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Pokémon Go Fascinating Facets quest steps, rewards and how to get Diancie during Go Fest 2023

How to catch and Mega Evolve Diancie during Go Fest 2023.

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Fascinating Facets is a special research quest exclusive to Go Fest Global 2023 ticket holders which offers you the chance to catch Diancie in Pokémon Go.

If you want to unlock Fascinating Facets, you first need to purchase a Go Fest Global 2023 ticket (if you haven't done so already) and then log into Pokémon Go at least once during the event hours of 10am to 6pm (local time) on Saturday 26th August and Sunday 27th August.

After doing so, the special research quest will be yours and you can start working your way towards catching Diancie!

To help you in this task, we've listed all of the Fascinating Facets quest steps and rewards below, along with how to get Mega Diancie in Pokémon Go.

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'Fascinating Facets' quest steps in Pokémon Go

Fascinating Facets is a special research quest exclusive to ticketed players during the Go Fest Global 2023 event in Pokémon Go.

To unlock this quest, you must log into Pokémon Go at least once during the Go Fest 2023 event hours of 10am to 6pm (local time) on Saturday 26th August and Sunday 27th August. We recommend unlocking it on Saturday 26th August and a second special research quest, which is available to all players, will be released on Day Two of the event.

Once you've unlocked Fascinating Facets, however, you can complete it at whatever pace you like since it's a special research quest and therefore doesn't have a deadline. You can even complete it after Go Fest Global 2023 ends!

Keep in mind that, if you've attended one of the in-person Go Fest 2023 events in London, Osaka or New York, you will recieve Diancie Candy instead of an additional Diancie encounter.

Below you'll find all of the Fascinating Facets quest steps and rewards in Pokémon Go, but be wary of spoilers!

Thank to Amiibofan101 from reddit for the help with this information.

'Fascinating Facets' Step 1 of 6

  • Spin 3 PokéStops or Gyms - 2 Incense
  • Use an Incense – 23 Pokéballs
  • Catch 10 Pokémon – 3 Nanab Berry

Rewards: 3 Razz Berry, 3 Pinap Berry, and 2 Lure Module.

'Fascinating Facets' Step 2 of 6

  • Complete 3 Field Research Tasks - Joltik encounter
  • Use 5 Berries to help catch Pokémon – 2 Egg Incubator
  • Catch 10 different species of Pokémon – Oranguru Encounter

Rewards: 2023 XP, 2023 Stardust, and 2 Poffin.

'Fascinating Facets' Step 3 of 6

  • Hatch 2 Eggs - 2 Lucky Egg
  • Spin 5 PokéStops or Gyms – Shellos encounter (West Sea)
  • Earn a Candy walking with your buddy – Shellos encounter (East Sea)

Rewards: 2023 XP, 2023 Stardust, and a Carbink encounter.

'Fascinating Facets' Step 4 of 6

  • Catch 10 Pokémon - 2 Star Piece
  • Earn 7190 Stardust – 1 Silver Pinap Berry
  • Evolve 3 Pokémon – Growlithe encounter

Rewards: 2023 XP, 2023 Stardust, and a Diancie encounter (or 25 Diancie Candy if you've already caught a Diancie).

'Fascinating Facets' Step 5 of 6

  • Earn 7190 XP - 3 Rare Candy
  • Power up 10 Fairy-type Pokémon – 3 Rare Candy
  • Power up 10 Rock-type Pokémon – 3 Rare Candy

Rewards: 2023 XP, 300 Diancie Mega Energy, Diancie T-Shirt (or 25 Diancie Candy if you already own the T-Shirt).

'Fascinating Facets' Step 6 of 6

  • Claim Reward - 2023 XP
  • Claim Reward – 2023 Stardust
  • Claim Reward – 2023 XP

Rewards: 100 Diancie Mega Energy, 25 Diancie Sticker, and the Treasure Hunt Pose (or 25 Dianice Candy if you already own the pose).


The World of Wonders season has come to Pokémon Go. Wiglett can now be caught as part of Rediscover Kanto, but don't forget to complete the World of Wonders 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.


How to get Mega Diancie in Pokémon Go

Your first question after catching Diancie in Pokémon Go will most likely be - how do I conduct its Mega Evolution? (Well, after you've checked its stats.)

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The answer to this question is that you'll need 300 Mega Diancie Energy.

Yet, since Mega Diancie isn't appearing in Mega Raids, how will you collect this Mega Energy?

Thankfully, as you might have seen above, the Fascinating Facets special research quest offers you the chance to earn enough Mega Energy by completing its various challenges.

If you need more, however, you can earn additional Mega Diancie Energy by defeating Carbink in two-raids during the Go Fest 2023 event. Once you've Mega Evolved Diancie once, you'll also be able to collect Mega Energy by walking with the Pokémon as your buddy.

Having Mega Diancie active will, like all Mega Evolutions, give you access to a variety of bonuses, such as increasing the attack power of both Rock and Fairy-type Pokémon in raids.

How does Fascinating Facets work during Go Fest 2023 in Pokémon Go

Fascinating Facets is a special research quest exclusive to players who brought a Go Fest Global 2023 ticket in Pokémon Go. If this is the case for you, then you need to log into Pokémon at least during the event hours of this weekend long celebration.

Go Fest Global 2023 is running on Saturday 26th August and Sunday 27th August between 10am to 6pm (local hours). We recommend unlocking Fascinating Facets on Saturday 26th August as it is part of the Day One activities for Go Fest 2023 and there is a second special research being released on Day Two.

Diancie and Mega Diancie. | Image credit: Niantic

Remember - you must have a Go Fest Global 2023 ticket to access this special research quest. Like past mythical Pokémon released during Go Fest events, like Shaymin, Diancie will eventually become available via a free-to-play special research quest, but, at the time of writing, we don't know when this will be released.

If you're a free-to-play player and don't want to wait for that quest, then you can always purchase a Go Fest 2023 ticket during the event itself.

Meanwhile, if you attended one of the in-person Go Fest 2023 events at either London, Osaka or New York, you will recieve Diancie Candy rather than an additional encounter with the mythical Pokémon.

Aside from the stipulation of having a Go Fest 2023 ticket, Fascinating Facets works exactly the same as any other special research quest; tasking you completing a series a challenge so you can progress through the quest steps, rewarding you for every challenge and quest step you complete.

Good luck catching Diancie!

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