Pokemon Go's new event Throwback Challenge: 2020 Kanto has brought some of the first-gen pokemon back in the game. They are now thoroughly found in the wild, some of them are available through raids and also from hatching 7km eggs.
But all the spotlight of this first weekly event is on the Legendary Psychic Type Pokemon Mewtwo, the ultimate reward. Its Attack stats are enormous enough to decimate an entire team of 3 with the right defensive Pokemon at hand. Moreover, this Mewtwo comes directly with its signature move "Psystrike". Combine it with the primary light attack "Confusion" and you probably have a fearful force to be reckoned with.
So how do you encounter this literal God-tier Pokemon this week? Here are the challenges that you will have to complete throughout 9 set of tasks. Each rewards its own Kanto Pokemon. So keep an eye out for those as well.
Pokemon Throwback Challenge 1/9:
- Catch 3 Grass-, Water-, or Fire-Type Pokemon
- Take a snapshot of a Bug-type Pokemon
- Catch a Rock-type Pokemon
Rewards: Rare Candy(1), Golden Razz Berry(2) and an encounter with Onix.
Challenge 2/9:
- Battle in a Raid
- Transfer 3 Pokemon
- Catch a Water-type Pokemon
Rewards: Rare Candy(1), Silver Pinap Berry(2) and an encounter with Starmie.
Challenge 3/9:
- Evolve 3 Pokemon
- Hatch an Egg
- Catch an Electric-type Pokemon
Rewards: Rare Candy(1), Golden Razz Berry(2) and an encounter with Raichu.
Challenge 4/9:
- Give your Buddy a Treat
- Send a Gift to a friend
- Catch a Grass-type Pokemon
Rewards: Rare Candy(1), Silver Pinap Berry(2) and an encounter with Tangela.
Challenge 5/9:
- Earn a Candy walking with your Buddy
- Make 3 Great Throws
- Catch a Poison-type Pokemon
Rewards: Rare Candy(1), Golden Razz Berry(2) and an encounter with Weezing.
Challenge 6/9:
- Take a Snapshot of a Ghost-Type Pokemon
- Catch a Fighting-Type Pokemon
- Catch a Psychic-type Pokemon
Rewards: Rare Candy(1), Silver Pinap Berry(2) and an encounter with Alakazam.
Challenge 7/9:
- Take a Snapshot of an Ice-type Pokemon
- Evolve a Pokemon
- Catch a Fire-type Pokemon
Rewards: Rare Candy(1), Golden Razz Berry(2) and an encounter with Arcanine.
Challenge 8/9:
- Power up Pokemon 6 times
- Battle another Trainer
- Catch a Ground-type Pokemon
Rewards: Rare Candy(1), Silver Pinap Berry and an encounter with Nidoking.
Challenge 9/9:
You get XP rewards worth 9000 directly along with 10 Rare Candies and the final encounter with Mewtwo.
Keep in mind that Mewtwo has a catch rate of just 2%! So it is pretty essential to put all the golden razz berries to its good use. And its definitely going to take more than an average Pokeball. Great Curveball throws of Ultraball can be the most effective way of catching Mewtwo.
Throwback Challenge: 2020 Kanto is now live on Pokemon: GO. Available on the App Store and Google Play.
