Pokémon Go Mega event and Mega event research task rewards explained

Everything you need to know about the Mega Buddy themed event.

Guide by Lottie Lynn Guides Editor

Updated on 22 Sep 2020

The Mega Buddy event ends the month long celebrations for the release of Mega Evolution in Pokémon Go with the Mega Buddy Challenge timed research.

Mega Evolutions have been recently released into Pokémon Go and the main way to collect them is by competing in Mega Raids for Mega Candy. You can also collect Mega Beedrill Candy by completing the 'A Mega Discovery' Special Research Quest.

This event also includes a number of research tasks, which are a series of limited-time challenges you can collect from PokéStops, with Mega Evolution themed rewards. The normal Field Research tasks will still be available, so you might have to visit a couple of PokéStops to find the event-only tasks.

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Mega event research task rewards in Pokémon Go
Everything else you need to know about the Mega Buddy event in Pokémon Go, including times and dates

Mega event research task rewards in Pokémon Go

Throughout the Mega Buddy event week you'll be able to collect and complete a number of special research tasks that will only be available during this event period. A number of these tasks will have Mega Evolution themed rewards, so it's worth keeping an eye out for them.

These research tasks will only be available during the event period, but, if you keep one, it can still be completed and its reward collected once the event ends.

Mega Buddy event research task list:

Catch 7 different species of Pokémon - Doduo encounter
Defeat a Team Go Rocket Grunt - x10 Mega Beedrill Energy
Mega Evolve a Beedrill - x20 Beedrill Mega Energy
Battle another trainer - x5 Venusaur Mega Energy,x5 Charizard Mega Energy or Blastoise Mega Energy

Thank you to AvnissNova from reddit for the help with this information.

There is also a timed research questline for you to completed called 'Mega Buddy Challenge'.

The Season of Rising Heroes is here! Currently the A Valorous Hero event is running, bringing with it Mega Pinsir and the A Valorous Hero special research quest. The new Grass and Gratitude quest allows you to catch a mythical Shaymin! A new Team Go Rocket quest - From The Shadows - has been released, along with a shake up of the Giovanni and Team Go Rocket Leaders lineups. As you continue your Pokémon Go adventure, make sure to battle in the new Go Battle League season. Don't forget to take a look at the Remote Raid Passes changes or, if you purchased it, work on the Masterwork Research: Wish Granted quest. Elsewhere, be sure to use Daily Adventure Incense for the chance of encountering Galarian Articuno, Galarian Zapdos and Galarian Moltres. This incense may also give you encounters with other rare Pokémon in Pokémon Go.

Everything else you need to know about the Mega Buddy event in Pokémon Go, including times and dates

The Mega Buddy event in Pokémon Go starts on Tuesday 22nd September and ends on Monday 28th September, beginning at 8am (local time) and finishing at 10pm (local time).

During this week, you'll be able to complete the timed research quest 'Mega Buddy Challenge'. Since this is a timed research questline, you must complete it before the end of the event or else you risk loosing out on the rewards it offers.

Throughout the Mega Buddy event, a number of Pokémon will also appear more frequently in the wild. These Pokémon include: