Strange Rings special research tasks and rewards

Strange Rings is a special research questline that debuted during Pokémon GO Fest 2021. The questline introduces the mythical Pokémon Hoopa and its playful adventures in the world of Pokémon GO.

Hoopa was not catchable during GO Fest 2021 and this special research was released during Pokémon GO Fest 2021 Day 2: Raid Day.

Strange Rings tasks and rewards

Strange Rings (1/2)

• Transfer 20 Pokémon: Max Potion x5
• Take 2 snapshots: x3 RazzBerry
• Fight in 3 raids: x3 Max Revive
• Awards: 5,000 XP, x1 Lucky Egg and x2,000 Stardust

Strange Rings (2/2)

• Win 5 raids: x5 Max Revive
• Make 5 great throws: x3 Silver Pinap Berry
• Catch 20 different species of Pokémon: x3 Max Revive
• Awards: x10,000 XP, x3 Silver Pinap Berry and x3,000 Stardust

Quest Dialogue

Step 1

Ah,% PLAYERNAME%! Just the trainer I was hoping to see. Did you enjoy the festival?

I had just walked around and witnessed the most incredible sight. Several rings had appeared in the sky, and as I looked at them, something really remarkable happened.

Legendary Pokémon began to magically emerge from the rings!

Naturally, I rushed into my lab and started frantically searching through every book that I thought could shed light on what had happened, but still couldn’t find anything.

I will continue to search, but in the meantime I would really need your help investigating the field.

We need to find out what’s going on here!

2nd step

Thank you for collecting this information, Trainer. I’ll send it to Blanche for analysis. Unfortunately, the rings in the sky have not yet disappeared.

I was somewhat lucky in my search for explanations, however. Look here, it’s the Mythical Pokémon Hoopa.

Known as the Mischievous Pokémon, Hoopa enjoys sending objects to faraway places using his rings, which can warp space.

This explains why these legendary Pokémon appeared the way they did. Hoopa uses these rings to move objects from place to place, including himself. It won’t be easy to catch.

Based on reports from the team leaders, it does not appear that Hoopa is in the area at the moment. Let’s use this time to prepare to catch it, eh?

As mischievous as Hoopa is, you have to admit his rings are quite fascinating, eh,% PLAYERNAME%?

Times like this remind me of why I became a Pokémon Professor in the first place. The world of Pokémon is endlessly exciting!

For now, why not go challenge raids with other Trainers and catch some Pokémon? You will need your sharpest skills to catch Hoopa. Now let’s go!

Background

Niantic announced that GO Fest 2021 ticket holders will work together to complete 24 Global Challenges to unlock three bonuses during Pokémon GO Fest 2021 Ultra Unlock. Thematically, these bonuses relate to space and time, which is a direct nod to Pokémon the Movie: Hoopa and the Clash of Ages.