It is officially the new year, with Pokémon Go ushering in its second big event of 2023 to help celebrate the Lunar New Year.
Running from Jan. 19 to 23, players will see a number of familiar faces appearing more frequently, with plenty of event bonuses and Shiny Pokémon to chase after. That includes boosted chances at encountering a Shiny Darumaka throughout the enter Lunar New Year 2023 event, too.
You won’t be running into any new Pokémon this time, but Darumaka, Buneary, Fennekin, Bunnelby, and even Flareon will be appearing in the wild—some of which fit the Lunar New Year of the Rabbit theme. Meanwhile, Blaziken, Diggersby, Regice, and Mega Lopunny headline the raid rotation this time.
Related: Pokémon Go Lunar New Year 2023: All bonuses, encounters, raids, and more
In addition to those encounters, players will also have new Timed Research to complete during the event that will give different rewards depending on which choices they make. It isn’t anything super detailed, but the extra items and special encounters are nice. So here is how you can complete all of the Lunar New Year 2023 research tasks and rewards in Pokémon Go.
All Pokémon Go Lunar New Year 2023 Lucky Wishes Timed Research tasks and rewards
Lucky Wishes page one
- Catch five Pokémon
- 15 Poké Balls
- Spin three PokéStops or Gyms
- 10 Great Balls
- Power up Pokémon five times
- Two Silver Pinap Berries
Total Rewards: 500 Stardust, 500 XP, one Lucky Egg
Branched Choices
All of the Pokémon encounters for the Timed Research will remain the same regardless of your choice. The only content that changes based on which path you choose are a few of the tasks you have to complete, an additional bonus you get, and the item you receive at the end with the total rewards.
- Hatching Eggs
- Gives players who select this path halved Egg Hatch distance when using Incubators for the duration of the event.
- Using Daily Adventure Incense
- Gives players who select this an additional 15 minutes of Daily Adventure Incense use for the duration of the event.
- Collecting Stardust
- Gives players who select this double Stardust for catching Pokémon for the duration of the event.
Lucky Wishes page two (Hatching Eggs)
- Catch 10 Pokémon
- Bunnelby encounter
- Catch 25 Pokémon
- Magikarp encounter
- Catch eight different species of Pokémon
- Combusken encounter
- Hatch three Eggs
- Galarian Darumaka encounter
- Send 25 Gifts to Friends
- Azumarill encounter
Total Rewards: Darumaka encounter and one Incubator
Lucky Wishes page two (Using Daily Adventure Incense)
- Catch 10 Pokémon
- Bunnelby encounter
- Catch 25 Pokémon
- Magikarp encounter
- Catch eight different species of Pokémon
- Combusken encounter
- Earn 25,000 XP
- Galarian Darumaka encounter
- Send 25 Gifts to Friends
- Azumarill encounter
Total Rewards: Darumaka encounter, 10 Golden Razz Berries, and 25 Ultra Balls
Lucky Wishes page two (Collecting Stardust)
- Catch 10 Pokémon
- Bunnelby encounter
- Catch 25 Pokémon
- Magikarp encounter
- Catch eight different species of Pokémon
- Combusken encounter
- Earn 7,500 Stardust
- Galarian Darumaka encounter
- Send 25 Gifts to Friends
- Azumarill encounter
Total Rewards: Darumaka encounter and one Star Piece
All Pokémon Go Lunar New Year 2023 event-exclusive Field Research tasks and rewards
- Open three Gifts
- Charmander encounter
- Cyndaquil encounter
- Torchic encounter
- Chimchar encounter
- Tepig encounter
- Fennekin encounter
- Litten encounter
- Catch 25 Pokémon
- Darumaka encounter
- Galarian Darumaka encounter
- Trade a Pokémon
- Paras encounter
- Combee encounter
- Send three Gifts with a Sticker attached
- Buneary encounter
- Bunnelby encounter
