It’s been a busy summer for the massively popular mobile title,Pokemon GO. In fact, the game has just come off it’s Go Fest Finale after a Summer long return to in person events with stops in Seattle, Washington, Berlin, Germany, and Sapporo, Japan. Theevents introduced Ultra Beasts for the first time, though the Finale event brought all four of them together to allow fans outside of the in-person events to have a chance to catch them through special raids.
This week also saw the start of Season of Light, bringing all kinds of new content toPokemon GOover the next few months. Players can start a new Special Research quest called A Cosmic Companion, which may eventually leadPokemon GOfans to the rumored additions of Solgaleo and Lunala. Alongside the new season, Niantic has also just announced a new partnership with Verizon, offering special rewards for customers and an opportunity to catch more Pokemon.
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Starting today through November 30, eligible Verizon Wireless customers in the United States can claim a special Partner Research ticket by visiting the Rewards Center from the My Verizon app on a mobile device. Once the code has been redeemed, the Partner Research will appear in game from the Today View menu and taskPokemon GOplayers with completing various objectives and challenges. Keep in mind that this offer is only for players in the United States who are eligible Verizon customers. In addition, only one code can be used per phone line.
Completing research tasks will givePokemon GOplayers rewards and resources like XP, Stardust,100 Mega Energy for Gengar, as well as items like an Incubator, Poffin, a Lucky Egg, and more. However, Pokemon may also appear as rewards, with Gengar Clamperl, Pawniard, and Espurr being highlighted by Niantic. Not only that, lucky players may also encounter rare, shiny versions of Espurr, Clamperl, or Gengar as well.
While fans have plenty of time to get in on the Verizon Partner Research rewards,Niantic is lining up Season of Light to be full of things to do. The legendary Nebula Pokemon Cosmog will be a major part of the journey and through seasonal research. While the raid schedule is still largely a mystery, Yveltal and Deoxys will once again be available in five star events at the beginning and end of the month. Various limited time events will also be happening throughout September including the Psychic Spectacular from 6-12, Test Your Mettle on the 16-21, and Fashion Week at the end of the month starting September 27.
Pokemon GOis out now for iOS and Android mobile devices.
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