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Catch Mastery: Archen was the fourth Catch Mastery event in Pokémon GO.^[1]

Features[]

Featured Pokémon[]

Pokémon in wild

These Pokémon had increased spawn rates in the wild and from Incense or Lure Modules:

Omanyte

Omanyte

#0138

Kabuto

Kabuto

#0140

Field Research event tasks[]

Field Research tasks

These Field Research tasks were available during the event:

Make 7 Great Throws
Make 5 Great Curveball Throws
Make 3 Curveball Throws in a row

Timed Research[]

Catch Mastery: Archen Timed Research

Catch Mastery: Archen Timed Research was available during the event:

1^st Part

Catch 2 Omanyte

Make 3 Nice Throws

Rewards for whole set

10×

500

2^nd Part

Make 5 Nice Throws

Catch 5 Rock-type Pokémon

Use 3 Berries to help catch Pokémon

Rewards for whole set

5×

500

3^rd Part

Make 5 Nice Curveball Throws

Catch 5 Rock-type Pokémon

Use 3 Nanab Berries while catching Pokémon

Rewards for whole set

5×

500

4^th Part

Make 3 Nice Curveball Throws in a row

Catch 5 Rock-type Pokémon

Use 3 Razz Berries to help catch Pokémon

Rewards for whole set

5×

500

5^th Part

Make 5 Nice Curveball Throws in a row

Catch 5 Rock-type Pokémon

Use 3 Pinap Berries while catching Pokémon

Rewards for whole set

10×

1000

6^th Part

Make 3 Great Throws

Catch 5 Kabuto

Catch 5 Omanyte

Rewards for whole set

10×

1000

7^th Part

Make 3 Great Curveball Throws

Catch 10 Kabuto

Catch 10 Omanyte

Rewards for whole set

10×

1000

8^th Part

Make 5 Great Curveball Throws

Catch 10 Kabuto

Catch 10 Omanyte

Rewards for whole set

500×

1500

9^th Part

Make 3 Great Curveball Throws in a row

Catch 10 Rock-type Pokémon

Make an Excellent Throw

Rewards for whole set

1000×

2500

10^th Part

Make 5 Great Curveball Throws in a row

Make an Excellent Throw

Make an Excellent Curveball Throw

Rewards for whole set

1500×

3000

Catch Mastery: Archen Premium Timed Research

Catch Mastery: Archen Premium Timed Research was available during the event with the ticket:

1^st Part

Catch 2 Omanyte

Make 3 Nice Throws

Rewards for whole set

10×

500

2^nd Part

Make 5 Nice Throws

Catch 5 Rock-type Pokémon

Use 3 Berries to help catch Pokémon

Rewards for whole set

5×

500

3^rd Part

Make 5 Nice Curveball Throws

Catch 5 Rock-type Pokémon

Use 3 Nanab Berries while catching Pokémon

Rewards for whole set

5×

500

4^th Part

Make 3 Nice Curveball Throws in a row

Catch 5 Rock-type Pokémon

Use 3 Razz Berries to help catch Pokémon

Rewards for whole set

5×

500

5^th Part

Make 5 Nice Curveball Throws in a row

Catch 5 Rock-type Pokémon

Use 3 Pinap Berries while catching Pokémon

Rewards for whole set

10×

1000

6^th Part

Make 3 Great Throws

Catch 5 Kabuto

Catch 5 Omanyte

Rewards for whole set

10×

1000

7^th Part

Make 3 Great Throws

Catch 10 Kabuto

Catch 10 Omanyte

Rewards for whole set

10×

1000

8^th Part

Make 5 Great Throws

Catch 10 Kabuto

Catch 10 Omanyte

Rewards for whole set

500×

1500

9^th Part

Make 3 Great Throws

Catch 10 Rock-type Pokémon

Make a Great Throw

Rewards for whole set

1000×

2500

10^th Part

Make 5 Great Curveball Throws

Make a Great Throw

Make a Great Curveball Throw

Rewards for whole set

1500×

3000

Compensation Timed Research[]

The Shiny boost for Omanyte and Kabuto was not enabled during the start of the event.^[2] Compensation Timed Researches were later issued on March 28^th, 2025.^[3] The Timed Researches were available to claim until April 4^th, 2025. Fossil Encounters: Omanyte was obtained after completing Fossil Encounters: Kabuto.

