There is no question that Pokemon GO Tour Johto has a lot to do, but it all eventually comes down to the Masterwork Research once again and with that comes some difficult tasks and great rewards as a result of finishing them.

As was announced a few weeks before the event, Pokemon GO Tour Johto is introducing new forms for both Ho-Oh and Lugia known as Apex Shadow versions.

These Apex Shadow Ho-Oh and Lugia will be available in the game for those that complete the second year version of the Masterwork Research, so you better get ready to get to work.

How To Unlock Masterwork Research

The second iteration of Masterwork Research is not going to be a breeze to unlock or complete, which is no big surprise after how last year’s was.

As far as unlocking the GO Tour Johto Masterwork Research, step one is to buy the required Pokemon GO Tour Johto ticket in the first place for the event on Saturday, February 26, that runs from 9:00 am local time to 9:00 pm local time.

Having this ticket will give you access to a set ofSpecial Researchthat should be completed during the event, but also can be held onto and completed anytime after.

Once you finally make it through the nine steps that make up that Special Research, you will unlock access to the special GO Tour Johto Masterwork Research so that you can get started on completing it.

GO Tour Johto Masterwork Research Tasks and Rewards

The GO Tour Johto Masterwork Research is no doubt going to be a another time consuming one like last year’s, though it’s only made up of four steps.

It’s impossible to find out what all four steps are at this point either, as Niantic made sure to make it to where people will have to keep playing for awhile to complete this one.

Thanks toSerebii, we have the first two steps of the Masterwork Research that you can see below.

As it is impossible to brute force yourself through the “Earn a heart with your buddy for 30 days in a row” task in less than 30 days, it’s going to be 30 days before anyone has access to Step 3 of the GO Tour Johto Masterwork Research.

Making sure not to forget to earn a heart with your buddy for 30 straight days is likely going to be very difficult for a lot of players, as one day can easily end that streak.

ensure to stay tuned to find out what at least Step 3 and maybe 4 are as soon as we find out in 30 days from the writing of this guide’s time.