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Pokémon Go: Keldeo Special Research guide

How to get Keldeo in Pokémon Go

Keldeo has finally made its Pokémon Go debut. The last of the Swords of Justice, this Mythical Pokémon arrived much later than its Legendary brethren. Fortunately, we here at iMore have everything you need to know to catch your very own.

Who is Keldeo in Pokémon Go?

Based on the three Musketeers, the Legendary Swords of Justice, Cobalion , Terrakion , and Virizion made their Pokémon Go debut back in 2019. However, one of their numbers, the Mythical Pokémon Keldeo was missing from the lineup. Even as the original three made their way into raids again and again, saw Shiny releases and the addition of their signature move, Keldeo remained unreleased. Finally, Niantic has changed that and added Keldeo to the game.

Beginning on December 6, players could purchase a limited Special Research line to encounter and catch their very own Keldeo. A Water and Fighting type, Keldeo is currently limited to one per account, and though it has two formes, Ordinary and Resolute, only the Ordinary forme is currently available.

Keldeo isn't quite as strong as Terrakion, but comes close, and has advantageous typing. This is a valuable Fighting type you will want to power up. And be sure to check out our best Pokémon Go accessories while you're at it, so you're fully equipped while searching for your Keldeo!

How do you catch Keldeo in Pokémon Go?

Keldeo can currently only be obtained by completing the paid Special Research story, Something Extraordinary. Introduced during the Mythic Blade event on December 6, 2022, this is a seven page Special Research line that rewards players with lots of Pokémon encounters, Rare Candy, Silver Pinap Berries, and Stardust.

Something Extraordinary page one

• Make three Curveball throws for 500 Stardust
• Catch ten Pokémon for an Oshawott* encounter
• Take a snapshot of a wild Pokémon for ten Great Balls

Completion rewards: Machoke encounter, two Rare Candy, two Silver Pinap Berries

Something Extraordinary page two

• Battle a Team Leader three times for 750 Stardust
• Catch five different species of Pokémon for a Staryu* encounter
• Power up Pokémon five times for a Charged TM

Completion rewards: Breloom encounter, two Rare Candy, two Silver Pinap Berries

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Something Extraordinary page three

• Battle in a raid for 1000 Stardust
• Catch five Fighting type Pokémon for a Buizel* encounter
• Evolve five Pokémon for three Incubators

Completion rewards: Scraggy encounter, two Rare Candy, two Silver Pinap Berries

Something Extraordinary page four

• Battle in the GO Battle League five times for 1250 Stardust
• Catch seven different species of Pokémon for a Merill encounter
• Use five berries to help catch Pokémon for two Incense

Completion rewards: Poliwrath encounter, two Rare Candy, two Silver Pinap Berries

Something Extraordinary page five

• Win a raid for 1500 Stardust
• Earn five hearts with your Buddy Pokémon for an Alomomola* encounter
• Feed your Buddy Pokémon three times for a Fast TM

Completion rewards: Keldeo encounter, two Rare Candy, two Silver Pinap Berries

Something Extraordinary page six

• Win in the GO Battle League for 1500 Stardust
• Catch 15 Fighting type Pokémon for a Tympole encounter
• Make three Great Throws in a row for two Super Incubators

Completion rewards: Medicham encounter, two Rare Candy, two Silver Pinap Berries

Something Extraordinary page seven

• Take three snapshots of Keldeo for a Tirtouga encounter
• Take a snapshot of a Grass type Pokémon for 2000 Stardust
• Take a snapshot of a Steel type Pokémon for 2000 Stardust
• Take a snapshot of a Rock type Pokémon for 2000 Stardust

Completion rewards: Keldeo avatar shirt, 20 Keldeo Candy, two Rare Candy

Don't miss your chance to catch Keldeo in Pokémon Go!

Keldeo is an excellent Fighting type and a limited Mythical Pokémon. Niantic is sure to bring it back at some point, but you won't want to miss out on your chance to catch one now! And be sure to check out the rest of our Pokémon Go guides so you can become a Pokémon Master!

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Pokémon Go ‘Mythic Blade’ event, Collection Challenge guide

Keldeo is almost here

by Julia Lee

“Mythic Blade” is the first event in Pokémon Go ’ s “Mythical Wishes” season, and it introduces mythical Pokémon Keldeo to the game — for a price. The event runs from Dec. 6-11.

For $7.99, you can buy a pass that includes a Special Research Task set, which will give you the Keldeo, along with some special Incense boosted spawns.

The Special Research will unlock on Dec. 10. If you bought the pass and you want this Special Research, you will need to open your game and claim the research between Dec. 10 at 10 a.m. and Dec. 11 at 8 p.m. in your local time . If you do not do so, you will not get the research.

