**GO Wild Area 2025 Global Event Guide – Pokémon GO**

The GO Wild Area 2025 Global event brings a ticketed Special Research, a day-specific Collection Challenge, and numerous Field Research tasks for Pokémon GO trainers to enjoy. Participants can earn rewards ranging from valuable Pokémon encounters to in-game items such as Stardust and XP.

**Event Dates & Times**
GO Wild Area 2025 takes place on **November 15 and November 16**, from **10 AM to 5 PM local time**.

**Featured Pokémon**
This event marks the global debut of **Gigantamax Grimmsnarl**, as well as **Impidimp** and its evolution family. Trainers also have the chance to encounter several shiny Pokémon during the event. For details on shiny odds, check out our [Pokémon GO Wild Area 2025 shiny odds guide].

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### Special Research: *A Grim Beginning*
The *A Grim Beginning* Special Research is available exclusively to players who purchase the GO Wild Area 2025 ticket. Trainers will have to choose between the **Dark-type** or **Fairy-type** research paths.

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#### Dark-type Path: *Path to Mastery*

**Step 1 of 6**
– Catch 10 Pokémon
– Spin 5 PokéStops or Gyms
– Take snapshots of 3 different wild Pokémon
– Encounter: Dynamax Ralts
**Rewards:** Impidimp encounter, 1x Lucky Egg, 1x Incense

**Step 2 of 6**
– Catch 30 Pokémon
– Make 5 Nice Throws
– Use 10 Ultra Balls
– Use Incense
– Collect 10 Impidimp Candy
– Take snapshots of 3 different wild Pokémon
– Encounter: ???
**Rewards:** 1x Star Piece, 1x Poffin, 1x Lucky Egg

**Step 3 of 6**
– Evolve 3 Dark-type Pokémon
– Use 3 Pinap Berries
– Earn Candy exploring with a Dark-type buddy
– Use 10 Ultra Balls
– Earn 3 hearts with a Dark-type buddy
– Rewards: 1000 Stardust, 3x Rare Candy, 3x Nanab Berry, 1x Fast TM

**Step 4 of 6**
– Catch 6 species of Dark-type Pokémon
– Power up Dark-type Pokémon 15 times
– Use a Dark-type Charged Attack in 3 battles
– Rewards: 1x Rare Candy XL, 1x Charged TM, 1x Dark-type GO Wild Area 2025 medal, ??? encounter, 2x Premium Battle Pass

**Step 5 of 6**
– Win a Gigantamax Battle
– Use 3 Silver Pinap Berries
– Win 2 Shadow Raids
– Use 3 Golden Razz Berries
– Level up a Max Move
– Collect 800 Max Particles
– Rewards: ??? encounter, 1x Lucky Egg, 1x Star Piece

**Step 6 of 6**
– No information available

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#### Fairy-type Path: *Path to Mastery*

**Step 2 of 6**
– Catch 30 Pokémon
– Make 5 Nice Throws
– Use 10 Ultra Balls
– Use Incense
– Collect 10 Impidimp Candy
– Take snapshots of 3 different wild Pokémon
– Encounter: Dedenne
**Rewards:** 1x Star Piece, 1x Poffin, 1x Lucky Egg

**Step 3 of 6**
– Evolve 3 Fairy-type Pokémon
– Use 3 Pinap Berries
– Earn Candy exploring with a Dark-type buddy
– Use 10 Ultra Balls
– Earn 3 hearts with a Fairy-type buddy
– Rewards: 1000 Stardust, 3x Rare Candy, 3x Nanab Berry, 1x Fast TM

**Step 4 of 6**
– Catch 6 species of Fairy-type Pokémon
– Power up Fairy-type Pokémon 15 times
– Use a Fairy-type Charged Attack in 3 battles
– Rewards: 1x Rare Candy XL, 1x Charged TM, 1x Fairy-type GO Wild Area 2025 medal, Mighty Gardevoir encounter, 2x Premium Battle Pass

**Step 5 of 6**
– Win a Gigantamax Battle
– Use 3 Silver Pinap Berries
– Win 2 Shadow Raids
– Use 3 Golden Razz Berries
– Level up a Max Move
– Collect 800 Max Particles
– Rewards: ??? encounter, 1x Lucky Egg, 1x Star Piece

**Step 6 of 6**
– No information available

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### Field Research Tasks and Rewards

There are two Field Research tasks sets called **Lurking Dark Hour** and **Fanciful Fairy Hour** during the event.

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#### Lurking Dark Hour Field Research Tasks:

– Catch 10 Dark-type Pokémon
Rewards: 3x Ultra Ball, 1000 Stardust, Murkrow encounter [shiny possible] or Galarian Zigzagoon [shiny possible]
– Catch 2 Mighty Pokémon
Rewards: Mighty Houndoom or Mighty Absol encounter [shiny possible]
– Catch 3 different species of Dark-type Pokémon
Rewards: Skorupi or Scraggy encounter [shiny possible]
– Hatch an Egg
Rewards: Sandile, Pawniard, or Impidimp encounter [shiny possible]
– Make 1 Excellent Throw
Rewards: 1x Golden Razz Berry, 1x Silver Pinap Berry, or Bewear with Wilderness Cape encounter [shiny possible]
– Power up Dark-type Pokémon 5 times
Rewards: Alolan Grimer, Houndour, or Inkay encounter [shiny possible]
– Transfer 5 Dark-type Pokémon
Rewards: 10x Poké Ball or 1000 Stardust
– Use a Dark-type Charged Attack in battle
Rewards: Impidimp encounter [shiny possible]

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#### Fanciful Fairy Hour Field Research Tasks:

– Catch 10 Fairy-type Pokémon
Rewards: 3x Ultra Ball, 1000 Stardust, or Clefairy encounter [shiny possible]
– Catch 2 Mighty Pokémon
Rewards: Mighty Galarian Rapidash or Mighty Granbull encounter [shiny possible]
– Catch 4 different species of Fairy-type Pokémon
Rewards: Togetic or Hatenna encounter [shiny possible]
– Hatch an Egg
Rewards: Carbink, Impidimp, or Tinkatink encounter [shiny possible]
– Make 1 Excellent Throw
Rewards: 1x Silver Pinap Berry or Bewear with Wilderness Cape encounter [shiny possible]
– Power up Fairy-type Pokémon 5 times
Rewards: Alolan Vulpix or Dedenne encounter [shiny possible]
– Transfer 5 Fairy-type Pokémon
Rewards: 10x Poké Ball or 1000 Stardust
– Use a Fairy-type Charged Attack in battle
Rewards: Impidimp encounter [shiny possible]

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### Collection Challenge

The GO Wild Area 2025 features a day-specific Collection Challenge.

**Saturday’s Collection Challenge Tasks:**
– Catch Seedot
– Catch Cacnea
– Catch Alolan Grimer
– Catch Deino
– Catch Jigglypuff
– Catch Ralts
– Catch Togetic
– Catch Cottonee

**Reward:** ??? encounter

**Sunday’s Collection Challenge:**
– No information available yet

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### Additional Resources

– [Pokémon GO Wild Area 2025 Preparation Guide]
– [Current Pokémon GO Raid Bosses]
– [How to complete A Grim Beginning Special Research]

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*Edited by Angshuman Dutta*
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