Pokémon GO lists Brisbane among the current in-person events on the official Pokémon GO events page. Use that first-party listing to verify the event window while this guide handles the live research route and local task details.
Pokémon GO City Safari Brisbane live Special Research tasks
Brisbane is now live, so the pre-event “tasks unknown” placeholder can be replaced with the three-stage research structure. The research starts with a PokéStop/Gym spin, an Explorer Hat Eevee encounter and a branch that changes one timed-item bonus. The middle stage is built around your Eevee buddy, and the final stage asks for one evolution.
| Stage | Task | Reward |
|---|---|---|
| 1/3 | Spin a PokéStop or Gym | 1 Incense; stage completion also gives 1 Poffin, Explorer Hat Eevee and the branch choice |
| 2/3 | Feed your buddy 3 times | 10 Eevee Candy |
| 2/3 | Earn a Candy walking with your buddy | 10 Eevee Candy |
| 2/3 | Take a snapshot of your Eevee | 10 Eevee Candy |
| 2/3 completion | Finish all three buddy tasks | 1 Mossy Lure, 1 Glacial Lure, 3 Star Pieces |
| 3/3 | Evolve a Pokémon | 100 Poké Balls |
| 3/3 completion | Finish the research | 2,026 Stardust and 2,026 XP |
The stage-one branch offers Double Incense Duration, Double Star Piece Duration or Double Lucky Egg Duration. Pick the bonus that matches what you plan to use during your ticketed hours; the rest of the research route remains focused on the event Eevee and exploration.
What about Brisbane Field Research?
Event-exclusive Field Research is active around Brisbane, but a complete reliable task/reward table has not propagated cleanly enough to replace the pre-event section yet. Use the live PokéStop task text in-game rather than a copied list from another host city. This page can be updated again once the Brisbane-specific Field Research pool is fully verified.
Pokémon GO City Safari Brisbane takes place September 26 and 27, 2026 from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. local time, with seven gameplay zones across Brisbane. That makes the practical details worth sorting out before you arrive.
Pokémon GO City Safari Brisbane combines city-wide ticketed gameplay with a physical event hub and scheduled community activities, so the day is much easier to plan once those pieces are separated. You do not have to start in one fixed place, but the official hub and seven named zones give the weekend a useful structure.
Pokémon GO City Safari Brisbane dates and hours
The event runs on Saturday, September 26 and Sunday, September 27 from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. local time. Ticketed gameplay works across the host city, so players do not have to remain inside one fenced venue once their event session begins. That detail is one of the reasons Pokémon GO City Safari Brisbane is worth planning around rather than treating as a generic event window.
The dedicated City Safari hub at Queen Street Mall opens an hour earlier, from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on both days. It is a useful starting point for physical event extras and the Brisbane City Centre stamp zone.
All seven Brisbane City Safari zones
The seven official zones are Brisbane City Centre, Roma Street Parkland, Queensland Cultural Centre, South Bank, Kangaroo Point, Brisbane River Walk and New Farm Park. City Safari-themed PokéStops and Gyms appear through these areas.
You can begin playing anywhere in Brisbane rather than visiting the zones in a fixed order. The zones are especially relevant for the GO Stamp Rally, which lets players collect up to eight stamps and earn an Explorer Hat Eevee encounter for each one. It is a small distinction, but it changes how Pokémon GO City Safari Brisbane should fit into the rest of your play session.
Track Your Pokémon GO Collection
Use our interactive Pokémon GO trackers to record shinies, regional Pokémon, costumes, patterns and event collections.
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Summer Marathon Event TrackerTrack event encounters and collection progress.
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Pokémon GO City Safari Brisbane practical details
Ticket holders receive the event-exclusive gameplay while physically present in Brisbane during their ticketed date and hours. Simply travelling to the city without a ticket does not unlock the exclusive in-game content. It is a small distinction, but it changes how Pokémon GO City Safari Brisbane should fit into the rest of your play session.
The public in-person activities are different. Pokémon GO states that those physical activities are available to everyone, including people without tickets, so a non-ticket visitor can still visit the hub and community areas even though their game will not switch on the ticketed experience.
Hub, community photo and Trade Hour
Queen Street Mall is the official event hub, with a Pikachu sun visor, a free City Safari Brisbane sticker pack while stocks last, a Photo Wall and access to the Brisbane City Centre stamp zone.
The official community photo is scheduled for King George Square at noon on Sunday, September 27, with a weather contingency listed in the announcement. A Trade Hour is also scheduled at King George Square at 4:00 p.m. on Sunday, while ticket holders receive up to five Special Trades and 50% Stardust trade costs during their ticketed day. That gives Pokémon GO City Safari Brisbane a clearer purpose than simply turning up and hoping the important part is obvious.
What to prepare before arriving in Brisbane
Check the date attached to your ticket, leave room in Pokémon storage and decide whether the stamp rally, trading or the scheduled community activities are your biggest priority. Because the gameplay is city-wide, a little route planning can save more time than trying to visit every named location in the order they appear on the announcement.
It is also worth separating digital and physical expectations. Ticketed gameplay begins at 10:00 a.m., while the Queen Street Mall hub opens at 9:00 a.m. and some physical giveaways are limited by daily stock rather than by your in-game ticket.
Travel plans are worth checking against first-party information close to the weekend. The main Pokémon GO site and the official Brisbane Know Before You GO page contain the current zones, hours and ticket rules for Pokémon GO City Safari Brisbane.
