Pokémon Go Solstice Horizons and Starry Skies Special Research guide
The Pokémon Go “Solstice Horizons” event is a limited-time celebration of Pokémon that specifically love the day and night. It runs from June 16-25.
The event features special Pokémon spawning at differing times of day, 2X Stardust for catching Pokémon, and Lunatone and Solrock spawning regardless of your location. (Both of these Pokémon are usually migratory and regional Pokémon.)
Notably, Fomantis is making its shiny debut, so lucky players will be able to find one of these critters.
There will also be a Team Go Rocket portion of this event, but it doesn’t start until June 21.
Below, we list out all the event perks and bonuses, including the Special Research and Collection Challenge.
Pokémon Go ‘Starry Skies’ Special Research and rewards
This set of Special Research can be repeated if you pay $4.99 to get more Cosmog, if you want. It will initially be available free to any player who logs in and starts it by June 25.
Step 1 of 4
Explore 2 km (Solosis)
Catch 2 Psychic-type Pokémon (Abra)
Catch 10 different species of Pokémon (Gothita)
Rewards: 5 Razz Berries, 7 Stardust, Wobbuffet encounter
After completing step 1 of the Starry Skies Special Research, you’ll have the option to choose between researching Daytime Pokémon or Nighttime Pokémon. Depending on which path you choose, you’ll have different research tasks but (mostly) the same rewards.
☼ Help Research Daytime Pokémon tasks
Step 2 of 4
Catch 20 Grass- or Bug-type Pokémon (10 Poké Balls)
Explore 10 km (Inkay)
Spin 25 PokéStops or Gyms (10 Pinap Berries)
Rewards: 15 Poké Balls, 78 Stardust, Galarian Slowpoke encounter
Step 3 of 4
Make 10 Curveball Throws in a row (3,000 Stardust)
Catch 50 Pokémon with weather boost (Metang)
Earn 10 Candies walking with your buddy (15 Great Balls)
Rewards: 1 Mossy Lure Module, 789 Stardust, Starmie encounter
Step 4 of 4
Hatch 5 eggs (3 Silver Pinap Berries)
Catch 50 Psychic-type Pokémon (Alakazam)
Earn 7,890 Stardust (1 Star Piece)
Rewards: 20 Ultra Balls, 7,890 Stardust, Cosmog encounter
☾ Help Research Nighttime Pokémon tasks
Step 2 of 4
Catch 20 Ghost- or Dark-type Pokémon (10 Poké Balls)
Take snapshots of 20 different wild Pokémon (Inkay)
Use 30 Berries to help catch Pokémon (10 Pinap Berries)
Rewards: 15 Poké Balls, 78 Stardust, Galarian Slowpoke encounter
Step 3 of 4
Make 5 Excellent throws (3,000 Stardust)
Catch 30 different species of Pokémon (Metang)
Complete 15 Field Research tasks (15 Great Balls)
Rewards: 1 Glacial Lure Module, 789 Stardust, Starmie encounter
Step 4 of 4
Win 5 Raids (3 Silver Pinap Berries)
Catch 50 Psychic-type Pokémon (Alakazam)
Earn 7,890 Stardust (1 Star Piece)
Rewards: 20 Ultra Balls, 7,890 Stardust, Cosmog encounter
Pokémon Go ‘Solstice Horizons’ Collection Challenge: Daytime
Catch the following to get rewards:
Solrock
Ledyba
Petilil
Purrloin
Drifloon
Sewaddle
Cottonee
Murkrow
Rewards: 2,000 Stardust, Fomantis encounter
Pokémon Go ‘Solstice Horizons’ Collection Challenge: Nighttime
Catch the following to get rewards:
Lunatone
Spinarak
Oddish
Stunky
Misdreavus
Venipede
Foongus
Phantump
Rewards: 2,000 Stardust, Fomantis encounter
Pokémon Go ‘Solstice Horizons’ event Field Research and rewards Task Reward Task Reward Catch 5 Grass- or Bug-type Pokémon 500 Stardust Catch 5 Ghost- or Dark-type Pokémon 500 Stardust Catch 10 Pokémon Fomantis encounter
Pokémon Go ‘Solstice Horizons’ boosted spawns
Ledyba (daytime)
Murkrow (daytime)
Solrock (daytime)
Drifloon (daytime)
Purrloin (daytime)
Sewaddle (daytime)
Cottonee (daytime)
Petilil (daytime)
Hisuian Sneasel (daytime)
Oddish (nighttime)
Spinarak (nighttime)
Misdreavus (nighttime)
Lunatone (nighttime)
Stunky (nighttime)
Venipede (nighttime)
Foongus (nighttime)
Phantump (nighttime)
Sneasel (nighttime)
Fomantis (both daytime and nighttime)
Pokémon Go ‘Solstice Horizons’ raid targets
Source: Polygon
