{"id":426935,"date":"2025-12-05T17:27:13","date_gmt":"2025-12-05T17:27:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/426935\/"},"modified":"2025-12-05T17:27:13","modified_gmt":"2025-12-05T17:27:13","slug":"pokemon-go-master-ball-special-research-quest-steps-is-it-worth-buying","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/426935\/","title":{"rendered":"Pok\u00e9mon Go Master Ball Special Research quest steps, is it worth buying?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/game\/pokemon-go\/38713\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pok\u00e9mon Go<\/a> has presented players with yet another opportunity to grab a <strong>Master Ball<\/strong>, if they want it. For $7.99, players can nab a pass in the shop that rewards a load of XP and a Master Ball.<\/p>\n<p>While the steps for this paid research seem daunting, you have an unlimited amount of time to do it, so it shouldn\u2019t be that bad. We list out the steps and whether or not it may be worth buying below. At the bottom of this page, we also list the older Master Ball research from October 2024 and November 2023, if you\u2019re looking for that info.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Update (Dec. 2)<\/strong>: We&#8217;ve added the new Master Ball Special Research, as part of the &#8220;Precious Paths&#8221; season.<\/p>\n<p>                        Pok\u00e9mon Go Master Ball Special Research Tasks and rewards (December 2025)<\/p>\n<p>This research became available when the &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/pokemon-go-precious-paths-special-research-tasks-quest-steps-rewards\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Precious Paths<\/a>&#8221; season started on Dec. 2 and the pass is available to purchase until Feb. 10, 2026 at 8 p.m. in your local time.<\/p>\n<p>            &#8216;A Precious Catch&#8217; step 1 of ?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n                                        Catch 250 Pok\u00e9mon (20 Pok\u00e9 Balls)\n                        <\/li>\n<li>\n                                        Use 150 berries to help catch Pok\u00e9mon (15 Razz Berries)\n                        <\/li>\n<li>\n                                        Make 100 nice curveball throws (2,500 Stardust)\n                        <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Rewards<\/strong>: 2,500 XP, Cetoddle encounter<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;re still working out the next steps. Notably, the research title in-game doesn&#8217;t include how many total steps there are for this research. Based on previous Master Ball research, there&#8217;s probably three or four steps total.<\/p>\n<p>                        Is the Master Ball Special Research quest ticket worth buying?<\/p>\n<p>Straight-up, <strong>this ticket is only worth buying if you\u2019re going to actually use the Master Ball<\/strong>. Of course, you can also buy it if you\u2019re a collector who just wants to hold on to the 100% catch guaranteed ball, but it\u2019s kind of a waste in that case.<\/p>\n<p>Digging a little deeper, I would only personally recommend buying this pass if:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>\n                                        You use your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/23268513\/pokemon-go-daily-adventure-incense-new-item-rural-players\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Daily Adventure Incense<\/a> often and you\u2019re trying to grab a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/pokemon-go-guide\/459546\/galarian-birds-articuno-zapdos-moltres-shiny-run-away\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Galarian Articuno, Zapdos, or Moltres<\/a> \u2014 which run away after the first failed ball. This way, you can catch your bird guaranteed.\n                        <\/li>\n<li>\n                                        You want insurance for a guarantee for a specific shiny or rare spawn in the wild. This includes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/pokemon-go\/2019\/4\/30\/18524138\/pokemon-go-azelf-uxie-mesprit-lake-trio-where-to-find\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Azelf, Mesprit, or Uxie<\/a>, though you can find them at actual raids from time to time.\n                        <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>I would not personally use the Master Ball for a legendary Pok\u00e9mon from a raid. You can get a free raid pass every day and even Premium Raid Passes are a dime a dozen. There is no raid Pok\u00e9mon that is worth using a Master Ball on, as you can just try the raid again (using another pass).<\/p>\n<p>The exception to this is if you have trouble hitting difficult raid targets with the given Premier Balls. Some Pok\u00e9mon, like Shadow Lugia, are pretty hard to even hit with a normal ball, so if you really want a Shadow Lugia, we would not judge you for using your Master Ball on it.<\/p>\n<p>All in all, the pass is worth it if you just want a Master Ball. What you use it on is up to you. Use it on a Pidgey! Use it on a special shiny you find in the wild! Use it on a Pikachu with a hat! We support your choices.<\/p>\n<p>                        Pok\u00e9mon Go Master Ball Special Research Tasks and rewards (October 2024)<\/p>\n<p>This pass debuted alongside the \u201cGalarian Expedition\u201d event in October 2024.