Lugia and Ho-Oh appeared in Pokemon Go for one weekend only earlier this month. But those players who missed-out are in luck as Lugia and Ho-Oh can now be caught again in Pokemon Go as rewards in the January Research Quests. Pokemon Go Lugia and Ho-Oh have now been added to the pool of Legendary Pokemon be available to encounter from conducting Research in Pokemon Go.
The pair of pocket monsters will join the already-impressive pool of potential Legendary encounters, including the Legendary Bird Trio—Moltres, Zapdos, and Articuno—as well as the Legendary Dog Trio—Raikou, Suicune, and Entei.
What is more, Lugia, Ho-Oh and the Legendary Birds have a chance to be shiny.
However, it is not yet known how likely players are to encounter Lugia and Ho-Oh in comparison to the other Pokemon in the pool.
Pokemon Go developer Niantic does usually increases the encounter odds for the most recent additions, although this is yet to be confirmed.
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All eight Legendary Pokemon are available between January 1 and March 1, providing plenty of time to complete Research Breakthroughs and earn a Legendary encounter.
But note, the Legendary encounter is determined at random.
So even if Lugia and Ho-Oh are offered with increased odds, there is no guarantee you will even get the opportunity to catch them.
To earn an encounter chance players will need to complete a Research Breakthrough.
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How to complete a Research Breakthrough:
Players should begin the process need to conduct regular Field Research tasks.
These are collected from PokeStops and are usually very easy to complete.
Completing a Field Research task gets you a stamp – the most you can only earn in a single day.
Collecting seven stamps see you receive get a notification from Professor Willow.
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Interacting with the parcel icon initiates your Research Breakthrough quest, which consists of several Special Research tasks.
You can claim your reward after completing the full list of Special Research for a Research Breakthrough.
In this instance, the reward is one of the eight Pokemon in the Legendary pool — potentially Lugia and Ho-Oh.
The only way you can fail to catch the Pokemon is a shortage of Poke Balls, so make sure you are stocked-up on Ultra Balls before beginning the encounter.