Pokemon Go Adding A New Kind Of Berry Through Celebi Quest

The Celebi Special Research questline has begun in Pokemon Go, and along with giving players a chance to capture the Mythical Pokemon, it looks like it will introduce a new item to the game. Dataminers have discovered the brand-new Silver Pinap Berry within the game's code (via Pokemon Go Hub), and it appears to be the reward for completing one of the latest Special Research tasks.

According to dataminer Chrales, the Silver Pinap Berry is effectively a combination of the standard Pinap and Razz Berries. Feeding it to a wild Pokemon will reward you with twice the usual amount of Candy you would receive upon capture. In addition to that, the Silver Pinap Berry makes the wild Pokemon easier to catch.

Unlike Field Research tasks, which are distributed at Poke Stops, players receive Special Research quests from Professor Willow. Completing these tasks will reward you with XP, items, and ultimately an encounter with the aforementioned Celebi. In order to take on the new Special Research, you will first need to have completed the third set of Special Research tasks for Mew.

Coinciding with Celebi's arrival, Niantic has kicked off a special Johto-themed event in Go. For a limited time, Gen 2 Pokemon will appear more frequently in the wild. Six new Shiny Gen 2 Pokemon have also been added to the game: Natu, Sunkern, Pineco, and their evolved forms Xatu, Sunflora, and Forretress.

In addition to Celebi, a new Legendary Pokemon, Regirock, recently debuted in Pokemon Go. The powerful Rock-type will appear in Gyms as a Raid Battle until September 20. Shortly after that, Niantic will host the next Community Day on September 22. The featured Pokemon this time will be the Gen 2 starter Chikorita.