The “A Dazzling Aria” Masterwork Research is your opportunity to get a shiny Meloetta in Pokémon Go.
Debuting alongside Go Tour: Unova, you have between Monday, Feb. 24, at 10 a.m. and Sunday, March 2, at 8 p.m. local time to purchase a ticket for $5 (or the local currency equivalent).
You can then find the Masterwork Research in the Special Research tab, where you can take as much time as you need to complete every task — which, giving the nature of the challenges, makes it a necessity.
As such, not every step has been revealed to players — but here are the “A Dazzling Aria” research steps available so far in Pokémon Go, as well as whether purchasing “A Dazzling Aria” is worth it.
Update (Feb. 26): Step two of the “A Dazzling Aria” research has been added. From here, there will be a short wait until the rest is revealed…
‘A Dazzling Aria’ Masterwork Research steps
Once you’ve started the “A Dazzling Aria” Masterwork Research, there is no time limit to completing the following steps:
‘A Dazzling Aria’ step 1 of 7
- Catch 151 Pokémon originally discovered in the Kanto region (648 XP)
- Catch 151 Pokémon originally discovered in the Johto region (648 XP)
- Catch 151 Pokémon originally discovered in the Hoenn region (648 XP)
- Catch 151 Pokémon originally discovered in the Sinnoh region (648 XP)
- Catch 151 Pokémon originally discovered in the Unova region (648 XP)
Rewards: 10x Reshiram candy, 10x Zekrom candy, Shiny Meloetta avatar T-shirt
‘A Dazzling Aria’ step 2 of 7
- Catch 50 Normal-type Pokémon (15 Snivy candy)
- Catch 50 Psychic-type Pokémon (15 Tepig candy)
- Catch a Pokémon on 21 different days (15 Oshawott candy)
Rewards: 1 Incense, 30 Ultra Balls, 1 XL candy
‘A Dazzling Aria’ step 3 of 7
Due to the time gated nature of the second step, we’re still waiting for the rest of the “A Dazzling Aria” research to be rolled out, and we’ll update this guide with more information as it becomes available. (If you managed to reach the second step on the day the research rolled out, this will be on Monday, March 17.)
Is the ‘A Dazzling Aria’ Masterwork Research ticket worth it?
Though we don’t know the exact structure of the Masterwork Research, the following has been confirmed by Niantic as being part of the ticket:
- Encounters: Shiny Meloetta (Aria Forme)
- Candy: 30 Meloetta, 15 Snivy, 15 Tepig, 15 Oshawott, 10 Darumaka, 10 Reshiram, 10 Zekrom
- Items: 60 Ultra Balls, 5 Golden Razz Berries, 5 Silver Pinap Berries, 3 Unova Stones, 2 Incense, 1 Lure Module, “and more”
- Rare Candy: 2 XL and 3 regular for trainers at level 31 and up, 5 candy for trainers below
- XP: 14,640
- Stardust: 6,480
- Avatar item: Shiny Meloetta T-shirt
Though it’s hard to put a shop value on many of the above items as they aren’t for sale, for $5 (or the local currency equivalent) this ticket seems like good value when broken down — there’s a shiny mythical and related avatar item you’re unlikely to get anywhere else, the reward of legendary Pokémon candy, some XL candy, and a handful of rare items that, for us, justify the price of entry.
The stumbling block, however, is the steep requirements to completing the Masterwork Research. These tickets are renowned for having challenges which are designed to take days, weeks, and even months to complete — whether it’s because they are time gated, or have steps which are designed to be chipped away at over a long period of time — so know you won’t get the above rewards quickly.
For players who will check in daily, however, this shouldn’t be a problem, and the marathon requirements to complete the ticket could actually be attractive for those looking a goal to work towards long since Go Tour: Unova has concluded.
Either way, you only have a week to purchase the ticket and start the quest — so be sure to make a decision sooner than later!