Ever since it first made its way onto the mobile phone marketplaces back in 2016, Pokemon GO has had a constant and consistent flow of content keeping its players busy. Research Breakthrough quests, in particular, have been used to give players a surefire way of getting specific pocket monsters without relying on RNG, and this trend is set to continue for the foreseeable future.
Namely, Niantic has just announced that Pokemon GO is getting another novel variant of Pokemon: specifically, a Galarian version of one of the older species that players are bound to already be familiar with. This pocket monster will be available as a Research Breakthrough encounter until August 31, providing collectors with a good way of accessing this curious creature for the next couple of weeks.
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The new Research Breakthrough reward is none other than the Trap Pokemon: Galarian Stunfisk. This underlines Niantic's push to feature Galarian Pokemon species, as it was recently announced that Pokemon GO would get the Galarian Zigzagoon as part of this month's Community Day festivities. Featured in Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield games, this region is primarily inspired by the United Kingdom, and its species have adapted accordingly.
To celebrate the Galarian region properly, Niantic has also prepared a whole slew of August 2022 events in Pokemon GO. In the specific case of the Galarian Stunfisk, players have the opportunity to complete the required Research Breakthrough objectives until August 31, 13:00 PDT. Doing so will afford them a chance to capture the creature and add it to their collections. Particularly savvy players can even get multiple such encounters until
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