Note that Keldeo will likely come to the game in some kind of free-to-play manner, but not until much later.

We list all the spawns, raid targets, and other bonuses (like the Collection Challenge) below.

Mythic Blade Collection Challenge

• Catch a Hitmonchan
• Catch a Hitmonlee
• Catch a Machop
• Catch a Makuhita
• Evolve a Machop into Machoke
• Evolve a Makuhita into Hariyama
• Evolve a Meditite into MEdicham
• Catch a Crabrawler
• Catch a Galarian Farfetch’d

Rewards : 1 Fast TM, 1 Charged TM

Pokémon Go Mythic Blade Field Research and rewards

Increased pokémon spawns for mythic blade.

If you buy the ticket and use an Incense, you’ll get the following boosted spawns:

Mythic Raid event specific raid targets

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All Pokémon GO Something Extraordinary Special Research Challenges

Pokémon GO's Mythic Blade event will conclude soon as Trainers have attempted to catch up with the lightning-fast Mythical Pokémon, Keldeo. Throughout the event, Keldeo has brought Fighting-type Pokémon to throw curveballs at Trainers, including the crab-looking Pokémon, Crabrawler .

As promised, the event's Special Research story, Something Extraordinary, is now live for you to complete and earn various rewards, including an encounter with Keldeo. We've detailed everything about the Something Extraordinary Special Research story for the Mythic Blade event in Pokémon GO.

11th December 2022: According to Pokémon source, Leek Duck, acquiring the featured Attack, Sacred Sword, for Keldeo isn't guaranteed but is available within the moveset pool. To acquire it, trainers will need to use a Charged Technical Machine (TM) for Keldeo to know the move.

All Pokémon GO Something Extraordinary Special Research Tasks & Rewards

The Mythic Blade's Special Research story, Something Extraordinary, is live to all Trainers on 10th December 2022 at 10 am local time . You'll have until 11th December 2022 at 8 pm local time to claim the Research story, which you can complete at any time after the event.

• Related:  Pokémon GO Mythical Wishes Season – Schedule, Raids, Events & More

This Special Research story is a ticketed Research that you'll need to purchase from the in-game Shop for $7,99 or the equivalent of your local currency . This Research story will lead to an encounter with Keldeo (Original Form) and other Pokémon encounters with Fighting and Water-type Pokémon.

Let's look at all the Research tasks for the Something Extraordinary Special Research for Pokémon GO's Mythic Blade event:

Something Extraordinary Special Research (1/7):

• Catch ten Pokémon: Oshawott Encounter
• Make three Curveball Throws: Stardust x500
• Page Rewards: Rare Candy x2, Silver Pinap Berry x2, and a Machoke Encounter

Something Extraordinary Special Research (2/7):

• Battle a team leader three times* : Stardust x750
• Catch five various Pokémon species: Staryu Encounter
• Page Rewards: Rare Candy x2, Silver Pinap Berry x2, and a Breloom Encounter

Something Extraordinary Special Research (3/7):

• Battle in a Raid: Stardust x1,000
• Catch five Fighting-type Pokémon: Buizel Encounter
• Page Rewards: Rare Candy x2, Silver Pinap Berry x2, and a Scraggy Encounter

Something Extraordinary Special Research (4/7):

• Battle in the GO Battle League five times: Stardust x1,250
• Catch seven various Pokémon species: Marill Encounter
• Page Rewards: Rare Candy x2, Silver Pinap Berry x2, and a Poliwrath Encounter

Something Extraordinary Special Research (5/7):

• Earn five hearts with your Buddy Pokémon: Alomomola Encounter
• Feed your Buddy Pokémon three times: Fast Technical Machine (TM) x1
• Page Rewards: Rare Candy x2, Silver Pinap Berry x2 and a Keldeo (Original Form) Encounter

Something Extraordinary Special Research (6/7):

• Catch 15 Fighting-type Pokémon: Tympole Encounter
• Make three consecutive Great Throws: Super Incubator x2
• Page Rewards: Rare Candy x2, Silver Pinap Berry x2, and a Medicham Encounter

Something Extraordinary Special Research (7/7):

• Take a snapshot of any Grass-type Pokémon: Stardust x2,000
• Take a photo of any Rock-type Pokémon: Stardust x2,000
• Take a photo of any Steel-type Pokémon: Stardust x2,000
• Page Rewards: Rare Candy x2, Keldeo Candy x20, and a Keldeo T-Shirt

For the page two task where you'll need to battle a team leader , according to Leek Duck , you must battle the team leader that appears below the battle page. Remember to take advantage of the Mythic Blade event bonuses to help you complete the tasks and claim the rewards.

