Celestial Research Day is dedicated to Lunatone and Solrock this year in Pokemon GO, with lots of opportunities to catch plenty of each Pokemon, or even a shiny version, by completing Field Research Tasks and Timed Research Tasks.

While everybody can complete Field Research Tasks for free, you need to pay $1.99 to unlock the Premium Timed Research this Celestial Research Day. Whether you're paying for the Timed Research or not, all trainers have between 2pm and 5pm on December 20 to take part in Celestial Research Day in Pokemon GO and claim their rewards.

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Field Research Tasks and Rewards for Celestial Research Day in Pokemon GO

Celestial Research Day runs from 2pm local time to 5pm local time on Saturday, December 20. So you don't have long to take advantage of the boosted encounter chances with Lunatone or Solrock.

Here are all the Field Research Tasks and what they reward for Celestial Research Day in Pokemon GO:

Field Research

Reward

Catch 5 Pokemon

Lunatone or Solrock

Use 3 Pinap Berries while catching Pokémon

Lunatone or Solrock

Make 3 Nice Curveball Throws

Lunatone or Solrock

Make 5 Curveball Throws

Lunatone or Solrock

Make 3 Great Throws

Lunatone or Solrock

Spin 2 PokéStops or Gyms

Lunatone or Solrock

Battle in a Gym

Lunatone or Solrock

Use a supereffective Charged Attack

Lunatone or Solrock

Power up Pokémon 3 times

Lunatone or Solrock

Earn 3 hearts with your buddy

Lunatone or Solrock

Send 3 Gifts and add a sticker to each

Lunatone or Solrock

Timed Research Tasks and Rewards for Celestial Research Day in Pokemon GO

Lunatone and Solrock in Pokemon GO

You have to pay to take part in the Lunatone and Solrock Timed Research for Celestial Research Day in Pokemon GO, and it costs $1.99 to get access to both. The actual tasks for this Timed Research aren't hard to complete though, as you just have to keep completing Field Research Tasks to earn more Lunatone or Solrock encounters.

Lunatone Timed Research

The Lunatone Timed Research has one step with 15 tasks:

Lunatone Timed Research

Reward

Complete a Field Research task

Lunatone

Complete 2 Field Research tasks

Lunatone

Complete 3 Field Research tasks

Lunatone

Complete 4 Field Research tasks

Lunatone

Complete 5 Field Research tasks

Lunatone

Complete 6 Field Research tasks

Lunatone

Complete 7 Field Research tasks

Lunatone

Complete 8 Field Research tasks

Lunatone

Complete 9 Field Research tasks

Lunatone

Complete 10 Field Research tasks

Lunatone

Complete 11 Field Research tasks

Lunatone

Complete 12 Field Research tasks

Lunatone

Complete 13 Field Research tasks

Lunatone

Complete 14 Field Research tasks

Lunatone

Complete 15 Field Research tasks

Lunatone

You also get 1,000 Stardust, 1,000 XP, and another Lunatone encounter for completing the Lunatone Timed Research.

Solrock Timed Research

The Solrock Timed Research has one step with 15 tasks:

Solrock Timed Research

Reward

Complete a Field Research task

Solrock

Complete 2 Field Research tasks

Solrock

Complete 3 Field Research tasks

Solrock

Complete 4 Field Research tasks

Solrock

Complete 5 Field Research tasks

Solrock

Complete 6 Field Research tasks

Solrock

Complete 7 Field Research tasks

Solrock

Complete 8 Field Research tasks

Solrock

Complete 9 Field Research tasks

Solrock

Complete 10 Field Research tasks

Solrock

Complete 11 Field Research tasks

Solrock

Complete 12 Field Research tasks

Solrock

Complete 13 Field Research tasks

Solrock

Complete 14 Field Research tasks

Solrock

Complete 15 Field Research tasks

Solrock

You also get 1,000 Stardust, 1,000 XP, and another Solrock encounter for completing the Solrock Timed Research.

Remember, Timed Research expires. So you need to complete these tasks and claim your rewards before 5pm local time on Saturday, December 20.

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