Pokémon Go Adamant Time event Friendship Challenge, 2023 Level 30 Challenge quest steps, and research tasks

'Adamant Time Friendship Challenge' quest step in Pokémon Go

Adamant Time: Friendship Challenge is a timed research quest running until Friday 15th December at 8pm (local time). If you miss this deadline, then you’ll lose your chance to earn the rewards it offers.

The trouble with this quest is that it's focused around adding friends in Pokémon Go. This means you might have trouble completing it unless you know a couple of people who play, but you're not in-game friends with, or others you can persuade to start playing Pokémon Go. If this is the case for you, then try using The Silph Road subreddit, local Pokémon Go groups or apps like Poké Genie, though this will require a Remote Raid Pass, to find Friend Codes.

Below you'll find the Adamant Time: Friendship Challenge quest steps and rewards in Pokémon Go. Just be aware of spoilers!

Thank you to thepokegohunter_ from reddit for the help with this information!

'Adamant Time: Friendship Challenge' Step 1 of 1

• Make a new friend - 5000 XP
• Make 2 new friends - 5000 XP
• Make 3 new friends - 5000 XP

Rewards: 5000 XP, 2500 Stardust and 25 Ultra Balls

'2023 Level 30 Challenge' and '2023 Level 40 Challenge' quest steps in Pokémon Go

2023 Level 30 Challenge and 2023 Level 40 Challenge are additional Timed Research quests which were released at the start of the Adamant Time event. Unlike the above quest, however, it's available in Pokémon Go until Sunday 31st December at 11:59pm (local time).

It's themed around reaching specific level milestones before the year ends, so you'll earn rewards for reaching Level 10, 20, 30 and 40. If you’ve already achieved one of these milestones, you'll receive your rewards automatically. Since reaching Level 40 is quite the challenge though that is its own separate quest!

Below you'll find all of the 2023 Level 30 Challenge and 2023 Level 40 Challenge quests and rewards in Pokémon Go. Watch out for spoilers!

Thank you to SilphScience from reddit for the help with this information.

'2023 Level 30 Challenge' Step 1 of 3

• Reach Level 10 - 1000 Stardust

Rewards: 10 Razz Berries, 10 Nanab Berries and 10 Pinap Berries

'2023 Level 30 Challenge' Step 2 of 3

• Reach Level 20 - 2000 Stardust

Reward: 1 Incense

'2023 Level 30 Challenge' Step 3 of 3

• Reach Level 30 - 3000 Stardust

Reward: 1 Premium Pass

'2023 Level 40 Challenge' Step 1 of 1

• Reach Level 40 - 4000 Stardust

Rewards: 5 Premium Passes and 50 Ultra Balls

The Wild Area 2024: Global event is this weekend! Throughout it you can catch Pokémon during the habitat hours, use Safari Balls, catch Mighty Pokémon, battle Gigantamax Toxtricity, obtain both Toxtricity Forms and catch a Studded Jacket Snorlax. If you've purchased an event ticket, you can also complete the An Accomplished Trainer quest. You can now catch Dynamax Pokémon through Max Battles. First, however, you need to visit Power Spots to collect Max Particles and complete the To the Max! quest. Don't forget to try out Routes, Gift Exchange and Party Play while you're hunting down rare Pokémon, fighting in the Go Battle League or competing in PokéStop Showcases.

Adamant Time field research tasks in Pokémon Go

You can earn event-exclusive field research tasks by spinning PokéStops during Adamant Time in Pokémon Go. These tasks can be saved in your field research collection and completed after the event ends if you so choose.

Here are the Adamant Time field research tasks in Pokémon Go:

• Catch 3 Pokémon rewards - Bulbasaur, Charmander or Squirtle encounter
• Catch 5 Pokémon rewards - Abra, Machop, Geodude or Gastly encounter
• Catch 10 Pokémon rewards - Vulpix, Pontya, Krabby or Voltorb encounter
• Walk 2km rewards - Vulpix or Ponyta encounter
• Trade a Pokémon rewards - Krabby or Voltorb encounter

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Everything you need to know about the Adamant Time event in Pokémon Go

One of the best parts of the Adamant Time event in Pokémon Go is by far the triple catch XP bonus, which will be running until the event's end on Friday 15th December at 8pm (local time).

Adamant Time also sees the number of guaranteed Lucky Pokémon every player can receive via trades increasing from 15 to 25, with the addition that any Pokémon which you’ve had in your storage since 2018 is guaranteed to become Lucky once traded until this limit is reached. Best of all, this is a permanent change so there’s no need to rush around trading.

Alongside this, Adamant Time marks the releases of the Timeless Travels Special Research quest. This will be a Season-long quest and offers you the chance to learn more about the Hisui region.

The following Pokémon from the Kanto region will also be appearing more frequently in the wild throughout Adamant Time:

• Bulbasaur
• Charmander
• Squirtle
• Vulpix
• Oddish
• Ponyta
• Krabby
• Voltorb
• Koffing
• Rhyhorn
• Goldeen
• Dratini

Vulpix, Ponyta, Krabby and Voltorb will also have increased shiny odds during Adamant Time, so, if you’re missing one or all from your shiny collection, now is the time to add them.

Not wanting to feel left out from a Kanto-themed event, Ditto has decided to transform into a selection of Gen 1 Pokémon:

• Oddish
• Koffing
• Rhyhorn
• Goldeen

Remember - if you encounter a shiny version of the Pokémon listed above, there's a good chance you're actually catching a shiny Ditto.

The following Pokémon will be appearing in raids during Adamant Time:

Finally, you’ll be able to enter Krabby, Vulpix, Ponyta, Voltorb and Ditto in PokéStop Showcases.

Hope you enjoy the Adamant Time event!