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For the Season of Precious Paths (and, technically, Pokémon GO Tour: Kalos – Global), Pokémon GO’s social media campaign is all about rewarding Trainers with encounters with Unown, X, Y, Z, and A. Provided that the official Pokémon GO YouTube channel gets 10,000 new subscribers. Well, that goal was crushed during the first day of the announcement and now codes are being released for incredibly easy Timed Research tasks that will reward Trainers with Unown Candies and encounters with Unown X, Y, Z, and A.

Now, check out the Bonus Timed Research featuring Unown X, Y, Z, and A with our guide below:

 

Pokémon GO’s Season of Precious Paths – Bonus Timed Research Unown X, Y, Z, and A

Begins: Tuesday, February 24th, 2026 at 9 a.m. PT

Ends: Sunday, March 1st, 2026 at 6 p.m. your local time.

 

Pokémon featured – Unown X, Y, Z, and A

 

 

Unown X, Y, Z, and A aren’t typically found in Pokémon GO in the wild. You mainly see them as Incense encounters for paid ticket holders for various Pokémon GO events. Here, thanks to reaching the 10,000 subscribers milestone on YouTube, Trainers can get encounters with Unown X, Y, Z, and A, provided they redeem the codes for these Timed Research quests and complete them before they end.

 

Timed Research – Bonus Timed Research Unown X, Y, Z, and A

Three free Timed Research quests would be issued to all Trainers via redemption codes if certain subscriber milestones were reached on the official Pokémon GO YouTube Channel. (Timed Research quests for 2,500, 5,000, and 10,000 new subscribers.) A code was initially shared on Tuesday, February 24th, 2026, but the remaining codes were discovered and shared within the community the same day.

Codes can be redeemed via the official Pokémon GO Code Redemption page. You must be logged in into your Pokémon GO account when entering the code(s).

 

 

Bonus Timed Research – Unown X

  • Task: Complete a Field Research task
    • Reward: 3 Unown Candies
  • Completion Rewards: Unown X* encounter

 

Bonus Timed Research – Unown Y

  • Task: Complete a Field Research task
    • Reward: 3 Unown Candies
  • Completion Reward: Unown Y* encounter

 

Bonus Timed Research – Unown Z & A

  • Step 1/2
    • Task: Complete a Field Research task
      • Reward: 3 Unown Candies
    • Completion Reward: Unown Z* encounter
  • Step 2/2
    • Task: Complete a Field Research task
      • Reward: 3 Unown Candies
    • Completion Reward: Unown A* encounter

 

Note: Pokémon marked with an * means that “If you’re lucky, you might encounter a Shiny one!”

 

 

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Written by Jennifer Burch

Illustrator, designer, writer and big Nintendo geek, you can find Jennifer with an N3DS within reach 24/7. As the oldest of three, she has survived many Mario Party, Super Smash Bros. and Mario Kart sessions intact in addition to getting her brothers hooked on some really weird games. (Cubivore anyone?)