Pokémon Go Electrify the Sky make up event, Air Adventures field research tasks
It’s time to celebrate flying-type Pokémon!
Air Adventures celebrates not just flying-type Pokémon, but the release of Mega Latias and Mega Latios into Pokémon Go.
If you’re planning on conducting these legendary Mega Evolutions, then we recommend visiting our Mega Evolutions guide since this feature has recently been reworked.
Throughout Air Adventures, you can find event-exclusive field research tasks and complete Electrify the Sky - a timed research quest.
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‘Electrify the Sky’ make up event quest steps in Pokémon Go
On 13th May, 2022, Niantic released new Electrify the Sky quest steps to make up for issues with the original Air Adventures event, with new steps appearing until May 18th at 8pm local time.
These are buried amongst the Water Festival event, and have easier requirements for the same Mega Evolution Candy rewards:
‘Electrify the Sky’ make up steps Step 1 of 1
- Catch a Pokémon - 50 Mega Latias Energy
- Take a snapshot of a wild Pokémon - 50 Mega Latios Energy
Rewards: 3000 XP and a Flying Pikachu encounter
Here is Niantic's announcement of the make up event:
Enjoy the easy Mega Candy!
Original ‘Electrify the Sky’ quest steps in Pokémon Go
Electrify the Sky is a timed research quest which is only available during the Air Adventures event in Pokémon. This means you have until Sunday, 8th May at 8pm (local time) to complete the quest and earn its rewards.
Thankfully Electrify the Sky is very short, so you should have no trouble completing it.
Below you’ll find all of the Electrify the Sky challenges and rewards, but keep in mind that this section does contain spoilers!
‘Electrify the Sky’ Step 1 of 1
- Catch 10 Pikachu - 50 Mega Latias Energy
- Catch 30 Flying-type Pokémon - 50 Mega Latios Energy
Rewards: 3000 XP and a Flying Pikachu encounter
Air Adventures field research tasks in Pokémon Go
You can currently collect field research tasks exclusive to the Air Adventures event in Pokémon Go by spinning PokéStops. These tasks can be saved in your field research collection and completed after the event ends if you so wish.
Here are the Air Adventures field research tasks:
- Catch 3 Flying-type Pokémon reward - Flying Pikachu encounter
- Catch 10 Pokémon with weather boost reward - Doduo encounter
- Purify 1 Shadow Pokémon reward - Swablu encounter
- Defeat 3 Team Go Rocket Grunts reward - Emolga encounter
Thank you to SilphScience from reddit for the help with this information.
The Shared Skies Season is here! Go Fest 2024 may have been and gone, but you can still play around with the Fusion mechanic. Meanwhile, ticket holders can finish Go Fest 2024: A Shadowy Caper and The Dusk Settles. Don't forget to try out Routes, Gift Exchange and Party Play while you're hunting down rare Pokémon, fighting in the Go Battle League or competing in PokéStop Showcases.
Everything else we know about the Air Adventures event in Pokémon
The Air Adventures event in Pokémon Go runs until Sunday, 8th May at 8pm (local time) and, throughout this time, any egg placed in an incubator will have its hatch distance halved.
Air Adventures also continues celebrating the Mega Evolution rework with the release of Mega Latias and Mega Latios. These are the first legendary Mega Evolutions to appear in Pokémon Go, so it’s a good idea to know both Mega Latias’ weaknesses and Mega Latios’ weaknesses before battling them.
If you do successfully capture either Latias or Latios, maybe even both, during Air Adventures, then you’ll discover they know a move exclusive to this event. Below you’ll find said exclusive moves, along with how powerful each one is in trainer battles, gyms and raids:
Latias - Mist Ball (Psychic Charged Attack)
- Trainer Battles - 120 power and the chance of lowering the opposing Pokémon’s Attack
- Gyms and Raids - 105 power
Latios - Luster Purge (Psychic Charged Attack)
- Trainer Battles - 120 power and the chance of lowering the opposing Pokémon’s Defence
- Gyms and Raids - 100 power
Alongside these new Mega Pokémon, you can also battle Charizard, Lapras and Togekiss in three-star raids.
Air Adventures also sees a welcome return to Flying Pikachu - one of Pikachu’s many different costumes. Flying Pikachu can be caught through a variety of means during the event, including appearing in the wild alongside the following Pokémon:
- Charizard
- Jigglypuff
- Meowth
- Psyduck
- Doduo
- Magikarp
- Mantine
- Wingull
- Swablu
- Drifloon
Finally, any 7km egg collected during Air Adventures will have the following egg pool:
Tier One
- Togepi
- Mantyke
- Emolga
- Noibat
Have fun during the Air Adventures event!