Shadow Shard

The Shadow Shard in Pokémon GO

The Shadow Shard is an item in Pokémon GO that is obtained from Team GO Rocket members. Four Shadow Shards can be combined to create a Purified Gem.

In Pokémon GO

Effect

Whenever the player obtains four Shadow Shards, they will be automatically combined inside Professor Willow's Shard Refiner to create a Purified Gem. Purified Gems can be used in Shadow Raids to subdue a three- or five-star Shadow Raid Boss.

Description

Games Description GO A mysterious shard that emanates shadowy energy. Collect four to combine them into a larger gem using the Shard Refiner!

Acquisition

Shadow Shards are obtained after defeating a Team GO Rocket in a Trainer Battle or Shadow Raid.

In Trainer Battles, Team GO Rocket members will leave behind Shadow Shards if the player has less than ten Purified Gems on hand.

• A Team GO Rocket Grunt drops one Shadow Shard
• A Team GO Rocket Leader drops three Shadow Shards
• Giovanni drops four Shadow Shards

Shadow Raids reward one Shadow Shard as part of the base rewards, with bundles of two Shadow Shards as possible variable rewards. Since higher difficulty Shadow Raids yield more reward bundles, they have a greater potential to reward more Shadow Shards. Shadow Shard yields from Shadow Raids are unaffected by the number of Purified Gems on hand.

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References

This article is part of both Project Sidegames and Project ItemDex, Bulbapedia projects that, together, aim to write comprehensive articles on items in the sidegames.