The third GO Fest weekly challenge celebrates an important aspect of Pokémon GO: friendship. The challenge includes tasks based around your Buddy Pokémon, your fellow Trainers and gifts.
Event Date: Friday, July 17, 2020, at 8:00 a.m. to Wednesday, July 22, 2020, at 10:00 p.m. local time
Bonuses
- Release of shiny Bellsprout
- Debut of Petilil
- Photobombs of Krabby (s), Petilil, Slowpoke
Challenge Timed Research
Stage 1
- Earn a Heart with your Buddy → x1 Razz Berry
- Send a Gift to a Friend → x100 Stardust
- Play with your Buddy → X1 Pinap Berry
- Rewards → 100 XP, x100 Stardust and x10 Poke Ball
Stage 2
- Send 5 Gifts to Friend → x10 Pinap Berry
- Earn 5 Hearts with your Buddy → x10 Razz Berry
- Earn a Candy walking with your Buddy → x1 Rare Candy
- Rewards → 300 XP, A-Raichu encounter and x300 Stardust
Stage 3
- Take a Snapshot of your Buddy → x10 Pinap Berry
- Send 10 Gifts to Friends → x500 Stardust
- Earn 10 Hearts with your Buddy → x10 Razz Berry
- Rewards → x1 Rare Candy, Petilil encounter and x1 Lucky Egg
Elite Challenge
- Use 30 Berries to help catch Pokemon → x5 Nanab Berry
- Send 30 Gifts to Friends → x5 Razz Berry
- Earn 30 Hearts with your Buddy → x5 Pinap Berry
- Rewards → 500 XP, x500 Stardust and x5 Razz Berry
Raid Bosses
| Tier | Raid Bosses |
|---|---|
| Tier 1 | |
| Tier 2 | |
| Tier 3 | |
| Tier 4 | |
| Tier 5 |
Event Research
Via /r/TheSilphRoad megathread
| Task | Reward |
|---|---|
| Catch 3 Grass-Type Pokemon | Bellsprout (s) |
| Catch 6 Grass-Type Pokemon | Petilil |
| Catch 3 Water-Type Pokemon | Shellder (s) |
| Catch 6 Water-Type Pokemon | Clamperl (s) |
| Earn 2 Candies walking with your buddy | Kabuto (s), Lileep(s), Omanyte(s),Anorith(s) |
| Give your buddy a treat | Slakoth (s), Slowpoke, Snorlax |
| Play with your buddy | 500 Stardust |
GO Fest rewards for completing the challenge
If the following numbers of Trainers from the same team complete their Timed Research this week, the corresponding Pokémon will appear during Pokémon GO Fest 2020.
| Challenge | Reward |
|---|---|
| One million Team Instinct Trainers |
Togetic
|
| One million Team Mystic Trainers |
Dratini
|
| One million Team Valor Trainers |
Litwick
|