Fossil Encounters: Kabuto

1^st Part

Catch a Pokémon

Catch 2 Pokémon

Catch 3 Pokémon

Catch 4 Pokémon

Catch 5 Pokémon

Catch 6 Pokémon

Catch 7 Pokémon

Catch 8 Pokémon

Catch 9 Pokémon

Rewards for whole set

1000×

1000

Fossil Encounters: Omanyte

1^st Part

Catch a Pokémon

Catch 2 Pokémon

Catch 3 Pokémon

Catch 4 Pokémon

Catch 5 Pokémon

Catch 6 Pokémon

Catch 7 Pokémon

Catch 8 Pokémon

Catch 9 Pokémon

Rewards for whole set

1000×

1000

References[]

↑ Get ready for a Catch Mastery event featuring the First Bird Pokémon, Archen!. Pokémon GO Live. Retrieved on 2025-03-11.
↑ Shiny rate for Omanyte and Kabuto for the Catch Mastery event isn't boosted. /r/TheSilphRoad. Retrieved on 2025-03-28.
↑ new Kanto fossil research just went live?. /r/TheSilphRoad. Retrieved on 2025-03-28.

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Fall

Halloween • Daily Bonus Celebration • Lapras Event • Thanksgiving • Holiday

Winter

Valentine's Day • Winter with Unibail-Rodamco • Pokémon Day • Snorlax Event

Spring

Water Festival • Eggstravaganza • Golden Week • Grass Weekend • Adventure Week • Solstice Week

Summer

Pikachu Meet & Greet • 1st Anniversary • GO Fest • Chester Heritage Festival • Pikachu Outbreak (Park • Stadium) • Pokémon World Championships • Safari Zone Europe

Fall

Equinox • Halloween • Week in Korea • Global Catch Challenge • Safari Zone Japan • Holiday

Winter

Hoenn Pokémon Eggs • Hoenn Celebration • Valentine's Day • Lunar New Year • Legendary Week • Pokémon Day • Safari Zone Taiwan

Spring

Eggstravaganza • April Fools' Day • Slowpoke Prefecture • Kanto Celebration • Earth Day • Battle Showdown • Adventure Week • Alolan Exeggutor Event

Summer

Water Festival • E3 2018 • Safari Zone Dortmund • 2nd Anniversary • GO Fest • Special Weekend July • Special Trading Event • Johto Festival • Pokémon World Championships • Safari Zone Yokosuka • Ultra Bonus Event • Week in Korea • Fragment Hat Pikachu

Fall

Psychic Spectacular • Pokémon Let's Go Roadtrip • Female Day • AR Playground with Niantic • Halloween • Safari Zone Tainan • Ingress Prime Celebration • Stardust Blast • Hatchathon • Let's Go Celebration • Tottori Festival • Holiday

Winter

Hatchathon • Hoenn Celebration • Safari Zone Porto Alegre • Tokaigi Game Party • Lunar New Year • Friendship Event • Valentine's Day • Special Weekend February • Clamperl Limited Research • Convention Events • Pokémon Day • Battle Showdown • ITB Berlin

Spring

Equinox • Lotad Limited Research • April Fools • Bug Out • Special Weekend April • Eggstravaganza • Safari Zone Sentosa • Heisei Era Celebration • Tucson Heart Walk • Earth Day • Week in Korea Summer • Detective Pikachu Celebration‎‎ • Extraordinary Raid Week‎‎ • Summer Snooze • Adventure Week

Summer

GO Fest Chicago • 3rd Anniversary • Pokemon GO in Sanriku • GO Fest Dortmund • Straw Hat Pikachu • Chansey Peach Festival • Team GO Rocket Disruption • Gift Event • GO Fest Yokohama • Pokémon World Championships • Water Festival • Johto Journey • Global Challenge, Global Hatches • A Unova Unveiling • Safari Zone Montreal • Hokkaido Great Adventure

Fall

World Tourism Day • Safari Zone New Taipei City • Stardust Blast • Pokemon Center London • Lapras in Miyagi • Halloween • A Colossal Discovery • Team GO Rocket Leaders Disruption • Week in Korea Winter • Galarian Weezing Event • Supereffective Week • Friend Fest • Evolution Event • December CD • Holiday

Winter

Hatchathon • Lunar New Year • Taiwan Lantern Festival • Sinnoh Celebration • Valentine's Day • Friendship Event • February CD • Pokémon Day • Team GO Rocket Global Take-over • GO Battle League Season 1 Launch Celebration

