Pokemon GO Along the Routes event brings multiple Research quests, including A Route to New Friendships Special Research story. The developers at Niantic have introduced a new NPC, Mateo, and the Gift Exchange function with this event. Players can now interact with Mateo and exchange gifts with other trainers while exploring different in-game routes.
Pokemon GO trainers can participate in the Along the Routes event from December 5 at 10 AM to December 8 at 8 PM Local Time. While multiple wild Pokemon are featured spawns, one can get their hands on a Shiny Hisuian Sneasel and Shiny Sneasler for the first time. Regarding the Along the Routes Special Research, A Route to New Friendships, players that complete the quest get several Pokemon encounters and in-game items. This guide explores all the tasks and rewards of A Route to New Friendships Special Research story.
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Pokemon GO A Route to New Friendships - All Special Research Tasks And Rewards
Players can participate in a total of 3 different Research quests during the Along the Routes event. The Pokemon GO event has Field Research, Timed Research, and A Route to New Friendships Special Research story for players to engage in. All of these Research quests have different tasks and rewards assigned to them.
The Special Research story, A Route to New Friendships, comprises 4 Steps, each with multiple tasks and rewards. The tasks range from exploring and walking distances to spinning Pokestops and hatching Eggs in Pokemon GO. The rewards are an excellent opportunity to farm different types of Poke balls: Great and Ultra Balls. Players are also tasked with exchanging Gifts with Mateo, which will reward a Hisuian Sneasel Encounter. Here are all the tasks and rewards of A Route to New Friendships Special Research story.
STEP ONE
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Research Tasks |
Rewards |
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Explore 1 KM |
Lillipup Encounter |
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Spin 3 PokeStops |
900 XP |
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Earn a Candy exploring with Buddy Pokemon |
Razz Berry ×5 |
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Exchange a Gift with Mateo at a Route's end |
Incense ×1 |
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Rewards for Completion |
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STEP TWO
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Research Tasks |
Rewards |
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Catch 7 Pokemon |
Poke Ball ×10 |
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Spin 5 PokeStops |
1500 XP |
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Explore 3 km |
Wooloo Encounter |
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Walk 1,000 m while traveling Routes |
Woobat Encounter |
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Rewards for Completion |
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STEP THREE
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Research Tasks |
Rewards |
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Hatch an Egg |
Feebas Encounter |
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2000 XP |
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Complete 5 Field Research tasks |
Stardust ×1000 |
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3 times exchange a Gift with Mateo at a Route'e end |
Hisuian Sneasel Encounter |
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Rewards for Completion |
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STEP FOUR
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Research Tasks |
Rewards |
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Rewards for Completion |
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Pokémon GO
- Released
- July 6, 2016
WHERE TO PLAY
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