That concludes our guide to the Something Extraordinary Special Research story for Pokémon GO's Mythic Blade event. Don't forget to claim the story before the event ends to start completing the tasks and claim your rewards.

Keep sharp during the Mythic Blade event!

Have you heard the sound of hooves or seen a blur gliding across the water recently? Then you might’ve caught a glimpse of the Mythical Pokémon Keldeo, the Colt Pokémon! Ordinary Form Keldeo will soon be coming to the world of Pokémon GO in a ticketed Special Research story event!

But regardless of whether you have a ticket, Trainers can enjoy the appearance of other Fighting-type Pokémon alongside Keldeo’s arrival!

Mythic Blade

Tuesday, December 6, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. to Sunday, December 11, 2022, at 8:00 p.m. local time

Something Extraordinary is coming this way!

For US$7.99 (or the equivalent pricing tier in your local currency), you’ll be able to pick up the exclusive Special Research story, Something Extraordinary, during the weekend.

Spark has taken a blurry picture by the waterfront—but of what? Could it be a Pokémon we haven’t seen before? You can work with Professor Willow to find the answer!

Tickets will be available to purchase this Special Research story leading to an encounter with Keldeo in its Ordinary Form from Tuesday, December 6, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. to Sunday, December 11, 2022, at 8:00 p.m. local time.

Ticket-holders will gain access to the Special Research story during the Mythic Blade event. To receive the Special Research, you must open Pokémon GO at some point between Saturday, December 10, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. and Sunday, December 11, 2022, at 8:00 p.m. local time. After you’ve received the Special Research, you can complete it at any time.

Other Special Research rewards include the following.

• Keldeo T-Shirt avatar item
• 14 Rare Candies
• 12 Silver Pinap Berries
• 2 Incubators
• 2 Super Incubators
• Various Fighting-type and Water-type Pokémon encounters

Pokémon debuts

Keldeo, the Colt Pokémon, will make its Pokémon GO debut in its Ordinary Form as part of the Something Extraordinary ticketed event!

Increased Incense encounters

For ticket holders, the following Pokémon will appear more frequently when Trainers use Incense (excluding Daily Adventure Incense) during the event.

Crabrawler, the Boxing Pokémon, will make its Pokémon GO debut!

Wild encounters

The following Pokémon will appear more frequently in the wild.

The following Pokémon will appear in raids.

Featured attacks

Sacred Sword

• Trainer Battles :** 60 Power
• Gyms and raids :** 55 Power

Field Research task encounters

Event-themed Field Research tasks will be available!

The following Pokémon will be available to encounter when you complete Field Research tasks!

Collection Challenges

An event-themed Collection Challenge is coming!

Complete the Collection Challenge to receive one Fast TM and one Charged TM!

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Something Extraordinary Pokémon Go - Special Research tasks, rewards, and more

Here is everything you need to know about the Something Extraordinary Special Research event.

Published: Dec 12, 2022, 11:45 am Updated: Dec 12, 2022, 12:21 pm

If you want to know everything about the Something Extraordinary Pokémon Go Special Research event , you've come to the right place.

Pokémon Go’s latest Special Research quest, Something Extraordinary, is finally here and there are plenty of rewards to be earned. The ticketed event is available for purchase in the shop for $7.99 USD.

Keldeo will make its Pokémon GO debut in its Ordinary Form as part of the ticketed event. So, let's look at the tasks you must complete to get your hands on the colt Pokémon.

Something Extraordinary Pokémon Go tasks

The Special Research story is composed of numerous tasks. Below, you will find out the Something Extraordinary Pokémon Go tasks you need to complete in order to unlock Keldeo.

• Make 3 Curveball Throws – 500 Stardust
• Catch 10 Pokémon – Oshawott Encounter
• Take a snapshot of a wild Pokémon – 10 Great Balls
• Battle a team leader 3 times – 750 Stardust
• Catch 5 different species of Pokémon – Staryu Encounter
• Power up Pokémon 5 times – 1 Charged TM
• Battle in a Raid – 1,000 Stardust
• Catch 5 Fighting-type Pokémon – Buizel Encounter
• Evolve 5 Pokémon – 3 Incubators
• Battle in the GO Battle League 5 times – 1,250 Stardust
• Catch 7 different species of Pokémon – Marill Encounter
• Use 5 Berries to help catch Pokémon – 2 Incense Lures
• Win a Raid – 1,500 Stardust
• Earn 5 hearts with your buddy – Alomomola Encounter
• Feed your buddy 3 times – 1 Fast TM
• Win in the GO Battle League – 1,500 Stardust
• Catch 15 Fighting-type Pokémon – Tympole Encounter
• Make 3 Great Throws in a row – 2 Super Incubators
• Take 3 snapshots of Keldeo – Tirtouga Encounter
• Take a snapshot of a Grass-type Pokémon – 2,000 Stardust
• Take a snapshot of a Steel-type Pokémon – 2,000 Stardust
• Take a snapshot of a Rock-type Pokémon – 2,000 Stardust

Upon completing each step, you will receive a number of rewards. The most exciting reward is definitely the encounter with Keldeo at the end of Step 5. Keep reading to find out all the rewards you can reap.

