You can now add a shiny Keldeo to your Pokémon Go collection by picking up the “Pony Tales” Masterwork Research ticket for $7.99.
Like other Masterwork Research lines, the ticket is only on sale for a short window (available until Nov. 30 at 8 p.m. local time). Once you purchase and begin it, the research stays in your log indefinitely — which is helpful, because this one’s a marathon, not a sprint.
Below you’ll find the known “Pony Tales” steps and a quick look at whether the shiny Keldeo ticket is worth it.
Is the shiny Keldeo ‘Pony Tales’ Masterwork Research worth buying?
The full reward breakdown wasn’t available ahead of the purchase deadline, but Masterwork tickets typically return value roughly equal to the coin cost through items and encounters. The deciding factor is really whether you want shiny Keldeo.
Keldeo is a mythical Pokémon with very limited distributions. A standard (non-shiny) Keldeo is accessible via the “Tales of Transformation” seasonal Special Research. If you specifically want a shiny Keldeo, this Masterwork Research is one of the only practical routes.
The other legitimate method involves Pokémon Home and Pokémon Sword and Shield: complete the Sword/Shield Pokédex, register everything in Pokémon Home (effectively maintaining a living dex and transferring it), and you can claim shiny Keldeo there. If that sounds like more than you ever plan to take on, and a shiny pony is calling your name, this Masterwork ticket is the alternative.
Shiny Keldeo ‘Pony Tales’ Masterwork Research quest steps
Here are the steps currently known for the research.
‘Pony Tales’ step 1 of 7
- Catch 151 Pokémon originally discovered in the Kanto region (647 XP)
- Catch 100 Pokémon originally discovered in the Johto region (647 XP)
- Catch 135 Pokémon originally discovered in the Hoenn region (647 XP)
- Catch 107 Pokémon originally discovered in the Sinnoh region (647 XP)
- Catch 156 Pokémon originally discovered in the Unova region (647 XP)
- Catch a Pokémon on 10 different days (647 XP)
Rewards: 25 Cobalion Candy, 25 Terrakion Candy, 25 Virizion Candy
‘Pony Tales’ step 2 of 7
- Catch 100 Water-type Pokémon (25 Snivy Candy)
- Catch 100 Fighting-type Pokémon (25 Tepig Candy)
- Catch a Pokémon on 15 different days (25 Oshawott Candy)
Rewards: 10 Snivy Candy XL, 10 Tepig Candy XL, 10 Oshawott Candy XL
‘Pony Tales’ step 3 of 7
- Use 200 supereffective Charged Attacks (Hitmonchan encounter)
- Battle in 10 raids with your Buddy (Hitmonlee encounter)
- Catch a Pokémon on 21 different days (Hitmontop encounter)
Rewards: 1 Incense, 30 Ultra Balls, 1 Rare Candy XL
‘Pony Tales’ step 4 of 7
This step unlocks after another time gate, so details weren’t accessible at the time. Further steps follow after completion.