Best Friends Forever Timed Research

Research

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Best Friends Forever Timed Research

Event-exclusive Timed Research

There will be a free Timed Research opportunity available to Trainers starting Monday, December 15, at 10:00 a.m. to Monday, December 29, 2025, at 8:00 p.m. local time.

Complete the Timed Research to encounter a Scatterbug. Timed Research tasks will also award XP, Stardust, and more!

STEP

1

Best Friends Forever Timed Research (1/4)

Make a new friend

×1000

Stardust ×1000

REWARDS

×10

STEP

2

Best Friends Forever Timed Research (2/4)

Send 5 Gifts and add a sticker to each

×5000

5000 XP

Open 5 Gifts

×5000

5000 XP

Catch a Scatterbug

×2

Razz Berry ×2

REWARDS

×25

×10

STEP

3

Best Friends Forever Timed Research (3/4)

Earn 40,000 Stardust

×5000

5000 XP

Trade a Pokémon

×5000

5000 XP

REWARDS

×2

×2

STEP

4

Best Friends Forever Timed Research (4/4)

Send a Gift on 5 different days

×664

664 XP

REWARDS

×664

Scatterbug

Please note that Timed Research expires. The tasks associated with this Timed Research must be completed and their rewards must be claimed before Sunday, January 4, 2026 at 8:00 p.m. local time.

Note: The Scatterbug region encountered from this Timed Research is random and not based on your location.

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