Pokémon Go Legends Z-A Timed Research quest steps, Chikorita, Totodile or Tepig best Choose Path choice

‘Pokémon Legends Z-A Timed Research’ quest steps and rewards in Pokémon Go

Pokémon Legends Z-A Timed Research is running as part of the Pokémon Legends: Z-A event in Pokémon Go, which means you must complete it before Monday 20th October at 8pm (local time). That’s not all you have to keep in mind though…

Pokémon Legends Z-A Timed Research is a branching path quest with three different options on offer – Chikorita, Totodile and Tepig. Your choice will determine a number of the challenges and rewards you’ll encounter while progressing through the quest. Just keep in mind that you can not change your path after it’s been made.

You have to make this choice at the beginning of the quest, but, don’t worry, I’ve taken a look at which path is best further along in this guide. For now let’s take a look at which each path offers…

‘Chikorita’ path steps in Pokémon Go

Here you’ll find all of the ‘Chikorita’ path challenges and rewards, which you’ll encounter by choosing this path through Pokémon Legends Z-A Timed Research in Pokémon Go. Don’t forget, you can’t change your path choice after it’s made. This section contains spoilers!

‘Chikorita’ Step 1 of 3

• Explore 1km – 25 Chikorita Candy

Rewards: Chikorita with a Special Background encounter.

‘Chikorita’ Step 2 of 3

• Power up Grass-type Pokémon 20 times – 50 Chikorita Candy
• Use 25,000 Stardust – 50 Chikorita Candy

Rewards: 6,000 XP and 10 Poké Balls.

‘Chikorita’ Step 3 of 3

• Evolve a Bayleef – 3 Razz Berries
• Earn 12 hearts with your buddy – 3 Pinap Berries

Rewards: One Poffin, 12 Chikorita Candy XL and an increased chance of encountering Chikorita when using Daily Adventure Incense.

‘Totodile’ path steps in Pokémon Go

Below lie all of the ‘Totodile’ path challenges and rewards if you choose this path for Pokémon Legends Z-A Timed Research. Remember – it’s impossible to change your path selection and this section contains spoilers.

‘Totodile’ Step 1 of 3

• Explore 1km – 25 Totodile Candy

Rewards: Totodile with a Special Background encounter.

‘Totodile’ Step 2 of 3

• Power up Water-type Pokémon 20 times – 50 Totodile Candy
• Use 25,000 Stardust – 50 Totodile Candy

Rewards: 6,000 XP and 10 Poké Balls.

‘Totodile’ Step 3 of 3

• Evolve a Croconaw – 3 Razz Berries
• Earn 12 hearts with your buddy – 3 Pinap Berries

Rewards: One Poffin, 12 Totodile Candy XL and an increased chance of encountering Totodile when using Daily Adventure Incense.

‘Tepig’ path steps in Pokémon Go

Here are all of the challenges and rewards you’ll encounter if you choose the Tepig path of Pokémon Legends Z-A Timed Research in Pokémon Go. Keep in mind that you can’t change your path selection after it’s made and that this section contains spoilers.

‘Tepig’ Step 1 of 3

• Explore 1km – 25 Tepig Candy

Rewards: Tepig with a Special Background encounter.

‘Tepig’ Step 2 of 3

• Power up Fire-type Pokémon 20 times – 50 Tepig Candy
• Use 25,000 Stardust – 50 Tepig Candy

Rewards: 6,000 XP and 10 Poké Balls.

‘Tepig’ Step 3 of 3

• Evolve a Pignite- 3 Razz Berries
• Earn 12 hearts with your buddy – 3 Pinap Berries

Rewards: One Poffin, 12 Tepig Candy XL and an increased chance of encountering Tepig when using Daily Adventure Incense.

The Pokémon Go Level Cap has been raised to 80! There’s also a Legends: Z-A themed event running at the moment.

You can now catch Dynamax Pokémon through Max Battles. First, however, you need to visit Power Spots to collect Max Particles and complete the To the Max! quest.

