum.pokemongohub.net/user_avatar/forum.pokemongohub.net/mew1/32/16683_2.png) [@Mew1](https://forum.pokemongohub.net/u/Mew1)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2019, 2:29am UTC](https://forum.pokemongohub.net/t/looming-in-the-shadows-guide/23305/17 "2019-11-10T02:29:15Z")
I’m on stage 2, would stay there for a while because I am picky on purifying what shadow Pokémon ---
**Author:** ![BestBeast](https://forum.pokemongohub.net/user_avatar/forum.pokemongohub.net/bestbeast/32/24397_2.png) [@BestBeast](https://forum.pokemongohub.net/u/BestBeast)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2019, 2:48am UTC](https://forum.pokemongohub.net/t/looming-in-the-shadows-guide/23305/18 "2019-11-10T02:48:46Z")
5 days is a min anyway… I just purify the cheapest now… ---
**Author:** ![VanHooIII](https://forum.pokemongohub.net/user_avatar/forum.pokemongohub.net/vanhooiii/32/26769_2.png) [@VanHooIII](https://forum.pokemongohub.net/u/VanHooIII)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2019, 2:55am UTC](https://forum.pokemongohub.net/t/looming-in-the-shadows-guide/23305/19 "2019-11-10T02:55:50Z")
Same. For once, I’m hyped to get Zubat Rocket Grunt encounters. lol ---
**Author:** ![Robdebobrob](https://forum.pokemongohub.net/user_avatar/forum.pokemongohub.net/robdebobrob/32/29531_2.png) [@Robdebobrob](https://forum.pokemongohub.net/u/Robdebobrob)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2019, 11:53am UTC](https://forum.pokemongohub.net/t/looming-in-the-shadows-guide/23305/20 "2019-11-10T11:53:15Z")
There are videos on reddit of the leaders being defeated by great league teams (1500 cp max). Its all about using the right counters. [Next page](https://forum.pokemongohub.net/t/looming-in-the-shadows-guide/23305.md?page=2)