In Pokémon GO the Water Festival starts today, where you can find themed research again. We at MeinMMO have looked at which quests and rewards await you during the event and which are particularly worthwhile.
What tasks are involved? In Pokémon GO you have the opportunity to obtain special tasks by spinning PokéStops. As you might know from past events, the field research from May has now been supplemented with special event quests for the Water Festival. You will receive these throughout the event period.
Below we show you all the tasks and their rewards hidden behind the new quests.
When does the Water Festival run? The Water Festival runs from May 12, 2022, at 10:00 local time until May 20, 2022, at 20:00 local time.
8 new quests for the Water Festival
Just in time for the start of the Water Festival, you will find 8 new field research tasks at the PokéStops. Below we have summarized all the tasks and rewards, marking all Pokémon with a (*) that you can encounter in their shiny form (via leekduck.com).
| Task | Reward |
| Catch 5 Pokémon | Encounter with Magikarp* or Wailmer* |
| Catch 15 Pokémon | Encounter with Araqua |
| Catch 25 Pokémon | Encounter with Lapras in a scarf* |
| Catch 5 Water-type Pokémon | 10 Poké Balls or 5 Ultra Balls |
| Catch 10 Water-type Pokémon | Encounter with Bithora* or 20 Mega-Blastoise Energy or 20 Mega-Gyarados Energy |
| Catch 5 Magikarp or Wailmer | Encounter with Swablu* |
| Hatch an Egg | Encounter with Carvanha* |
| Evolve 2 Water-type Pokémon | Encounter with Marill* |
Just like the regular quests, these tasks will be displayed in your “Field” view in the game, but they will carry the small note “Event” so you can distinguish them from the other quests. You have unlimited time to complete the tasks as usual.
Which quests are worthwhile?
The new tasks hold several Pokémon encounters, but also balls as well as various Mega Energy for you and are all relatively easy to solve. Three tasks are particularly worthwhile. We show you which:
Catch 15 Pokémon: After completing this task, you will encounter Araqua. The Pokémon from the 7th generation celebrates its debut in the game at the start of the Water Festival. It is a Water and Bug Pokémon and can be evolved into Araquanid with the help of 50 candies.
Just the fact that it is new will be a reason for many players to secure as many specimens as possible. In addition, Araquanid can score with a decent defense value and is therefore one of the top candidates in the Great League (via pvpoke.com).
Catch 10 Water-type Pokémon: One of the possible rewards for this quest is the Rock and Water Pokémon Bithora, which you should definitely secure. The monster from the 6th generation will now be catchable in its shiny form for the first time in the game.
Even though it can be found in the wild and hatches from 7km eggs during the event, you should seize every opportunity to encounter a shiny. You can recognize it by its red and white striped body and green leafy hair.
Besides Bithora, you will alternatively find 20 Mega Energy for Blastoise or Gyarados in the rewards for this quest. This could also be helpful for some trainers to evolve the corresponding Mega Pokémon.
Catch 25 Pokémon: A Pokémon that is also celebrating a special debut in the game is Lapras. This will be available for the first time dressed in a scarf and is hidden in the reward for the quest “Catch 25 Pokémon”. Of course, you can also catch this Pokémon in its shiny form with a bit of luck.
Unlike Bithora, you will only encounter Lapras outside of research tasks in Level 3 raids and in the new limited research for the Water Festival. So if you want to secure a shiny, you should also rely on the quests.
What do you think of the new field research tasks for the Water Festival? Which quests will you definitely secure? Feel free to write us your opinion here on MeinMMO in the comments and exchange ideas with other trainers.
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