What is the Gritty and Glacial Special Research Ticket in Pokemon GO

Today, March 13th, is Pokemon GO’s March Community Day, and it’s a rather fitting day for it. March is coming in like a lion; in some parts of the United States, it’s already 80 degrees out, while in others, it’s still well below 20. In honor of this crazy March weather, Pokemon GO is offering a Special Research Ticket. So, what does the Gritty and Glacial Special Research Ticket Give You in Pokemon GO?

For today’s Community Day event, the highlighted Pokemon is Sandshrew, a Pokemon that, thanks to its sandy traditional variant and frosty Alolan variant, excellently emphasizes the ridiculous dichotomy of March weather. Both variants of Sandshrew currently have boosted spawn rates, though you’re more likely to find one or the other if it’s sunny or snowing. Both kinds of Sandshrew also have shiny variants in the Pokedex, so it’s a great chance to go shiny hunting too. Additionally, if you evolve a regular Sandshrew into Sandslash during the event (or up to two hours after it ends), it’ll learn the Dark type move Night Slash, and if you evolve an Alolan Sandshrew into an Alolan Sandslash, it’ll learn the Ghost type move Shadow Claw.

What does the Gritty and Glacial Special Research Ticket Give You in Pokemon GO

If you need more Sandshrew in your life, and really, who doesn’t, you can purchase the Special Community Day Research Ticket for $1 USD, giving you access to the Gritty and Glacial Special Research Story. This Special Research provides four pages of challenges, each with rewards for individual challenges and completion of pages.

The four pages and their rewards are as follows:

Page 1

• Power up any 10 Pokemon. Rewards 15 Poke Balls.
• Catch 15 Sandshrew (regular or Alolan). Rewards a regular Sandshrew encounter.
• Make five Nice Throws. Rewards 20 Sandshrew Candy.
• Complete all of the page 1 challenges. Rewards an Alolan Sandshrew encounter, 2000 Stardust, and 1 Incubator.

Page 2

• Transfer any 10 Pokemon. Rewards an Alolan Sandshrew encounter.
• Catch 15 Sandshrew (regular or Alolan). Rewards 30 Sandshrew Candy.
• Evolve 3 Sandshrew (regular or Alolan) into Sandslash. Rewards 3 Pinap Berries.
• Complete all of the page 2 challenges. Rewards a regular Sandshrew encounter, 1500 XP, and 1 Incense.

Page 3

• Make 3 Great Curveball Throws. Rewards 50 Sandshrew Candy.
• Evolve 1 Sandshrew (regular or Alolan) into Sandslash. Rewards 1 Star Piece.
• Transfer any 10 Pokemon. Rewards 15 Great Balls.
• Complete all of the page 3 challenges. Rewards 15 Ultra Balls, 2500 XP, and 1 Rocket Radar.

Page 4

This page doesn’t actually have any challenges, just rewards you can claim for free.

• 2 Silver Pinap Berries
• A regular Sandslash encounter
• 3500 XP
• Claim all three rewards to receive additional rewards: 2 Rare Candy, 3000 Stardust, and an Alolan Sandslash encounter.

The Community Day event will last from 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM in your local time zone. Remember, while the event is running, Eggs only require 1/4 of their usual walk distance, activated Incense and Lure Modules will last for three hours, and Smeargle may appear in any snapshots you take.