Celebi was originally released into Pokémon Go during 2018 as one of the final rewards for the A Ripple in Time special research. Distracted by Something Shiny not only allows you to add a second Celebi to your collection, but it will be the latest shiny mythical Pokémon in Pokémon Go. Aside from Celebi, you can also add fellow mythical Pokémon Mew, Jirachi, Meltan and Victini to your Pokédex by completing their special research questlines. On this page: Update (1st February): Distracted by Something Shiny will no longer be available from Sunday, 28th February 2021 onwards. Distracted by Something Shiny is a special research quest and was released on Monday, 14th December as part of the Secrets of the Jungle event. Though, thanks to it being a special research quest, Distracted by Something Shiny has no deadline, you can only receive it if you play Pokémon Go during the Secrets of the Jungle event. This means that Distracted by Something Shiny is available from Monday, 14th December to Thursday, 17th December ending at 10pm your local time. Remember - you’ll have as long as you like to complete Distracted by Something Shiny once you’ve collected it. Distracted by Something Shiny is divided into four steps, with each individual step containing three challenges for you to complete. You’ll be rewarded for every challenge and overall step you complete, with the final reward being shiny Celebi. Once you’ve unlocked Distracted by Something Shiny, you’ll be able to complete the quest whenever you like, but, remember, you must log into Pokémon Go during the Secrets of the Jungle event to access the quest. Thank you to redwineandbeer from reddit for the help with this information. ‘Distracted by Something Shiny’ Step 1 of 4
Transfer 10 Pokémon - x20 Ultra Balls Catch 10 Grass-type Pokémon - Nuzleaf encounter Evolve 3 Grass-type Pokémon - Cottonee
Rewards: 500 Stardust, 1000 XP and a Diglett encounter ‘Distracted by Something Shiny’ Step 2 of 4
Play with your Buddy 10 times - Poffin Take a snapshot of a Grass-type Pokémon - Combee encounter Give your Buddy 10 treats - Cherubi encounter
Rewards: 500 Stardust, 1000 XP and a Pinsir encounter ‘Distracted by Something Shiny’ Step 3 of 4
Defeat Jessie or James 4 times - x5 Max Revives Make 5 Great Curveball throws - Hoothoot encounter Hatch 3 eggs - Whimsicott encounter
Rewards: 500 Stardust, 1000 XP and a Vibrava encounter ‘Distracted by Something Shiny’ Step 4 of 4
Claim reward - 500 XP Claim reward - Oddish encounter Claim reward - Foongus
Rewards: 500 Stardust, 1000 XP and a shiny Celebi encounter The Season of Mythical Wishes continues with the Winter Holiday event, which has brought Mega Glalie to Pokémon Go. Don’t forget to partake in the new Go Battle League season. Elsewhere, be sure to use Daily Adventure Incense for the chance of encountering Galarian Articuno, Galarian Zapdos and Galarian Moltres.
The best time to complete this quest is during the Secrets of the Jungle event; not only will grass-type Pokémon by appearing more frequently in the wild, but, during the event and in the weeks after, Jessie and James’ balloon should be easier to find. If you’re having trouble finding grass-type Pokémon, then try placing a Mossy Lure at a PokéStop. This will draw a range of bug, grass and poison-type Pokémon to your location. Incense will also cause more Pokémon to appear close to you and, if you’re lucky, one of these might be a grass-type Pokémon. If you’re having trouble landing a great curveball throw, then try aiming for Pokémon with large catch rings such as Wailmer or Mr. Mime.
Good luck unlocking shiny Celebi in Pokémon Go!
