Niantic is preparing to wrap up an action-packed November for Pokemon GO in the next few days. Off the heels of multiple events such as raids, Team GO Rocket battles, and Supereffective Week, the month has been very successful at giving players plenty of things to do in-game. But it's not over yet because heading into December, which ends twelve months of content and improvements for trainers everywhere, there will be one more event to close it all. Starting around Thanksgiving, Pokemon GO will be holding the Friend Fest event for the first time.

As the name implies, Friend Fest 2019 is an event based around activities related to friends. As such, there will be bonuses for raiding with friends and reduced costs for trades. Furthermore, Pokemon that emphasize friendship, groups, or family will have increased spawn rates, even their shiny forms! This includes familiar faces like Diglett and Exeggcute. Finally, with the first ever Friend Fest come many new research field tasks for trainers to complete. The following tasks are available in Pokemon GO from November 27th, 1pm PST to December 2nd, 1pm PST and the rewards can be claimed anytime during or after that period.

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Field Research Tasks

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1. Catch a Nidoran (male), Reward: Nidoran (female) Encounter with a CP Range of 319 - 349

2. Catch a Nidoran (female), Reward: Nidoran (male) Encounter with a CP Range of 337 - 369

3. Trade a Pokemon with a friend, Reward: 500 stardust and a Nidorino Encounter with a CP Range of 557-597 or Nidorina Encounter CP Range of 522 - 561

4. Make 3 new friends, Reward: Nidoking Encounter with a CP Range of 1046 - 1100 or Nidoqueen Encounter with a CP Range of 1013 - 1066

5. Win a trainer battle against another trainer, Reward: Dodrio Encounter with a CP Range of 960 - 1012 or Dugtrio Encounter with a CP Range of 629 - 672

In the end, Friend Fest is another event filled with rewards and benefits that veteran trainers can take advantage of. At the same time, new trainers and those looking to return can easily hop in and begin playing. By asking friends or even making new ones, they can immediately add some reward Pokemon to get their foot in the door. In that case, the Pokemon acquired during this event will be a good foundation to grow and strengthen their roster. And eventually, trainers and their teams will be strong enough to take on the toughest challenges in raid battles.

Pokemon GO is available for the iOS and Android mobile devices.

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Source: Leek Duck