Pokémon Go ‘Whispers in the Woods’ Masterwork Research tasks, rewards

The “Whispers in the Woods” Masterwork Research is another chance to get a shiny Celebi in Pokémon Go.

Debuting alongside the “8th Anniversary Party” event, you have between Friday, June 28, at 10 a.m. and Wednesday, July 3, at 8 p.m. local time to purchase a ticket for $5 or the local currency equivalent.)

From there, the Masterwork Research will appear in Special Research tab, where there is no time limited to completing the tasks — which is just as well, as many steps are time gated around daily activities.

‘Whispers in the Woods’ Masterwork Research steps

Once you’ve started the “Whispers in the Woods” Masterwork Research, there is no time limit to completing the following steps:

‘Whispers in the Woods’ step 1 of 5

• Earn the platinum Johto medal (51 Ultra Balls)
• Catch 251 Pokémon originally discovered in the Johto region (1 Poffin)
• Catch 100 different species of Pokémon (2,510 Stardust)

Rewards: 2,510 XP, 1 Mossy Lure, 2,510 Stardust

‘Whispers in the Woods’ step 2 of 5

• Catch 25 grass-type Pokémon (1 Lure Module)
• Catch a Pokémon 7 days in a row (51 Ultra Balls)
• Catch a Pokémon on 21 different days (251 XP)

Rewards: 2,510 XP, 3 Rare Candy, 2,510 Stardust

‘Whispers in the Woods’ step 3 of 5

• Catch 25 psychic-type Pokémon (1 Incense)
• Catch a Pokémon 7 days in a row (51 Ultra Balls)
• Catch a Pokémon on 21 different days (151 XP)

Rewards: 2,510 XP, 1 Poffin, 2,510 Stardust

Assuming you begin step 3 on the day this research was released (Thursday, July 18), the earliest you can unlock step 4 onwards is Wednesday, Aug. 7.

More coming soon!

Thanks to LeekDuck for helping flesh out the above steps.

Why can’t I buy the ‘Whispers in the Woods’ Masterwork Research?

For some players, the option to purchase the “Whispers in the Woods” ticket from the in-game shop is not possible.

That’s because this Masterwork Research is only available to those who did not start the “Distracted by Something Shiny” Research, which previously rewarded shiny Celebi back in Dec. 2020. This is in place to prevent players from owning more than one of a given shiny mythical Pokémon.

You can still, however, gift a “Whispers in the Woods” ticket to another player before it disappears from the shop.