{"id":125495,"date":"2025-05-23T14:38:09","date_gmt":"2025-05-23T14:38:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/125495\/"},"modified":"2025-05-23T14:38:09","modified_gmt":"2025-05-23T14:38:09","slug":"pokemon-go-fuzzy-fighter-paid-special-research-is-it-worth-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/125495\/","title":{"rendered":"Pok\u00e9mon Go \u2018Fuzzy Fighter\u2019 paid Special Research \u2014 is it worth it?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _11x6rb9i ku7vx11 ku7vx10 t0irya1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/game\/pokemon-go\/38713\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pok\u00e9mon Go<\/a> players can buy a \u201c<strong>Fuzzy Fighter<\/strong>\u201d paid Special Research ticket for $8 as part of the \u201cFinal Strike: Go Battle Week\u201d event. The ticket was only originally available for purchase from March 5-10, but <strong>it\u2019s available again until May 27<\/strong>, making many wonder: Is this \u201cFuzzy Fighter\u201d Special Research worth buying?<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _11x6rb9i ku7vx11 ku7vx10 t0irya1\">You can get one Kubfu for free from the \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/pokemon-go-guide\/533647\/might-and-mastery-special-research-kubfu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Might and Mastery<\/a>\u201d research, though if you want a second one, you\u2019ll need to buy this research.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _11x6rb9i ku7vx11 ku7vx10 t0irya1\">Below, we explain our thoughts behind the value of the \u201cFuzzy Fighter\u201d Special Research and list out all the steps for the research.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _11x6rb9i ku7vx11 ku7vx10 t0irya1\"><strong>Update (May 21):<\/strong> We\u2019ve confirmed more information about Dynamax Kubfu and have updated this guide to reflect that.<\/p>\n<p>Is the \u2018Fuzzy Fighter\u2019 Special Research ticket worth it?<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _11x6rb9i ku7vx11 ku7vx10 t0irya1\">The short answer is: <strong>If you really want a second Kubfu, then yes, but note that the Kubfu you get is only Dynamax and it will be powercrept eventually by Gigtanamax Urshifu<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _11x6rb9i ku7vx11 ku7vx10 t0irya1\">Let\u2019s break it down, using prices from the Pok\u00e9mon Go webstore (as usual) to be as thrifty as possible.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _11x6rb9i ku7vx11 ku7vx10 t0irya1\">The pass costs $8 and there\u2019s no $8 coin bundle. Math-ing it out, $8 is roughly 1,100 coins, based on the $10 coin bundle. This pass gives the following rewards:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"duet--article--unordered-list _11x6rb9i _1j8z3al0 t0irya1\">\n<li class=\"_1j8z3al1\">10 Pinap Berries<\/li>\n<li class=\"_1j8z3al1\">4 Golden Razz Berries<\/li>\n<li class=\"_1j8z3al1\">4 Silver Pinap Berries<\/li>\n<li class=\"_1j8z3al1\">20 Pok\u00e9 Balls<\/li>\n<li class=\"_1j8z3al1\">20 Great Balls<\/li>\n<li class=\"_1j8z3al1\">20 Ultra Balls<\/li>\n<li class=\"_1j8z3al1\">1 Incense<\/li>\n<li class=\"_1j8z3al1\">1 Star Piece<\/li>\n<li class=\"_1j8z3al1\">5 Hyper Potions<\/li>\n<li class=\"_1j8z3al1\">5 Revives<\/li>\n<li class=\"_1j8z3al1\">2 Premium Battle Passes<\/li>\n<li class=\"_1j8z3al1\">5 Rare Candies<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _11x6rb9i ku7vx11 ku7vx10 t0irya1\">Buying the pass from the webstore also gives you an additional three Rare Candies and three Max Revives. You can only buy a few things from the above list from the in-game shop, and those items total up to <strong>440 Pok\u00e9Coins<\/strong>. That said, of course, you can\u2019t buy things like Ultra Balls, Rare Candy, and the special berries, so while they don\u2019t have an exact Pok\u00e9Coin value, so you\u2019ll need to use your own discretion to value those items based on your own needs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _11x6rb9i ku7vx11 ku7vx10 t0irya1\">As part of the pass, you\u2019ll also get <strong>encounters <\/strong>with Stufful, Teddiursa, Tyrogue, Cubchoo, Pancham, and of course, a <strong>second Dynamax Kubfu<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _11x6rb9i ku7vx11 ku7vx10 t0irya1\">If you just want a second Kubfu for your collection, that\u2019s a good enough reason to grab this pass. However, if you\u2019re big into Max Battles, then it\u2019s a little more complicated than that \u2014 and in fact might not be worth it after all.