The final week of the Throwback Challenge 2020 has arrived to Pokémon Go. With it, the final legendary Pokémon is now available for players to potentially capture, but first they need to complete all of the available challenge steps for the Sinnoh Throwback Challenge to receive it.
The final Pokémon is Cresselia, a Psychic-type Pokémon. It has the maximum CP of 2,857, an attack of 152, defense of 258, and stamina of 260. It is an excellent Pokémon to take with you into the Ultra League, but not so great in the Masters. For those looking to round out their Ultra League up, completing the Sinnoh challenge to capture this Pokémon gives you an excellent opportunity to lurch ahead during Season 2 of the battle league.
Before you have the chance to capture it, you need to complete these eight sets of research tasks:
Step 1
- Catch a Rock-type Pokémon – 500 Stardust
- Catch 3 Grass, Water or Fire-type Pokémon – 10 Poké Balls
- Power up a Pokémon – Burmy encounter
Rewards: Rare Candy, Cranidos Encounter, 2 Golden Razz Berry
Step 2
- Catch a Grass-type Pokémon – 500 Stardust
- Take a snapshot of a Grass-type Pokémon – 5 Razz Berries
- Send a gift to a friend – Combee encounter
Rewards: Rare Candy, Grotle Encounter, 2 Silver Pinap Berries
Step 3
- Catch a Fighting-type Pokémon – 500 Stardust
- Make 3 Nice throws – Magnetic Lure
- Hatch an egg – Bronzor Encounter
Rewards: Rare Candy, Monferno Encounter, 2 Golden Razz Berries
Step 4
- Catch a Water-type Pokémon – 500 Stardust
- Earn a candy from walking with your buddy – 10 Great Balls
- Catch a Ground-type Pokémon – Skorupi encounter
Rewards: Rare Candy, Prinlup Encounter, 2 Silver Pinap Berries
Step 5
- Catch a Ghost-type Pokémon – 500 Stardust
- Battle another trainer – Charged TM
- Use 3 Berries to help catch Pokémon (any type of Berries will do) – 1 Sinnoh Stone
Rewards: Rare Candy, Drifloon Encounter, 2 Golden Razz Berries
Step 6
- Catch a Steel-type Pokémon – 500 Stardust
- Give 3 treats to your buddy – Hippopotas encounter
- Catch a Steel-type Pokémon – 500 Stardust
Rewards: Rare Candy, Shieldon Encounter, 2 Silver Pinap Berries
Step 7
- Catch an Ice-type Pokémon – 500 Stardust
- Evolve a Pokémon – Gible encounter
- Earn a candy from walking with your buddy – Glacial Lure
Rewards: Rare Candy, Abomasnow Encounter, 2 Golden Razz Berries
Step 8
- Catch an Electric-type Pokémon – 500 Stardust
- Power-up a Pokémon 3 times – Starpiece
- Make 3 Great throws – Fast TM
Rewards: Rare Candy, Shinx Encounter, 2 Silver Pinap Berries
Step 9
- Claim reward – 3,000 XP
- Claim reward – 3,000 XP
- Claim reward – 3,000 XP
Rewards: 10 Rare Candies and the final reward of a Cresselia encounter.
You can use any of your available berries in this encounter to assist in you capturing the Pokémon, along with any PokéBalls. Your Cresselia will also have the event exclusive grass knot. you have until the end of May 28 to capture this Pokémon before the event is over.