<\/p>\n<p>            Step 1 of 4<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n                                        Catch 250 Pok\u00e9mon (20 Pok\u00e9 Balls)\n                        <\/li>\n<li>\n                                        Use 150 berries to help catch Pok\u00e9mon (15 Razz Berries)\n                        <\/li>\n<li>\n                                        Make 100 nice curveball throws (2,500 Stardust)\n                        <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Reward<\/strong>: 2,500 XP, Galarian Stunfisk encounter<\/p>\n<p>            Step 2 of 4<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n                                        Catch 300 Pok\u00e9mon (25 Pok\u00e9 Balls)\n                        <\/li>\n<li>\n                                        Make 100 great curveball throws (15 Pinap Berries)\n                        <\/li>\n<li>\n                                        Transfer 50 Pok\u00e9mon (2o Great Balls)\n                        <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Rewards<\/strong>: 3,500 XP, Galarian Farfetch\u2019d encounter<\/p>\n<p>            Step 3 of 4<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n                                        Catch 350 Pok\u00e9mon (20 Great Balls)\n                        <\/li>\n<li>\n                                        Defeat 25 Team GO Rocket members (5 Charged TMs)\n                        <\/li>\n<li>\n                                        Catch 75 different species of Pok\u00e9mon (15 Revives)\n                        <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Rewards<\/strong>: 4,500 XP, Galarian Weezing encounter<\/p>\n<p>            Step 4 of 4<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n                                        Visit Pok\u00e9Stops on 7 different days (2,500 XP)\n                        <\/li>\n<li>\n                                        Catch a Pok\u00e9mon on 7 different days (2,500 Stardust)\n                        <\/li>\n<li>\n                                        Hatch 20 eggs (Galarian Mr. Mime encounter)\n                        <\/li>\n<li>\n                                        Catch 75 Pok\u00e9mon in a single day (20 Ultra Balls)\n                        <\/li>\n<li>\n                                        Make 50 excellent throws (20 Max Revives)\n                        <\/li>\n<li>\n                                        Catch 500 Pok\u00e9mon (3 Silver Pinap Berries)\n                        <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Rewards<\/strong>: 5,000 XP, 5,000 Stardust, 1 Master Ball<\/p>\n<p>                        Pok\u00e9mon Go Master Ball Special Research Tasks and rewards (November 2023)<\/p>\n<p>This pass debuted alongside the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/pokemon-go-guide\/2023\/11\/22\/23972533\/party-up-event-timed-research-field-tasks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cParty Up\u201d event<\/a> in November 2023 and was available to purchase until Nov. 28. You can see the steps for it below.<\/p>\n<p>            Step 1 of 3<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n                                        Catch 300 Pok\u00e9mon (6,000 XP)\n                        <\/li>\n<li>\n                                        Use 180 berries to help catch Pok\u00e9mon (6,000 XP)\n                        <\/li>\n<li>\n                                        Catch 60 Pok\u00e9mon in a single day (6,000 XP)\n                        <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Reward<\/strong>: 7,500 XP<\/p>\n<p>            Step 2 of 3<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n                                        Catch 500 Pok\u00e9mon (6,000 XP)\n                        <\/li>\n<li>\n                                        Hatch 30 eggs (6,000 XP)\n                        <\/li>\n<li>\n                                        Make 100 excellent throws (6,000 XP)\n                        <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Rewards<\/strong>: 7,500 XP<\/p>\n<p>            Step 3 of 3<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n                                        Catch 150 Pok\u00e9mon in Pok\u00e9 Balls (6,000 XP)\n                        <\/li>\n<li>\n                                        Catch 150 Pok\u00e9mon in Great Balls (6,000 XP)\n                        <\/li>\n<li>\n                                        Catch 150 Pok\u00e9mon in Ultra Balls (6,000 XP)\n                        <\/li>\n<li>\n                                        Catch 150 different species of Pok\u00e9mon (6,000 XP)\n                        <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Rewards<\/strong>: 25,000 XP, 3,000 Stardust, 1 Master Ball<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Pok\u00e9mon Go has presented players with yet another opportunity to grab a Master Ball, if they want it.&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":426936,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[158,67,132,68,729,730],"class_list":{"0":"post-426935","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-virtual-reality","8":"tag-technology","9":"tag-united-states","10":"tag-unitedstates","11":"tag-us","12":"tag-virtual-reality","13":"tag-vr"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115668139554211562","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/426935","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=426935"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/426935\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/426936"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=426935"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=426935"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=426935"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}