In Pokémon GO, the “Alola Season” is currently running with several special research tasks. You should complete them on time to secure a bonus.
These are the research tasks: Since early March, the “Alola Season” has been ongoing. Over the past few weeks, it has included four special research tasks. When you open your game now, you should see all four and possibly have already completed them.
It concerns:
- The Mele-Mele Adventure, available since March 1
- The Akala Adventure, available since March 22
- The Ula-Ula Adventure, available since April 12
- And the “latest” research, the Poni Adventure, available since May 10
Theoretically, you have unlimited time to complete these tasks. Nevertheless, you should hurry a bit. More specifically: By June 1, you should have completed all four.
Bonus research is available starting May 25
Why you should finish soon: If you fully complete the four research tasks by June 1, 2022, you will unlock a bonus research for free: The “End of Season Special Research.”
Basically, it is already available starting May 25 and can be collected until June 1 – trainers in the Pokémon GO subreddit also point this out (via reddit).
So, if you finish the other research tasks by May 25, you can immediately start the fifth research task. What the research will yield is still not known.
What if I can’t complete the research tasks? You can still obtain the completion research even if you do not finish the other four tasks. However, you will need to buy a ticket in the in-game shop, which costs around 5 euros. Alternatively, you can skip the 5th research.
Accordingly, it makes sense to complete the 4 research tasks beforehand.
Are the research tasks difficult? Generally, all four research tasks are relatively easy to complete and sometimes overlap. In the current Poni research, you will need to battle Team Rocket, but there is a trick to help you finish faster.
Often, you need to catch multiple monsters of a specific type – but this is usually quickly done if you look around a bit. The Poni research requires some water-type monsters, which you can easily catch as long as the Water Festival is still running.
Additionally, you will need to take a snapshot of a water-type monster. Some trainers reported issues here, but there is an easy solution.
In addition, there are further tasks in the other research, such as sending gifts, winning raids, or collecting kilometers and hearts for your buddies. None of it is rocket science – just keep an eye on the timing to secure the bonus research.
Have you completed the research tasks already? Let us know in the comments!
