In Pokémon GO, trainers were able to secure the special research “Legend Hunt” during the Hoenn Tour, which was filled with tasks related to the event. Now, Niantic has made an important change so you can still complete it. We at MeinMMO show you what that is.
Which research is it about? Those who completed the special research “Proto-Groll” in the last week and subsequently chose Team Ruby or Team Sapphire were able to secure the special research “Legend Hunt” during the Hoenn Tour last weekend.
This was all about the legends of the red and blue crystal, which is why the new Proto-Raids played a crucial role in the tasks. Now the event is over, but not all players were able to finish the research. To make it possible nevertheless, Niantic has changed the tasks. We will show you what you need to do now.
How to solve “Legend Hunt” now
Why is there a change? The tasks for “Legend Hunt” revolved around the new Proto-Raids featuring Kyogre and Groudon. You had to battle against them, catch them, and collect the corresponding Proto-energy to trigger your own Protomorphosis.
However, the Proto-Raids were limited to the time of the Hoenn Tour and defeating and catching the two legendary monsters was not that easy. Those who hadn’t completed the research so far were concerned that they might not be able to do so anymore. Therefore, Niantic made a change so that these trainers can also receive their rewards.
This is new now: Specifically, the changes concern the tasks on boards 3 and 4. For these, you were supposed to catch a Groudon or a Kyogre to complete the respective board. However, you no longer have to do that, as reddit user Shadyogradyt discovered:
Accordingly, Niantic changed the task from “Catch a Groudon” or “Catch a Kyogre” to “Win a Raid,” and now you are no longer dependent on these two monsters. All other tasks remain the same.
What do the trainers say about the change? In the community, the change of the quest has brought joy and relief (via reddit.com):
- idk012: “This is good. I was hoping it wouldn’t become a ‘Take a snap of Landorus’ where people ask every few weeks how to complete it.”
- PecosJill: “I’m glad they changed it. That way I don’t have to grind for Pokecoins to get a raid ticket.”
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Trainers hope for another change
Update from 28.02.23: The task “Activate Protomorphosis” has now also been adjusted in the game, as the image of a trainer shows. So, to solve it, you now need to perform a Mega Evolution. This should also make this task achievable for all trainers.
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However, there is another task in the research that is now troubling the trainers. On board 5, you also need to activate a Protomorphosis. However, you need 400 Proto-energy for this. You could secure it during the weekend in the raids and received it as a reward depending on your team on boards 3 or 4.
Those who didn’t manage to do that will also not be able to progress here. And according to current information, this quest has not been adjusted either. Thus, one can read the following reactions on reddit:
- grazza88: “Unfortunately, this hasn’t happened for the step ‘Activate Protomorphosis.’ It seems like I will be stuck on 390 energy and board 5 for the next X years.”
- BootmanBimmy: “I really hope that Niantic simply forgot and this will be changed to ‘Perform a Mega Evolution on a Pokémon.'”
Whether this task will also be adjusted again is not yet known. However, Niantic has not officially commented on this yet either. Should there be any changes regarding this, you will definitely find out here on MeinMMO.
How have you progressed in the special research “Legend Hunt”? Were you able to complete the quests in time before the event ended? Or are you now also glad that it was changed again? Feel free to let us know here on MeinMMO in the comments and exchange ideas with other trainers about it.
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