Pokémon Go Dragon Week quest steps and research tasks explained

Publish date: 2023-03-01

Dragon Week in Pokémon Go is the first of three Ultra Unlock rewards.

The Dragon Week research is a quest with two Deino encounter rewards, making it well worth completing to encounter one of the more rarer Pokémon.

Meanwhile you can expect dragon-type creatures in the wild and the return of Rayquaza in Raids.

As with the set of Go Fest 2020 quests in July, you only have a set amount of time to get involved - so be quick!

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Dragon Week dates, times and how the quest works in Pokémon Go

Dragon Week is one of three rewards following Go Fest 2020 as part of the Ultra Unlock rewards.

As with the Go Fest Challenges earlier in the summer, this is a Timed Research quest, which means that you must complete it before the quest expires.

Dragon Week runs from Friday, 31st July to Friday, August 7th, starting and ending at the following times:

Each Ultra Unlock has it's own set of themed bonuses, which include specific raid Pokémon and changes to the 7km eggs.

Dragon Week quest steps in Pokémon Go explained

Below you'll find all the steps and confirmed rewards for the Dragon Week quest. Be warned, this section does contain spoilers for the entirety of this Timed Research challenge.

Thank you to Penultimatum from reddit for the help with this information.

Dragon Week quest: Step 1 of 5

Rewards: 500 Stardust, x1 Silver Pinap and a Dratini encounter

Dragon Week quest: Step 2 of 5

Rewards: 500 Stardust, x1 Silver Pinap and Bagon encounter

Dragon Week quest: Step 3 of 5

Rewards: 100 Stardust, x1 Silver Pinap Berry and a Deino encounter

Dragon Week quest: Step 4 of 5

Rewards: 1000 Stardust, x1 Silver Pinap Berry and a Alolan Exeggutor encounter

Dragon Week quest: Step 5 of 5

Rewards: 1000 Stardust. x1 Silver Pinap Berry and a Deino encounter

Dragon Week research tasks in Pokémon Go explained

As well as the above quest, Dragon Week has a week of Research Tasks to find from spinning PokeStops. These are:

Thank you to SilphScience from reddit for the help with this information.

As always, these will only appear for the duration of the event, but if you pick one up, you can hold onto them and complete them once it concludes.

The Season of Go has arrived! The Pokémon TCG Crossover event is here, which includes the release of Wimpod and Golisopod. While Go Fest 2022 may be behind us, there are still three special research quests you might be working on - Pokémon Go Fest 2022, Rhi's Arrival and A Radiant World. Meanwhile, the Great League and Great League and Great League Remix are currently running in the Go Battle League Season 11. This season has also seen the lowering of the level requirement for Candy XL and introduced the first Ultra Beast, Nihilego.

Other Dragon Week activities in Pokémon Go explained

Dragon Week also introduces the following throughout the week:

Good luck completing the Dragon Week Timed Research quest!

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