Starting on May 15, players will need to complete nine different pages of timed research for the Throwback Challenge 2020: Johto event that will be running in Pokémon Go.
Run through various challenges themed after Gold and Silver as you try and catch some Johto natve and encounter a Shiny Gyarados just like at the Lake of Rage.
There are eight sets of actual challenges before you can earn the final reward, an encounter with Ho-Oh. There will also be new Pokémon hatching in 7km Eggs, an Umbreon Hat Pikachu, and Shiny Dunsparce available during the event.
For players who are looking to become the Throwback Challenge Champion, here are all of the tasks you will need to complete during the Johto Timed Research, along with all of the additional content being added in. These tasks will be updated as more information about the specific rewards become available.
Step one
- Catch a Flying-type Pokémon – 500 Stardust
- Catch 3 Grass, Fire or Water-type Pokémon – 10 Poké Balls
- Send a Gift to a Friend – Dunsparce Encounter
Total Rewards: Rare Candy, Pidgeotto Encounter, two Golden Razz Berry
Step two
- Catch a Bug-type Pokémon – 500 Stardust
- Play with your buddy – Spinarak Encounter
- Give your buddy 3 treats – five Razz Berries
Total Rewards: Rare Candy, Scyther Encounter, two Silver Pinap Berries
Step three
- Catch a Normal-type Pokémon – 500 Stardust
- Make 3 Great Throws – one Charged TM
- Hatch an Egg – Snubull Encounter
Total Rewards: Rare Candy, Miltank Encounter, two Golden Razz Berries
Step four
- Catch a Ghost-type Pokémon – 500 Stardust
- Evolve a Pokémon – Sudowoodo Encounter
- Catch 5 different species of Pokémon – 10 Great Balls
Total Rewards: Rare Candy, Gengar Encounter, two Silver Pinap Berries
Step five
- Catch a Fighting-type Pokémon – 500 Stardust
- Take 3 snapshots with your buddy – Shuckle Encounter
- Make 4 Nice Curveball Throws – Mantine Encounter
Total Rewards: Rare Candy, Poliwrath Encounter, two Golden Razz Berries
Step six
- Catch a Steel-type Pokémon – 500 Stardust
- Catch an Electric-type Pokémon – one Incense
- Power up Pokémon 3 times – Mareep Encounter
Total Rewards: Rare Candy, Steelix Encounter, two Silver Pinap Berries
Step seven
- Catch an Ice-type Pokémon – 500 Stardust
- Catch a Water-type Pokémon – Gligar Encounter
- Evolve a Pokémon – one King’s Rock
Total Rewards: Rare Candy, Piloswine Encounter, two Golden Razz Berries
Step eight
- Take a Snapshot of Ice-type Pokémon – one Dragon Scale
- Battle another trainer – 10 Ultra Balls
- Power up Pokémon 6 times – 500 Stardust
Rewards – Rare Candy, Kingdra Encounter, two Silver Pinap Berries
Step nine
- Claim reward – 3000 XP
- Claim reward – 3000 XP
- Claim reward – 3000 XP
Total Rewards: five Rare Candies and Ho-Oh Encounter
Chinchou, Yanma, Girafarig, Pineco, Dunsparce, Gligar, Shuckle, Skarmory, and Phanpy will all be appearing in 7km Eggs for the duration of the event. And all Pokémon originally discovered in the Johto region will have an increased spawn rate.
Various Johto Pokémon will also appear in raid battles, but the specific Pokémon being added have not been listed yet.
Throwback Challenge 2020: Johto will end on May 15, so make sure you finish all of your Research Tasks if you want to claim all of the rewards and work to become the Throwback Challenge Champion.
