Pokemon GO April Fowl's Day Pidgey Pandemonium Field and Special Research: All tasks and rewards

This year's April Fools' Day sees the arrival of the April Fowl's Day event in Pokemon GO, where trainers will come across Pidgey far more frequently in the wild. The pen in Professor Willow's lab is broken and the Pidgey Pandemonium is soon set to be upon trainers around the world, along with event-exclusive Field and Special Research.

Following last year's April Fools' 2-Oh?-22, the upcoming event marks the annual April Fools' Day celebrations in Pokemon GO. It will be the first event that players get to enjoy this month in the popular AR title. The next event is scheduled to be the Spring into Spring event, which will begin on April 4 and conclude on April 10.

This article details all of the available information regarding the tasks and rewards that will be on offer with the Field and Special Research in the April Fowl's Day Pidgey Pandemonium event.

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Everything you need to know about April Fowl's Day Pidgey Pandemonium Field and Special Research in Pokemon GO

The upcoming Pidgey Pandemonium event features an exclusive Special Research quest line that can be claimed by trainers on Saturday, April 1, 2023 from 3:00 pm local time to 11:59 pm local time. Professor Willow will hand out this quest when the game is launched during this stipulated period.

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The tasks and rewards for the April Fowl's Day Pidgey Pandemonium Special Research are as follows:

Pokemon GO: Pidgey Pandemonium - Step 1 of 2

Catch 10 Pokemon - 25x Poke Ball
Transfer 10 Pokemon - 5x Potion
Make 5 Nice Throws - 5x Nanab Berry
Rewards: 1000x Stardust, Pidgey encounter, 5x Razz Berry

Pokemon GO: Pidgey Pandemonium - Step 2 of 2

Claim Reward - 10x Ultra Ball
Claim Reward - 5x Hyper Potion
Claim Reward - 3500 XP
Rewards: 3000x Stardust, Pidgey encounter, 15x Pidgey Candy

Trainers will also be privy to an event-themed Field Research task. Completing this will provide them with a Pidgey encounter. The Field Research task and its potential rewards for the Pidgey Pandemonium event is as follows:

Transfer 3 Pokemon - Pidgey encounter (shiny variant may be encountered) or 3x Poke Ball

Pidgey, the Tiny Bird Pokemon, will appear more frequently in the wild for the Pidgey Pandemonium event. Lucky trainers will also have the opportunity to come across the shiny variant of this pocket monster. The event bonus for April Fowl's Day that players will get to enjoy is as follows:

Players will have an increased chance of coming across XXS and XXL Pidgey in the wild

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Interestingly, the April 2023 content roadmap for Pokemon GO was revealed earlier by Niantic. The upcoming events are as follows:

Spring into Spring - April 4 to 10
Elite Raids - April 9
A Mystic Hero - April 13 to 17
April Community Day - April 15
Sustainability Week - April 20 to 26
Limited Research - April 23
Community Day Classic - April 29

The first event on the list, Spring into Spring, will see the debut of the Generation VII Bug and Fairy-type Cutiefly and Rimbombee in Pokemon GO. Additionally, several Pokemon will also be available in flower-adorned costumes.

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.

Angshuman prefers both solo and multiplayer titles on PC and PS5. His love for gaming stemmed from playing Bounce and God of War on mobile phones, and on to Age of Empires and Zoo Tycoon on PC. If he ever wished to convert a gaming cynic into a admirer, he would recommend indie games because of their versatility and their ability to be unaffected by genre-stifling publisher expectations.

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