How to catch Celebi in Pokémon GO
Celebi was released at Pokémon GO Fest in Chicago, but only for those lucky enough to get a ticket. The good news is that everyone will be able to catch Celebi now, as long as you can complete the new tasks which have appeared under the Special Research section in Pokémon GO.
If you haven’t yet completed the tasks to completeA Mythical Discoveryto catch Mew, don’t worry. As long as you have done the third group of tasks (stage 3 out of 8), the Celebi Special Research will be unlocked. You can then progress through both quests at your own pace.
We had previously thought that Celebi would be the Ultra reward for completing research tasks worldwide during the Safari Zone event in Japan from 29 August – 2 September. So this means the reward will be something different!
When the assets for Celebi were added into the game, so were silver Pinap berries. We now know the two are linked, thanks tonetwork analyser Chralessince one of the rewards for completing research is Silver pinap berries.
And according to Chrales, the berries are effectively Razzberry and Pinap combined. The description is “Feed this to a Pokémon to receive more Candy when you catch it and make it easier to catch”. It’s said to give you double candy and a 1.8x better chance of capturing the Pokémon.
A Ripple in Time: tasks and rewards
Here are the tasks you need to complete in each of the stages. We don’t yet know the full list as some tasks take multiple days to complete, so no-one has yet seen what stage 5 has to offer:
Stage 1/8
Rewards:10x Poké Balls, 1x Charge Technical Machine, 3x Super Incubator
Stage 2/8
Rewards:1500 Stardust, 1x Sun Stone, 1x Premium raid pass
Stage 3/8
Rewards:Pokémon appears, 1x King’s Rock, 1x Premium raid pass
Stage 4/8
Rewards: Pokémon appear, 2500 Stardust, 1x Metal Coat
Stage 5/8
Rewards:1x Star Piece, 15 Pinap Berries, 1x Upgrade
Stage 6/8
Rewards:3500 Stardust, 1x Dragon Scale, 5x Silver Pinap berries
NOTE: From this point, tasks are based on information from Chrales and may not be correct. They will be updated as soon as more information becomes available.
Stage 7/8
Each task will reward you with 3500XP.
Rewards:Pokémon appears (Celebi), others TBC.
Stage 8/8
Rewards:TBC (likely to include 20x Celebi candy).
Author: Jim Martin, Executive Editor, Tech Advisor
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