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It’s time for the fourth week of the Throwback Challenge, Trainers! For week four, we are heading to the Sinnoh region, with Sinnoh themed research, increased spawns, and Sinnoh Pokémon in Eggs and Raids.
In this Infopedia, you can find everything there is to know about the fourth stage of the Throwback Challenge!
| EVENT DATE/ TIME: | Fri., May 22, 2020, @ 1:00pm to Fri., May 29, 2020, @ 1:00pm (local time) | ||||
| FEATURES: | CHALLENGE REWARD: Cresselia w/ Grass Knot & 10 Rare Candy | ||||
| COSTUME PIKA: Pikachu wearing Lucario hats appearing in the wild | |||||
| WILD: Cherubi, Glameow, and other Sinnoh Pokémon | |||||
| RAIDS: Sinnoh Pokémon | |||||
| 7KM EGGS: Cranidos, Shieldon, Glameow, Chingling, Bonsly, Happiny, Gible, Munchlax, Riolu, and Mantyke | |||||
| SHINY: Glameow, Riolu, and other Hoenn Pokémon | |||||
| FIELD RESEARCH: Event-exclusive Field Research tasks will reward encounters with Pokémon originally discovered in the Hoenn region | |||||
| BONUSES: | 1-hour Star Piece duration | ||||
| 1-hour Incense duration* | |||||
| 1-hour Lucky Egg duration | |||||
| OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT | |||||
Sinnoh Increased Spawns
Niantic specifically mentioned a couple of unique Sinnoh Pokémon as having increased spawns during the fourth week of this event. Here is a list of the Pokémon that were mentioned, as well as some we would expect to see.
As additional spawns are reported, we will be sure to update this list accordingly.
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| Glameow* | Cherubi | Pikachu* w/Lucario Hat |
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| Turtwig* | Chimchar* | Piplup* |
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| Croagunk* | Snover* | Burmy* |
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| Hippopotas* | Kricketot |
Sinnoh Egg Pool
Niantic has mentioned the following Pokémon as being in 7km eggs during the event. If/when we get reports of any additional Pokémon in these eggs we will update accordingly.
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| Glameow* | Cranidos | Shieldon |
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| Chingling | Bonsly* | Happiny* |
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| Gible* | Munchlax | Riolu* |
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| Mantyke | ||
Sinnoh Raids
We expect to see some familiar faces in the Raid Boss lineup!
Although none have been officially announced by Niantic, below are a few Raid Bosses we are assuming will be around. Be sure to check out our Homepage Dropdown for a full list once they are released!
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| Abomasnow | Absol* | Bronzong |
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| Drapion | Hippowdon | |
| 3-Star | ||
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| Alolan Raichu* | Bastiodon | Floatzel |
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| Roserade | Skuntank | |
| 2-Star | ||
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| Cranidos | Combee | Croagunk* |
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| Lumineon | Mawile* | |
| 1-Star | ||
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| Piplup* | Chimchar* | Turtwig* |
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| Drifloon* | Timburr* | Klink* |
Shiny Glameow Family
| Shiny Glameow Family | |||
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| Normal | Shiny | ||
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Sinnoh Field Research
Exclusive Field Research tasks will be available to complete during each stage of the event. Trainers will have the opportunity to complete tasks that reward Pokémon originally discovered in the Sinnoh Region.
| RESEARCH TASK | REWARD |
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| Play with your buddy |   |
| Earn a heart with your buddy | |
| Catch 3 Normal-type Pokémon | |
| Catch 2 Pokémon | |
| Give your buddy a treat | |
| Battle another Trainer |  |
| Transfer 3 Pokémon | |
| Stage 1 of 9 | |
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| Task | Reward |
| Catch 3 Grass, Water, or Fire-type Pokémon |  x10 |
| Power up a Pokémon |    |
| Take a snapshot of a Rock-type Pokémon |  x500 |
| Stage Rewards | |
 x1  x2 | |
| Stage 2 of 9 | |
| Task | Reward |
| Take a snapshot of a Grass-type Pokémon | x5 |
| Send a gift to a friend | |
| Catch a Grass-type Pokémon | x500 |
| Stage Rewards | |
x1  x2 | |
| Stage 3 of 9 | |
| Task | Reward |
| Make 3 Nice Throws |  |
| Hatch an Egg |  |
| Catch a Fighting-type Pokémon | x500 |
| Stage Rewards | |
x1  x2 | |
| Stage 4 of 9 | |
| Task | Reward |
| Earn a candy walking with your buddy |  x10 |
| Catch a Ground-type Pokémon |  |
| Catch a Water-type Pokémon | x500 |
| Stage Rewards | |
x1  x2 | |
| Stage 5 of 9 | |
| Task | Reward |
| Battle another Trainer |  |
| Use 3 Berries to help catch a Pokémon |  |
| Catch a Ghost-type Pokémon | x500 |
| Stage Rewards | |
| x1 x2 | |
| Stage 6 of 9 | |
| Task | Reward |
| Take a snapshot of a Steel-type Pokémon |  x10 |
| Give your buddy 3 treats | |
| Catch a Steel-type Pokémon | x500 |
| Stage Rewards | |
| x1 x2 | |
| Stage 7 of 9 | |
| Task | Reward |
| Evolve a Pokémon | |
| Earn a candy walking with your buddy |  |
| Catch an Ice-type Pokémon | x500 |
| Stage Rewards | |
| x1 x2 | |
| Stage 8 of 9 | |
| Task | Reward |
| Power-up Pokémon 3 times |  |
| Make 3 Great throws |  |
| Catch an Electric-type Pokémon | x500 |
| Stage Rewards | |
x1  x2 | |
| Stage 9 of 9 | |
| Task | Reward |
| Claim reward | 3000 XP |
| Claim reward | 3000 XP |
| Claim reward | 3000 XP |
| Stage Rewards | |
 Cresselia w/Grass Knot  x10 | |
Sinnoh Bonuses
A couple of added bonuses are also available during this event including: 1-hr Star Piece Duration, 1-hr Lucky Egg Duration, and the already implemented 1-hr Incense Duration.
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Sippin' on Sinnoh
Sippin’ on some…Sinnoh spawns! What can we say, we are already into week four of the Throwback Challenge 2020. It’s the final week before the Champions Week and we have come so far!
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