Applin and its evolutions are finally arriving as part of Pokémon Go’s Sweet Discoveries event, giving trainers a few short days to find everything they can and, more importantly, collect as many of Apllin’s evolution items as possible.

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While it won’t be available as a Shiny from day one, or have its Dipplin and Hydrapple forms from the Pokémon Scarlet and Violet DLC, there are still enough reasons to be excited about this event and the many research tasks and offerings that it has.

If you want to see if it’s worth doing the research tasks this time around, though, have no fear, as we have completed them all already to show you what you get and what you need to do.

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  • How to complete the Sweet Discoveries Timed Research in Pokémon Go
    • Sweet Discoveries Timed Research
    • Sweet Discoveries Premium Timed Research
    • Event Exclusive Field Research

How to complete the Sweet Discoveries Timed Research in Pokémon Go

Sweet surprises await! Applin makes its #PokemonGO debut in the Sweet Discoveries event!

Enjoy event bonuses including 2× Candy for catching Pokémon and more. pic.twitter.com/xx7LLOaqVe

— Pokémon GO (@PokemonGoApp) April 10, 2025

There are two research paths available this time, with both giving Apple-themed encounters. While the free tasks are a great way to get a Tart and Sweet Apple, you’ll need quite a few to evolve an Applin, so be sure to go on the lookout for more items as you adventure around the world.

There are two lots of tasks to get through, and they include the following:

Sweet Discoveries Timed Research

TasksRewardCompletion RewardCatch 10 PokémonMossy Lure Module Sweet Apple
Tart Apple Catch 25 PokémonMunna EncounterCatch 50 PokémonBidoof EncounterMake 15 Nice ThrowsBounsweet EncounterMake 30 Nice ThrowsKomala EncounterUse 10 Berries to help catch PokémonSkwovet EncounterUse 20 Berries to help catch PokémonDelibird EncounterUse a Lure ModuleCherubi Encounter

Sweet Discoveries Premium Timed Research

TasksRewardCompletion RewardCatch 15 PokémonMunna EncounterApplin Encounter
Mossy Lure Module Catch 25 PokémonBidoof EncounterMake 10 Nice ThrowsBounsweet EncounterMake 20 Nice ThrowsKomala EncounterUse 5 Berries to help catch PokémonSkwovet EncounterUse 10 Berries to help catch PokémonDelibird EncounterHatch an EggCherubi EncounterCompletion RewardCatch 15 PokémonMunna EncounterApplin Encounter
Mossy Lure Module Catch 25 PokémonBidoof EncounterMake 10 Nice ThrowsBounsweet EncounterMake 20 Nice ThrowsKomala EncounterUse 5 Berries to help catch PokémonSkwovet EncounterUse 10 Berries to help catch PokémonDelibird EncounterHatch an EggCherubi Encounter

Event Exclusive Field Research

TaskRewardFeed your buddy 5 timesStardust x 1000Use 3 Berries to help catch PokémonDelibird Encounter
or
Komala Encounter
or
Skwovet Encounter

Honestly, the events Premium research tasks and rewards aren’t worth it this time around as you can easily find Applin’s in the wild and they don’t provide the more harder to find evolution items, so we would give this one a miss unless you want to try and get an Applin with better stats through the completion rewards.

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