Pokémon GO: Here’s how to make the best use of the Loturzel tag this Saturday

On March 30th, this Saturday, the limited research with Lotad will take place in Pokémon GO. We will provide you with all the information about Shinies, the start time, and the quests so that you can make the most out of the event.

What are limited research tasks? Since January 2019, limited research tasks have been taking place monthly. In January it was about Barboach, in February about Perlu. This month, it is Lotad’s turn.

During the event period of 9 hours, you will find special field research tasks everywhere. Additionally, another Pokémon will be the focus in the wild during this time.

Limited Research in March – All about Start Times and Bonuses

Update March 30th at 10:00 AM: Countries have started the limited research tasks. Lotad seems to have the same shiny rate as Perlu had. Formeo appears to be about as common as Shinies on Community Day.

What is known about the event duration:This time the limited research will last for 9 hours instead of the usual 3 hours. So you have almost the whole day to take advantage of the event.

What are the Lotad quests?

A dataminer says: Dataminer Chrales found code for field research tasks meant for the Lotad Day. Not all of these need to appear in the event, but all his previous findings were correct.

• Fight in a gym
• Fight in a raid
• Use a very effective charged attack in a gym battle
• Use 3 berries when catching Pokémon
• Catch a Formeo
• Catch 3 Pokémon with weather bonus
• Catch 5 Pokémon with weather bonus
• Land 5 curveball throws
• Land 5 nice throws
• Land 3 nice throws in a row
• Land 3 great throws
• Land 2 great throws in a row
• Spin 2 PokéStops

What these quests tell us: At first glance, these field research tasks seem quite easy. They are quite comparable to the quests from the Perlu Day, which were relatively easy to accomplish.

It’s not just about Lotad

This is also part of the event: This event is not only about the field research with Lotad, but also about Pokémon that are directly associated with the weather.

This mainly refers to Formeo, as this Pokémon changes its form depending on the weather.

Are there other event Pokémon? No specific spawns have been confirmed. Besides Formeo, more Pokémon that are enhanced by the weather are likely to spawn.

What players hope for:Some players hope that Kikugi will be released during the event. This Pokémon comes from the 4th generation and has an evolution named Kinococo that also changes its form depending on the weather. It would fit perfectly with the event. However, this has not been confirmed by Niantic.

Is there a shiny Lotad and Formeo?

What Niantic says: Lotad and Formeo have both been announced as shiny. So you will get Lotad mainly from quests and catch Formeo in the wild.

Formeo is only available in its normal form as shiny. All other forms cannot be caught in shiny form.

How likely are the shinies? Not much is known about the shiny rate. Perlu was relatively common as a shiny during its event. Lotad could have a similar shiny rate. Officially, however, this is not known.

Even less is known about the rate of Formeo. It could be as common as a shiny on Community Day, but it could also have a rate of 1 in 450 and be as rare as a normal shiny in the wild. This remains to be seen.

WP for a Lotad from the quest – 100% IV

This WP must your Lotad have: Every Lotad from the quest will be at level 15. The CP can vary depending on IV. At maximum, a Lotad can have 256 CP. This would be a 100% IV Pokémon.

Are Lotad evolutions worth it? Without a 100% IV Lotad, you will continue to do fine. The final evolution Lombre looks cool, but in the Pokémon GO meta, it doesn’t have much value. There is too much strong competition.

These tips will help you for the event

• What is important: You will get only one field research per day at each PokéStop. So if you spin the photo disc and complete the quest before the event starts, you will not be able to receive an event quest there. So wait until the event starts to complete quests.
• Find an area with many PokéStops and spawns. There, you can complete a lot more field research tasks.

• You can also continue to complete the quests in your inventory after the event ends. So make sure to collect 3 quests shortly before the end.
• Keep some quest rewards in your stack. This way, you can also complete many field research tasks in places where there aren’t many spawns.
• Look for Pokémon with large catch circles. This way, you can complete the quests with nice and great throws much easier.

The quest “Fight in a Raid” can be completed with these raid bosses:

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