Pokemon GOhas a brand new ticketed event that is running from Saturday, May 29th at 12:00 AM to Sunday, May 30th at 11:59 PM in players' local times. This event is known as theVerizon Special Weekendfor players in the United States, the 7-Eleven Mexico Special Weekend in Mexico, and the Yoshinoya Special Weekend in Japan.
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There is a total of four steps to this series oftimed research taskswith three tasks each. However, the fourth and final step’s tasks are just made up of claiming rewards as a way to signify the completion of this event.
The first step of the Special Weekend timed research tasks contains the following:
Catch fifteen Pokemon- Eevee encounter
Give your buddy three treats- Incense
After completing this step, players will be rewarded with a Lucky Egg, 1,000 Stardust, and an encounter with Deino. WithLucky Eggsand Incense being especially valuable items both inside and outside events it is incredibly worth players pursuing this task series just from the first task alone.
Catch three Pokemon- Eevee encounter
Use five Berries to help catch Pokemon- Ten Swirlix Candies
Once these tasks are all done, players will get another Incense, 1,000 more Stardust, and an encounter with Swirlix. The candies earned from the last task can go toward helpingSwirlix evolveor help strengthen it or its evolution, Slurpuff.
The third step is the last to contain actual tasks to complete. These tasks are:
Use an Incense- Ten Spritzee Candies
While theCurveball taskmight cause some players trouble, completing this task will earn players a Star Piece, 1,000 Stardust, and an encounter with Spritzee. From this point, players will be able to just claim the rest of the rewards given from the fourth step. These rewards are 8,000 XP, 1,000 Stardust, and another encounter with Deino.
Pokemon GOis available on Android and iOS.
