How to complete Special Research It’s Not Over Yet in Pokémon GO

If you took part in thePokémon GOUnova Global Tour event, then you’ll be able to dive into the “It’s Not Over Yet” Special Research tasks. The Special Research has multiple branches at different points, depending on whether you choose the Black or White version.

The It’s Not Over Yet Special Research is a lengthy challenge to complete, but the good news is that there’s no end date for it. That means you can begin now and complete tasks at your own pace. As someone who still has Special Research tasks from 2019 waiting to be completed, this is good news for me, and I’m sure a lot of other more casual players as well.

Black and White Kyurem in Pokémon GO Unova Tour Global artwork

Here are all of the objectives you’ll need to complete for every step, with the branching options and what rewards are on offer for completing the steps.

Step 1

This first task is shared between all players and is remarkably easy to complete. You simply need tocatch one of any Pokémon originally found within the Unova region. This could include the three starters (Snivy, Tepig, or Oshawott) or any of the other 156 UnovaPokémon added in Gen 5.

For completing this task (and therefore the step), you’ll receive:

After catching this first Pokémon, you’ll be asked to choose betweenBlack and Whiteversion tasks moving forward. This decision cannot be undone, so choose wisely.

White version

Step 3

After completing either the Black or White version tasks in step 2, you’ll need to choose between Snivy, Tepig, or Oshawott before you’re able to begin step 3, with tasks varying depending on who you choose.

If you chose Oshawott

Step 4

If you’re completing this step after July 29, 2025, you’ll need to complete the same steps regardless of whether you chose Black or White version before step 2. Prior to this, players would need to catch either Zekrom or Reshiram, catch a Kyurem, and then fuse that Kyurem. In other words, things got much easier after the event concluded.