Pikachu Autumn Picnic Trail Timed Research: Pokémon GO Tasks and Rewards

Pikachu Autumn Picnic Trail Timed Research is the location-based research route for the 2026 South Korea Autumn Picnic event and requires visiting different PokéStops featuring Pikachu wearing a hanbok.

The structure is simple but travel-dependent: the counter increases only as different featured stops are spun.

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Pikachu Autumn Picnic Trail Timed Research tasks

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Completing all eight tasks awards 2,026 XP, 25 Pikachu-in-a-Hanbok stickers and one Premium Battle Pass.

What Pikachu can the encounters give?

The research is part of the Orange Hanbok Pikachu debut event, and the official event announcement confirms Orange Hanbok Pikachu as a Timed Research reward.

The costume is Shiny eligible with an increased Shiny chance, though each individual encounter remains chance-based.

Where to get the research

The research is available around Seoul City Hall B1 Seoul Gallery, the HiKR Ground area in Seoul and the Incheon International Airport HiKR Station event zone.

Because the tasks depend on themed PokéStops, simply owning the research outside the route does not remove the location requirement for progress.

Research deadline

All tasks and rewards must be completed and claimed by October 11, 2026 at 8:00 p.m. KST.

Do not leave the final stops until the closing minutes because the route requires movement between distinct featured PokéStops.

Best route strategy

Start with enough Pokémon storage for eight encounter rewards, then follow a route that reaches eight unique themed stops without doubling back.

If you also want raids, Field Research and stickers, collect those while moving between the research stops rather than treating each activity separately.

Does spinning the same stop count twice?

No. The live wording requires featured PokéStops that you have not spun yet for the research sequence.

Once a stop has advanced the research, move to a different eligible stop for the next milestone.

Pikachu Autumn Picnic Trail Timed Research: Pokémon details

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How to finish the picnic trail without backtracking

Pikachu Autumn Picnic Trail Timed Research rewards planning because the featured PokéStops are different physical stops. Check the route before starting and move through them in a sensible order rather than spinning one stop repeatedly and expecting the next stage to advance.

Claim each completed stage while you are still near the trail. That lets you confirm the next requirement and prevents Pikachu Autumn Picnic Trail Timed Research from being left with an unclaimed encounter while you walk away from the event area.

Keep enough Pokémon storage for the sequence of Pikachu encounters. The point of Pikachu Autumn Picnic Trail Timed Research is not just checking off PokéStops, so having to stop and clear storage between stages makes the route unnecessarily slow.

If a stage does not register, verify that you have reached the correct featured stop rather than an ordinary nearby PokéStop. Pikachu Autumn Picnic Trail Timed Research is location-specific, which is why a generic spin elsewhere may not satisfy the trail requirement.

Because every stage is tied to the route, Pikachu Autumn Picnic Trail Timed Research is one research line worth completing before you switch attention to repeatable raids or Field Research.

More guides in this Pokémon GO cluster

From Pikachu Autumn Picnic Trail Timed Research: Pokémon GO Tasks and Rewards, continue with Pokémon GO Pikachu Autumn Adventure 2026 Guide: Orange Hanbok Pikachu, Research and Raids, How to Get Orange Hanbok Pikachu in Pokémon GO, Orange Hanbok Pikachu Shiny Guide: Can It Be Shiny in Pokémon GO? for the closely related mechanics, rewards and collection questions covered separately in this cluster.

Official event information

For confirmed first-party information about Pikachu Autumn Picnic Trail Timed Research, see the official Pokémon GO source. Check the live event panel as well when playing, because schedules and reward text can change.