Pokémon Go Tales of Transformation quest steps and rewards for Keldeo
Our in-progress guide for the Tales of Transformation Special Research quest.

The Tales of Transformation Special Research offers you the chance to catch Keldeo in Pokémon Go if it's missing from your Pokédex. Eventually, you'll be able to transform Keldeo into its Resolute Form.
Being a seasonal Special Research quest, the Tales of Transformation quest steps and rewards will be released in stages throughout the Tales of Transformation season in Pokémon Go. Thanks to this, we'll be updating this quest as new challenges are released.
So look below to find all of the currently released Tales of Transformation quest steps and rewards in Pokémon Go.
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'Tales of Transformation' quest steps in Pokémon Go
The Tales of Transformation Special Research quest was released on Tuesday 2nd September and you have until Tuesday 2nd December at 10am (local time) to unlock it. Let this date pass without unlocking this quest and you'll lose your chance to access it! Thankfully, once unlocked, you'll be able to complete Tales of Transformation whenever you like since it lacks a deadline.
Just keep in mind that Tales of Transformation is a seasonal research quest. Due to this, the quest steps are being released in batches across the next couple of months. This leaves you with a choice - complete the quest steps as they're released or wait until the full quest is available before progressing through it. Again, once unlocked, you'll have access to Tales of the Transformation forever, so you're free to take your time completing it.
So let's take a look at all of the Tales of Transformation quest steps and rewards currently released in Pokémon Go. Be prepared for spoilers!

'Tales of Transformation' Step 1 of 8
- Catch 25 Water or Fighting-type Pokémon - 15 Poké Balls
- Power up Water or Fighting-type Pokémon 15 times - Five Revives
- Spin 10 PokéStops or Gyms - One Charged TM
Rewards: Keldeo T-Shirt and three Keldeo Candy XL. You'll get a Keldeo encounter if you don't already have this Pokémon. If you do, however, then you'll be rewarded with 50 Keldeo Candy instead.
'Tales of Transformation' Step 2 of 8
- Catch 30 Pokémon - 2500 Stardust
- Power up Pokémon 15 times - Three Super Potions
- Explore 5km - 2500 XP
Rewards: 647 XP, 647 Stardust and 25 Keldeo Candy.
September in Pokémon Go has started with the new Keldeo seasonal quest! The Pokémon Concierge Celebration Event is currently running. There's also levelling changes coming soon. You can now catch Dynamax Pokémon through Max Battles. First, however, you need to visit Power Spots to collect Max Particles and complete the To the Max! quest. Don't forget to try out Routes, Gift Exchange and Party Play while you're hunting down rare Pokémon, fighting in the Go Battle League or competing in PokéStop Showcases.
How does Tales of Transformation work in Pokémon Go?
Tales of Transformation is the seasonal Special Research quest which was released at the beginning of the Pokémon Go Season sharing its name, Tales of Transformation. Becoming accessible to every player at 10am (local time) on Tuesday 2nd September, you have until Tuesday 2nd December at 10am (local time) to unlock this quest. All you need to do is play Pokémon Go at least once before this deadline to get the Special Research quest and, afterwards, you'll be able to complete it whenever you like since it lacks a deadline.
If you're having trouble unlocking Tales of Transformation, try closing and reopening Pokémon Go. This should force the game to refresh and finally unlock the quest. It's also worth ensuring Pokémon Go is fully up-to-date as you could be a patch behind.
It's also important to remember that, as a seasonal quest, Tales of Transformation will be released in stages throughout the season sharing its name. If you're progressing through the quest as it's released, this means you'll be hitting a natural roadblock every so often as the next step won't be available yet. At this point, you'll have to wait for the next quest step to be released, which typically occurs alongside in-game events. Though, since it lacks a deadline, you could wait until all of the Tales of Transformation quest has been released before progressing through it.

Outside of this, Tales of Transformation works just like any other research quest in Pokémon Go. Complete the challenges, collect the rewards and repeat this process for every quest step until there's nothing else.
Best of luck completing Tales of Transformation in Pokémon Go!
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