It's possible to capture a Celebi during the Pokémon Go Johto Tour. Similar to the Kanto Tour event that took place last year, the Johto Tour is a event focused on all Pokémon from Pokémon Gold and Silver. For the first time ever, every Pokémon from that region will appear in their Shiny form. Since this is a event, trainers will need to purchase a ticket for $11.99 USD in order to participate. There will be a few free-to-play things happening in-game like small bonuses, but all the real fun comes from the new special research.
The Pokémon Go Johto Tour includes its own set of special research tasks for players to clear out. Since this is a paid event, the rewards aren't too shabby. Not only is it a great way to get candy, berries, XP, rare encounters, and forced Shiny Pokémon, but also more legendary Pokémon. This means if the player completes a certain special research task, they will be rewarded with an event-exclusive Pokémon. There are two that can be unlocked through this event, Shiny Gyarados and Celebi.
In order to unlock Celebi during the Pokémon Go Johto Tour, the player will need to reach at least step 8 of the event's special research. Each step is broken up into three challenges, each with its own rewards. Completing the first three will unlock access to the next three and so on.
Pokémon Go How To Unlock Celebi During The Johto Tour
This event is broken up into nine different steps, and these are the ones that will unlock Celebi.
Step 1/9
- Send a gift to a friend: 1 Incense.
- Use an Incense: 50 Poké Balls.
- Catch 20 Pokémon: 3 Nanab Berries.
- Rewards: Ho-Oh Wings, 50 Poké Balls, 1 Lucky Egg.
Step 2/9: Players will need to choose between Totodile, Cynadquil, or Chikorita.
Step 3/9
- Claim reward: Starter Pokémon of choice encounter.
- Catch 15 different species of Pokémon: 25 candy for starter Pokémon of choice.
- Evolve Starter Pokémon: 1 Poffin.
- Rewards: 1 Lugia Glasses Avatar Item, Dunsparce Encounter, 25 Ledyba Candy for Gold, and 25 Spinarak Candy for Silver.
Step 4/9
- Defeat 3 Team Go Rocket : 5 Revives.
- Purify 3 Shadow Pokémon: 500 Stardust.
- Earn 3000 Stardust: 1 Super Potion.
- Rewards: 3 Rocket Radars, 1 Qwilfish encounter, 25 Mantine candy if the player chose Gold, 25 Phanpy Candy if the player chose Silver.
Step 5/9
- Complete 3 Field Research Tasks: 50 Poké Balls.
- Make 5 Great Throws: 2 Metal Coats.
- Catch 20 Pokémon: 50 Candy for the starter Pokémon the player chose.
- Rewards: 3 Rocket Radars, 1 Shiny Gyarados encounter, and 50 candy for the starter Pokémon.
Step 6/9
- Evolve your Johto Starter: 50 Great Balls.
- Power up Pokémon 5 times: 100 Stardust.
- Earn a candy walking with your buddy: 2 Sun Stones.
- Rewards: 1 Egg Incubator, 1 Standtler encounter, 25 Ledyba Candy for Gold, and 25 Spinarak Candy for Silver.
Step 7/9
- Send a gift with a sticker: 25 Ultra Balls.
- Hatch 2 Eggs: 1 Upgrade.
- Complete 5 Field Research Tasks: 2 Kings Rock.
- Rewards: 1 Lure Module, Hitmontop encounter, 25 Mantine Candy for Gold, 25 Phanpy Candy for Silver.
Step 8/9
- Earn 3 hearts with your buddy: 1 Star Piece.
- Make 3 Nice Throws in a row: 1000 XP.
- Transfer 20 Pokémon: 3 Rare Candy
- Rewards: 1 Ho-Oh T-Shirt if Gold, 1 Lugia T-Shirt if Silver, Celebi encounter, 1000 Stardust.
The final step is just claiming the rewards and a few extra items. An event was held where trainers were able to get a Shiny Celebi in Pokémon Go. Now, this is a great chance to get the original form. Other Johto Pokémon like Donphan and Corsola will also be appearing in the wild in their Shiny forms. Trying to capture them all before the event is over will be challenging, but the special research will remain until it's completed.
Pokémon Go is available now on iOS and Android.
