November is well underway and Pokemon GO trainers have plenty to keep themselves busy as they count down the days to Black Friday and the holiday season. To kick off the month, Lugia is back in 5-star Battle Raids with a powerful new move up for grabs and a full month of events is underway. In addition to the usual monthly activities, there are some special bonuses and features taking place right now.
One of the most exciting parts of the November event calendar for the mobile AR game is that there will be two Community Day events, but players should first focus on the Animation Week 2020 celebration that just kicked off. This event is a tie-in with the Pokemon Journeys animated series and features some exciting spawns and bonuses for players to enjoy November 6 through November 12. To provide a little extra motivation to login and check out the activities, there is also a timed research storyline full of exciting rewards for Pokemon GO players to power through before the week comes to a close.
The Animation Week 2020 timed research storyline boasts ten parts (eleven counting the final step which is just claiming rewards) and could take players a handful of days to complete if they are working through the tasks at a casual pace. Most of the challenges are fairly self explanatory and the average player probably won't have any trouble making it to the end of the list as long as they get started early and keep a close eye on which tasks they should currently be focusing on...
All Animation Week 2020 Tasks and Rewards
Stage 1
Catch 5 Pokemon: 3 Razz Berries
Transfer a Pokemon: 3 Super Potions
Make 3 Nice Throws: 5 PokeBalls
Group Rewards: World cap Pikachu (s), 500 Stardust, 500 XP
Stage 2
Battle another Trainer: 3 Hyper Potions
Battle in a Raid: 3 Revives
Win a Raid: 1 Incense
Group Rewards: 1 Sinnoh Stone, 500 Stardust, 500 XP
Stage 3
Defeat 3 Team Go Rocket Grunts: 20 Mega Venusaur Energy
Catch 2 Pokemon with Weather Boost: 20 Mega Venusaur Energy
Catch 3 Grass-type Pokemon: 20 Mega Venusaur Energy
Group Rewards: 500 Stardust, 500 XP, Ivysaur
Stage 4
Give your Buddy 3 treats: 3 Razz Berries
Earn a heart with your Buddy: 5 Pinap Berries
Earn a Candy walking with your Buddy: 5 Nanab Berries
Group Rewards: 500 Stardust, 500 XP, Snorlax
Stage 5
Catch 3 Bug-type Pokemon: 3 Pinap Berries
Use 3 Berries to help catch Pokemon: 3 Great Balls
Make an Excellent Throw: Venonat
Group Rewards: 500 Stardust, 500 XP, Scyther (s)
Stage 6
Battle in a Gym 2 Times: 1 Fast TM
Win a Gym Battle: Hariyama
Battle another Trainer: 3 Super Potions
Group rewards: 500 Stardust, 500 XP, 1 Charged TM
Stage 7
Hatch an Egg: Tentacool (s)
Spin 3 PokeStops or Gyms: Croagunk (s)
Spin 3 PokeStops or Gyms: Piplup (s)
Group Rewards: 500 Stardust, 500 XP, Psyduck (s)
Stage 8
Make 3 Nice Throws in a Row: Encounter
Catch a Flying-type Pokemon: Encounter
Purify a Shadow Pokemon: 1 Lucky Egg
Group Rewards: 500 Stardust, 500 XP, Encounter
Stage 9
Evolve 3 Pokemon: 1 Silver Pinap
Power Up Pokemon 3 Times: Dratini (s)
Transfer 5 Pokemon: Dewgong
Group Rewards: 500 Stardust, 500 XP, 1 Dragon Scale
Stage 10
Catch 5 Pokemon: 10 Ultra Balls
Make 3 Great Throws: Magnemite (s)
Battle in a Raid: 3 Max Revives
Group Rewards: 500 Stardust, 500 XP, Gengar (s)
Stage 11
Claim Reward: 1,000 XP
Claim Reward: 1,000 XP
Claim Reward; 1,000 XP
Group Rewards: 500 Stardust, 1,000 XP, World Hat Pikachu (s)
Although there are no groundbreaking rewards or encounters up for grabs throughout this chain, players can make good use of a Sinnoh Stone and the Dragon Scale and some collectors will be excited about the World Hat Pikachu encounters. The storyline is well worth taking the time to complete, especially considering that nearly all of the tasks are just activities that players would be doing anyway as they long in and play throughout the week. If Animation Week 2020 ends up dropping any other surprises as the week progresses, we'll be sure to post an update.
For now, Pokemon GO trainers should be able to head out into the world (or play from home) and continue catching the best Unova Pokemon in the game and getting closer to that complete Pokedex. Check back for more Pokemon GO updates closer to the event. Until then, good luck out there, trainers!
Pokemon GO is available now in select regions on Android and iOS devices.
Source: Pokemon GO Hub