A Route to New Friendships

**A Route to New Friendships** is the Special Research for the Timeless Travels Season. It was made available since the start of Along the Routes on December 5th, 2023.

## Task sets

 A Route to New Friendships
1st Part

Explore 1 km
 Lillipup

Spin 3 PokéStops
900  Experience

Earn a Candy exploring with your buddy
5×  Razz Berry

Exchange a Gift with Mateo at the end of a Route
1×  Incense

Rewards for whole set
1000×  Stardust1000  Experience

2nd Part

Catch 7 Pokémon
10×  Poké Ball

Spin 5 PokéStops
1500  Experience

Explore 3 km
 Wooloo

Walk 1,000 m while traveling Routes
 Woobat

Rewards for whole set
1000×  Stardust5×  Great Ball

3rd Part

Hatch an Egg
 Feebas

Spin 15 PokéStops
2000  Experience

Complete 5 Field Research tasks
1000×  Stardust

Exchange a Gift with Mateo at the end of a Route 3 times
 Hisuian Sneasel

Rewards for whole set
3×  Ultra Ball1000×  Stardust

4th Part

*Claim Reward!*
10×  Great Ball

*Claim Reward!*
5×  Pinap Berry

*Claim Reward!*
10×  Razz Berry

Rewards for whole set
 Hisuian Sneasel1000  Experience1000×  Stardust

## Mateo and Professor Willow dialogue

1st Part

* Well, hey there! I’m Mateo. You must be **TRAINER**. Professor Willow has told me a lot about you, so it’s grand to finally put a face to the name.
* I hear you’ve been a great help with his research. That’s actually how he and I met—out in the field!
* I come from a long line of researchers and love observing Pokémon in different habitats.
* My travels take me all around the world, and I enjoy picking up Gifts from the places I’ve been—as well as sharing those Gifts with the Trainers I meet.
* Whenever you hear adventure calling, find me on a Route and I’ll show you what I mean!

2nd Part

* Good to see you, **TRAINER**! So you’ve had the chance to check out a Route, eh?
* I find it invigorating to follow in the figurative footsteps of our fellow explorers and see the world through their eyes.
* It’s also a great way to pick up Gifts to share with other Trainers!
* And speaking of Routes, I see you’ve met my good friend Mateo! We go way back. He’s a gold-star guy, and I hope you get to know him as well as I do.
* By the way, did you see the tape measure Mateo keeps wrapped around his hat?
* He keeps it handy to better survey the land he travels and to measure the Pokémon he encounters—especially if they’re small. But I’ll let him tell you more about that.
* Now, in the spirit of Mateo, why don’t you get out there and explore some more Routes yourself?

3rd Part

* Well, if it isn’t my new friend **TRAINER**! I enjoyed running into you on my last outing!
* You taking care of yourself? Me, I always make sure to drink plenty of water when I’m out on a Route. Hydrate or...well, hydrate, I always say!
* I’ve started doing lunges between Routes, too. Talk about taking a big step forward!
* Get it? “A big step”? Gahaha! My little sister taught me that joke. Speaking of, I can’t wait to show her all the amazing Postcards I’ve collected, like the one I got over in—
* Oops! There I go again. I just have so many stories to tell! And I’m sure you will too if you keep following Routes.
* Now, I oughta get going, but I’m sure our paths will cross again soon. See you on the road, **TRAINER**!

4th Part

* **TRAINER**! Seems like you and Mateo have become fast friends. I’m thrilled you two have hit it off!
* It’s clear that your dedication to exchanging Gifts has made an impression on him.
* He even left some items for me to pass along before he set off on his next adventure!
* Please give Mateo my regards when you see him
* And remember—as you explore Routes and exchange Gifts, you’re bridging the gap between Trainers around the world!

## References

1. ↑ Celebrate Mateo, a new face joining Pokémon GO, with the Along the Routes event!. *Pokémon GO Live*. Retrieved on 2023-11-30.