It’s time to stretch your Pokemon’s wings and get ready to take on the skies as the Flock Together Research Day event comes to Pokemon GO. For this event guide, we’ll be breaking down what is going to happen during the event and the things you can do as you play.
With that said, here is everything players should know about the Flock Together Research Day event in Pokemon GO.
Just as the name suggests, the Flock Together Research Day in Pokemon GO is set to feature avian Pokemon across multiple generations. The featured birds range from the Kanto region’s early route bird encounters up to the tiny robins from the Kalos region.
The Flock Together Research Day event in Pokemon GO will commence on May 11 from 2 PM to 5 PM local time.
Just as we mentioned above, the Flock Together Research Day in Pokemon GO is all about bird Pokemon. As such, event-themed field research tasks will be featuring various species of bird Pokemon as rewards.
Here’s a complete list of all the bird Pokemon that players can encounter after finishing the event-themed field research tasks:
Besides that, other bird Pokemon will be spawning more in the wild. The following bird Pokemon will have boosted spawn rates for the duration of the Flock Together Research Day event:
With all those bird Pokemon, it is best to mega evolve a Flying-type Pokemon like Mega Rayquaza and Mega Pidgeot for the extra candy bonus when you catch these event-themed Pokemon.
On another note, lucky enough players might also encounter the shiny variants of all the featured bird Pokemon during this event.For the Flock Together Research Day event, there will be an event-exclusive ticketed timed research that is available for players to purchase for a dollar (or the equivalent pricing tier in their local currency).
The exclusive timed research for the Flock Together Research Day event in Pokemon GO will give out the following Pokemon as rewards:
Please note that this timed research expires. The tasks associated with this timed research must be completed and their rewards must be claimed before the event concludes at 5 PM local time.
Trainers can obtain medals in the game by completing different objectives and reaching predetermined benchmarks. A few of those medals also provide ongoing in-game bonuses.
If the perks weren’t enough to persuade you, players actually do need to collect a certain quantity of medals, specifically the platinum medals which are the highest tier of medals, in order to continue rising up past Level 40. Players must obtain five Platinum Medals to reach Level 43, twenty Platinum Medals to reach Level 47, and thirty Platinum Medals to reach Level 49.
That said, here are the platinum medals players can grind for during this event:
Completing Pokedex medals is as easy as registering Pokemon to the Pokedex. Here are the Pokedex medals you can possibly finish during this event:
Completing Pokemon type medals is as easy as catching Pokemon of a specific type. Here are the Pokemon-type medals you can grind for during this event:
There are other medals you can get by simply reaching certain milestones in Pokemon GO. Here are the rest of the medals you can grind for during this event:
Now that you’re all set for the Flock Together Research Day event, we hope you catch a whole flock or two of your favorite bird Pokemon.
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