Ripple in Time special research Celebi

Celebi, Gen 2's mythical Pokémon, was released during Go Fest 2018 and became available to all players via The Ripple in Time special research quest, which was released on August 20th 2018. The shiny version of Celebi would later become available through the limited-time special research quest, Distracted by Something Shiny.

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How to complete Celebi's 'A Ripple in Time' event steps

Here are Celebi's quest steps and their rewards in A Ripple in Time.

'A Ripple in Time' Step 1 of 8

• Power up a Pokémon 5 times
• Battle in a Gym 2 times
• Battle in a raid

Rewards: 10 Pokéballs, Fast TM, Special Incubator

'A Ripple in Time' Step 2 of 8

• Make 3 new Friends
• Catch a Pokémon 3 days in a row
• Evolve an evolved grass-type Pokémon

Rewards: Sun Stone evolution item, 1,500 Stardust, Premium Raid Pass

'A Ripple in Time' Step 3 of 8

• Each level 25
• Use a Sun Stone to evolve Gloom or Sunkern
• Hatch 9 eggs

Rewards: Eevee encounter, King's Rock evolution item, Premium Raid Pass

'A Ripple in Time' Step 4 of 8

• Walk 10km with Eevee as your buddy to earn Candy
• Evolve Eevee into Espeon during the day
• Send 20 Gifts to Friends

Rewards: Eevee encounter, 2,500 Stardust, Metal Coat evolution item>

'A Ripple in Time' Step 5 of 8

• Walk 10km with Eevee as your buddy to earn Candy
• Evolve Eevee into Umbreon at night
• Trade a Pokémon

Rewards: Star Piece, 15 Pinap Berries, Up-Grade evolution item

'A Ripple in Time' Step 6 of 8

• Visit PokéStops 7 days in a row
• Use 25 Pinap Berries while catching Pokémon
• Use special evolution items to evolve Pokémon 2 times

Rewards: 3,500 Stardust, Dragon Scale evolution item, 5 Silver Pinap Berries

'A Ripple in Time' Step 7 of 8

Catch 40 Grass- or Psychic-type Pokémon

• Make an Excellent Curveball Throw
• Earn a Gold Johto Medal

Rewards: 1x Charge TM, 10x Silver Pinap Berries, Celebi encounter.

'A Ripple in Time' Step 8 of 8

Catch Celebi!

Rewards: 5,500 Stardust, 1x Super Incubator, 20x Celebi Candy.