Don’t forget to try out Routes, Gift Exchange and Party Play while you’re hunting down rare Pokémon, fighting in the Go Battle League or competing in PokéStop Showcases.

Chikorita, Totodile or Tepig best Choose Path choice for Pokémon Legends Z-A Timed Research

The best Choose Path choice for Pokémon Legends Z-A Timed Research is subjective to your current needs in Pokémon Go. Sorry this isn’t a very useful answer, but there’s honestly no true stand out choice when it comes to this quest. Thankfully, there are a couple of factors you can consider when making your path decision.

For starters, let’s take a look at how each Pokémon’s final evolution fairs in the battle meta. Starting with Feraligatr, it sits very close to the top 20 Water-type Pokémon. Shadow Feraligatr, meanwhile, fairs far better in the rankings. If you already have its Shadow version, then you could always use this research quest to farm some easy Totodile Candy.

Meganium follows a similar pattern to Feraligatr, with its Shadow variant being close to the top 20 Grass-types. So, again, you might want to choose this path if you want some extra Chikorita Candy. Regular Meganium is far lower down the rankings and would only be really useful in battle if you’re a newcomer and don’t have a better option, like Venusaur, available to you.

Emboar is the only dual type out of the three – being a Fire and Fighting-type – which may make it seem like the best option. In reality, just like the previous Pokémon, it’s only a good option if you already have Shadow Emboar. This Pokémon is a very powerful Fire-type, so this quest is a good way to earn some Tepig Candy to power it up. When it comes to regular Emboar, it sits on the edge of the top 30 Fire-types. This makes it a good choice but not the best. The downside, however, is that Emboar only truly lives up to its potential if it knows the featured attack, Blast Burn.

When it comes to being a Fighting-type option, Emboar holds no weight at all. Even the Shadow variant won’t do well in battle and there are far better Fighting-type Pokémon available to you.

Overall it’s clear that all three Pokémon only excel when you’re using their Shadow variant. This quest, however, doesn’t offer you a Shadow Pokémon. Instead, it offers you a regular version of the Pokémon. Thankfully, this Pokémon will have slightly better stats than one caught in the wild! Due to this, I’d recommend aiming for either Emboar or Feraligatr.

You could, of course, put the battle meta aside completely and try to roll the shiny dice instead. There’s no guarantee you’ll get a shiny Pokémon from this quest, but, if you are incredibly lucky, you’ll get a shiny Pokémon with a Special Background. Quite the find! If you do want to risk it, then it’s best to pick the Pokémon you don’t have the shiny form for.

If you’re a newcomer to Pokémon Go though, you could always use this quest to fill in a missing entry in your Pokédex. Starter Pokémon are quite rare in Pokémon Go outside of in-game events, so this could be an easy way to fill in a troublesome Pokédex entry.

Finally, you can simply pick your favourite out of the three Pokémon! I’m personally taking this route and am picking Chikorita. Not only am I a massive Gen 2 fan, but Chikorita will be the starter Pokémon I’m going to pick in Legends: Z-A itself. I like having a little bit of symmetry between Pokémon Go and my choices in the mainline games when it comes to quests like this.

Legends Z-A Celebration Event bonuses

Legends Z-A Celebration Event featured attacks

The following Pokémon can learn their featured attack either via a Charged TM or from evolution during the Pokémon Legends: Z-A Celebration Event:

• Meganium – Evolve Bayleef to learn Frenzy Plant, Grass-type Charged Attack.
• Feraligatr – Evolve Croconaw to learn Hydro Cannon, Water-type Charged Attack.
• Emboar – Evolve Pignite to learn Blast Burn, Fire-type Charged Attack.

New avatar items

To celebrate the release of Legends: Z-A, you can now purchase the trainer outfits in Pokémon Go. There’s six new avatar items available – two versions of the Lumiose City Outfit, two different Lumiose City Hats and two sets of Lumiose City Shoes.

Hope you enjoy the Pokémon Legends: Z-A Celebration Event!