ThePokémon GOStrength Of Steel event has begun, meaning there’s a new set of free Timed Research for Trainers to complete with some great rewards on offer. There are also three Collection Challenges – This Ore That, Heavy Metal, and Chrome Catch – which lead to Steel-type Pokémon encounters and Mega Energy, helping you add some new Mega-Evolutions to your collection.

Steel-type Pokémon are some of the most powerful creatures inPokémon GO, with usability across the GO Battle League and as attackers inRaid Battles. They’ve got loads of type resistances and access to some very powerful attacks. That makes this event the perfect time to catch them and stock up on Candy, with Timed Research and Collection Challenges to help you do just that.

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Pokémon GO Strength Of Steel Timed Research

Catch Lots Of Steel-Type Pokémon

There are justsix tasks to completein the Strength Of Steel Timed Research set, but they might take you a little while to finish. As well as catching 50 Steel-type Pokémon, you’ll also need to evolve 10 of them and win three Raid Battles. Fortunately, this event features mostly Steel-type wild spawns and Raid Bosses, so there are plenty of them to try and catch.

The Strength Of Steel eventruns from July 25, at 10 AM, to July 30, at 8 PM, 2024, inPokémon GO, so you’ve got six days to finish this set of Timed Research. You can see all of the tasks and rewards in the table below:

Togedemaru, Skarmory, and Aron appearing in the Pokemon GO Strength Of Steel event

Beldum encounter

Power up Steel-type Pokémon 50 times

The Steel Collection Challenge Medal in Pokemon GO

Togedemaru encounter

Klink encounter

Aron from Pokemon GO

Skarmory encounter

Mawile encounter

Aggron from Pokemon GO

Catch 7 different species of Steel-type Pokémon

3 Metal Coat

For completing this set of Timed Research, you’ll be rewarded witha Pawniard encounter, 1 Magnetic Lure Module, and 10000 XP.

If you’re struggling to complete the Raid challenge by yourself, make sure you’re targeting low-level One-Star Raid Bosses like Skarmory, Klink, Pawniard, and Togedemaru, as these can usually be defeated by a solo Trainer. Remember you’re able to alsouse a Star Pieceif you have one to get some extra Stardust, which will help you finish the Stardust-earning task a lot faster.

Bronzor from Pokemon GO

Pokémon GO Strength Of Steel Collection Challenges

Get These Mega Rewards

There arethree Collection Challenges to completeduring the Strength Of Steel event, with each one featuring four Steel-type Pokémon that you’ll need to catch or evolve. The Pokémon that require you to catch them, such as Magnemite and Aron, should be pretty easy to get, but the Pokémon that need to be evolved could take a while as you’ll need to stock up on enough Candy first.

How to catch it

Bronzong from Pokemon GO

What it looks like

Spawning in the wild

Galarian Stunfisk from Pokemon GO

Aggron

Evolve Aron into Lairon (25 Candy) and then into Aggron (100 Candy)

Bronzong

Evolve Bronzor into Bronzong (50 Candy)

For completing the Heavy Metal Collection Challenge, you’ll be rewarded with5000 Stardust, an Aggron encounter, and 100 Aggron Mega Energy.

The trickiest task to complete in this Collection Challenge is to evolve Aron into Lairon and then into Aggron, as you’ll need a total of 125 Candy to complete this entire evolution chain. Remember touse Pinap Berries when catching them for a Candy boost. Aggron is appearing as a Three-Star Raid Boss, but catching one won’t count towards this challenge, as you need to evolve it.

Magnemite from Pokemon GO

Magnezone

Evolve a Magnezone (100 Candy and a Magnetic Lure Module)

For completing the This Ore That Collection Challenge, you’ll be rewarded with5000 Stardust, a Steelix encounter, and 100 Steelix Mega Energy.

Magneton from Pokemon GO

Evolving Magneton into Magnezone is the trickiest task in this Collection Challenge, as you’ll need 100 Candy and a Magnetic Lure Module. You canget a Magnetic Lure Moduleby completing the Strength Of Steel Timed Research or by purchasing one from the in-game shop for 180 PokéCoins. Place the Lure on a PokéStop and evolve Magnezone while standing within its radius.

Togedemaru

Spawning in the wild, One-Star Raid Boss, Timed Research reward, Field Research reward

Beldum

Spawning in the wild, Timed Research reward, Field Research reward

For completing the Chrome Catch Collection Challenge, you’ll be rewarded with5000 Stardust, a Scizor encounter, and 100 Scizor Mega Energy.

This is the easiest of the three Collection Challenges to complete, as there are no evolutions required and most of the featured Pokémon have multiple methods of catching them.Skarmory is a rare wild spawn, so you might have a better chance of catching one by defeating it as a Raid Boss or by completing the Strength Of Steel Timed Research first to get it as a reward encounter.

The Mega Energy you’ll get for completing these Collection Challenges is one of the best rewards you can get inPokémon GO. Although it won’t be enough alone to reach the 200 Mega Energy cost to Mega-Evolve their corresponding Pokémon, you’ll be halfway there.