Did you come back to Pokémon GO recently, but feel like you missed out on a lot? Or are you just looking for some fresh Special Research? No worries, Trainers! As part of the Third Year Anniversary Event celebrating three years of Pokémon GO, new Jump-Start Special Research quest line has been introduced to jump-start your new or continuing adventures! Curious on what awaits you? This guide will help you along the way! Careful: Spoiler Alert!
Jump-Start Research
Stage 1 of 6:
Quest / Quest Reward
- Make a new friend / 5,000 XP
- Catch 3 Pokémon with Weather Boost / 5,000 XP
- Hatch an Egg / 5,000 XP
Stage Completion Rewards: 2 Lucky Eggs, Dratini Encounter, 15,000 Stardust
Stage 2 of 6:
- Earn a Candy walking with your buddy / 30x Dratini Candy
- Take a Snapshot of Dratini / 30x Dratini Candy
- Evolve a Dratini / 10,000 XP
Stage Completion Rewards: 1x Raid Pass, 15,000 Stardust, 2 Lucky Eggs
Stage 3 of 6:
- Power up a Pokémon 10 times / 15,000 XP
- Battle another Trainer in the Great League / 15,000 XP
- Battle in a Raid / 15,000 XP
Stage Completion Rewards: 2x Lucky Eggs, 15,000 XP, 2x Star Pieces
Stage 4 of 6:
- Catch 5 different species of Pokémon / Chimchar Encounter
- Catch a Legendary Pokémon from a Field Research Breakthrough or Raid / Piplup Encounter
- Hatch 3 Eggs / Turtwig Encounter
Stage Completion Rewards: 2x Lucky Eggs, Guaranteed Shiny Eevee Encounter, 15,000 Stardust
Stage 5 of 6:
- Take a Snapshot of Eevee / 30,000 XP
- Send 5 Gifts to friends / 30,000 XP
- Trade 3 Pokémon with a friend / 30,000 XP
Stage Completion Rewards: Lapras, 30,000 XP, 2x Lucky Eggs
Stage 6 of 6:
- Make a new Friend / 60x Dratini Candy
- Win a level 3 or higher Raid – 60x Dratini Candy
- Evolve a Dragonair – 100,000 XP
Stage Completion Rewards: 2x Lucky Eggs, 100,000 XP, 15,000 Stardust
Total Stardust/XP Gain in Jump-Start Research
No Star Piece | With Star Piece |
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60,000 Stardust | 90,000 Stardust |
No Lucky Egg | With Lucky Egg |
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405,000 XP | 810,000 XP |
Summary
All stages – including the rewards – are summarized in this handy sharable infographic by our very own Couple of Gaming!
As you can see Trainers, this will surely give you that Jump-Start you might need! Good luck with your Special Research, and enjoy your future adventures!