This year’s Pokémon GO Global Challenge is now underway for Pokémon GO players around the world. Read on below for all the details:

Complete the Global Challenge research alongside the Trainers at every Pokémon GO Fest, and unlock special bonuses inspired by your own Pokémon GO team leaders the following week! If all three teams and the event attendees meet the research goals, a special bonus Raid Day will be unlocked during the bonus week. And if all goals are met by the end of summer, an even more exciting bonus will be unlocked.

Blanche’s Stardust Research Challenge

Challenge Date + Time

Monday, August 5, 2019, at 6 p.m. to Monday, August 12, 2019, at 1 a.m. PDT (GMT −7)

This challenge lasts from start to finish of Pokémon GO Fest Yokohama.

Challenge Research Tasks

Pokémon GO Fest Yokohama event attendees—Complete 2 million research tasks to unlock 3× Catch Stardust

Team Instinct—Complete 25 million research tasks globally to unlock guaranteed 3,000 Stardust per raid

Team Valor—Complete 25 million research tasks globally to unlock 3× Hatch Stardust

Team Mystic—Complete 25 million research tasks globally to unlock 1-hour Star Pieces

Reward Bonus Date + Time

All successfully unlocked bonuses will run from Tuesday, August 13, 2019, at 1 p.m. until Tuesday, August 20, 2019, at 1 p.m. PDT.

Unlock all the above bonuses, and Suicune will be available in raids on Saturday, August 17, 2019 (time to be announced later). If you’re lucky, you might encounter Shiny Suicune!

❄️ Blanche was so focused on work that when Candela and Spark stopped by Professor Willow’s mobile lab to offer congratulations on Team Mystic’s Global Challenge progress, Blanche didn’t even look up from the screen. ❄️ — Pokémon GO (@PokemonGoApp) August 8, 2019

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❄️❄️ Looks like you’re all managing your time efficiently, Trainers! Blanche will be so proud to see this. 😢❄️❄️ pic.twitter.com/CKrAX3a2DX — Pokémon GO (@PokemonGoApp) August 8, 2019

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❄️❄️ Your field research game has no chill, Trainers! Keep it going! ❄️❄️ pic.twitter.com/PrjuGAHZ4K — Pokémon GO (@PokemonGoApp) August 7, 2019

⚡ Looks like #TeamInstinct has no problems giving Blanche some positive energy. Thanks for adding 8,510,000 research tasks to the Global Challenge total so far! Amazing teamwork! ⚡ pic.twitter.com/7qkboybMd3 — Pokémon GO (@PokemonGoApp) August 7, 2019

❄️ Professor Willow has told us that Blanche seems tense as Team Mystic’s part of the Global Challenge begins. When asked about it, Blanche responded, “How I feel is irrelevant to the situation at hand. All that matters is that we succeed.” ❄️ pic.twitter.com/S55iJjdXa7 — Pokémon GO (@PokemonGoApp) August 7, 2019

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❄️❄️❄️ Whoa, look at that progress! Hopefully it satisfies Blanche’s expectations! ❄️❄️❄️ pic.twitter.com/QwQFyeZSF0 — Pokémon GO (@PokemonGoApp) August 6, 2019

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❄️❄️❄️ You’re all doing a great job, Trainers! According to Blanche, it’s almost satisfactory! ❄️❄️❄️ pic.twitter.com/Ni9GWTKxgK — Pokémon GO (@PokemonGoApp) August 6, 2019

Meet Blanche

❄️ Team Mystic leader

❄️ Cool headed, analytical, and serious

❄️ Does not take jokes well

❄️ Fascinated by Pokémon Evolution

❄️ Loses track of time when doing research

Let’s make Blanche proud during the Global Challenge, Trainers! pic.twitter.com/u0FSnJ5GB3 — Pokémon GO (@PokemonGoApp) August 6, 2019

Time to mobilize, #TeamInstinct, #TeamMystic, and #TeamValor!

Can Team Mystic Leader Blanche count on your help?

The FINAL part of the Global Challenge starts now! pic.twitter.com/x0fb8cBBmn — Pokémon GO (@PokemonGoApp) August 6, 2019

Candela’s XP Research Challenge

Challenge Date + Time

Thursday, July 4, 2019, at 1 a.m. to Sunday, July 7, 2019, at 9 a.m. PDT (GMT −7)

This challenge lasted from start to finish of Pokémon GO Fest Dortmund.

Challenge Research Tasks

Pokémon GO Fest Dortmund event attendees—Complete 1 million research tasks to unlock 3× Catch XP

Team Instinct—Complete 15 million research tasks globally to unlock 1-hour Lucky Eggs

Team Valor—Complete 15 million research tasks globally to unlock 3× Hatch XP

Team Mystic—Complete 15 million research tasks globally to unlock 2× Raid XP

Reward Bonus Date + Time

Look forward to the following bonuses to be active from Tuesday, July 9, 2019, at 1 p.m. until Tuesday, July 16, 2019, at 1 p.m. PDT:

3x Catch XP

2x Raid XP

3x Hatch XP

1 Hour Lucky Eggs

In addition to those bonuses, Entei was available in raids on Sunday, July 14, 2019, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m local time. Players received up to five free Raid Passes during the event. Shiny Entei also made its Pokémon GO debut and you had a chance to encounter it. A new Event Box was also made available with six Premium Raid Passes, one Super Incubator, two Star Pieces and two Lucky Eggs for 480 PokéCoins.

Spark’s Candy Research Challenge

Challenge Date + Time

Thursday, June 13, 2019, at 9 a.m. to Sunday, June 16, 2019, at 5 p.m. PDT (GMT −7)

This challenge lasted from start to finish of Pokémon GO Fest Chicago.

Challenge Research Tasks

Pokémon GO Fest Chicago event attendees—Completed 1 million research tasks to unlock 2× Catch Candy

Team Instinct—Completed 15 million research tasks globally to unlock guaranteed 1 Rare Candy per raid

Team Valor—Completed 15 million research tasks globally to unlock 1/2 Hatch Distance

Team Mystic—Completed 15 million research tasks globally to unlock 2× Hatch Candy

Reward Bonus Date + Time

All successfully unlocked bonuses ran from Tuesday, June 18, 2019, at 1 p.m. until Tuesday, June 25, 2019, at 1 p.m. PDT.

Raikou Raid Day: In addition to those bonuses, Raikou was made available in raids on Saturday, June 29, 2019, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m local time. Players were able to receive up to 5 free Raid Passes during the event. Shiny Raikou also made its Pokémon GO debut on this day.

Source: Official Pokémon GO blog