Sinnoh Throwback Week 2020 Guide

Throwback Challenge 2020: Sinnoh is a special in-game event that celebrates Pokémon originally discovered in the Sinnoh region. The event lasts from Friday, May 22, 2020, at 1:00 p.m. to Friday, May 29, 2020, at 1:00 p.m. local time, and it’s a part of the greater Throwback Challenge 2020 Event. Sinnoh Throwback is the final event in the Throwback Challenge 2020 series of event and it lasts for a week.

Our Throwback Challenge Sinnoh Guide  has all the information on Sinnoh themed raids and field research, special 7 KM eggs, increased wild spawns and the Special Research quest line that rewards Grass Knot Cresselia.

Without further ado, let’s dive in! You can use this table of contents to quickly navigate the guide:

Event Bonuses

• Star pieces, Incense, and Lucky Eggs will last one hour
• Special Research line rewarding 10 Rare candy and a Cresselia that knows Grass Knot
• Release of shiny Glameow

Shiny Glameow and shiny Purugly release

Shiny Glameow and Purugly will become available in Pokémon GO during the Sinnoh Throwback Challenge event. These Pokémon will be available after the event ends, but you have a better chance of getting them during the event:

Shiny Glameow	Shiny Purugly
Glameow	Purugly

Sinnoh Themed Field Research tasks

As is tradition, a series of Field Research tasks are available, featuring select Sinnoh Pokémon:

Sinnoh Throwback Challenge Field Research

Task Text	Reward
Play with your buddy	Buneary
Earn a heart with your buddy	Croagunk
Catch 3 Normal-type Pokemon	Glameow
Catch 2 Pokemon	Turtwig
Give your buddy a treat	Piplup
Battle another trainer	Starly
Transfer 3 Pokemon	Chimchar

Sinnoh themed 7km Eggs

A large number of Sinnoh Pokémon are available in 7 KM eggs during this event, including the elusive Gible:

Sinnoh Throwback Challenge 7km Eggs

Cranidos	Shieldon	Gible
Glameow	Chingling	Bonsly
Happiny	Munchlax	Riolu
Mantyke

Out of these 10 Pokémon, Gible, Riolu, Cranidos and Shieldon would be the preferred hatch for us, but different Trainers will have different priorities.

Increased Wild Spawns

Pikachu is wearing a Lucario hat during the Sinnoh Throwback Challenge.

Increased spawns during the Sinnoh Throwback Challenge

Pikachu	Turtwig	Chimchar
Piplup	Cherubi	Croagunk
Glameow	Snover	Kricketot
Buneary	Cherrim

Sinnoh Themed Raid Bosses

Raid bosses have changed during the Sinnoh Throwback Challenge as well:

Tier 1
Turtwig	Piplup	Chimchar
Drifloon	Klink	Timburr
Tier 2
Cranidos	Combee	Lumineon
Mawile
Tier 3
Roserade	Bastiodon	Floatzel
Skuntank	Raichu (Alola)
Tier 4
Bronzong	Hippowdon	Drapion
Abomasnow	Absol
Tier 5
Terrakion

Sinnoh Challenge Special Research

Cresselia

Sinnoh Throwback Special Research is a 9 part quest line that rewards an encounter with Cresselia that knows Grass Knot at the end of the quest line.

Tasks and Rewards

Part 1

• Catch 3 Grass, Water, or Fire-type Pokemon: 10 Pokeballs
• Power up a Pokemon: Burmy (Sand, s)
• Take a snapshot of a Rock-type Pokemon: 500 Stardust
• Group encounter: Cranidos

Part 2

• Take a snapshot of a Grass-type Pokemon: 5 Razz Berries
• Send a gift to a friend: Combee
• Catch a Grass-type Pokemon: 500 Stardust
• Group encounter: Grotle

Part 3

• Make 3 Nice Throws: Magnetic Lure Module
• Hatch an Egg: Bronzor (s)
• Catch a Grass-type Pokemon: 500 Stardust
• Group encounter: Monferno

Part 4

• Earn a candy walking with your buddy: 10 Great balls
• Catch a Ground-type Pokemon: Skorupi (s)
• Catch a Water-type Pokemon: 500 Stardust
• Group encounter: Prinplup

Part 5

• Battle another trainer: 1 Charged TM
• Use 3 Berries to help catch Pokemon: 1 Sinnoh Stone
• Catch a Ghost-type Pokemon: 500 Stardust
• Group encounter: Drifloon (s)

Part 6

• Take a snapshot of a Steel-type Pokemon: 10 Ultra balls
• Give your buddy 3 treats: Hippopotas (s)
• Catch a Steel-type Pokemon: 500 Stardust
• Group encounter: Shieldon

Part 7

• Evolve a Pokemon: Gible (s)
• Earn a candy walking with your buddy: Glacial Lure Module
• Catch an Ice-type Pokemon: 500 Stardust
• Group encounter: Abomasnow

Part 8

• Power-up Pokemon 3 times: Starpiece
• Make 3 Great throws: Fast TM
• Catch an Electric-type Pokemon: 500 Stardust
• Group encounter: Shinx (s)

Part 9

• Claim reward: 3000 XP
• Claim reward: 3000 XP
• Claim reward: 3000 XP
• Group rewards: 10 Rare Candies and Cresselia (s) with Grass Knot