With all the love going around, the Valentine's Day event will bring Frillish and its evolution family again to Pokémon GO. As you can encounter Male and Female forms of Frillish in the wild and other activities, Frillish will also appear in the upcoming Timed Research.
Like the previous Timed Research activity, you'll have to decide between three different branches and finish the tasks to earn an encounter with Frillish. This guide details all the branched paths, tasks, and rewards for the Lovely Wishes Timed Research in Pokémon GO.
9th February 2023 Update: We've updated this guide to add all the Timed Research branches and tasks for the Valentine's Day event in Pokémon GO. The original guide continues below.
Pokémon GO Valentine's Day Lovely Wishes Timed Research Tasks & Rewards
Niantic will release an event-exclusive Timed Research called Lovely Wishes, available to all Trainers during the Valentine's Day event. Unlike Field and Special Research, Timed Research is available for a limited time as this Research activity will disappear from the Today View tab by tapping on the Binoculars icon.
For this specific Timed Research, it will have branched paths which you can opt for the path that suits you and complete its adjacent tasks to be granted a Wish. In addition, there will be three paths focused on bonus XP, bonus Candy, and the prolonged duration of Daily Adventure Incense.
Furthermore, you'll receive various rewards which have yet to be specified; however, you can earn a reward encounter with either a Male or Female Frillish with the possibility of it being a Shiny Frillish. We've provided all the branched paths and their respective tasks for the Valentine's Day event in Pokémon GO provided by notable Pokémon source Leek Duck:
Lovely Wishes Catching Pokémon Path (1/2):
- Catching five Pokémon: Poké Balls x15
- Power up Pokémon five times: Silver Pinbap Berry x2
- Spin three PokéStops or Gyms: Great Ball x10
- Page Rewards: Stardust x500, 500 XP and a Lucky Egg
Lovely Wishes Catching Pokémon Path (2/2):
- Catch eight different Pokémon species: Frillish (Female) Encounter
- Catch ten Pokémon: Frillish (Female) Encounter
- Catch 25 Pokémon: Frillish (Male) Encounter
- Earn 25,000 XP: Frillish (Male) Encounter
- Send 25 Gifts to friends: Frillish (Female) Encounter
- Page Rewards: Lure Module x1 and a Frillish (Male) Encounter
Lovely Wishes Lovely Wishes Using Daily Adventure Incense (1/2)
- Catching five Pokémon: Poké Balls x15
- Power up Pokémon five times: Silver Pinbap Berry x2
- Spin three PokéStops or Gyms: Great Ball x10
- Page Rewards: Stardust x500, 500 XP and a Lucky Egg
Lovely Wishes Lovely Wishes Using Daily Adventure Incense (2/2)
- Catch eight different Pokémon species: Frillish (Female) Encounter
- Catch ten Pokémon: Frillish (Female) Encounter
- Catch 25 Pokémon: Frillish (Male) Encounter
- Send 25 Gifts to friends: Frillish (Female) Encounter
- Use Daily Adventure Incense when catching 15 Pokémon: Frillish (Male) Encounter
- Page Rewards: Ultra Ball x25, Lure Module x1 and a Frillish (Male) Encounter
Lovely Wishes Lovely Wishes Pokémon Candy Path (1/2)
- Catching five Pokémon: Poké Balls x15
- Power up Pokémon five times: Silver Pinbap Berry x2
- Spin three PokéStops or Gyms: Great Ball x10
- Page Rewards: Stardust x500, 500 XP and a Lucky Egg
Lovely Wishes Lovely Wishes Pokémon Candy Path (2/2)
- Catch eight different Pokémon species: Frillish (Female) Encounter
- Catch ten Pokémon: Frillish (Female) Encounter
- Catch 25 Pokémon: Frillish (Male) Encounter
- Send 25 Gifts to friends: Frillish (Female) Encounter
- Use 25 Pinap Berries when catching 15 Pokémon: Frillish (Male) Encounter
- Page Rewards: Lure Module x1 and a Frillish (Male) Encounter
Trainers can also encounter Frillish in wild encounters, which will spawn more frequently and can be hatched from 7km Eggs during the event. You can also earn Frillish as a reward encounter when completing various Field Research tasks for this event.
Lastly, its evolution, Jellicent will also be appearing in-game for the Valentine's Day event, for which you can also evolve Frillish to Jellicent needing 50 Frillish Candy to complete. The Valentine's Day event starts on 8th February 2023 at 10 am local time, so collect the Timed Research and complete the tasks before the event ends on 14th February 2023 at 8 pm local time.