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Pokémon Go Marill Limited Research event quest: How to complete each quest task explained

Marills galore!

Marill Limited Research is a one-day event in Pokémon Go to celebrate a special aqua mouse.

During this event, you'll not only be able to catch as many Marills as your heart desires, but you'll also have the Marill Limited to complete.

While it's a long quest, constructed out of 20 steps, none of the tasks are very challenging, so simply enjoy catching every Marill you come across.

This makes Marill Limited Research day the perfect time to hunt down a shiny Marill or two!

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'Marill Limited Research' quest steps in Pokémon Go

Marill Limited Research is a timed research quest which will only be available for one single day in Pokémon Go.

You'll be able to complete this quest from 8am to 10pm (local time) on Sunday, 9th May. Once this time period is over, you'll be unable to complete this research and lose an excellent opportunity to add a shiny Marill to your collection.

The quest contains 20 overall steps, but, once you reach step 11, the challenges will repeat themselves. This means that step 13, for example, has the same set of three challenges as step 3.

Below you can find every research quest and challenge for the Marill Limited Research quest, so beware of spoilers.

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

'Marill Limited Research' Step 1 (and 11) of 20

  • Transfer 2 Pokémon - Marill encounter
  • Catch a Pokémon - Marill encounter
  • Make 2 Nice Throws - Marill encounter

Rewards: 1000 XP, 500 Stardust and 10 PokéBalls

'Marill Limited Research' Step 2 (and 12) of 20

  • Transfer 2 Pokémon - Marill encounter
  • Catch 2 Pokémon - Marill encounter
  • Make 2 Nice Throws - Marill encounter

Rewards: 1000 XP, 500 Stardust and 15 Pinap Berries

'Marill Limited Research' Step 3 (and 13) of 20

  • Use 3 Pinap Berries while catching Pokémon - Marill encounter
  • Catch 2 Pokémon - Marill encounter
  • Make 2 Nice Throws - Marill encounter

Rewards: 1000 XP, 500 Stardust and a Marill encounter

'Marill Limited Research' Step 4 (and 14) of 20

  • Make 2 Great Throws - Marill encounter
  • Catch 2 Pokémon - Marill encounter
  • Transfer 2 Pokémon - Marill encounter

Rewards: 1000 XP, 500 Stardust and a Marill encounter

'Marill Limited Research' Step 5 (and 15) of 20

  • Make 3 Great Throws - Marill encounter
  • Catch 3 Pokémon - Marill encounter
  • Make 3 Curveball Throws - Marill encounter

Rewards: 1000 XP, 500 Stardust and 15 Nanab Berries

'Marill Limited Research' Step 6 (and 16) of 20

  • Use 3 Nanab Berries while catching Pokémon - Marill encounter
  • Catch 2 Pokémon - Marill encounter
  • Make 2 Curveball Throws in a row - Marill encounter

Rewards: 1000 XP, 500 Stardust and a Marill encounter

'Marill Limited Research' Step 7 (and 17) of 20

  • Make 2 Nice Curveball Throws - Marill encounter
  • Catch 2 Pokémon - Marill encounter
  • Transfer 2 Pokémon - Marill encounter

Rewards: 1000 XP, 500 Stardust and 10 Marill Candy

'Marill Limited Research' Step 8 (and 18) of 20

  • Make 2 Nice Throws in a row - Marill encounter
  • Catch 2 Pokémon - Marill encounter
  • Transfer 2 Pokémon - Marill encounter

Rewards: 1000 XP, 500 Stardust and 15 Razz Berries

'Marill Limited Research' Step 9 (and 19) of 20

  • Use 3 Razz Berries to help catch Pokémon - Marill encounter
  • Catch 2 Pokémon - Marill encounter
  • Make 2 Curveball Throws in a row - Marill encounter

Rewards: 1000 XP, 500 Stardust and 10 Marill Candy

'Marill Limited Research' Step 10 (and 20) of 20

  • Make 2 Great Throws in a row - Marill encounter
  • Catch 3 Pokémon - Marill encounter
  • Evolve a Fairy-type Pokémon - Marill encounter

Rewards: 1000 XP, 500 Stardust and 15 Ultra Balls

Don't forget - the Luminous Legends X research quest is also still running!