The new special research on Jirachi in Pokémon GO presents you with some tasks that are quite tricky. With the Water Festival, you will at least be able to tackle one task well.
Why is it easier? The Water Festival starts this evening, August 23, at 10:00 PM. Many Water Pokémon will appear more frequently, and especially the quest around Magikarp will be easier.
We will show you what advantages you will have for the special research and give you some tips.
Here are your advantages with the special research
This will be eased: Stage 2 of the Jirachi special research presents you with the task “Evolve a Magikarp”. This can be quite difficult, as the Water Pokémon is not found everywhere and you need a total of 100 candies.
The Water event provides relief here, as Niantic has already confirmed that Magikarp will appear more frequently, especially around bodies of water. So those who do not have enough Magikarp candies will certainly be able to refill their candy stock.
This bonus is also good: Another good thing is that Water Pokémon will find candies twice as fast during the event. Instead of 5 km, you only need to walk 2.5 km for one candy.
How to quickly complete the task: If you are still at the very beginning of the challenge, you should already place a Magikarp as your buddy. This way you can already collect some kilometers for the evolution.
Does the event help in another area? At stage 3, you will need to find a total of 3 candies with your buddy. If you have a Magikarp or Wailmer as your buddy during the event, you only need to walk 500 meters per candy. So the task is completed after 1.5 km.
How long does the Water Festival last? You have until August 30 to catch the increased Magikarp. After that, the water event ends.
The quests that await you during the Water Festival have already been leaked:
