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Pokémon Go Road to Unova explained: Research tasks and rewards

Raids and research galore.

CGI Pokémon superimposed on a real park. The words Pokémon Go tour 2025 at the top.

Published: Wednesday, 26 February 2025 at 12:30 pm

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An epic Pokémon Go tour has begun, and 2025 look to be a great year for the beloved augmented reality game. And as we're so close to Pokémon Day, it's a great time to jump back into the game (and get your step-count up).

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Road to Unova acts as a lead in to the huge Go Tour: Unova event, so it won't be active for long.

That being said, it features plenty of raids, legendary Pokémon and timed research to keep you occupied. So if you want to make the most of it, there's no time to waste.

Let's take a look at what's on offer!

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When is Pokémon Go Road to Unova event?

The Pokémon Go Road to Unova event began on the 24th February 2025.

Even if you've missed the start, there's still time to get involved. It runs until 1st March 2025.

Don't dawdle, though. February only has 28 days this year!

What’s included in Pokémon Go Road to Unova event?

As always, there's a lot to keep up with in an event like this. With three sets of timed research and rewards (one free, two paid), and certain Pokémon more likely to appear, and others more likely to hatch from eggs.

Bear in mind that these tasks will leave on the morning on 1st March, so be quick!

Also bear in mind that there are other new aspects coinciding with the Road to Unova events, such as Go Tour Pass, that we're not going to cover here.

Let's get started!

Timed Research and rewards

Free Rewards

Rewards: 10 Reshiram Candy, 10 Zekrom Candy, 10 Kyurem Candy.

Paid Rewards

Rewards: 10 Reshiram Candy, 10 Zekrom Candy, Black and White Joggers avatar item.

Hatch Timed Research

Bear in mind this is a paid research task, so take a look at the rewards and see if you think they're worth it:

Rewards: 4,000 Stardust, 1 Super Incubator, Black and White Hoodie avatar item.

Pokémon more likely to appear/hatch

During the event certain Pokémon are more likely to spawn in the field, or hatch from 2 km eggs you'll get.

The following Pokémon will spawn more frequently:

The following Pokémon will hatch more frequently:

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Ben HuxleyFreelance Writer

Ben Huxley is a freelance contributor to Radio Times, with bylines also in TechRadar, WhatCulture, GAMINGbible, and Live Science. A writer of fiction, too, he has a few short stories published and a novel on the way. He has a BA in English Literature, and an MA in creative writing.

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