The new special research “More about Meltan” regarding the Pokémon Meltan is playable in Pokémon GO. We show you the tasks and what you should do in the quests. Cool rewards await you, and at the end, you can catch Meltan.
The trainers now have the chance to encounter a Meltan. In order to do this, you have to complete 9 stages of special research in Pokémon GO. This runs similarly to Mew and Celebi.
The research is called “More about Meltan” and presents you with some tricky tasks that you need to solve with the help of Professor Willow. Until now, only players with the Let’s GO games could obtain a Meltan. We will now show you all the tasks you need to complete for this special research to get to Meltan.
Special research “More about Meltan” – The quests
There are nine different stages on your way to Meltan. You have to battle in raids or catch special Pokémon. In the end, you will be rewarded with Meltan.
Stage 1 of 9
- Spin 5 PokéStops or gyms
- Reward: 500 XP
- Catch 10 Pokémon
- Reward: 500 XP
- Send 5 Pokémon
- Reward: 500 XP
Reward for completing this stage: 1000 Stardust, 10x Pokéball, 1x Egg incubator
Stage 2 of 9
- Earn 2 candies while walking with your buddy
- Reward: 1000 XP
- Land 10 great throws
- Reward: 1000 XP
- Hatch 3 eggs
- Reward: 1000 XP
Reward for completing this stage: 2000 Stardust, 2x Lucky Egg, 1x Quick TM
Stage 3 of 9
- Catch a Ditto
- Reward: 1500 XP
- Win 2 gym battles
- Reward: 1500 XP
- Fight in 2 raids
- Reward: 1500 XP
Reward for completing this stage: 10x Ultra Ball, 3x Incense, 3x Max Revive
Note: The quest “Land a marvelous throw” will give you a Ditto that disguises itself as Pidgey. So be on the lookout for this quest.
Stage 4 of 9
- Catch 5 Steel-type Pokémon
- Reward: 2000 XP
- Catch 5 Electric-type Pokémon
- Reward: 2000 XP
- Earn 5 candies while walking with your buddy
- Reward: 2000 XP
Reward for completing this stage: 4000 Stardust, 5x Razz Berry, 5x Rare Candy
Stage 5 of 9
- Evolve a Grimer
- Reward: 2500 XP
- Catch 5 Shellder or Slugma
- Reward: 2500 XP
- Land 30 great throws
- Reward: 2500 XP
Reward for completing this stage: 5000 Stardust, 20x Ultra Ball, 5x Lure Module
Stage 6 of 9
- Evolve a Magnemite
- Reward: 3000 XP
- Catch 5 Qwilfish
- Reward: 3000 XP
- Fight in 10 raids
- Reward: 3000 XP
Reward for completing this stage: 1x silver Razz Berry, 1x Metal Coat, 10x Hyper Ball
Note: To complete the ten raids, you also have to complete ten raids. It is not enough to just wait out the time in a raid ten times. At least that is what some trainers claim. This has not been confirmed yet.
Stage 7 of 9
- Evolve a Dreamcatcher
- Reward: 3500 XP
- Catch a Gible
- Reward: 3500 XP
- Evolve a Scyther
- Reward: 3500 XP
Reward for completing this stage: 10x Hyper Ball, 1x Charge TM, 3x Premium Raid Pass
Stage 8 of 9
- Catch two Kabuto or Amonite
- Reward: 4000 XP
- Catch two Lileep or Anorith
- Reward: 4000 XP
- Catch an Aerodactyl
- Reward: 4000 XP
Reward for completing this stage: 8000 Stardust, 1x Star Piece, Encounter with Meltan
Note: To encounter an Aerodactyl, you can complete the field research “Hatch 2 eggs”.
Stage 9 of 9
- Already completed
- Reward: 500 XP
- Already completed
- Reward: 4500 XP
- Already completed
- Reward: 4500 XP
Reward for completing this stage: 9000 Stardust, 1x Super Incubator, 5x Meltan Candy
Meltan was originally Ditto – Clarification through video
Weeks ago, you could encounter the first Meltan. These transformed directly into Ditto while catching.
Videos provided clarification: In several videos, Professors Oak and Willow explained what Meltan is and what makes this Pokémon special.
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