Ancient power meets modern challenge as the Mythic Blade event brings rare Fighting-type Pokémon, exclusive catches, and a timed Collection Challenge that tests your skill and timing in Pokémon Go.
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
The Mythic Blade Collection Challenge tasks players with catching a specific lineup of Fighting-type and event-themed Pokémon within a set timeframe. Completing the challenge contributes to the event’s research goals and rewards trainers with encounters, Stardust, and other useful items. Players should focus on habitats where these featured Pokémon appear more frequently and use lures or incense to increase their chances of finishing the challenge before it expires.
- 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
Field Research tasks during the Mythic Blade event offer encounters with Fighting-type Pokémon such as Hitmonlee, Hitmonchan, and Hitmontop. Completing these tasks can also reward players with Stardust, Poké Balls, and other useful items. Some research objectives involve catching specific Pokémon or making Nice or Great Throws, providing both casual and dedicated players with extra chances to add rare species to their collection.
Task |
Reward |
|---|---|
| Catch 7 fighting-type Pokémon | Hitmonlee, Hitmonchan, or Hitmontop encounter |
| Catch 15 fighting-type Pokémon | Galarian Farfetch’d encounter |
| Power up Pokémon 15 times | Galarian Farfetch’d encounter |
Increased Pokémon spawns for Mythic Blade
The Mythic Blade event boosts Pokémon spawns across the board, with rare species appearing more often in the wild. Players report higher encounter rates for event-specific Pokémon like certain Steel and Dark types tied to the theme. This surge makes it easier to fill Pokédex gaps and tackle the Collection Challenge without constant lure use. Check your local areas during peak hours for the best catches.
- Mankey
- Meowth
- Machop
- Hitmonlee
- Hitmonchan
- Hitmontop
- Combusken
- Makuhita
- Meditite
- Monferno
- Crabrawler
If you buy the ticket and use an Incense, you’ll get the following boosted spawns:
- Machop
- Hitmonlee
- Hitmonchan
- Hitmontop
- Beldum
- Timburr
- Ferroseed
Mythic Raid event specific raid targets
Raid targets for this Mythic Blade event focus on high-priority raid bosses that drop key materials and Mythic Components, plus a few regional and seasonal supers to maximize collection progress and bonus rewards.
- Meditite
- Buizel
- Timburr
- Tympole
- Poliwrath
- Aerodactyl
- Skarmory
- Breloom
Where to find Keldeo in Mythic Blade event
Keldeo was available exclusively through the “Something Extraordinary” Special Research during Pokémon Go’s Mythic Blade event (December 6-11, 2022).
How to Encounter Keldeo
Ticket holders ($7.99 USD or local equivalent) accessed the paid Special Research story, completing tasks across seven stages to unlock a Keldeo (Ordinary Form) encounter in stage 5. Tasks involved catching Pokémon, battling, evolving, powering up, and using items like berries or Incense-rewards included Rare Candies, Silver Pinap Berries, Incubators, TMs, and other encounters leading to Keldeo.
Additional Rewards
Finishing the full story granted a Keldeo T-Shirt avatar item, 14 Rare Candies, 12 Silver Pinap Berries, 2 Incubators, 2 Super Incubators, 2 Incense, and 20 Keldeo Candy in the final stage. Keldeo learned the event-exclusive Fighting-type move Sacred Sword (55 power in raids/gyms, 60 in trainer battles).
Event Context
It wasn’t in wild spawns, raids, eggs, or research tasks outside the ticketed story-post-event, Keldeo has returned in later raids or research, but not during Mythic Blade.
How to complete Something Extraordinary Special Research
“Something Extraordinary” Special Research was a ticketed story ($7.99) from Pokémon Go’s Mythic Blade event (December 2022), featuring 7 steps with tasks to unlock Keldeo.
Step 1 Tasks and Rewards
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Make 3 Curveball Throws (500 Stardust)
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Catch 10 Pokémon (Oshawott)
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Snapshot a wild Pokémon (10 Great Balls)
Rewards: 2 Rare Candy, Machoke, 2 Silver Pinap Berries
Step 2 Tasks and Rewards
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Battle a Team Leader 3 times (750 Stardust)
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Catch 5 different species (Staryu)
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Power up Pokémon 5 times (Charged TM)
Rewards: 2 Rare Candy, Breloom, 2 Silver Pinap Berries
Step 3 Tasks and Rewards
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Battle in a raid (1,000 Stardust)
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Catch 5 Fighting-type Pokémon (Hitmonlee)
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Evolve 5 Pokémon (3 Incubators)
Rewards: 2 Rare Candy, Scraggy, 2 Silver Pinap Berries
Step 4 Tasks and Rewards
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Battle GO Battle League 5 times (1,250 Stardust)
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Catch 7 different species (Marill)
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Use 5 Berries to catch Pokémon (2 Incense)
Rewards: 2 Rare Candy, Poliwrath, 2 Silver Pinap Berries
Step 5 Tasks and Rewards
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Win a raid (1,500 Stardust)
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Earn 5 Buddy Hearts (Alomomola)
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Feed Buddy 3 times (Fast TM)
Rewards: 2 Rare Candy, Keldeo (Ordinary Form), 2 Silver Pinap Berries
Step 6 Tasks and Rewards
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Win GO Battle League (1,500 Stardust)
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Catch 15 Fighting-type Pokémon (Tympole)
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3 Great Throws in a row (2 Super Incubators)
Rewards: 2 Rare Candy, Medicham, 2 Silver Pinap Berries
Step 7 Tasks and Rewards
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Snapshot Keldeo 3 times (Tirtouga)
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Snapshot Grass-type (2,000 Stardust)
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Snapshot Steel-type (2,000 Stardust)
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Snapshot Rock-type (2,000 Stardust)
Rewards: 14 Rare Candy, 12 Silver Pinap Berries, 2 Incubators, 2 Super Incubators, 2 Incense, 20 Keldeo Candy, Keldeo T-Shirt
Tips: Claim ticket between Dec 10 10am-Dec 11 8pm local time; tasks remain forever after. Use Mythic Blade’s Fighting spawns for efficiency; Team Leader battles are via Battle menu (quick swap to end).
