Here’s everything you need to know about the Johto throwback Pokemon Go event.
Johto Throwback Pokemon Go Challenge Guide
Stardust, Encounters, and Dunsparce, Oh My!
It should come as no surprise, but Pokemon hailing from the Johto region (Pokemon Gen 2) will be more common for the event’s duration. So look forward to finding more Skarmory, Gligar, Shuckle, and the like, and you’ll get chances to battle Johto Pokemon in Raids as well (including remote Raids).
The following Pokemon will come from 7km Eggs during the Johto throwback event:
Chinchou Yanma Girafarig Phanpy Shuckle Gligar Dunsparce Skarmory Pineco
Speaking of Dunsparce, you may even get lucky and run into a Shiny Dunsparce in the wild (read: near your home).
Finally, you’ll get twice the Stardust and twice the Raid Stardust while the event lasts, and there’s an Umbreon hat for Pikachu.
Johto Throwback Pokemon Go Challenge
The other big draw for the Johto Throwback event is the Throwback Challenge tasks leading up to a Ho-Oh encounter. Completing each week’s Timed Research tasks means you’ll get a Genesect at the end of the last throwback event too.
As always, each of the nine steps is broken into three parts, and we’ve got them listed below.
Johto Throwback Step 1
Catch three Grass, Water, or Fire-type Pokemon Reward: 10 Poke Balls Send a gift to a friend Reward: Encounter Dunsparce (could be Shiny) Catch a Flying-type Pokemon Reward: 500 Stardust
Completing Step 1 gets you 1 Silver Pinap Berry, 2 Golden Razz Berries, and an encounter with Xatu.
Johto Throwback Step 2
Play with your buddy (more on Buddy Pokemon) Reward: Spinarak encounter Give your buddy three treats Reward: 5 Razz Berries Catch a Bug-type Pokemon Reward: 500 Stardust
Finishing Step 2 means you’ll get 1 Golden Razz Berry, 2 Silver Pinap Berries, and a run-in with Pineco, which could be Shiny.
Johto Throwback Step 3
Make three Great Throws Reward: 1 Charged TM Hatch an Egg Reward: Snubbull encounter Catch a Normal-type Pokemon Reward: 500 Stardust
At the end of all this, you’ll net 2 Golden Razz Berries, 1 Silver Pinap Berry, and, if you catch it, a Miltank.
Johto Throwback Step 4
Evolve a Pokemon Reward: Sudowoodo encounter Catch 5 different species of Pokemon Reward: 10 Great Balls Catch a Ghost-type Pokemon Reward: 500 Stardust
Finishing Step 4 drops 1 Golden Razz Berry and 2 Silver Pinap Berries into your lap, plus gives you a Misdreavous encounter.
Johto Throwback Step 5
Take 3 snapshots with your buddy Reward: Shuckle encounter Make 4 Nice curveball throws Reward: Mantine encounter Catch a Fighting-type Pokemon Reward: 500 Stardust
Two more Golden Razz Berries and a Silver Pinap Berry will be yours upon finishing Step 5, along with the chance to encounter Hitmontop.
Johto Throwback Step 6
Catch an Electric-type Pokemon Reward: 1 Incense Power up Pokemon three times Reward: Mareep encounter Catch a Steel-type Pokemon Reward: 500 Stardust
The big encounter for finishing Step 6 is with Skarmory, and you’ll get 1 Golden Razz and 2 Silver Pinap Berries too.
Johto Throwback Step 7
Evolve a Pokemon Reward: King’s Rock Catch a Water-type Pokemon Reward: Gligar encounter Catch an Ice-type Pokemon Reward: 500 Stardust
Piloswine will lumber your way after finishing Step 7, and surprise(!), you get 1 Silver Pinap and 2 Golden Razz Berries.
Johto Throwback Step 8
Take a snapshot of an Ice-type Pokemon (like Piloswine) Reward: 1 Dragon Scale Battle another Trainer Reward: 10 Ultra Balls Power up a Pokemon six times Reward: 500 Stardust
This time, you’ll meet Donphan, along with the obligatory berries — 2 Silver Pinap and 1 Golden Razz this go around.
Johto Throwback Step 9
This isn’t really a challenge. Making it this far rewards you with three sets of 3,000 XP and, more importantly, puts a Ho-Oh in your path. It could be Shiny, and it’ll definitely know Earthquake.
Finishing the Johto Throwback Challenge in Pokemon Go also gets you five Rare Candies; it was originally advertised as 10, but the missing five will be available on the first page of next week’s Hoenn Throwback Challenge.
Johto Throwback Timed Research
Aside from the Johto Throwback Challenge itself, you’ll get access to a set of Timed Research Tasks that offer a chance at nabbing a unique Pokemon. Some of these could help meet your Throwback Challenge requirements as well:
Like the rest of the event, these last for the next week.
The Johto throwback Pokemon Go event is just part two of the five-week-long Pokemon Go throwback celebration. Stay tuned to GameSkinny for more Pokemon Go news and events as they unfold. Be sure to check out our Pokemon Go guides hub for more!