Spring

A Drive to Investigate • Psychic Spectacular • Safari Zone St. Louis • Tricky Pokémon • Spring Event • GO Battle Day: Marill • Safari Zone Liverpool • Incense Day: Type Shuffle • Buddy Up • April CD • Throwback Challenge 2020 (Kanto • Johto • Hoenn • Sinnoh • Champion) • Safari Zone Philadelphia • Snubbull Limited Research • May CD

Summer

Galarian Farfetch'd Event • Summer Solstice • June CD • Bug Out • 4th Anniversary • Team GO Rocket Event • Summer Event • July CD • GO Fest • Dragon Week • Enigma Week • August CD • Unova Week • Mega September (Mega Raid Challenge • Mega Battle Challenge • Mega Buddy Challenge) • September CD

Fall

Fashion Week • Niantic Birthday Event • Autumn Event (Part 1 • Part 2) • Meowth Limited Research • October CD • The Crown Tundra Event • Halloween • Catch Mastery: Ghost • Day of the Dead • Animation Week • Special Weekend • November CD - Electabuzz • Pokémon HOME Event • 12 Days of Friendship • November CD - Magmar • Pokémon GO City Spotlight • Lake Legends Event • Nidoran♀ and Nidoran♂ Limited Research

Season of Celebration

Kalos Celebration Event • Wooper Watch • December CD • Secrets of the Jungle Event • Galarian Mr. Mime Event • Holiday

Season of Celebration

New Year's • Unova Celebration Event • Sinnoh Celebration Event • January CD • Hoenn Celebration Event • Incense Day: Electric and Dragon Type • Johto Celebration Event • Sneasel Limited Research • Team GO Rocket Celebration • February CD • Lunar New Year • Valentine's Day • Celebrate Carnival • Pokémon GO Tour: Kanto • Kanto Celebration Event

Season of Legends

March CD • Searching for Legends • Incense Day: Psychic and Steel Type • Charge Up • Weather Week • Festival of Colors • Tricky Pokémon • Spring into Spring • April CD • Summer Hat Pikachu Event • Rivals' Week • Sustainability Week • Friendship Day Grass • New Pokémon Snap Celebration • Luminous Legends X • Marill Limited Research • May CD • Luminous Legends Y • Special Weekend May

Season of Discovery

June CD • A Very Slow Discovery • Summer Solstice • Bidoof Breakout • July CD • 5th Anniversary • GO Fest • Part 1: Time • Part 2: Space • August CD • Part 3: Sword and Shield

Season of Mischief

Hoopa's Arrival • Psychic Spectacular • September CD • Fashion Week • Taiwan Candy Challenge • Secrets of the Jungle Event • October CD • Safari Zone Liverpool • Halloween • Safari Zone Philadelphia • Día de Muertos • Festival of Lights • Safari Zone St. Louis • Pokémon BD & SP Event • November CD • Ed Sheeran Collaboration Event • Mischief Unbound

Season of Heritage

Land of Smiles Challenge • Incense Day: Swinub • Dragonspiral Descent • Special Weekend December • Chansey in Fukushima • Holiday • December CD

Season of Heritage

New Year's • Mountains of Power • January CD • Power Plant • Back to Bulbasaur • Lunar New Year • Valentine's Day • February CD • GO Tour Poké Ball Prep Rally • Pokémon GO Tour: Johto • Pokémon GO Tour: Live • A Tropical Kickoff

Season of Alola

Welcome to Alola • March CD • Festival of Colors • Lush Jungle • April Fools' 2-Oh?-22 • All-Hands Rocket Retreat • Memories of Mudkip • Spring into Spring • April Splash • Sustainability Week • Pokémon Championship Series • April CD • A Mega Moment • Children's Day 2022 • Pokémon Air Adventures • Water Festival • Safari Zone Seville • May CD • Alola to Alola

GO Fest Global • Adventure Week • Pokémon TCG Crossover Event • June CD • GO Fest Berlin • 6th Anniversary • BIG Festival • Old Friends, New Beginnings Turkey • July CD • GO Fest Seattle • Hisuian Discoveries • Gencon • GO Fest Sapporo • Cross Shinjuku Vision • Bug Out • 2022 Seoul E-Prix • August CD • World Championships • Old Friends, New Beginnings Poland • GO Fest Finale • Lunatone and Solrock Event

