Throughout this Pokémon Go event, you can collect event-exclusive field research tasks and the Water Festival: Catch Challenge timed research quest. This event is also an excellent opportunity to complete the A Poni Adventure special research quest and catch Tapu Fini if you haven’t done so already. On this page: Below you’ll find all of the Water Festival: Catch Challenge challenges and rewards - just be wary of spoilers! Thank you to Amiibofan101 from reddit for the help with this information. ‘Water Festival: Catch Challenge’ Step 1 of 1
Catch 15 Pokémon - 20 Poké Balls Catch 50 Pokémon - 25 Great Balls Catch 25 Water-type Pokémon - 25 Ultra Balls Make 25 Curveball Throws - Dewpider encounter Catch 10 different species of Pokémon - 50 Gyarados Mega Energy
Rewards: 1000 XP, 1000 Stardust and a Lapras with a scarf encounter
The A Poni Adventure special research quest has also been recently released into Pokémon Go. By completing this quest - along with A Melemele Adventure, An Akala Adventure and An Ula’ula Adventure - by Wednesday, 1st June, you’ll unlock free access to an end-of-season quest.
The Season of Mythical Wishes continues with the Winter Holiday event, which has brought Mega Glalie to Pokémon Go. Don’t forget to partake in the new Go Battle League season.
Elsewhere, be sure to use Daily Adventure Incense for the chance of encountering Galarian Articuno, Galarian Zapdos and Galarian Moltres.
It’s a good idea, however, to keep an eye out for the task which, when completed, rewards you with an encounter with the recently released Dewpider.
Here are the Water Festival field research tasks:
Catch 5 Pokémon reward - Magikarp or Wailmer encounter Catch 15 Pokémon reward - Dewpider encounter Catch 25 Pokémon reward - Lapras with scarf encounter Catch 5 Water-type Pokémon reward - 10 Poké Balls or 5 Great Balls Catch 10 Water-type Pokémon reward - Binacle encounter or 20 Blastoise or Gyarados Mega Energy Catch 5 Magikarp or Wailmer reward - Luvdisc encounter Evolve 2 Water-type Pokémon reward - Marill encounter Hatch an egg reward - Carvanha encounter
Thank you to SilphScience from reddit for the help with this information. There’s also a Global Challenge running until Saturday, 21st May at the following times:
UK - 9am (BST) Europe - 10am (CEST) East Coast US - 4am (EDT) West Coast US - 1am (PDT)
For this Global Challenge, we need to collectively catch 600,000,000 water-type Pokémon and, if this goal is achieved, a double catch candy bonus will be unlocked. The Water Festival also celebrates the release of two Gen 7 Pokémon - Dewpider and, its evolution, Araquanid! Alongside these Pokémon, there is a new costume Pokémon in the form of Lapras wearing a scarf, which can also be a shiny Pokémon. While we’re on the subject of shiny Pokémon, Binacle and Barbaracle have had their shiny forms released as part of this event. Binacle will be appearing more frequently in the wild alongside the following Pokémon:
Poliwhirl Tentacool Slowpoke Goldeen Staryu Magikarp Marill Mantine Lotad Surskit Carvanha Wailmer Tympole Dewpider
Tapu Fini - a Gen 7 legendary Pokémon - is appearing in five-star raids throughout the event, while Mega Blastoise has taken the spotlight for Mega Raids. Meanwhile, in one-star raids, you’ll find Qwilfish, Wailer, Spritzee, Helioptile and Rockruff. In three-star raids, there’s Alolan Raichu, Feraligatr, Azumarill, Ludicolo and Lapras wearing a scarf. Any 7km egg you collect during the Water Festival will also have the following pool: Tier One
Psyduck Azurill Mantyke
Tier Two
Mudkip Feebas Binacle
Tier Three
Staryu Clamperl
Finally, don’t forget about the A Poni Adventure special research quest. If you complete it and the three other Alola region-themed quests - A Melemele Adventure, An Akala Adventure and An Ula’ula Adventure - before Wednesday, 1st June you’ll gain free access to an end-of-season special research quest. Hope you enjoy the Water Festival!
