All Timed Research: Stardust Challenge tasks and rewards for Pokémon Go’s Season of Heritage

Get ready to gather Stardust and a catch a lot of Swinub.

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The Season of Heritage is now underway in Pokémon Go, meaning players are going to be working closely with Professor Willow and the various Team Leaders to try and unlock a mysterious door by completing specific tasks. 

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These tasks are going to be split up into three distinct sets of Timed Research running during the season from Dec. 1 to March 1, 2022—with one set themed on a different Team Leader running each month. 

Throughout December, players will work with Blanche and Professor Willow in order to activate the first mechanism of the large door found in the historical cave site. According to the head of Team Mystic, the first step involves gathering Stardust. 

With the goal of gathering massive amounts of Stardust, along with the apparent need to enlist the help of Ice and Ground-type Pokémon, the next month will feature multiple ways to facilitate the new Timed Research. This includes the Incense Day: Swinub event, which will see both Ice and Ground-type Pokémon spawning more frequently, including Galarian Darumaka. 

So, if you want to contribute to the research and try to open the door, here are all of the tasks and rewards for the Season of Heritage’s Timed Research: Stardust Challenge.

Timed Research

Stardust Challenge

  • Earn 500 total Stardust 
    • 500 XP and 10 Poké Balls
  • Earn 1,000 total Stardust
    • 500 XP and 10 Razz Berries
  • Earn 3,000 total Stardust
    • 500 XP and a Rhyhorn encounter
  • Earn 6,000 total Stardust
    • 500 XP and 15 Pinap Berries
  • Earn 10,000 total Stardust
    • 500 XP and an Onix encounter
  • Earn 15,000 total Stardust
    • 500 XP and 25 Poké Balls
  • Earn 20,000 total Stardust
    • 500 XP and 15 Nanab Berries
  • Earn 30,000 total Stardust
    • 500 XP and a Staryu encounter
  • Earn 40,000 total Stardust
    • 500 XP and 20 Great Balls
  • Earn 50,000 total Stardust
    • 500 XP and two Silver Pinap Berries
  • Earn 60,000 total Stardust
    • 500 XP and an Alolan Exeggutor encounter
  • Earn 70,000 total Stardust
    • 500 XP and 25 Ultra Balls
  • Earn 85,000 total Stardust
    • 500 XP and a Deino encounter
  • Earn 100,000 total Stardust
    • 500 XP and 5,000 XP
  • Earn 120,000 total Stardust
    • 500 XP, one Lucky Egg, and a Deino Hat avatar item
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