Pokemon GO A Route to New Friendships Special Research: Tasks and rewards

With the arrival of the Along the Routes event in Pokemon GO, players can now participate in the A Route to New Friendships Special Research story. This provides them with four steps to complete, bringing a variety of in-game resources and pocket monster encounters. The Special Research story will revolve around Mateo, the newly-introduced NPC, and "the power of exchanging Gifts."

Pokemon GO Along the Routes will run from Tuesday, December 5, at 10 am local time to Friday, December 8, at 8 pm local time. This provides trainers with a couple of days to enjoy all its offerings.

Pokemon GO A Route to New Friendships Special Research all tasks and rewards: How to complete

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The available tasks and rewards for A Route to New Friendships Special Research are as follows:

A Route to New Friendships Special Research - Step 1 of 4

Explore 1 km - Lillipup encounter
Spin 3 PokeStops - 900 XP
Earn a Candy exploring with your buddy - 5x Razz Berry
Exchange a Gift with Mateo at the end of a Route - 1x Incense
Rewards: 1000x Stardust, 1000 XP

A Route to New Friendships Special Research - Step 2 of 4

Catch 7 Pokemon - 10x Poke Ball
Spin 5 PokeStops - 1500 XP
Explore 3 km - Wooloo encounter
Walk 1000m while traveling Routes - Woobat encounter
Rewards: 1000x Stardust, 5x Great Ball

A Route to New Friendships Special Research - Step 3 of 4

Hatch an Egg - Feebas encounter
Spin 15 PokeStops - 2000 XP
Complete 5 Field Research tasks - 1000x Stardust
Exchange a Gift with Mateo at the end of a Route 3 times - Hisuian Sneasel encounter
Rewards: 3x Ultra Ball, 1000x Stardust

A Route to New Friendships Special Research - Step 4 of 4

Claim Reward! - 10x Great Ball
Claim Reward! - 5x Pinap Berry
Claim Reward! - 10x Razz Berry
Rewards: 1000x Stardust, 1000 XP, Hisuian Sneasel encounter

Pokemon GO Along the Routes Timed Research

The available tasks and rewards for Along the Routes Timed Research (available for free) are as follows:

Along the Routes - Step 1 of 1

Explore 1 km - Wooloo encounter
Send a Gift to a friend - 5x Pinap Berry
Explore 2 km - Pawmi encounter
Explore 5 km - Feebas encounter
Send 3 Gifts to friends - 1x Incense
Explore 7 km - Hisuian Sneasel encounter
Rewards: Hisuian Sneasel encounter, 1500 XP, 1500x Stardust

Interested trainers can check out the Pokemon GO December 2023 content roadmap to learn about the following events and celebrations in-game. The final month of the year is marked with several festivities, including Holiday events, Community Days, and plenty more.

About the author

Angshuman is an Assistant Content Manager, Gaming, at Sportskeeda with a specialized focus on Pokemon. While completing his Master's degree in English Literature, Angshuman's research topics primarily included the many facets of game studies. That, along with his love for the medium which he believes to be the pinnacle of storytelling, led him to become a writer in the genre.

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