Global Challenge

**Professor Willow's Global Challenge** (also mentioned as **Global Research**) is a season-long event themed around particular goals and milestones during the summer. During the events there are "Global Research tasks" for player community with established amount of Research tasks to be done by players in specific groups. In 2017, the challenge was called *Global Catch Challenge*. Since 2020, it is called **Global Challenge Arena** as a part of Pokémon GO Fest.

For completing each task there are special bonus rewards available worldwide. In 2018 and 2019, the reward was called **Ultra Bonus**. Since 2020, it is called **Ultra Unlock**.

Visit the following pages for detailed information of each year:

2017
Challenge and Reward event:

Global Catch Challenge
Nov 20th - 26th

2018
Three events with Challenges and specifics rewards were available:

Pokémon GO Safari Zone Dortmund
Jun 30th - Jul 1st

Pokémon GO Fest
Jul 14th - 15th

Pokémon GO Safari Zone Yokosuka
Aug 29th - Sep 2nd

After the completion of all three challenges, a reward event was unlocked:

Ultra Bonus Event 2018
Sep 13th - 30th

2019
Three events with Challenges focused on the Team Leaders and specifics rewards were available:

Pokémon GO Fest 2019 Chicago
Jun 13th - 16th

Pokémon GO Fest 2019 Dortmund
Jul 4th - 7th

Pokémon GO Fest 2019 Yokohama
Aug 6th - 12th

After the completion of all three challenges, three reward events were unlocked as Ultra Bonus:

Johto Journey
Sep 2nd - 9th

Global Challenge, Global Hatches
Sep 9th - 16th

A Unova Unveiling
Sep 16th - 23rd
Also, a series of Special Research tasks — A Thousand-Year Slumber was introduced featuring Jirachi as reward.

2020
Global Challenge Arena event:

Pokémon GO Fest 2020
Jul 25th - 26th

Reward events if Trainers complete respectively 8, 16, and 24 challenges:

Dragon Week
Jul 31st - Aug 7th

Enigma Week
Aug 7th - 14th

Unova Week
Aug 14th - 21st

2021
Global Challenge Arena event:

Pokémon GO Fest 2021
Jul 17th - 18th

Reward events if Trainers complete respectively 8, 16, and 24 challenges:

Ultra Unlock Part 1: Time
Jul 23rd - Aug 3rd

Ultra Unlock Part 2: Space
Aug 6th - 17th

Ultra Unlock Part 3: Sword and Shield
Aug 20th - 31st

2022
Global Challenge Arena events:

Pokémon GO Fest 2022
Global event
Jun 4th - 5th

Pokémon GO Fest 2022 Berlin
Jul 1st - 3rd

Pokémon GO Fest 2022 Seattle
Jul 22nd - 24th

Pokémon GO Fest 2022 Sapporo
Aug 5th - 7th

Each challenge event unlocks Ultra Bonuses respectively in the following events:

Adventure Week 2022
Jun 7th - 12th

6th Anniversary
Jul 6th - 12th

Battle Weekend
Jul 9th - 10th

Hisuian Discoveries
Jul 27th - Aug 2nd

Bug Out 2022
Aug 10th - 16th

August 2022 community Day
Aug 13th

2023
Global Challenge Arena event:

Pokémon GO Fest 2023
Global event
Aug 26th - 27th

The challenge event unlocks Ultra Bonuses in the following events:

A Paldean Adventure
Sep 5th - 10th

Ultra Unlock: Paldea
Sep 10th - 15th

## References

1. ↑ Global Research, Pokémon Sightings, and More Coming During Pokémon GO Summer Tour 2018!. *Pokémon GO Live*. Retrieved on 2018-07-02.
2. ↑ Are you ready for Professor Willow's Global Challenge?. *Pokémon GO Live*. Retrieved on 2019-06-11.