Pokemon GO A Route to New Friendships Special Research tasks & rewards
Want to learn more about Mateo, the new Pokemon GO researcher? Complete all the Along the Routes Special Research tasks to acquire some useful goodies.
To celebrate Routes, Mateo, a researcher who loves to travel, is joining Pokemon GO and he's brought the A Route to New Friendships Special Research story with him!
Completing this brand-new Special Research story will help you better understand Pokemon GO's freshest face, and you can earn some great rewards while you're at it. Here's everything you need to know about the new quest in the augmented reality mobile game from Niantic.
A Route to New Friendships Special Research tasks & rewards
Here are all the tasks and rewards that make up this event-themed Special Research story about Mateo and the power of exchanging Gifts:
Step 1 of 4
| Task | Reward |
| Explore 1 km | Encounter with Lillipup |
| Spin 3 PokeStops | 900 XP |
| Earn a Candy exploring with your buddy | 5 Razz Berries |
| Exchange a Gift with Mateo at the end of a Route | 1 Incense |
Completion rewards: 1,000 Stardust and 1,000 XP
Step 2 of 4
| Task | Reward |
| Catch 7 Pokemon | 10 Poke Balls |
| Spin 5 PokeStops | 1,500 XP |
| Explore 3 km | Encounter with Wooloo |
| Walk 1,000m while travelling Routes | Encounter with Woobat |
Completion rewards: 1,000 Stardust and 5 Great Balls
Step 3 of 4
| Task | Reward |
| Hatch an Egg | Encounter with Feebas |
| Spin 15 PokeStops | 2,000 XP |
| Complete 5 Field Research tasks | 1,000 Stardust |
| Exchange 3 Gifts with Mateo | Encounter with Hisuian Sneasel |
Completion rewards: 1,000 Stardust and 3 Ultra Balls
Step 4 of 4
The tasks and rewards for Step 4 are unknown at the time of writing, because you can only exchange one Gift with Mateo per day. We will update this guide as soon as the details surface!
How to get the A Route to New Friendships Special Research story
To get the A Route to New Friendships Special Research story, you simply need to log in to the game during the Along the Routes event. You have until Friday, December 8, 2023, at 8pm local time to do this.
However, once you've got the quest, the Special Research tasks will remain available to complete indefinitely, so you can work through the tasks at your own pace.
Check out our Pokemon homepage for more Pokemon GO news and guides, and if you're into other titles like Scarlet & Violet or Pokemon Sleep, we cover those, too!
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Coleman is a freelance journalist at GGRecon. While gaming has always been his passion, it wasn’t until he worked as a Sports Journalist at the Community College of Baltimore County that he found his enthusiasm for writing. In the time since Coleman has had his work featured in publications such as The Washington Post/Launcher and ESTNN. Coleman is a graduate of Towson University with a degree in Sport Management and Business Administration.
