Pokemon GO Tour Johto Battle Challenge Timed Research Tasks

The Pokemon GO Tour Johto event has a lot of content available for players, including the brand new Johto Battle Challenge Timed Research.

This Timed Research will be available only during the Pokemon GO Tour Johto event, with it focused specifically around a special feature only available during the event.

That is the new GO Gym Trainers that you will come across during the day and will be vital to completing this research.

• MORE: Find out how to find GO Gym Trainers during GO Tour Johto.

When Is The Research Available?

Pokemon GO Tour Johto takes place on Saturday, February 26 and the associated Johto Battle Challenge Timed Research will be available during the event.

This event kicks off at 9:00 am local time and will run for 12 hours until 9:00 pm local time. Make sure you take advantage of all this time though, because you’re going to need a lot of it.

Johto Battle Challenge Timed Research Tasks and Rewards

The Johto Battle Challenge Timed Research is one of the most intensive in awhile, as you have to make sure to find eight different GO Gym Trainers along the way to complete it.

In total, the Johto Battle Challenge Timed Research is 11 steps, so you cannot wait till near the end of the event to jump in and try to complete it.

Step 1

• Power up Pokemon 3 times – 1x Fast TM
• Evolve 3 Pokemon – 1x Charged TM
• Use a Charged TM – 5x Max Revive
• Rewards – 500 XP, 500 Stardust, 1x Lucky Egg

Step 2

• Defeat the GO Gym Trainer: Flying – 1x Hyper Potion
• Rewards – 1,000 XP, 1x Max Revive, Gligar encounter

Step 3

• Defeat the GO Gym Trainer: Bug – 1x Hyper Potion
• Rewards – 1,000 XP, 1x Max Revive, Heracross encounter

Step 4

• Defeat the GO Gym Trainer: Normal – 1x Hyper Potion
• Rewards – 1,000 XP, 1x Max Revive, Jigglypuff encounter

Step 5

• Defeat the GO Gym Trainer: Ghost – 1x Hyper Potion
• Rewards – 1,000 XP, 1x Max Revive, Misdreavus encounter

Step 6

• Defeat the GO Gym Trainer: Fighting – 1x Hyper Potion
• Rewards – 1,000 XP, 1x Max Revive, Hitmontop encounter

Step 7

• Defeat the GO Gym Trainer: Steel – 1x Hyper Potion
• Rewards – 1,000 XP, 1x Max Revive, Steelix encounter

Step 8

• Defeat the GO Gym Trainer: Ice – 1x Hyper Potion
• Rewards – 1,000 XP, 1x Max Revive, Lapras encounter

Step 9

• Defeat the GO Gym Trainer: Dragon – 1x Hyper Potion
• Rewards – 1,000 XP, 1x Max Revive, Dragonair encounter

Step 10

• Earn 2,000 Stardust – Johto Battle Challenge Leader encounter
• Defeat the Johto Battle Challenge Leader – Entei encounter (Valor), Raikou encounter (Instinct), Suicune encounter (Mystic
• Rewards – 3,000 XP, 3,000 Stardust, 3x Golden Razz Berry

Step 11

• Claim Reward – 2,000 XP
• Claim Reward – 2,000 XP
• Claim Reward – 2,000 XP
• Rewards – 3,000 XP, 3,000 Stardust, 3x Max Revives

That’s it for the Johto Battle Challenge Timed Research during Pokemon GO Tour Johto. Just make sure to finish this one off during the limited time to reap all the excellent rewards.