Season of Light

Inkay Limited Research • Psychic Spectacular • Old Friends, New Beginnings Spain • Test Your Mettle • Pokémon GO Championship Series 2023 • GIST • September CD • EGX • Safari Zone Goyang • Fashion Week • Evolving Stars • SPIEL • Meschede NCON • Festival of Lights • October CD • Halloween • MEX • Safari Zone New Taipei City • PolarisCON • MCM London Comic Con • Día de Muertos • Dreaming of Dratini • Greedy Gluttons • MCM Birmingham Comic Con • Turkey Fall Event • November CD • Safari Zone Singapore • Astral Eclipse • TGS Occitanie Game Show

Season 9: Mythical Wishes

Waktu Indonesia Nangkep • Hoenn Mega Raid Day • Mythic Blade • DreamHackDE • Holiday • Let's Go to Hills Motoizaka • December CD

Season 9: Mythical Wishes

New Year's • January CD • Twinkling Fantasy • Lunar New Year • Let's Go to Hills Okayama • Lounging with Larvitar • Megacon Live Dublin • Crackling Voltage • February CD • Valentine's Day • Taiwan Lantern Festival • Insomnia Egypt • Let's Go to Hills Magome-juku • Pokémon GO Tour: Hoenn (Las Vegas • Primal Rumblings • Global)

Season 10: Rising Heroes

Catch Mastery • Festival of Colors • March CD • Let's GO! • ExpOtaku Almería • Megacon Live Birmingham • TGS Occitanie Game Show Montpellier • London Games Festival • ExpOtaku Salamanca • Paris Manga & Sci-Fi Show • Facts 2023 Belgium • April Fools' Day • Special Event in Surabaya • Spring into Spring • Insomnia Gaming Festival • April Splash • A Mystic Hero • CAGGTUS Leipzig • April CD • Sustainability Week • Stunfisk Limited Research • Manga-Comic-Con • Spring Festa • Geodude Park • April CD Classic • MondoCon • An Instinctive Hero • Kleavor Raid Day • Heroes Made in Asia • A MAZE. • A Valorous Hero • IberAnime • Wales Comic Con: Telford Takeover • Anime Central • May CD • Rising Shadows • MCM London Comic Con • Old Friends, New Beginnings Germany, the United Kingdom, France, and Spain

Searching for Gold Research Day • Austria Comic Con • Water Festival: Beach Week • Summer Games Fest • June CD • Uxie, Mesprit, and Azelf raid event • Solstice Horizons • Pyrkon • Arraiá • Dark Flames • Anime Expo • 7th Anniversary • July CD Classic • Catching Some Z's • Blaze New Trails • Riolu Hatch Day • Adventure Week • Air Adventures • July CD • GO Fest Osaka • GO Fest London • Glittering Garden • World Championships • August CD • GO Fest NYC • Noxious Swamp • GO Fest Global

Adventures Abound

September CD Classic • A Paldean Adventure • Pokémon Championship Series • Ultra Unlock: Paldea • Aao Khele Pokémon GO • Oddish Research Day • Psychic Spectacular • September CD • Out to Play • Azurill Hatch Day • Detective Pikachu Returns Event • City Safari Seoul • Harvest Festival • EGX • City Safari Barcelona • October CD • L'art sous toutes ses formes • Halloween • Incense Day: Skorupi • MCM London Comic Con • Día de Muertos • Mega Garchomp Raid Day • City Safari Mexico City • November CD • Festival of Lights • Fashion Week • Party Up! • November CD Classic

Timeless Travels

MCM Birmingham Comic Con • Hisuian Samurott Raid Day • Along the Routes • Catch Mastery: Ice • Adamant Time • December CD • Holiday • Kecleon Event

Timeless Travels

New Year's • Lustrous Odyssey • January CD • Dazzling Dream • Hisuian Typhlosion Raid Day • Raging Battles • January CD Classic • Taken Treasures • February CD • Lunar New Year: Dragons Unleashed • Hisuian Decidueye Raid Day • Carnival of Love • Pokémon GO Tour: Sinnoh (Los Angeles • Road to Sinnoh • Global) • Pokémon Day

