Pokemon Go Tour: Johto Special Research Tasks Guide

Brandy Berthelson

Here's what these tasks ask you to do!

Trainers, the Pokemon Go Tour: Johto event is finally here! This event will take place on February 26 from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. local time.

Once this event begins, players who purchased a ticket for the event will receive access to a series of Special Research tasks.

According to Serebii, here’s what the Pokemon Go Tour: Johto Special Research tasks ask players to do, and the rewards they’ll receive for completing them.

Pokemon Go Tour: Johto Part 1

  • Send a Gift to a Friend - 1 Incense
  • Use an Incense - 50 Poke Balls
  • Catch 20 Pokemon - 3 Nanab Berries

Final Rewards: 50 Poke Balls, 1 Lucky Egg, and the Ho-Oh Wings avatar item

Pokemon Go Tour: Johto Part 2

Players will be asked to choose between three Pokemon to continue: Totodile, Cyndaquil, or Chikorita

Pokemon Go Tour: Johto Part 3 (If you choose Chikorita)

  • Automatically Completed Task - An encounter with Chikorita
  • Catch 15 Different Species of Pokemon - 25 Chikorita Candy
  • Evolve Your Chikorita - 1 Poffin

Final Rewards: An encounter with Dunsparce, Lugia Glasses for your avatar, and 25 Ledyba Candy (if you chose the Gold Ticket) or 25 Spinarak Candy (if you chose the Silver ticket)

Pokemon Go Tour: Johto Part 3 (If you choose Cyndaquil)

  • Automatically Completed Task - An encounter with Cyndaquil
  • Catch 15 Different Species of Pokemon - 25 Cyndaquil Candy
  • Evolve Your Cyndaquil - 1 Poffin

Final Rewards: An encounter with Dunsparce, Lugia Glasses for your avatar, and 25 Ledyba Candy (if you chose the Gold Ticket) or 25 Spinarak Candy (if you chose the Silver ticket)

Pokemon Go Tour: Johto Part 3 (If you choose Totodile)

  • Automatically Completed Task - An encounter with Totodile
  • Catch 15 Different Species of Pokemon - 25 Totodile Candy
  • Evolve Your Totodile - 1 Poffin

Final Rewards: An encounter with Dunsparce, Lugia Glasses for your avatar, and 25 Ledyba Candy (if you chose the Gold Ticket) or 25 Spinarak Candy (if you chose the Silver ticket)

Pokemon Go Tour: Johto Part 4

  • Defeat 3 Team Go Rocket Members - 5 Revives
  • Purify 3 Shadow Pokemon - 500 Stardust
  • Earn 3,000 Stardust - 1 Super Potion

Final Rewards: An encounter with Qwilfish, 3 Rocket Radars, and 25 Mantine Candy (if you chose the Gold ticket) or 25 Phanpy Candy (if you chose the silver ticket)

Pokemon Go Tour: Johto Part 5 (If you choose Chikorita)

  • Complete 3 Field Research Tasks - 50 Poke Balls
  • Make 5 Great Throws - 2 Metal Coats
  • Catch 20 Pokemon - 50 Chikorita Candy

Final Rewards: 3 Rocket Radars, 50 Chikorita Candy, and an encounter with Shiny Gyarados

Pokemon Go Tour: Johto Part 5 (If you choose Cyndaquil)

  • Complete 3 Field Research Tasks - 50 Poke Balls
  • Make 5 Great Throws - 2 Metal Coats
  • Catch 20 Pokemon - 50 Cyndaquil Candy

Final Rewards: 3 Rocket Radars, 50 Cyndaquil Candy, and an encounter with Shiny Gyarados

Pokemon Go Tour: Johto Part 5 (If you choose Totodile)

  • Complete 3 Field Research Tasks - 50 Poke Balls
  • Make 5 Great Throws - 2 Metal Coats
  • Catch 20 Pokemon - 50 Totodile Candy

Final Rewards: 3 Rocket Radars, 50 Totodile Candy, and an encounter with Shiny Gyarados

Pokemon Go Tour: Johto Part 6 (If you choose Chikorita)

  • Evolve Your Bayleef - 50 Great Balls
  • Power Up Pokemon 5 Times - 100 Stardust
  • Earn a Candy Walking With Your Buddy - 2 Sun Stones

Final Rewards: An Egg Incubator, an encounter with Stantler, and 25 Ledyba Candy (if you chose the Gold ticket) or 25 Spinarak Candy (if you chose the silver ticket)

Pokemon Go Tour: Johto Part 6 (If you choose Cyndaquil)

  • Evolve Your Quilava - 50 Great Balls
  • Power Up Pokemon 5 Times - 100 Stardust
  • Earn a Candy Walking With Your Buddy - 2 Sun Stones

Final Rewards: An Egg Incubator, an encounter with Stantler, and 25 Ledyba Candy (if you chose the Gold ticket) or 25 Spinarak Candy (if you chose the silver ticket)

Pokemon Go Tour: Johto Part 6 (If you choose Totodile)

  • Evolve Your Croconaw - 50 Great Balls
  • Power Up Pokemon 5 Times - 100 Stardust
  • Earn a Candy Walking With Your Buddy - 2 Sun Stones

Final Rewards: An Egg Incubator, an encounter with Stantler, and 25 Ledyba Candy (if you chose the Gold ticket) or 25 Spinarak Candy (if you chose the Silver ticket)

Pokemon Go Tour: Johto Part 7

  • Send a Gift With a Sticker - 25 Ultra Balls
  • Hatch 2 Eggs - 1 Upgrade
  • Complete 5 Field Research Tasks - 2 Kings Rocks

Final Rewards: A Lure Module, an encounter with Hitmontop, and 25 Mantine Candy (if you chose the Gold ticket) or 25 Phanpy Candy (if you chose the Silver ticket)

Pokemon Go Tour: Johto Part 8

  • Earn 3 Hearts With Your Buddy - 1 Star Piece
  • Make 3 Nice Throws in a Row - 1,000 experience points
  • Transfer 20 Pokemon - 3 Rare Candy

Final Rewards: An encounter with Celebi, 1,000 Stardust, and a Ho-Oh T-Shirt for your avatar (if you chose the Gold ticket) or a Lugia T-Shirt for your avatar (if you chose the Silver ticket)

Pokemon Go Tour: Johto Part 9

  • Automatically Completed Task - 1,000 experience points
  • Automatically Completed Task - 1,500 Stardust
  • Automatically Completed Task - 1,000 experience points

Final Rewards: A Lure Module, 25 Celebi Candy, and 4,500 Stardust

The Pokemon Go Tour: Johto event will also allow ticket holders to complete 10 different Collection Challenges to earn rewards. Check out our guides for these Collection Challenges below.

Disclosure: SuperParent received a ticket for the Pokemon Go Tour: Johto event for coverage purposes.

Brandy Berthelson

Editor-in-Chief

Brandy Berthelson has been writing about video games and technology since 2006, with her work appearing on sites including AOL Games, Digital Spy, and Adweek’s Social Pro Daily. When she’s not gaming, Brandy enjoys crafting, baking, and traveling with her husband.