Players have been taking part in Team Go Rocket Battles in Pokemon GO, but there is something new that players can partake in that involves Shadow Shards and Purified Gems. They are both related to the Go Rocket Battles and Rising Shadows Raids.

Pokemon GO has so many different collectible items, and each has a purpose that helps trainers better their experience and is able to help them in a variety of ways. This guide is going to be explaining everything to know about Shadow Shards and Purified Gems in Pokemon GO.

How To Get Shadow Shards in Pokemon GO

Shadow Shards will be rewarded to players after they defeat Team Go Rocket, it doesn’t matter who it is as long as they are on the team. To give a better idea, below are examples of how many Shadow Shards players will receive per the different battles:

• GO Rocket Grunts: will reward 1 Shadow Shard with each encounter.
• Leaders: this will reward 2 Shadow Shards for each encounter.
• Giovanni: will reward 4 Shadow Shards for each encounter.
• Shadow Raids will reward up to 5 Shadow Shards each encounter.

Players will be able to review how many Shadow Shards they have received after each battle ends from the list above. Check out some of the best Shadow Pokemon for raids here.

How To Get Purified Gems in Pokemon GO

Players will have to use a total of four Shadow Shards to get a Purified Gem. However, a Shard Refiner will have to be used in order to use those four Shadow Shards to make the Purified Gem.