Pokemon GO brings back the much-awaited Winter Holiday 2023 event featuring some of the best Ice-type monsters. The event debuts several Pokemon including Cetoddle, Cetitanis, Holiday Attire Pikachu, and Holiday Attire Raichu. There are two parts of the Winter Holiday 2023 event, and currently only Part 1 is live for participation.
The Pokemon GO Winter Holiday 2023 Part 1 commences on Monday, December 18, at 10 AM and ends on Monday, December 25, at 10 AM Local Time. Players can partake in a Field Research, and four different Timed Research quests including the event-exclusive Winter Wishes Timed Research. Completing the Timed Research rewards players with multiple Pokemon encounters and valuable in-game items. That said, this guide explores all the tasks and rewards set for the Winter Wishes Timed Research quest.
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Pokemon GO Winter Wishes 2023: Timed Research Tasks And Rewards
The Pokemon GO Winter Holiday 2023 event has four Timed Research quests including the Winter Wishes Timed Research quest, Winter Holiday Timed Research quest, Winter Holiday Part 2 Timed Research quest, and the Frosty Festivities Timed Research quest. Regarding the Winter Wishes Timed Research quest, it is divided into two branches and each branch offers a unique bonus of either 2× XP or 2× Stardust for catching Pokemon.
The Winter Wishes Timed Research starts off with Step One and later players have two segments they can choose in Step Two; Catching Pokemon Path or Collecting Stardust Path. The path players take decides the bonus they get. Although the Winter Holiday 2023 event is divided into two parts, Pokemon GO players can complete the Winter Wishes Timed Research throughout both parts of the event.
STEP ONE
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Timed Research Tasks |
Rewards |
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Catch 5 Pokemon |
Glacial Lure Module ×1 |
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Spin 3 PokeStops or Gyms |
Holiday Attire Pikachu Encounter |
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Power up Pokemon 5 times |
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Rewards for Completion |
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Catching Pokemon Path
Catch Pokemon to earn double Pokemon GO XP until December 31, 2023, at 8 pm local time.
STEP TWO
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Timed Research Tasks |
Rewards |
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Catch 10 Pokemon |
Holiday Spheal Encounter |
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Catch 25 Pokemon |
Holiday Hat Eevee Encounter |
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Catch 40 Ice-type Pokemon |
Lapras Encounter |
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Holiday Stantler Encounter |
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Earn 25,000 XP |
Cetoddle Encounter |
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Send 25 Gifts to friends |
Holiday Attire Pikachu Encounter |
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Rewards for Completion |
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Collecting Stardust Path
Collect double Pokemon GO Stardust by catching Pokemon until December 31, 2023, at 8 pm local time.
STEP TWO
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Timed Research Tasks |
Rewards |
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Catch 10 Pokemon |
Holiday Spheal Encounter |
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Catch 25 Pokemon |
Holiday Hat Eevee Encounter |
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Catch 40 Ice-type Pokemon |
Lapras Encounter |
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Catch 8 different species of Ice-type Pokemon |
Holiday Stantler Encounter |
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Earn 7,500 Stardust |
Cetoddle Encounter |
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Send 25 Gifts to friends |
Holiday Attire Pikachu Encounter |
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Rewards for Completion |
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Pokémon GO
- Released
- July 6, 2016
WHERE TO PLAY
Pokémon GO is an immersive open-world multiplayer RPG that enables you to live your own RPG adventure in augmented reality. Find and evolve all Pokémon and battle with other players in AR online in this multiplayer adventure RPG.
COMPLETE YOUR POKÉDEX AND INCREASE YOUR TRAINER LEVEL!
Catch your favourite Pokémon as you explore the open world in augmented reality, trade them with other Trainers, or get the chance to catch a Pokémon after winning a Raid. You can also collect Pokémon by hatching eggs through walking! Evolve your Pokémon in your Pokédex, gain levels to catch more powerful Pokémon and earn adventure rewards during a Raid in multiplayer or online PvP battle.
EXPERIENCE THE ADVENTURE IN MULTIPLAYER AND PvP!
Start your own adventure and challenge other Trainers online in PvP during epic Gym battles or in the GO Battle League. You can also enjoy multiplayer by facing off with other players in PvP battles to win rewards, or team up with other Trainers for a chance to catch Pokémon after a Raid Battle.
CREATE YOUR OWN ADVENTURE!
Customise your avatar, join one of the three teams and pick your Buddy Pokémon from your Pokédex to journey by your side in this AR adventure RPG.
SWITCH BETWEEN THE REAL WORLD AND THE VIRTUAL WORLD WITH THE AR+ MODE!
Bring the RPG to the real world and search for Pokémon in locations around you. With the AR+ mode, Pokémon appear right in front of you — Catch it with your PokéBall and add it to your Pokédex.
Catch your favourite Pokémon in AR as you explore the world and battle online with other Trainers in PvP and Raid battles.