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Something Extraordinary Pokémon Go rewards

Below, you will find the Something Extraordinary Pokémon Go rewards you will receive for completing the series of tasks listed above.

• 2 Rare Candy, Machoke encounter, 2 Silver Pinap Berries
• 2 Rare Candy, Breloom encounter, 2 Silver Pinap Berries
• 2 Rare Candy, Scraggy encounter, 2 Silver Pinap Berries
• 2 Rare Candy, Poliwrath encounter, 2 Silver Pinap Berries
• 2 Rare Candy, Keldeo encounter, 2 Silver Pinap Berries
• 2 Rare Candy, Medicham encounter, 2 Silver Pinap Berries
• 2 Rare Candy, 20 Keldeo Candy, Keldeo t-shirt

Something Extraordinary Pokémon Go battle team leader

In the 2nd step, you must battle a team leader 3 times. The team leaders that are referenced by this task are Blanche, Candela, and Spark. With that in mind, here's how to battle a team leader 3 times.

• Click on the Pokeball at the bottom of the screen and select  Battle .
• Scroll down to the bottom of the Battle menu to find the  Training  section.
• Select any of the three leaders and choose a team to initiate the battle.

It is worth noting that you don't need to defeat the team leaders in order to complete the task from Something Extraordinary Pokémon Go. In fact, you don't even need to complete the battles. You can exit the training immediately upon initiating it and still obtain the rewards for battling a team leader .

And that covers everything about the Something Extraordinary Pokémon Go Special Research event. Now that you are here, have a look at the best breeding mechanics and the best shiny Pokemon methods in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet.

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All Pokémon Go Mythic Blade Something Extraordinary Special Research tasks and rewards

The first true adventure of the Mythical Wishes season of content in Pokémon Go is now underway, with the Mythic Blade event bringing the Swords of Justice back to the game and introducing Keldeo for the first time.

Running from Dec. 6 to 11, players will encounter an increased number of Fighting-type Pokémon, including the first appearance of Crabrawler and its evolution Crabominable. 

Most of these encounters will be split between normal and boosted spawns, with the latter requiring players to grab the Something ExtraordinarySpecial Research story ticket for $7.99. This will also unlock a number of event bonuses and the chance to encounter Keldeo (Ordinary Form) as it makes its debut. 

Related: How to complete all Mythic Blade Collection Challenges in Pokémon Go

Along with that ticketed Special Research, the Mythic Blade event will also feature some exclusive Field Research and a new Collection Challenge. So be sure to complete it all if you want to make the most out of your time with the event—and here are all of the research tasks and rewards you should encounter along the way. 

All Pokémon Go Mythic Blade Something Extraordinary Special Research tasks, rewards, and how to complete them

All something extraordinary special research tasks and rewards.

Something Extraordinary page one

• 500 Stardust
• Oshawott encounter
• 10 Great Balls

Total Rewards: Two Rare Candy, a Machoke encounter, two Silver Pinap Berries

Something Extraordinary page two

• 750 Stardust
• Staryu encounter
• One Charged TM

Total Rewards: Two Rare Candy, a Breloom encounter, two Silver Pinap Berries

Something Extraordinary page three

• 1,000 Stardust
• Buizel encounter
• Three Egg Incubators

Total Rewards: Two Rare Candy, a Scraggy encounter, two Silver Pinap Berries

Something Extraordinary page four

• 1,250 Stardust
• Marill encounter
• Two Incense

Total Rewards: Two Rare Candy, a Poliwrath encounter, two Silver Pinap Berries

Something Extraordinary page five

• 1,500 Stardust
• Alomomola encounter
• One Fast TM

Total Rewards: Two Rare Candy, a Keldeo encounter, two Silver Pinap Berries

Something Extraordinary page six

• Tympole encounter
• Two Super Incubators

Total Rewards: Two Rare Candy, a Medicham encounter, two Silver Pinap Berries

Something Extraordinary page seven

• Tirtouga encounter
• 2,000 Stardust

Total Rewards: Two Rare Candy, 20 Keldeo Candy, and a Keldeo T-Shirt avatar item

All Mythic Blade Field Research tasks and rewards

• Hitmonlee encounter
• Hitmonchan encounter
• Galarian Farfetch’d encounter