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For attendees of Pokemon Go Fest 2019 in Grant Park, Chicago, you’ll be able to catch your very own Jirachi by completing a Special Research quest.
Your progress in the quest can be accessed in the “Special” section of the research task menu. The Special Research quest functions just like the ones for Mew and Celebi, where you complete a set of three Research Tasks to move on to the next set of Research Tasks until you get the final reward. You can complete multiple Special Research quests at the same time and actions can count towards steps across multiple quests.
With that out of the way, here is a step-by-step guide on how to complete the Pokemon Go Fest 2019 Jirachi quest based on our own observations live at the event.
Note: According to Niantic, all Pokemon Go Fest 2019 ticket holders will be able to finish the quest after the weekend is over.
Quest 1 of 5
Completion Reward: 25 Pokeballs, 15 Lure Modules & 15 Silver Pinap Berries
Tips: It’s pretty easy to make three new friends since there’s thousands of people at Pokemon Go Fest 2019. In fact, they may come to you.
Quest 2 of 5
Completion Reward: Three Super Incubators, five Golden Pinap Berries & five Incense
Tips: Note that you have to catch five different species of Pokemon. You won’t advance in the quest by catching the same type of Pokemon. You’ll be able to catch each of the five different types of Pokemon at special zones located around the park: the Fairy Garden, Buckingham Fountain, the Spooky Woods, the Sandy Desert, and the Winter Forest. However, Pokemon of all types can be found spawning throughout the fest. Some Pokemon will even allow you to complete two tasks at once, such as the ice- and fairy-type Alolan Vulpix.
Here’s the current list of Pokemon featured at Pokemon Go Fest 2019 in Chicago.
Quest 3 of 5
Tip: Catching Unown is pretty self-explanatory and they show up semi-regularly. The other five tasks require you to head to each of the five habitats of Pokemon Go Fest 2019 and use the GO Snapshot feature to take a picture of the specified Pokemon native to that habitat. To use the snapshot feature, select a Pokemon from the Pokemon list and then tap the camera icon in the top right corner of the screen. Be sure to have at least one of the specified Pokemon so you can complete this task with relative ease. Taking a photo also causes a different Pokemon to photobomb the image, at which point they’ll spawn in the overworld allowing you to tap on and catch them. If you don’t have the Pokemon and you’re running short on time (Ralts can be an especially big pain to find), trade for the Pokemon with another player.
Remember that the bonuses from Lucky Eggs and Star Pieces will apply to rewards from Special Research tasks. So use a Star Piece before completing each of these tasks for 1.5 times the Stardust.
Completion Reward: 5,000 Stardust, five Golden Razz Berries & one Sinnoh Stone
Quest 4 of 5
This step doesn’t have any actual tasks. Instead, you just collect the reward of 2,019 XP three times to advance the quest and finally catch Jirachi.
Tip: Be sure to have a Lucky Egg active for twice the XP.
Completion Reward: Jirachi encounter, five Golden Razz Berries & one Charge TM
Quest 5 of 5
Tip: This really is just a bonus mission since you’ve already caught Jirachi, but the extra items are pretty nice. Trading shouldn’t be too difficult as you’re bound to run into someone who caught a Pokemon 100 km (or roughly 62 miles) away at the event. Hatching five Eggs should be easy as well with all of your Super Incubators you won from the tasks. Snapshots with Jirachi are super easy and you don’t even need to be in a specific spot in the park.
Completion Reward: 20 Jirachi Candy, five Golden Razz Berries & 5,000 Stardust
For the list of regular Research Tasks at Pokemon Go Fest 2019, click here.
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