May is a busy month for Pokemon GO players, despite there being fewer events than we've seen in late winter and early spring. There may not be a new major event every week on the PoGO May 2021 calendar of events, but the Luminous Legends events are massive and span a longer time frame than the average event in the game. That said, there are still a handful of smaller events happening this month, including a Marill-themed Limited Research day.

The Marill Limited Research event arrives at the end of this week and players will have most of the day Sunday to enjoy the features and earn as many Marill encounters as possible throughout the day. Limited Research events are still a fairly new activity in the game, but at this point Pokemon GO players should know what to expect from one of the events.

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Limited Research events aren't quite as robust and engaging as a Community Day, but they are a nice way to highlight an additional Pokemon each month. Marill isn't a particularly relevant Pokemon in the PoGO PvE meta game, but some players can get creative and work it into the occasional PvP roster. Regardless of meta relevance or popularity, the event's tasks are usually simple enough that most players will complete them passively just by playing during the event time frame anyway.

"As Fairy-type Pokémon continue to appear more often in the wild during the Luminous Legends X event, you can look forward to a Limited Research event featuring the Water- and Fairy-type Pokémon Marill!"

Date and Time

Sunday, May 9, 2021, from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. local time

Features

Event-exclusive Timed Research tasks that lead to encounters with Marill

If you’re lucky, you might even encounter a Shiny Marill!

You’ll also be able to complete event-exclusive Field Research tasks that lead to encounters with Marill.

Predicted Field Research (Based on recent Limited Research events)

Earn 1 Candy Walking Your Buddy

Hatch 1 Egg

Make 15 Nice Throws

Make 10 Great Throws

Catch 5 Fairy types

Catch 5 Water types

Trainers should definitely head back closer to the event's start date for a full confirmed list of the tasks that will be includes as part of the event-exclusive timed research. Recent Limited Research events offer a pretty good idea of what might be included, but things could always change this time around, so be sure to continue researching closer to Sunday.

Over the next week or so players should begin to learn a lot more about what other events are on the way during the finals days of the Season of Legends. Be sure to check back in the near future for more Pokemon GO strategy guides, news, and updates. Until then, good luck out there, trainers!

Pokemon GO is available on Android and iOS.

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Source: Pokemon GO Live