Pokemon GO developers at Niantic are celebrating the new year with the New Year's 2024 event. New monsters such as the Ribbon Jigglypuff and Ribbon Wigglytuff and their Shiny variants are debuting during the event. Players can also participate in Field Research and a Timed Research quest and get multiple rewards.

The Pokemon GO New Year's 2024 event starts on Monday, January 1, at 10 AM and ends on Wednesday, January 3, at 8 PM Local Time. There are two different Research quests with multiple rewards, and completing them rewards players with featured Pokemon encounters and several in-game items. The Field Research quest is an excellent opportunity to farm Stardust, and the Timed Research quest rewards Stardust, XP, and several PokeCoins. That said, this detailed guide explores all the Field and Timed Research tasks and rewards for the New Year’s 2024 event.

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Pokemon GO New Year's 2024 - All Field Research Tasks And Rewards

Pokemon GO New Year's 2024 event

The Pokemon GO New Year’s 2024 Field Research quest comprises 3 tasks with different rewards. There are multiple rewards for completing the tasks, with 2 tasks offering 2 rewards instead of the usual 1 reward for completing each. The rewards include encounters with featured Pokemon like Darumaka, Bronzor, and numerous Stardust.

Field Research Tasks

Rewards

Catch 5 Darumaka

  • Darumaka Encounter (Shiny Available)
  • Stardust ×2024

Catch 3 Bronzor

  • Bronzor Encounter (Shiny Available)
  • Stardust ×2024

Hatch 2 Eggs

Stardust ×2024

Pokemon GO New Year's 2024 - All Timed Research Tasks And Rewards

In addition to the Field Research, players can participate in the New Year's 2024 Timed Research quest. The Timed Research offers rewards, including featured Pokemon encounters and Pokemon GO items like PokeCoins, XP, and Stardust. It is a paid Research quest that costs a ticket of US $1.00 or the equivalent price in the players’ local currency. The ticket is available in the in-game shop from January 1, 2024, at 10 AM to January 3, 2024, at 8 PM local time.

STEP ONE

Timed Research Tasks

Rewards

Walk 1 km

Stardust ×2024

Catch 20 Pokemon

Ribbon Jigglypuff Encounter (Shiny Available)

Hatch 2 Eggs

New Years Hat Hoothoot Encounter (Shiny Available)

Take 4 snapshots of wild Pokemon

Party Hat Wurmple Encounter (Shiny Available)

Rewards for Completion

  • 100 PokeCoins
  • 10000 XP

Since it is a Timed Research, players must complete the tasks and claim rewards before the event ends on January 3, 2024, at 8 PM local time. One can also purchase the tickets and gift them to Pokemon GO friends of Great Friends or those with higher Friendship levels.

Participants can also take advantage of the different event-exclusive bonuses: 1/2 Egg Hatch Distance for Eggs inside Incubators, and the first three Eggs’ Hatch Distance decreases to 1/4 for using the Egg Hatching widget.

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Niantic
Franchise
Pokemon
Platform(s)
iOS, Android
Genre(s)
Augmented Reality, RPG
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