{"id":11099,"date":"2022-02-11T13:17:10","date_gmt":"2022-02-11T12:17:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1583021"},"modified":"2022-02-11T13:44:10","modified_gmt":"2022-02-11T12:44:10","slug":"pokemon-go-valentines-event-research-tasks-challenges-luvdisc-flabebe","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/pokemon-go-valentines-event-research-tasks-challenges-luvdisc-flabebe\/","title":{"rendered":"Pok\u00e9mon Go Valentine\u2019s event: Research tasks, challenges, Luvdisc &amp; Flab\u00e9b\u00e9"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Rob Leane\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Friday, 11 February 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p>When you think of Valentine\u2019s, Niantic\u2019s mobile game Pok\u00e9mon Go may not be the first thing you think of, but perhaps it should be \u2014 there\u2019s a big Pok\u00e9mon Go Valentine\u2019s event going on right now, featuring such romantic critters as the heart-shaped Luvdisc and the flowery Flab\u00e9b\u00e9.<\/p>\n<p>As we\u2019ve come to expect from Pok\u00e9mon Go events, this Valentine\u2019s Day spectacular brings with it increased spawn rates for certain creatures as well as some fresh challenges, new research tasks and some big raid battles. There are some nice exclusive bonuses that can get you some in-game freebies, too!<\/p>\n<p>Keep on reading, then, and we\u2019ll break down all the essential information about this year\u2019s Pok\u00e9mon Go Valentine\u2019s event, starting with those all-important start and end times.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Pok\u00e9mon Go Valentine\u2019s event timings<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The Pok\u00e9mon Go Valentine\u2019s event started at 10am on Thursday 10th February, and will end at 8pm on Monday 14th February, meaning that you\u2019ve got the whole weekend to work on those research tasks, challenges and capturing some new critters for your collection.<\/p>\n<p>Note: those timings are the same wherever you are in the world!<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Pok\u00e9mon Go Valentine\u2019s event research tasks<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The following Pok\u00e9mon Go Valentine\u2019s event research tasks have been added to the game (you\u2019ll find them in the usual place), and we\u2019ve listed the rewards you get with completing each one:<\/p>\n<ul><li><strong>Catch five Pokemon<\/strong> \u2013 rewards with Luvdisc<\/li>\n<li><strong>Catch 20 Luvdisc<\/strong> \u2013 rewards with Alomomola<\/li>\n<li><strong>Earn three hearts with your buddy<\/strong> \u2013 rewards with Pikachu or Eevee<\/li>\n<li><strong>Make five great curveball throws in a row<\/strong> \u2013 rewards with Spinda<\/li>\n<li><strong>Use five berries to help catch Pokemon<\/strong> \u2013 rewards with Ralts<\/li>\n<li><strong>Win a Raid<\/strong> \u2013 rewards with Frillish<\/li>\n<\/ul><h2><strong>How to complete Pok\u00e9mon Go Valentine\u2019s challenges<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Two sets of Pok\u00e9mon Go Valentine\u2019s challenges have been added to the game, as well, with each one earning you a tidy pile of rewards. If you\u2019re wondering how to complete them, we\u2019ve included below the steps you need to follow!<\/p>\n<p>These fall into the Collection Challenge mould, which means you basically have to catch a bunch of specific Pok\u00e9mon in order to earn those rewards.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Challenge 1<\/strong>, rewards with 2000 XP, 2000 Stardust and a male Frillish:<\/p>\n<ul><li>Catch a Luvdisc<\/li>\n<li>Catch a Woobat<\/li>\n<li>Catch a Plusle<\/li>\n<li>Catch a Volbeat<\/li>\n<\/ul><p><strong>Challenge 2<\/strong>, rewards with 2000 XP, 2000 Stardust and a female Frillish:<\/p>\n<ul><li>Catch a Luvdisc<\/li>\n<li>Catch a Furfrou<\/li>\n<li>Catch a Minun<\/li>\n<li>Catch an Illumise<\/li>\n<\/ul><h2><strong>Pok\u00e9mon Go Valentine\u2019s event Flab\u00e9b\u00e9 colours and evolution details<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div class=\"&quot;image-handler__container\" image-handler__container--aspect=\"\" style=\"&quot;padding-bottom:\" calc=\"\"> <picture><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" 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data-src=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/Pokemon-Go-Flabebe-colours-a2c0dad.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=620%2C413&quot;\" width=\"&quot;620&quot;\" height=\"&quot;413&quot;\" alt=\"&quot;There\" are=\"\" five=\"\" flab=\"\" colours=\"\" in=\"\" pok=\"\" go.=\"\" title=\"&quot;Pokemon-Go-Flabebe-colours&quot;\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div><div class=\"&quot;caption-hold&quot;\"><figcaption class=\"&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;\"><span class=\"&quot;caption-copy&quot;\"><i class=\"&quot;icon-arrow\" icon-camera-circle=\"\"\/> There are five Flab\u00e9b\u00e9 colours in Pok\u00e9mon Go.