Niantic today announced that the Season of Alola will be kicking off soon, along with an all-new Special Research A Melemele Adventure.

This will be quite an interesting season for the game, as we are witnessing some exciting Pokemon being added. Starting off with the arrival of a new Legendary Pokemon Tapu Koko, we have Rockruff and a plethora of other Pokemon arriving in the game.

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There is a total of five special research that will be taking place throughout the course of the event. The first one kicks off on 1st March itself and is known as A Melemele Adventure. Here are the tasks and rewards you need to complete for the same.

Pokemon Go A Melemele Adventure Special Research Tasks and Rewards

Step 1

  • Catch 10 Pokémon – This task rewards with a Alolan Rattata encounter
  • Send 3 gifts and add a sticker to each – This task rewards with 10 Poké Balls
  • Catch 5 Normal-type Pokémon – This task rewards with a Yungoos encounter

Rewards: 500 XP, 500 Stardust, and 10 Pinap Berries

Task 2

  • Take a snapshot of a wild Pokémon – This task rewards with 5 Razz Berries
  • Use 7 Berries to help catch a Pokémon – This task rewards with 10 Great Balls
  • Catch 10 Pokémon – This task rewards with a Pikipek encounter

Rewards: 500 XP, 500 Stardust, and 1 Charged TM

Task 3

  • Catch 6 Normal-type Pokémon – This task rewards with a Yungoos encounter
  • Catch 3 different species of Normal-type Pokémon – This task rewards with a Yungoos encounter
  • Spin 5 PokéStops or Gyms – This task rewards with a Alolan Rattata encounter

Rewards: 1,000 XP, 1,000 Stardust, and a Premium Raid Pass

Task 4

  • Send 5 gifts to friends – This task rewards with 10 Great Balls
  • Catch 12 Pokémon – This task rewards with 7 Pinap Berries
  • Win a raid – This task rewards with Alolan Meowth encounter

Rewards: 8,000 XP, 3,000 Stardust, and 15 Ultra Balls