Pokémon Go ‘A Valorous Hero’ Timed, Special Research quest steps and event rewards

“A Valorous Hero” is a Candela-themed set of quests in Pokémon Go as part of the season-long Rising Heroes storyline.

It runs from May 11 to May 17, and though there are no event-specific spawns, there is a new Pokémon to battle — Mega Pinsir — in raids.

Unlike the previous event, “An Instinctive Hero,” there are two research quests to complete — one Timed, and one Special.

The following research steps — found on the “Today” screen — end on May 17:

Rewards: 1,000 Stardust, 1,000 XP, 1 Fast TM

Rewards: 1,000 Stardust, 1,000 XP, 1 Charged TM

The following research steps — found on the “Special” screen, and named “A Valorous Hero” — have no end date, provided you have logged in and begin the quest during the event:

Rewards: 1,500 XP, Charmander encounter

Rewards: 2,000 XP, Stufful encounter

Rewards: 2,000 XP, Ponyta encounter wearing a Candela-themed accessory encounter

Rewards: 2,500 XP, 2,500 Stardust

Thanks to Leek Duck on Twitter for filling in the gaps for the above two quest steps.

The following are available for the duration of the event from spinning PokéStops, and once collected, they can be completed after the event ends:

Thanks to SilphScience on reddit for helping with the above.

During the “A Valorous Hero” event, there are updates to raid line-ups.

The headline is a new Mega Evolution — Mega Pinsir — which appears in Mega Raid eggs.

Elsewhere, Tapu Fini (which can be shiny) as well as various Galarian and Hisuian Pokémon forms fill out the raid roster.

Here’s the complete raid pool, running until the event ends on May 17:

The following bonuses will be available during event hours from May 11 to May 17:

Beyond that, there are no special wild spawns or egg pool changes as part of the event, which means the above bonuses and quest steps are your focus. Now go make Candela proud!