World of Wonders

Pikachu’s Indonesia Journey: Bali • Charged-Up Research Day • Horizons • Pokémon GO City Safari Tainan • Weather Week • March CD • Primal Kyogre Raid Day • Verdant Wonders • Primal Groudon Raid Day • World of Wonders: Taken Over • London Games Festival 2024 • An Excellent Opportunity • Sizeable Surprises • April CD Classic • April Splash • Bug Out • Mega Heracross Raid Day • April CD • Sustainability Week • Rediscover Kanto • DreamHack Melbourne 2024 • Pokémon Town 2024 • Cleffa Hatch Day • Glitz and Glam • CCXP México • Rivals Week • A New LATAM Adventure • Old Friends, New Beginnings Spring 2024 • Flock Together Research Day • Pikachu’s Indonesia Journey: Surabaya • Catching Wonders • May CD • Ultra Space Wonders • Incense Day: Ferroseed

GO Fest Sendai • Stadium Sights • Slumbering Sands • June CD • GO Fest Madrid • Armageddon Expo Auckland Winter 2024 • UEFA Euro 2024 • Horizons India and Indonesia • Spelunker's Cove • Fashion Week et la Fête de la musique • Scorching Steps • June CD Classic • Gamescom LATAM 2024 • 8th Anniversary Party • Elite Raid: Mega Rayquaza • Supanova 2024 - Perth • GO Fest NYC • Aquatic Paradise • Inbound from Ultra Space • GO Fest Global (Early) • Ultra Unlock: Better Together • Quaxly Week • 2024 CPBL All-Star Game • July CD • Ultra Unlock: Strength of Steel • Ultra Unlock: Mega Lucario Raid Day • Gen Con • Adventure Week • World Championships • August CD Classic • Gamescon 2024 • Triumph Together • Pikachu’s Indonesia Journey: Yogyakarta • August CD

Celebrating with Hawlucha in September • GO All Out • Adventures in Brazil • Pokémon GO Night - Miami Marlins • Falinks Raid Day • GO Big • Pokémon GO Night - Seattle Mariners • September CD • Psychic Spectacular • City Safari: Jakarta • Oranguru and Passimian Research Day • Legendary Heroes • Pokémon GO Safari Zone: Incheon • Galarian Expedition • October CD • Rain City Showcase • Mega Mawile Raid Day • Magnetic Study • Yamask and Galarian Yamask Research Day • Halloween • GO Bigger • Festival of Lights • Día de Muertos • Harvest Festival • November CD • Wild Area Fukuoka • Wild Area Global • Max Out Finale

Just My Cup of Tea • Pokémon Festival Jakarta: 2024 • City Safari: Hong Kong • City Safari: São Paulo • Aspiring Dragons Research Day • Gigantamax Lapras Max Battle Day • Young & Wise • Necrozma Fusion Raid Day • Holiday • December CD • Charged Embers Hatch Day

New Year's • Lucario and the Mystery of Mew Event • Fidough Fetch • January CD • Fashion Week • Mega Gallade Raid Day • Ho-Oh Shadow Raid Day • Legendary Flight • Steeled Resolve • January CD Classic • Lunar New Year • Gigantamax Kingler Max Battle Day • Small Yet Strong • February CD • Beloved Buddies • Hoopa Unbound Raid Day • Scattered to the Winds • Pokémon GO Tour: Unova (New Taipei City • Los Angeles • Road to Unova • Global) • Pokémon Day (Brazil)

Might and Mastery

Carnaval de la amistad • Powerful Potential • March CD • Pokémon Fossil Museum • PokéStop Challenge in Chile and India • Festival of Colors • Dynamax Raikou Max Battle Weekend • Catch Mastery: Archen • Deep Depths • March CD Classic • Mega Absol Raid Day • Bug Out • Fuzzy Buddy Research Day • City Safari: Singapore • City Safari: Mumbai • City Safari: Milan • City Safari: Santiago • Spring Blossom Festival 2025 • What's That Poké Ball? • Geodude Park • Stunning Styles • Mega Audino Raid Day • Tyrogue Hatch Day • Spring into Spring • Sparring Partners Raid Day • EXPO 2025 - Osaka • Horizons • Gigantamax Snorlax Max Battle Day • Sweet Discoveries • 1, 3, 2! It's Ditto Time! • Pokémon Fiesta Ahmedabad • Pikachu’s Indonesia Journey: Medan • Dynamax Entei Max Battle Weekend • April CD • Growing Up • Mega Kangaskhan Raid Day • Throwing Challenge • Suita City Stamp Rally • Dynamax Suicune Max Battle Weekend • Crown Clash • May CD • Regigigas Shadow Raid Day • Final Strike: GO Battle Week • May CD Classic • Gigantamax Machamp Max Battle Day

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