Pokémon Go ‘2023 World Championship Celebration’ event, Timed Research guide

The following is a list of the most recent articles. Aug. 11-15, Pokémon Go is promoting the 2023 Pokémon World Championships with a celebration event, boosting the spawn rates of Pokémon, and adding another Pikachu in a cute outfit.

The event also adds Scraggy and Scrafty, two shiny Scraggy characters.

Images: Niantic, Julia Lee, Polygon| Source images: Niantic

During the event period, some Pokémon will also learn special moves when caught or evolved:

• Alolan Sandshrew → Alolan SandslashShadow Claw
• Machoke → MachampPayback
• Seel → DewgongIce Shards & Icy Wind
• Sealeo → WalreinPowder Snow & Icicle Spear
• Galarian Linoone → ObstagoonObstruct

You can also find a You can only obtain the Timed Research set by watching the movie. Pokémon Go Twitch channel For 30 minutes, either on Saturday or Friday. Follow the directions by scrolling down the page to find the giveaway.

There’s also the usual perks, like a Timed Research Task set, specific spawns, and Field Research, which we’ve listed out below.

Pokémon Go ‘2023 World Championship Celebration’ Timed Research

Step 1

• Catch 5 Pokémon (10 Poké Balls)
• Power up Pokémon 5 times (1 Fast TM)
• Five charged charges (10 Great Balls).
• Defeat 5 Team Go Rocket grunts (1 Charged TM)
• Battle in the Go Battle LEague 10 Ultra Balls (5 times)

You can also get RewardsPikachu, Elite FastTM (World Championships Jersey), 1st encounter

Pokémon Go ‘Great League Greatness’ Timed Research

As mentioned earlier, you should watch Twitch for research.

First Step of 3

• Catch 3 Pokémon (500 Stardust)

You can also get RewardsOne Star Piece and one Charged TM

After this, you will have a choice of branches. Although the reward for Step 2 is different, all the other steps remain the same. You can choose the reward branch.

Step 3 of 3.

• Use the ChargedTM (Skarmory Encounter)
• Power up Pokémon 10 times (Vigoroth encounter)
• Defeat 3 Team Go Rocket Grunts (Swampert encounter)

You can also get RewardsSkarmory Candy 10 Slakoth Candy 10 Mudkip Candy

The second step (Trevenant).

• Use the ChargedTM in Trevenant encounters
• Power up Pokémon 10 times (Noctowl encounter)
• Team Go Rocket Grunts – Lanturn Encounter: Defeat three Team Go Rocket Grunts

You can also get RewardsThe following are 10 Chinchou Candies:

Step 3 of 3. (Azumarill).

• Use the ChargedTM (Azumarill)
• Power up Pokémon 10 times (Umbreon encounter)
• Defeat 3 Team Go Rocket Grunts (Mandibuzz encounter)

You can also get RewardsMarill Candy 10 Eevee Candy 10 Vullaby Candy

The third step

• Battle against another Trainer in the Great League.
• Earn 1,000 Stardust by winning a battle between trainers in the Great League
• Five trainer battles to win in Great League (5 Stardust).

You can also get Rewards: 1 Premium Battle Pass

Pokémon Go ‘2023 World Championship Celebration’ event Field Research

• Catch 7 Pokémon (Pikachu [World Championships Jersey] encounter)
• Trade a Pokémon (Passimian encounter)
• Catch 7 Pokémon (1,000 Stardust)
• Power up a Pokémon 5 times (Magikarp, Spheal, or Wimpod encounter)
• Power up a Pokémon 10 times (Galarian Zigzagoon or Alolan Sandslash encounter)

Note that the official Niantic page for this event does not list Alolan Sandslash as an encounter — it lists Alolan Sandshrew instead. It may be an error that Alolan Sandslash is being handed out as a reward to players, but we’re rolling with it.

Pokémon Go ‘2023 World Championship Celebration’ event boosted spawns

• Machop
• Onix
• Lickitung
• Chinchou
• Wooper
• Sableye
• Meditite
• Spheal
• Drilbur
• Scraggy
• Bunnelby
• Wooloo

Pokémon Go ‘2023 World Championship Celebration’ event raid targets

• Pikachu (World Championships Jersey).
• Alolan Sandshrew
• Gligar
• Scraggy
• Skarmory
• Galarian Stunfisk
• Passimian