Niantic has followed up its massive announcement of the upcoming Pokémon Go Dual Destiny season with one of its first major events, Aspiring Dragons Research Day.

This kicks off on Saturday, December 7 between 2:00 PM and 5:00 PM local time. During this time, you can complete brand new Field Research tasks to earn encounters with the event-themed Pokémon.

You can also pay for additional Timed Research to gain even more encounters. Or, just wander about in the wild as certain Pokémon are appearing more frequently.

Aspiring Dragons Research Day Event Details

BeginsDecember 7 at 2:00 PM local time
EndsDecember 7 at 5:00 PM local time

Pokémon Go‘s Aspiring Dragons Research Day challenges you to beat Field Research tasks to earn encounters with the following Pokémon:

  • Horsea
  • Trapinch
  • Swablu
  • Skrelp

You can also pay $2 for additional Field Research tasks to earn even more encounters with the above Pokémon. There’s a small chance to encounter a Shiny variant of the above, too.

Select Pokémon will also appear more often in the wild, including their Shiny variants:

  • Spearow
  • Yanma
  • Carvanha
  • Dwebble
  • Ducklett
  • Binacle

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