We are nearing the beginning of the Pokémon GO Global challenges as well as the Pokémon GO Fests that take place around the world. Each of these events has a few challenges to complete not just for those in the vicinity of the events, but all around the world. If players can complete every single challenge presented to them, then there will be a bonus Raid Day taking place with a super powerful Pokémon to battle. To help everyone prepare, we’ve constructed this Pokémon GO Global Challenge guide to help you all succeed.
Pokémon GO Global Challenge Guide
These are all of the events broken down into one easy to see chart. That way, you can keep an eye on the dates specifically or take a quick look to see whether or not you should be trying to complete more research tasks than usual.
| Global Challenge Start Time | Global Challenge End Time | Event and Trainer | Rewards | Global Challenge reward dates |
| June 13th, 9 am PST | June 16th, 5 pm PST | Go Fest Chicago/ Spark’s Candy Research |
| June 18th 1 pm PST to June 25th 1 pm PST |
| July 4th, 1 am PST | July 9th, 9 am PST | Go Fest Dortmund/ Candela’s XP Research |
| July 9th 1 pm PST to July 16th 1 pm PST |
| August 5th, 6 pm PST | August 12th, 1 am PST | Go Fest Yokohama/ Blanche’s Stardust Research |
| August 13th 1 pm BST to August 20th 1 pm BST |
Pokémon GO Global Challenge Guide Chicago
The first event kicks off on June 13th, 9 am PST and will run until June 16th, 5 pm PST. As well as the GO Fest itself, there will also be Spark’s Candy Research Global Challenges to complete. Plus, if the challenges are all met, then there will be a Raikou Raid Day to look forward to.
| Participants | Global Challenge | Rewards |
| Pokémon GO Fest Chicago attendees | Complete 1 million research tasks | 3x Catch XP |
| Team Instinct | Complete 15 million research tasks globally | Lucky Eggs last for an hour |
| Team Valor | Complete 15 million research tasks globally | 3x Hatch XP |
| Team Mystic | Complete 15 million research tasks globally | 2X Raid XP |
Pokémon GO Global Challenge Guide Dortmund
The next event runs from July 4th, 1 am PST until July 9th, 9 am PST. Alongside it, players will have to try and complete Candela’s XP Research Global Challenges too. If everything is done and dusted by the time the event wraps up, then there will be an Entei Raid Day at some point.
| Participants | Global Challenge | Rewards |
| Pokémon GO Fest Dortmund attendees | Complete 1 million research tasks | 3x Catch Stardust |
| Team Instinct | Complete 15 million research tasks globally | 3,000 Stardust per raid |
| Team Valor | Complete 15 million research tasks globally | 3x Hatch Stardust |
| Team Mystic | Complete 15 million research tasks globally | 1 Hour Star Pieces |
Pokémon GO Global Challenge Guide Yokohama
The final event goes from August 5th, 6 pm PST to August 12th, 1 am PST. This one coincides with Blanche’s Stardust Research Global Challenges. Completing all of them will lead to a Suicune Raid Day later on.
| Participants | Global Challenge | Rewards |
| Pokémon GO Fest Yokohama attendees | Complete 1 million research tasks | 3x Catch Stardust |
| Team Instinct | Complete 25 million research tasks globally | 3,000 Stardust per raid |
| Team Valor | Complete 25 million research tasks globally | 3x Hatch Stardust |
| Team Mystic | Complete 25 million research tasks globally | Star pieces last for an hour |
Now that you know what’s coming, you can head over to our Pokémon GO Hub for all of our other guides. Then head over to Prima Games on Twitter and give us a follow, you’ll never miss a thing again.
