Pokémon Go Starry Skies: all Special Research Tasks during Solstice Horizons

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Pokémon Go Starry Skies: all Special Research Tasks during Solstice Horizons
Pokémon Go Starry Skies: all Special Research Tasks during Solstice Horizons /

The Starry Skies Special Research is available in Pokémon Go during the Solstice Horizons event running from June 16, 2023, at 10am local time to June 25, 2023, at 8pm local time.

It has to be noted that Starry Skies is automatically available to everyone logging into the game while Solstice Horizons is going on. Once you’ve got the Special Research, you can complete it whenever you want. There is an option to purchase a ticket for Starry Skies for the price of $4.99 or your regional equivalent as well, which allows you to play through the mission for a second time – which is going to be great for players who really want to grab another Cosmog, the grand reward of this mission chain.

Here are all Starry Skies Special Research Tasks in Pokémon Go.

Pokémon Go Starry Skies: all Special Research Tasks

Both the paid and free versions of Starry Skies have the same missions and rewards and both follow the same general outline – they start off with one step consisting of three tasks and then branch out into two separate paths, between which you can choose.

The principal difference between these two branches is that one offers a Grassy Lure and the other a Glacial Lure, so it’s up to you which one you need more.

Step 1 of 4

  • Explore 2 km: Solosis
  • Catch 2 Psychic-type Pokémon: Abra
  • Catch 10 different species of Pokémon: Gothita
  • Complete all tasks in this step: Razz Berry x5, Stardust x7, and Wobbuffet

After completing Step 1, choose to “Help Research Daytime Pokémon” or “Help Research Nighttime Pokémon” to continue.

Pokémon Go Solstice Horizons day poster.
Help Research Daytime Pokémon / Niantic

Step 2 of 4

  • Catch 20 Grass- or Bug-type Pokémon: Pokéball x10
  • Explore 10 km: Inkay
  • Spin 25 PokéStops or Gyms: Pinap Berry x10
  • Complete all tasks in this step: Pokéball x15, Stardust x78, and Galarian Slowpoke
Step 3 of 4
  • Land 10 Curveball Throws in a row: Stardust x3,000
  • Catch 50 Pokémon with Weather Boost: Metang
  • Earn 10 Candies by walking with your Buddy: Great Ball x15
  • Complete all tasks in this step: Grassy Lure x1, Stardust x789, and Starmie
Step 4 of 4
  • Hatch 5 Eggs: Silver Pinap Berry x3
  • Catch 50 Psychic-type Pokémon: Alakazam
  • Earn Stardust x7,890: Star Piece x1
  • Complete all tasks in this step: Ultra Ball x20, Stardust x7,890, and Cosmog


Pokémon Go Solstice Horizons night poster.
Help Research Nighttime Pokémon / Niantic

Step 2 of 4

  • Catch 20 Ghost- or Dark-type Pokémon: Pokéball x10
  • Take a snapshot of 20 different wild Pokémon: Inkay
  • Use 30 berries to help catch Pokémon: Pinap Berry x10
  • Complete all tasks in this step: Pokéball x15, Stardust x78, and Galarian Slowpoke
Step 3 of 4
  • Land 5 Excellent Throws: Stardust x3,000
  • Catch 30 different species of Pokémon: Metang
  • Complete 15 Field Research Tasks: Great Ball x15
  • Complete all tasks in this step: Glacial Lure x1, Stardust x789, and Starmie
Step 4 of 4
  • Win 5 Raids: Silver Pinap Berry x3
  • Catch 50 Psychic-type Pokémon: Alakazam
  • Earn Stardust x7,890: Star Piece x1
  • Complete all tasks in this step: Ultra Ball x20, Stardust x7,890, and Cosmog


Pokémon Go Solstice Horizons: all Field Research Tasks

In addition to the Special Research, Solstice Horizons has a few Field Research Tasks in store you can find during the event’s runtime by spinning the photo discs of PokéStops. Here are the exclusive Field Research Tasks for this event:

  • Catch 10 Pokémon: Fomantis
  • Catch 5 Grass- or Bug-type Pokémon: Stardust x500
  • Catch 5 Ghost- or Dark-type Pokémon: Stardust x500

Pokémon Go Solstice Horizons: Collection Challenge

As if that’s not enough action, Solstice Horizons includes two Collection Challenges as well – here are the requirements and rewards:

Daytime Challenge – Stardust x2,000 and Fomantis

  • Solrock (wild)
  • Ledyba (wild)
  • Petilil (wild)
  • Purrloin (wild)
  • Drifloon (wild)
  • Sewaddle (wild)
  • Cottonee (wild)
  • Murkrow (wild)

Nighttime Challenge – Stardust x2,000 and Fomantis

  • Lunatone (wild)
  • Spinarak (wild)
  • Oddish (wild)
  • Stunky (wild)
  • Misdreavus (wild)
  • Venipede (wild)
  • Foongus (wild)
  • Phantump (wild)

There is nothing special about these challenges, since all of the required Pokémon are available as spawns in the wild during the respective time.


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Marco Wutz is a writer from Parkstetten, Germany. He has a degree in Ancient History and a particular love for real-time and turn-based strategy games like StarCraft, Age of Empires, Total War, Age of Wonders, Crusader Kings, and Civilization as well as a soft spot for Genshin Impact and Honkai: Star Rail. He began covering StarCraft 2 as a writer in 2011 for the largest German community around the game and hosted a live tournament on a stage at gamescom 2014 before he went on to work for Bonjwa, one of the country's biggest Twitch channels. He branched out to write in English in 2015 by joining tl.net, the global center of the StarCraft scene run by Team Liquid, which was nominated as the Best Coverage Website of the Year at the Esports Industry Awards in 2017. He worked as a translator on The Crusader Stands Watch, a biography in memory of Dennis "INTERNETHULK" Hawelka, and provided live coverage of many StarCraft 2 events on the social channels of tl.net as well as DreamHack, the world's largest gaming festival. From there, he transitioned into writing about the games industry in general after his graduation, joining GLHF, a content agency specializing in video games coverage for media partners across the globe, in 2021. He has also written for NGL.ONE, kicker, ComputerBild, USA Today's ForTheWin, The Sun, Men's Journal, and Parade. Email: marco.wutz@glhf.gg