Marshadow is finally available globally in Pokémon Go thanks to the new “A Striking Shadow” Special Research questline added on April 3, 2025. By completing six groups of tasks, trainers can get a bunch of goodies and end with a Marshadow encounter.

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If you already own Marshadow from the 2024 Go Fest event, you won’t be able to get another one. You will instead be gifted candy to boost your existing one, which kind of sucks, to be honest, if you got a low-stat Marshadow and were hoping to get a better stat one this time for the Battle League.

As Marshadow is considered a Mythical Pokémon, you cannot trade it. So you are stuck with whatever Fighting Ghost-type you get at the end of your journey.

All Tasks and Rewards for A Striking Shadow in Pokémon Go

Image via Niantic TaskTask RewardCompletion RewardCatch 50 PokémonRazz Berry x 102000 XP
Timburr Encounter
Golden Razz Berry x 3Spin 50 PokéStops or GymsMankey EncounterExplore 10kmPoke Ball x 202 / 6Hatch 10 EggsDuskull Encounter2000 XP
Frillish Encounter
Silver Pinap Berry x 3Earn 3 Candies walking with your buddyPinap Berry x 10Send 10 Gifts to friendsMisdreavus Encounter3 / 6Use 3 Incense or Daily Adventure IncenseGreat Ball x 102000 XP
Meditite Encounter
Stardust x 1500Evolve 5 PokémonShuppet EncounterComplete 5 Field Research tasksPinap Berry x 34 / 6Win 5 Shadow RaidsMienfoo Encounter2000 XP
Makuhita Encounter
Stardust x 1500Defeat 10 Team GO Rocket membersFast TM x 2Use 15 Supereffective Charged AttacksCharged TM5 / 6Earn 25,000 ExperienceRare Candy x 22000 XP
Marshadow encounter (or 25 Marshadow Candy if you already have one)
Stardust x 1500Earn 25,000 StardustRare Candy x 2Make 5 Excellent ThrowsRare Candy x 26 / 6Explore 10kmMarshadow Candy x 52000 XP
Marshadow Sticker x 20Power up Ghost-type Pokémon 10 timesMarshadow Candy x 5Power up Fighting-type Pokémon 10 timesMarshadow Candy x 5

There is currently no way to get a Shiny Marshadow in-game, though it’ll likely be added in the future as part of some event or a part of a future Go Tour like previous Shiny Mythical Pokémon such as Mew, Jirachi, and Celebi, to name a few.

Either way, most of the challenges this time are pretty easy, and in theory, you could finish them all in a day or two, so hopefully, it won’t be long until you add Marshadow to your party and continue your quest to complete your Pokédex.

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