“Call of Galar” is the all-season special research for the “Max Out” season in Pokémon Go.
Focus on Galar starters Grookey, Scorbunny and ScobbleIt opens with a “choose a path” choice between the three Pokémon.
The “Call of Galar” Special Research will be available until the end of the season, which means You have until December 3 to claim. Once you log in and start, the quest will remain forever etched in your Special Quest tab, so there's no rush to complete each step – and with 19 in total, there's plenty to do.
The quest began at the same time as the “Go for it” event and the beginnings of various Pokémon Galara new united kingdom regional exclusivityTHE Daily PokéCoin Bounty Ticketand a new set of Go Battle League Rewards.
Special Research Quest Steps “Call of Galar”
Available starting September 3, you have until December 1, 2024 to begin the “Call of Galar” research. Once you have it in your Special Research tab, it will not expire, meaning you can take your time to complete the next steps. Thanks to LeekDuck helping to fill the gaps with the following.
'Call of Galar' Stage 1 of 19
- Catch 8 Pokémon (3 Charged TMs)
Awards: 800 XP, 800 Stardust
'Call of Galar' Stage 2 of 19
At this point, you will choose a path between the starter – Grookey, Scorbunny or Sobble – that you wish to adventure with.
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You can read our thoughts on what to choose in the next section, otherwise, the steps to follow are:
'Call of Galar' Stage 3 of 19
- Catch 3 Pokémon (3 Poké Balls)
- Take a snapshot of a wild Pokémon (5 Pinap Berries)
Awards:Meet Grookey, Scorbunny or Sobble, 1,000 XP
“Galar Calling” stage 4 of 19
- Catch 88 Pokémon (1,000 XP)
- Spin 25 PokéStops or Gyms (500 Stardust)
- Explore 8 km (20 Grookey, Scorbunny or Sobble candies)
- Evolve a Grookey, Flambino or Larméléon (15 PokéBalls)
Awards: 10 large balls, 1,500 XP
“Galar Calling” stage 5 of 19
- Catch 88 Pokémon (2,000 XP)
- Send 8 gifts to your friends (1,000 Stardust)
- Hatch 8 eggs (50 Grookey, Scorbunny or Sobble candies)
- Evolve a Thwackey, Raboot or Drizzile (3 rare candies)
Awards:Meet Wooloo, 2,000 XP
“Galar Calling” stage 6 of 19
Coming soon! Stage 6 (and beyond) is scheduled for September 10th at 10am local time.
Choose an outcome path: Which Galar starter should you adventure with among Grookey, Scorbunny or Sobble?
While main entries often have starters that are harder to find in the wild, that's not the case with the “Go All Out” event – meaning choose Grookey, Scorbunny or Sobble in Pokémon Go It's just a matter of what you prefer.
Quest choice not only dictates which starter you will receive in a meet at the end of stage 2but which you need to evolve steps 4 and 5and who do you want receive candy for steps 4 and 5.
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The other consideration beyond the above is that whatever you choose in this research step, will have an above average set of statswith an IV floor of 10/10/10 (out of a possible maximum of 15/15/15). This means that you are guaranteed to get a moderately powerful version of this Pokémon, so if you plan on having one in your battle team, go for that.
That said, you can easily catch more starters through Field Research and eggs with similar IVs as part of the Go All Out event, not to mention the chance to get good stats through wild catches and a dose of luck. In other words, this is by far not your only chance to get a Galarian starter with good IVs.
To sum up, the “Choose a Path” quest doesn't offer anything exclusive, so go for your favorite of the three. (For us, it's the Herb Starter. Always the Herb Starter.)
