The research breakthrough for June is confirmed in Pokémon GO. You will encounter Trapinch. We will tell you whether this Pokémon is worth it.
This is a research breakthrough: If you complete field research on 7 different days, you will receive a special Pokémon as a reward on the 7th day. This is the research breakthrough.
After May featured Sheinux in the breakthrough, Trapinch is waiting for you this time.
Research breakthrough with Trapinch
When can you get the Pokémon? Trapinch will appear from June 1 at 10:00 PM German time in the breakthrough. So if you pick up your breakthrough before 10:00 PM, you will still receive Sheinux.
It will remain in the breakthrough for a whole month, until July 1 at 10:00 PM German time.
What bonuses are there? No specific details have been given. It only says that there should be more Trapinch candies as well. In the past there were also Stardust included. So it should probably be the same for Trapinch.
Is Trapinch worth it? Many trainers probably already have enough candies and shinies of Trapinch. After all, the Pokémon already had a Community Day in October 2019.
If you didn’t play then, you might hope for a shiny in June.
In terms of usefulness, the final evolution Libelldra is not incredibly strong. Without the Community Day move Earth Power, this Pokémon doesn’t offer any real advantages in raids, and even with this move, it is not one of the best attackers.
In PvP mode, Libelldra is already better. It is considered a solid choice in the Great and Ultra Leagues. Make sure to check out our Tier List for each league to see which Pokémon are even better than Libelldra.
How is the breakthrough received? There is a lot of criticism about the choice of Trapinch in the breakthrough. After all, many trainers already have a shiny from the Community Day and enough candies. We show you some community opinions from reddit:
- SkyWinchester: “Trapinch in the breakthrough. This is objectively insulting to trainers after they have been annoyed for so long with eggs, had a Community Day, and are also quite useless. And then it lasts for a whole month with no info about additional Stardust.”
- headcheck22: “Why were legendary Pokémon removed from the breakthrough? This new trend is so disappointing.”
- TheRoyale27: “I really believe that Trapinch being in breakthroughs is an intentional joke. The Pokémon is not wanted by the vast majority of the player base anyway. They have completely devalued breakthroughs now. There are no words… this is confusing.”
A new Community Day is also waiting for you in June. You were able to vote for it and the choice fell on Hornliu. You can find all the information in our corresponding article about the Community Day Pokémon election.
