PoGO – Pokémon Go: The Pioneer 40 Challenge Guide

If you reach level 40 with your trainer in Pokémon Go before January 1, 2021, you’ll get the Limited Research Pioneer 40 Challenge, which has four steps to earn some nice rewards and goodies. We have a guide to the Limited Research Pioneer 40 Challenge with all the steps and rewards for you.

Reaching level 40 in Pokémon Go, is that even relevant now with level 50 unlocked? Yes, of course! Ever since the release of the pocket monster collecting app from Niantic, players have longed for a level increase. This means that level 40 was the absolute goal for many years, the ultimate, so to speak. If there was nothing special about reaching this mark, it would probably be a bit disappointing. Of course, we have to be honest: For years, there was virtually nothing when the trainer “dinged” 40, apart from a few standard items.

It’s a good thing that the developers at Niantic have decided that with the level increase to 50, they will also give an extra reward to players who reach level 40 by January 1, 2021 in 00:00. Born was the Limited Research Pioneer 40 Challenge! Check out our guide for all the steps and rewards to the Pioneer 40 Challenge. Spoiler: You can expect not only some nice rewards, but also some Pokémon. And one of them, Kapuno, every trainer will want to grab! But also Geronimatz and Flapteryx will be missing in some collections. So take up the challenge and good luck in the hunt if you want to break level 40 before New Year’s Eve 2020!

Pokémon Go: Pioneer 40 Challenge – Step 1/4

Level Pokémon 10 times – Reward: 1,000 stardust
Catch 15 Pokémon – Reward: 3 x stardust
Land 5 good throws – Reward: 1,000 XP

Reward for completing step 1: 1,000 stardust, 1,000 XP, encounter with Geronimatz.

Pokémon Go: Pioneer 40 Challenge – Step 2/4.

Catch 15 Pokémon of different types – Reward: 1,000 stardust.
Send 10 Pokémon – Reward: One All Stone
Use 15 Sanana Berries while catching Pokémon – Reward: 1,000 XP

Reward for completing step 2: 1,000 stardust, 3 x premium battle pass, 1,000 XP

Pokémon Go: Pioneer 40 Challenge – Step 3/4.

Land 3 awesome curveballs – Reward: 1,000 stardust.
Win 3 Raids – Reward: Sinnoh Stone
Give your buddy 10 snacks – Reward: 1,000 XP

Reward for completing Step 3: 1,000 stardust, 3 x Super Brood Machine, 1,000 XP.

Pokémon Go: Pioneer 40 Challenge – Step 4/4.

Automatically completed – Reward: 5,000 stardust
Automatically fulfilled – Reward: Encounter with Kapuno
Automatically fulfilled – Reward: 1,000 XP

Reward for completing Step 4: 5,000 stardust, encounter with Flapteryx, Garados Hat.

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.