Pokemon GO April Fools' Day is Helping Players Who Are Stuck on Let's Go, Meltan Quest

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Pokemon GO is throwing a special event to celebrate April Fools' Day 2022, and it's having some unintended positive side effects for certain players. The event has unleashed a horde of Ditto, the pink shapeshifting Pokemon, onto the game world--an act that could annoy players searching for non-Ditto Pokemon. However, Pokemon GO players who were stuck on one part of the Let's GO, Meltan quest are rejoicing at the flood of Ditto.

Back in 2018, the Mythical Pokemon Meltan made its first appearance in Pokemon GO. This made it one of the few Pokemon that were introduced in a non-mainline title. Although Meltan can't normally be encountered on the overworld, interested players can still follow the Let's GO, Meltan Special Research to encounter and catch Meltan.

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One of the nine steps of the Let's GO, Meltan Special Research is to catch a Ditto due to its similarity to Meltan. Redditor Jaybae57 shared a post explaining that the April Fools' Day 2022 event finally allowed them to complete this step. In the post, they shared a screenshot of the step in question combined with a meme of Pepper Potts telling Tony Stark, «You can rest now,» in the movie Avengers: Endgame. Accompanying text announced that it took Jaybae57 way too long to find a Ditto.

Sometimes, past and current Pokemon GO events will require players to capture the same Pokemon in order to proceed. This synergy is generally an easy and convenient way to progress in the game. However, there's no guarantee that multiple Special Research or Research Tasks will continue to line up, especially when a time-limited event is involved. One thing is certain, however--the 2022 April Fools' Day event is a great time to clear