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _11x6rb9i ku7vx11 ku7vx10 t0irya1\">When this research was first available in March, we didn\u2019t know if the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/pokemon-go-guide\/533647\/might-and-mastery-special-research-kubfu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cMight and Mastery\u201d research<\/a> would follow the path that Kubfu does in the mainline Pok\u00e9mon games. The Isle of Armor DLC for Pok\u00e9mon Sword and Shield revolves its story around Kubfu. You get one, you train it into an Urshifu \u2014 and then you give it a special soup that allows it to Gigantamax. However, now that the research can be fully completed, we know that your Dynamax Kubfu is going to stay Dynamax. No soup for him!<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _11x6rb9i ku7vx11 ku7vx10 t0irya1\">If you like Max Battles a lot, you will prefer a Gigantamax Urshifu, not one that Dynamaxes. Dynamax Urshifu will very likely be heavily outclassed in stats by Gigantamax Machamp and you may not want to sink all that hard-to-get candy and Stardust into a critter that will be outclassed by another version of itself down the line. As of writing this, Dynamax Urshifu has its uses (depending on which form you pick), but any hardcore Max Battler will likely have the Pok\u00e9mon that outclass it (Gengar and Inteleon) already.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _11x6rb9i ku7vx11 ku7vx10 t0irya1\">Gigantamax Urshifu will be worth investing into, whenever it does appear, but for now that second Dynamax Kubfu doesn\u2019t have too much use.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Fuzzy Fighter\u2019 Special Research steps and rewards<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _11x6rb9i ku7vx11 ku7vx10 t0irya1\">Below, we list the full steps and rewards for the \u201cFuzzy Fighter\u201d Special Research.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Fuzzy Fighter\u2019 step 1 of 5<\/p>\n<ul class=\"duet--article--unordered-list _11x6rb9i _1j8z3al0 t0irya1\">\n<li class=\"_1j8z3al1\">Catch 30 Pok\u00e9mon (2 Golden Razz Berries)<\/li>\n<li class=\"_1j8z3al1\">Collect 500 Max Particles (Stufful encounter)<\/li>\n<li class=\"_1j8z3al1\">Spin 10 Pok\u00e9Stops or gyms (20 Pok\u00e9 Balls)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _11x6rb9i ku7vx11 ku7vx10 t0irya1\"><strong>Rewards<\/strong>: 1 Incense, 10 Pinap Berries, 1,000 Stardust<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Fuzzy Fighter\u2019 step 2 of 5<\/p>\n<ul class=\"duet--article--unordered-list _11x6rb9i _1j8z3al0 t0irya1\">\n<li class=\"_1j8z3al1\">Explore 5 km (20 Great Balls)<\/li>\n<li class=\"_1j8z3al1\">Spin 20 Pok\u00e9Stops or gyms (Teddiursa encounter)<\/li>\n<li class=\"_1j8z3al1\">Power up fighting-type Pok\u00e9mon 10 times (2 Silver Pinap Berries)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _11x6rb9i ku7vx11 ku7vx10 t0irya1\"><strong>Rewards<\/strong>: 1 Premium Battle Pass, 5 Revives, 1,000 XP<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Fuzzy Fighter\u2019 step 3 of 5<\/p>\n<ul class=\"duet--article--unordered-list _11x6rb9i _1j8z3al0 t0irya1\">\n<li class=\"_1j8z3al1\">Use 10 berries to help catch Pok\u00e9mon (20 Ultra Balls)<\/li>\n<li class=\"_1j8z3al1\">Win 3 raids (Tyrogue encounter)<\/li>\n<li class=\"_1j8z3al1\">Power up water-type Pok\u00e9mon 10 times (10 Kubfu Candy)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _11x6rb9i ku7vx11 ku7vx10 t0irya1\"><strong>Rewards<\/strong>: 1 Star Piece, 5 Hyper Potions, 1,000 Stardust<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Fuzzy Fighter\u2019 step 4 of 5<\/p>\n<ul class=\"duet--article--unordered-list _11x6rb9i _1j8z3al0 t0irya1\">\n<li class=\"_1j8z3al1\">Catch 15 different species of Pok\u00e9mon (2 Golden Razz Berries)<\/li>\n<li class=\"_1j8z3al1\">Defeat 5 Team Go Rocket members (Cubchoo encounter)<\/li>\n<li class=\"_1j8z3al1\">Power up dark-type Pok\u00e9mon 10 times (10 Kubfu Candy)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _11x6rb9i ku7vx11 ku7vx10 t0irya1\"><strong>Rewards<\/strong>: 1 Premium Battle Pass, 5 Rare Candies, 1,000 XP<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Fuzzy Fighter\u2019 step 5 of 5<\/p>\n<ul class=\"duet--article--unordered-list _11x6rb9i _1j8z3al0 t0irya1\">\n<li class=\"_1j8z3al1\">Earn 5 candies exploring with your buddy (2 Silver Pinap Berries)<\/li>\n<li class=\"_1j8z3al1\">Make 2 excellent throws (Pancham encounter)<\/li>\n<li class=\"_1j8z3al1\">Level up a Max Move (10 Kubfu Candy)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _11x6rb9i ku7vx11 ku7vx10 t0irya1\"><strong>Rewards<\/strong>: Dynamax Kubfu encounter, 3 Kubfu Candy XL, 1,000 Stardust<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"duet--article--comments-link g6d1ps9\" href=\"http:\/\/www.polygon.com\/pokemon-go-guide\/534404\/fuzzy-fighter-special-research-steps-worth-it-kubfu#comments\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Pok\u00e9mon Go players can buy a \u201cFuzzy Fighter\u201d 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