Pokémon Go Tour: Johto Special and Masterwork Research Tasks

Pass holders for the Pokémon Go Tour: Johto event will get access to two types of research tasks. Our Pokémon Go Tour: Johto Special and Masterwork Research guide will list out all the steps from both research tasks and their rewards.

For the claim to Special Research Projects, you’ll need to open the game on Feb. 26 from 9 a.m. until 9 p.m. in your local time, after you purchase the tour pass for $11.99. Once you start the Special Research, you have it forever, so don’t worry about rushing it.

After completing the Johto Special Research, you’ll unlock the Masterwork ResearchThe coveted Apex Shadow Hooh and Lugia award. Masterwork Research is meant to take a long time, so don’t stress about how daunting some of these tasks may seem.

PokémonJohto, Go Tour Special Research Tasks. Rewards

Johto Tour, Special Research Step 1 of 9

• Send an incense gift to a friend
• Use an Incense (50 Poké Balls)
• Catch 20 Pokémon (3 Nanab Berries)

Reward: Ho-oh Wings cosmetic, 50 Poké Balls, 1 Lucky Egg

Johto Tour, Special Research Step 2 of 9

You can choose from Chikorita or Cyndaquil starters.

You will get the chosen Pokémon’s candy as rewards going forward, so pick whichever one you need candy for!

Johto Tour Special Investigation step 3 of 9

• Claim reward (Chikorita/Totodile/Cyndaquil encounter)
• Catch 15 different species of Pokémon (25 Chikorita/Totodile/Cyndaquil Candy)
• Evolve your Chikorita/Totodile/Cyndaquil (1 Poffin)

RewardLugia Glasses cosmetic; Dunsparce encounter.

Step 4 in the Johto Tour Special Investigations series of 9

• Five Revives to defeat 3 Team Go Rocket team members
• Purify 3 Shadow Pokémon (500 Stardust)
• Get 3,000 Stardust (Super Potion).

Reward3 Rocket Radars and Qwilfish encounter. 25 Mantine Candy (Gold Pass) or 25 Phanpy Candy(Silver Pass).

Johto Tour, Special Research Step 5 of 9

• Complete 3 Field Research tasks (50 Poké Balls)
• Five great throws (Metal Coats).
• Catch 20 Pokémon (50 Chikorita/Totodile/Cyndaquil Candy)

Reward: 3 Rocket Radar, Shiny Gyarados encounter, 50 Chikorita/Totodile/Cyndaquil Candy

Johto Tour Specialist Research Step 6 of 9

• Evolve your Bayleef/Croconaw/Quilava (50 Great Balls)
• Power up Pokémon 5 times (100 Stardust)
• Get a treat walking along with your friend (2 Sun Stones).

RewardStantler encounter, 1 egg incubator, Stantler encounter and 25 Ledyba Candy, Gold pass or Silver pass.

Johto Tour Specialist Research Step 7 of 9

• You can send a gift with an Ultra Ball (25 Ultra Balls).
• Get 2 eggs (Upgrade)
• Completion of 5 field research tasks

Reward1 Lure Module and Hitmontop encounter. 25 Mantine Candy (Gold Pass) or 25 Phanpy Candy(Silver Pass)

Step 8 in the Johto Tour Special Investigations series 9

• Get 3 stars with your friend (1 star piece)
• You can make 3 good throws consecutively (1,000 XP).
• Transfer 20 Pokémon (3 Rare Candy)

Reward: Lugia and Ho-oh cosmetics (Gold pass), Celebi encounter, 1000 Stardust

Johto Tour Special Investigation step 9

• Claim reward (1,000 XP)
• Claim reward (1,500 Stardust)
• Claim reward (1,000 XP)

Reward: 1 Lure Module, 25 Celebi Candy, 4,500 Stardust

Pokémon Go Tour: Johto Masterwork Research Task and rewards

Apex Shadow Research – Step 1

• Get 100,000 XP (hyper potions)
• Completion of 100 field research tasks (1,000 XP).
• Catch 100 different species of Pokémon (Coming soon!)

Reward: 1,000 XP, 20 Ho-oh Candy, 1,000 Stardust

Apex Shadow Research Step 2, of 4

Soon!