A Colossal Discovery


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A Colossal Discovery was an event featuring return of the Legendary Titans: Regirock, Regice, Registeel and the debut of Regigigas in Pokémon GO. Regigigas Special Research and some parts of the event required purchasing a ticket to unlock.

Featured Pokémon
Following Pokémon had increased spawn rates in the wild:

These Shiny Pokémon would be released with the start of the event:

PS Skarmory PS Regirock PS Regice PS Registeel

The following Pokémon hatched more frequently from Eggs during this event. Some of them were not available in the normal egg pools prior to the event.

The following Raid Bosses were available for a time of this event. On November, all Raid Eggs only took 15 minutes to hatch, and the Raid time was extended to 90 minutes. The frequency of Legendary Raid was also sharply increased.

Shop special offer
The following offers were available from the shop from the start of the event.

Ticket-exclusive features
Trainers could purchase the ticket which enabled them to receive the Special Research tasks series – A Colossal Discovery if they turned on the game during local time 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. on November, 2019.

Ticket details:
 * Sold US$7.99 (or the equivalent in local currency) and could be purchased directly from the shop. The ticket could not be purchased with PokéCoins.
 * Tickets could be purchased until Saturday, November, 2019, at 5 p.m. local time.

Field Research event tasks
There were several Field Research tasks available exclusively to the ticket holders for the duration of the event. All of the event tasks had the same pool of Pokémon encounter rewards.

Special Research
Text in italics indicates changes of task after the event ended.

Hey there, TRAINER. Good to see you again. Your research inspired me to do some more research of my own, and I think I’ve come across something…groundbreaking. I was investigating the digging patterns of Diglett, and I wound up heading deep into a cave. Inside, I came across some unusual markings carved heavily into the cavern walls. At first, I thought them to be random, but then I realized the carvings formed four unique patterns, each consisting of seven circles. These patterns look incredibly familiar, and I think we need to take a closer look at some Pokémon in particular. Can I count on you to help me research some Rock-type Pokémon? I have a hunch that this will lead us to our first clue.

Simply amazing! The pattern on the Regirock you caught matches perfectly with the first pattern of carvings on the cave walls. This leads me to believe we should move our investigation to Ice-type Pokémon. I wonder if we’ll find another Pokémon that will help us solve this puzzle. I have one in mind, but I don’t want to get ahead of myself! I’m sure with the help of an accomplished Trainer such as yourself, we’ll be on our way to figuring this out in no time.

As expected, Regice clearly has similar markings to the second carving I found in the cave. I remember an ancient legend that told a story about a Colossal Pokémon. It’s said that it made Pokémon that looked like itself from a special ice mountain, rocks, and magma. Could it be these Pokémon these patterns originate from? This is starting to get exciting, isn’t it? If the first two Pokémon were Regirock and Regice…then there’s only one left that we must research further.

Excellent work. I believe we’re going in the right direction. This could only mean one thing, TRAINER. We’re close to coming across the Legendary Pokémon Regigigas! According to legend, this Pokémon towed continents with rope. Maybe it can help move my research lab next time it gets stuck. Hahaha! Anyway…I have a feeling that once you fully document these amazing creatures, you’ll make a colossal discovery of your own.