Mega Buddy Challenge

Mega Buddy Challenge was an event in Pokémon GO that occurred in the third week of September 2020, as part of Mega September event series.

Featured Pokémon
These Shiny Pokémon were released at the start of the event: PS Doduo PS Dodrio

Large-sized Pokémon had increased spawn rates in the wild and from Incense or Lure Modules:

These Pokémon could photobomb once per day during the event:

These Raid Bosses were available during the event:

Field Research event tasks
These Field Research tasks were available during the event:

Timed Research
Mega Buddy Challenge Timed Research was available during the event:

Shop special offer
These one-time purchase offers were available from the shop during the event:

Trivia

 * The official blog stated surprise encounters would only occur for Mega-Evolved Buddy. However, it could happen with any snapshots, including Pokémon not assigning to Buddy.