With the fifth anniversary of Pokémon Go underway, players are getting a bunch of rewards and in-game events to fool around with. Niantic really wants you to go crazy this week and play a ton of Pokémon Go. The big draw this week runs until the 15th of July, and is the Jump-Start Special Research tasks. These tasks require players to earn various rewards like Shiny encounters via completing set tasks.
All Jump-Start Special Research tasks and rewards
These are all of the tasks you need to complete in the Jump-Start special research project and the rewards for completing them. Each of the different Jump-Start Special Research tasks will award a batch of Stardust, and some items too. The big bonus is a special rare Pokémon encounter. Check each task listed below to see what you need to do to earn the attached reward.
Task 1
- Make a new friend – 5,000 XP
- Catch 3 Pokémon with Weath Boost – 5,000 XP
- Hatch an egg – 5,000 XP
Rewards: 15,000 Stardust, 2 Lucky Eggs, and a Dratini encounter
Task 2
- Earn a candy by walking with your buddy – 30 Dratini candy
- Take a snapshot of Dratini – 30 Dratini candy
- Evolve a Dratini – 10,000 XP
Rewards: 15,000 Stardust, 1 Raid Pass, and 2 Lucky Eggs
Task 3
- Power up your Pokémon 10 times – 15,000 XP
- Battle another Trainer in the Great League – 15,000 XP
- Battle in a raid – 15,000 XP
Rewards: 15,000 XP, 2 Lucky Eggs, 2 Star Pieces
Task 4
- Catch 5 different species of Pokémon – Chimchar encounter
- Catch a Legendary Pokémon from a Field Research Breakthrough or a Raid – Piplup encounter
- Hatch 3 eggs – Turtwig encounter
Rewards: 15,000 Stardust, 2 Lucky Eggs, and a shiny Eevee encounter
Task 5
- Take a snowshot of Eevee – 30,000 XP
- Send 5 gifts to friends – 30,000 XP
- Trade 3 Pokémon – 30,000 XP
Rewards: 30,000 XP, 2 Lucky Eggs, and a Lapras encounter
Task 6
- Make a new friend – 60 Drainti candy
- Win a level 3 or higher raid – 60 Dratini candy
- Evolve a Dragonair – 100,000 XP
Rewards: 100,000 XP, 15,000 Stardust, and 2 Lucky Eggs
