Time is running out for Shadow Articuno in Pokémon GO. From April 1, 2021 at 12 noon, encounters with the GO Giovanni team’s rocket boss will reward encounters with Shadow Zapdos instead of encounters with Shadow Articuno. This remains true even if you are nearing the end of your GO team’s special rocket search. This survey rewards a Super Rocket Radar instead of an encounter, so any battle won with Giovanni, even if it’s through the March questline, will lead to Shadow Zapdos from April 1st, so if you want Shadow Articuno, time to acting is now!
First, let’s recap the complete special survey “The Higher They Fly …” in Pokémon GO:
Page One of Six
- Win a raid: 15 Poké Balls
- Defeat 3 GO Team Rocket Grunts: 3 Hyper Potions
- Catch 1 Shadow Pokémon: 3 Revives
- Rewards: 10 Razz Berries, 10 Nanab Berries, 10 Pinap Berries
Page Two of Six
- Catch 5 Shadow Pokémon: Sunstone
- Make 3 beautiful Curveball shots in a row: 15 large balls
- Catch 10 flying type Pokémon: Doduo
- Reward: 1500 XP, 500 Stardust, 10 Mega Pidgeot Energy
Page Three of Six
- Purify 5 Pokémon Shadow: 30 Mega Pidgeot Energy
- Defeat 5 GO Rocket Grunts Team: 30 Mega Pidgeot Energy
- Earn 3 candies walking with your buddy Pokémon: 30 Mega Pidgeot Energy
- Rewards: 2000 XP, Rocket Radar, Pidgeot encounter
Page Four of Six
- Defeat the Go Arlo team rocket leader: 1250 XP
- Defeat the leader of the Rocket Team Go Cliff: 1250 XP
- Defeat the leader of the Rocket Team Go Sierra: 1250 XP
- Rewards: 2,500 XP, 1,000 Stardust, Super Rocket Radar
Page Five of Six
- Meet the Go Rocket team leader: 5 maximum potions
- Take on the Go Rocket Boss team: 20 Ultra Balls
- Defeat the Go Rocket Boss team: 5 Max Revives
- Rewards: 3000 XP, Fast TM, Charged TM
Page six of six
- [AUTO-CLAIM]: 2,000 XP
- [AUTO-CLAIM]: 2,000 XP
- [AUTO-CLAIM]: 2,000 XP
- Rewards: 2 Golden Razz Berries, 2 Silver Pinap Berries, Premium Battle Pass
Interesting, an employee quote Pokémon GO The blog suggests that, for the first time, the April 2021 GO Rocket Research Team will be a Timed Survey instead of a Special Survey. Niantic posted:
This month, Giovanni will have Shadow Zapdos in his hands! If you haven’t already done so, complete the GO team’s latest special rocket survey, The Higher They Fly …, to win a Super Rocket Radar. This will help you track down Team GO Rocket Boss and save Shadow Zapdos! You can also receive a Super Rocket Radar from Timed Research that will be available during the first week of April.