Yes, that headline does make sense in the context of the mobile AR game Pokemon Go, I promise. The villainous Team Rocket has arrived to Pokemon Go as Team Go Rocket, messing with PokeStops and Pokemon in general, and it’s up to the players to thwart their efforts.
Players who wander their neighborhood will know where Team Go Rocket’s influence is, as their invasion of a PokeStop makes it discolored. Players can head to these PokeStops to challenge a Rocket Grunt and fight the enemy’s Shadow Pokemon, an empowered version of a Pokemon that has undergone an apparently painful form of enhancement. Once the battle is won, players will have the opportunity to capture the Shadow Pokemon and have it Purified, resulting in a critter that can become stronger than those you find out in the wild.
