PoGO – Pokémon GO: Investigate Illusions - Special Research Guide

The Investigate Illusions special research, which revolves around Community Day with Abra in April 2020 in Pokémon Go, is launched via third sold event ticket in the game. However, the Investigate Illusions ticket is significantly cheaper than the comparable Genesect and Regigigas “buy” special researches. We’ve got all the info for you, which we’ll add tips to the guide on April 25, so you’ll know if Investigate Illusions is worth the $0.99 and explain all the steps in the guide.

Fans of Pokémon Go might get the impression that the developers at Niantic have acquired a taste for sold special research. After the two special researches “A Colossal Discovery” for Regigigas and “Modular Investigations” for Genesect (which was shrunk down to less satisfying tasks due to the outbreak of the Corona Pandemic), now comes the third event ticket “Investigate Illusions”. The most serious difference: While the event ticket for Regigigas and Genesect each cost 8.99 euros, the developers of Pokémon Go are only asking for 0.99 euros for Investigate Illusions, which, as usual, cannot be refunded.

This has to do with the fact that no legendary reward beckons this time, because the special research revolves around the Community Day event for Abra, which will take place on April 25, 2020 between 11:00 am and 5:00 pm. In brief, here are the key points about the Community Day around the Psycho-Pokémon:

Event: Community Day with Abra on April 25, 2020 from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Abra appears more often in the wild and can be caught as an iridescent
If you evolve Abra between 11:00 am and 7:00 pm on 04/25, Simsala will learn the exclusive instant attack Counter
During Community Day, you’ll receive triple the amount of stardust for catching Pokémon
Smoke lasts for three hours (instead of lure modules)
Buddy Pokémon that are at least Super Buddies will bring you useful items like Pokéballs during Community Day
A snapshot can provide a surprise

Is buying Illusions Investigate worth it? The special research costs just €0.99, and it’s already confirmed to earn you 13,000 stardust, a Knursp to feed to buddy Pokémon, and a Rocket radar, among other things. So, coupled with the Stardust catch bonus during the event and some Star Pieces, you can fill up your Stardust account tremendously! Especially since a Knursp alone costs 100 Pokécoins, the equivalent of 99 cents.

So, yes, even if the special research Investigate Illusions won’t include very exciting tasks due to the exit restrictions, it’s worth the investment, especially if you can play during Community Day – it’s likely that the four steps of Investigate Illusions will revolve around Abra. On top of that, it is explicitly mentioned in the store that you can only get the bonuses during Community Day. Perhaps that’s why the Investigate Illusions event ticket is so cheap, because it won’t hurt Pokémon Go players too much if they don’t complete the special research during the event. As soon as we know what you have to do for the individual steps of the special research and what the rewards are exactly, we will update the following guide to Investigate Illusions.

Pokémon Go: Investigate illusions – Step 1/4

Use 10 power-ups on Pokémon – Reward: 10 x Pokéball
Catch 10 Abra – Reward: 20 x Abra Candy
Land 5 good throws – Reward: Encounter with Abra

Reward for completing step 1: 2,000 stardust, 1 x smoke, encounter with Abra

Pokémon Go: Investigate Illusions – Step 2/4

Catch 15 Abra – Reward: 20 x Abra Candy
Send 10 Pokémon – Reward: Encounter with Kadabra
Evolve 3 Abra – Reward: 1,000 XP

Reward for completing step 2: 2,000 Stardust, 1 x Smoke, 1 x Growlsp

Pokémon Go: Investigate Illusions – Step 3/4

Land 3 awesome curveballs – Reward: 20 x Abra candies.
Evolve 1 Kadabra – Reward: 5 x Golden Himmih Berry
Send 10 Pokémon – Reward: 1,500 XP

Reward for completing Step 3: 2,000 Stardust, 1 x Smoke, 1 x Rocket Radar

Pokémon Go: Investigate illusions – step 4/4

is already done – Reward: 5,000 stardust
is already done – Reward: 1,500 XP
is already done – Reward: 5 x Silver Sanana Berry

Reward for completing step 4: 2,000 stardust, 3 x special candies, encounter with Simsala

Pokémon GO

Pokémon Go is the mobile spin-off of Nintendo’s popular Pokémon game series for Android and iOS. It is a so-called “location-based game”, i.e. a game that uses the player’s immediate surroundings. It is based on the principle of augmented reality.

Pokémon Map: Between landmarks and sights

Pokémon Go uses a Global Positioning System (GPS) to determine the player’s location and displays it on a map that also represents the playing field. The map is based on OpenStreetMap maps. The game is played mostly outdoors and uses landmarks, landmarks and other notable or eye-catching objects in the world to position either PokéStops or arenas there for you to battle for supremacy. Join either Team Intuition (Team Yellow, Zapdos), Team Wisdom (Team Blue, Arktos), or Team Daring (Team Red, Lavados). Under their flag you can then fight for the arenas, which are placed at hotspots like churches or similar. Pokémon can appear anywhere, though.

Pocket monsters visible on the Pokémon Go Map are randomly loaded into the game’s virtual map by the game server. If several players are playing in the same location, each player can see and catch the Pokémon independently of the others.

Pokémon Go Updates, News, Raids and More

The developers at Niantic regularly provide Pokémon Go with new updates or special raids that should only be tackled in a group of several people. The Pokémon Go Raids are therefore very popular, as they also offer the prospect of particularly rare Pokémon. For example, in the past, legendary Pokémon could always be caught on special occasions (Pokémon Go events). For particularly eager mobile or smartphone Pokémon trainers, there is also an external IV calculator, such as the online tool from Pokemon.gameinfo.io or on Pokefans.net, to check the values of your Pokémon.