In Pokémon GO the Hoenn Tour is currently running for trainers who are on site in Las Vegas. A special research with Jirachi has been unlocked. Even the first section of the special research gives a hint of how tough the work on it will be.
What kind of research is this? One of the major highlights of the Hoenn Tour 2023 is the encounter with Shiny Jirachi. However, it seems that this will be a very lengthy research, considering the current Hoenn Tour event from Las Vegas. Players on site have the first opportunity to catch Shiny Jirachi. For us, that will be happening next week.
The research from Las Vegas has fewer steps compared to the Global research before encountering Shiny Jirachi. However, the base should be similar. Players have now shared the first 3 tasks. This gives us a rough outlook on what we can expect at the global event of the Hoenn Tour.
Masterwork Research: Wish Fulfilled 1/6
| Task | Reward |
| Catch 385 Pokémon that were first discovered in the Kanto region | 385 XP |
| Catch 385 Pokémon that were first discovered in the Johto region | 385 XP |
| Catch 385 Pokémon that were first discovered in the Hoenn region | 385 XP |
| Earn the golden Hoenn medal | 30 Ultra Balls |
Stage Reward: Those who complete all 4 tasks and claim the respective rewards will additionally receive 10 Kyogre Candy, 10 Groudon Candy, and 10 Rayquaza Candy.
Further steps are not yet known, as trainers must first work on catching as many Pokémon from the different regions. There will be a total of 6 steps with multiple tasks in this research for trainers playing on site in Las Vegas.
How are the trainers reacting? On reddit, the topic is being heavily commented. User leemifsud writes “These research tasks that take months are among my favorite parts of the game.” Other trainers agree and explain that they enjoy working on these big tasks.
Thus user Redshift-713 demands: “We need these difficult tasks back. The special researches starting from level 40 were great.”
Others are curious about the rest of the research: “If this is just 1/6, then I’m afraid to find out what the other tasks look like,” writes cccaaatttssssss.
What do you think about the research? Do you think it’s good that Niantic brings such tasks that require longer effort, or do you prefer to quickly complete a special research?