<\/span><\/figcaption><span class=\"&quot;im-image-caption&quot;\"> <i>Niantic<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<p>The flower Pok\u00e9mon Flab\u00e9b\u00e9 has joined Pok\u00e9mon Go as part of this event, and there are actually five different versions to collect, although some of them are locked to real-life regions of the globe.<\/p>\n<p>The five Flab\u00e9b\u00e9 colours are listed below, along with the places you can expect to find them:<\/p>\n<ul><li><strong>Blue Flower Flab\u00e9b\u00e9<\/strong> \u2013 only available in the Asia-Pacific region<\/li>\n<li><strong>Yellow Flower Flab\u00e9b\u00e9<\/strong> \u2013 only available in the Americas<\/li>\n<li><strong>Red Flower Flab\u00e9b\u00e9<\/strong> \u2013 only available in the UK, Europe, the Middle East and Africa<\/li>\n<li><strong>Orange Flower Flab\u00e9b\u00e9 <\/strong>\u2013 available worldwide, but it is rare<\/li>\n<li><strong>White Flower Flab\u00e9b\u00e9 <\/strong>\u2013 available worldwide, but it is rare<\/li>\n<\/ul><p>Depending on which region you\u2019re planning to be in this weekend, you should be able to spot at least three of those Flab\u00e9b\u00e9 variants spawning in the wild.<\/p>\n<p>Note: if you want to evolve a Flab\u00e9b\u00e9 in Pok\u00e9mon Go, you\u2019ll need 25 Flab\u00e9b\u00e9 Candy in order to evolve your Flab\u00e9b\u00e9 into a Floette. Once you\u2019ve collected that many candies, you will be able to trigger the evolution in the usual way.<\/p>\n<p>Once you\u2019ve got a Floette, you\u2019ll need 100 Flab\u00e9b\u00e9 Candy and 20 Hearts to evolve your Floette into a Florges. You can earn the hearts by having Floette as your buddy Pok\u00e9mon for a while.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Pok\u00e9mon Go Valentine\u2019s event <\/strong><strong>spawn rates<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Several pocket monsters will have increased spawn rates during the Pok\u00e9mon Go Valentine\u2019s event, and we\u2019ve included the list for you below. Luvdisc is an obvious choice, being heart-shaped and everything, but some of the other picks are bit random:<\/p>\n<ul><li>Alomomola<\/li>\n<li>Audino<\/li>\n<li>Chansey<\/li>\n<li>Furfrou (Natural Form)<\/li>\n<li>Illumise<\/li>\n<li>Luvdisc<\/li>\n<li>Miltank<\/li>\n<li>Minun<\/li>\n<li>Plusle<\/li>\n<li>Volbeat<\/li>\n<li>Woobat<\/li>\n<\/ul><h2><strong>Pok\u00e9mon Go Valentine\u2019s event raid battles<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>What would Valentine\u2019s Day be without a few battles? Niantic has crafted a new batch of Pok\u00e9mon Go raid battles just for this event, and all the details about who you\u2019ll be battling this weekend are right here.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pok\u00e9mon Go Valentine\u2019s event one-star raid battles: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul><li>Audino<\/li>\n<li>Furfrou (Natural Form)<\/li>\n<li>Miltank<\/li>\n<li>Roselia<\/li>\n<\/ul><p><strong>Pok\u00e9mon Go Valentine\u2019s event three-star raid battles: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul><li>Gallade<\/li>\n<li>Gardevoir<\/li>\n<li>Lickitung<\/li>\n<li>Nidoking<\/li>\n<li>Nidoqueen<\/li>\n<\/ul><p><strong>Pok\u00e9mon Go Valentine\u2019s event five-star raid battles: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul><li>Registeel<\/li>\n<\/ul><p><strong>Pok\u00e9mon Go Valentine\u2019s event mega raid battles<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul><li>Mega Houndoom<\/li>\n<\/ul><h2><strong>Pok\u00e9mon Go Valentine\u2019s event bonuses<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>A number of Pok\u00e9mon Go Valentine\u2019s event bonuses are also running throughout the weekend, allowing you to pick up some event-exclusive goodies for your troubles.<\/p>\n<p>The bonuses running during this event include <strong>Lure Modules <\/strong><strong>lasting twice as long <\/strong>as usual, as well as players receiving <strong>double Candy for each Pok\u00e9mon they catch <\/strong>and getting <strong>gifts more often <\/strong>from their buddy Pok\u00e9mon.<\/p>\n<p>You can also get the <strong>Heart Trim Furfrou <\/strong>during this event. Find a Natural Form Furfrou in your storage and select the button marked \u2018Change Form\u2019 in order to turn it into the Heart Trim version \u2014 making the change will cost you 25 Furfrou Candy and 10,000 Stardust.<\/p>\n<p>Gardevoir and Gallade will also be able to use the move Synchronoise during this event. If you catch either of those creatures in a riad, they\u2019ll know this move automatically. Or if you evolve a Kirlia into either of them, it will learn this special move when you do so.<\/p>\n<p>Basically, Niantic has delivered us plenty of pressies with this Pok\u00e9mon Go Valentine\u2019s event, and you love to see it!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Follow <a href=\"\/\/twitter.com\/RadioTimesGames&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Radio Times Gaming on Twitter<\/a> for all the latest insights. 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