‘A Colossal Discovery’: Here Are The Full Regigigas Special Research Tasks In ‘Pokémon GO’

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The ticketed “A Colossal Discovery” special research is now live in Pokémon GO. Not for North America, of course, but this thing goes live at 11:00 AM local time, and that means there’s been plenty of time for players across the world to get a look at it before the Eastern seaboard other United States gets a chance to see what’s what. Redditors posted the complete quest steps for the special research task hours ago, so we’ve now got an idea of what we’re working with.

This comes to us courtesy of ttmoo123, posted on Silph Road:

Step 1:

Catch a Regirock, Regice or Registeel from a Raid: 3,000 XP

Catch 7 Rock Type Pokemon: Cranidos

Evolve 7 Rock Type Pokemon: Tyranitar

Rewards: 3 Golden Razz Berry, 3,000 Stardust, and 10 Great Ball

Step 2:

Catch a Regirock, Regice or Registeel from a Raid: 3,000 XP

Catch 7 Ice Type Pokemon: Lapras (can be shiny)

Evolve 7 Ice Type Pokemon: Abomasnow

Rewards: Sinnoh Stone, 3,000 Stardust, and 10 Great Ball

Step 3:

Catch a Regirock, Regice or Registeel from a Raid: 3,000 XP

Catch 7 Steel Type Pokemon: Shieldon

Evolve 7 Steel Type Pokemon: Steelix

Unova Stone, 3,000 Stardust, and 10 Great Ball

Step 4:

Take a snapshot of a Regirock: 3,000 XP

Take a snapshot of Regice: 3,000 XP

Take a snapshot of Registeel: 3,000 XP

Rewards: Exclusive Avatar Pose, Regigigas and 10 Candy

So, not much here, really. The hardest part is going to be completing three Tier 5 Raids, so you’re going to want to make sure you’re in a place with enough other people to get that taken care of, or that you’re in a group big enough to handle the things on your own. Other than that the only solid reward here is the exclusive pose and Tyranitar, but I have a feeling most people buying this ticket are already lousy with Tyranitar.

Other than that, it sounds like this is mostly just a Raid Day: we’re seeing nearly all gyms populated by Tier 5 raids featuring Titan Pokemon, all of which have shiny capability. Which is fine, aside from the fact that those are usually free. This was a big experiment for Niantic to see if it could deliver value for an event that costs $8 to participate in, and so far I’m not getting the feeling that the community thinks the developer has delivered on this promise. You do get Regigigas, but it seems like a bit of a light event, especially considering we’re not getting free research days anymore.