Which path should you choose in Pokemon GO Steeled Resolve Timed Research?

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The Pokemon GO Steeled Resolve Timed Research offers two branches that you can choose from: Blanche or Cliff. The tasks in both lines are the same and the only difference is the encounters you receive. This research track will be available to all players for free from 10 a.m. local time on January 21 to 20:00 local time on 26 January 2025.

Cliff is the better path to choose in Pokemon GO Steeled Resolve Timed Research. This article tells you why.

Pokemon GO Steeled Resolve Timed Research: Differences in the rewards

The first page of Steeled Resolve free Timed Research involves catching Pokemon. spinning PokeStops or Gyms, and explore 2 km. Rewards include Stardust, XP, Ultra Balls and encounters with Bunnelby and Paldean Wooper.

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After completing this part, you must make the choice: Blanche or Cliff. If you choose Blanche, you get one Marill and Steelix meet to complete the second and third pages of the Research, respectively. Choosing Cliff gives you one Shadow Machop and Kanto Marowak at the same stages.

Azumarill (Marill’s evolution), Steelix, Shadow Machamp (Shadow Machop’s evolution), and Kanto Marowak, are all very strong picks in the current GO Battle League meta.

Conclusion: Which path is the best choice in Pokemon GO Steeled Resolve Timed research?

Between Marill and Steelix and Shadow Machop and Kanto Marowakthe latter is rarer to find in Pokemon GO. Marill is even on the list of wild encounters in this event, while Onix (Steelix’s pre-evolution) can be encountered with the Magnetic Lure Module – something you should use to look for Rookidee in Pokemon GO.

On the other hand, you should grind Fighting-type Grunts for a chance to encounter Shadow Machop. If you’re looking for a specific high-IV version of the creature, this is a much more reliable way. Cubone is also not a wild feature during this event, making it a bit rarer.

Therefore, choosing the Cliff track in Pokemon GO Steeled Resolve Timed Research gives you the rarer encounters.

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At the end of the day, whichever path you choose, make sure you complete the entire research story, as all the encounters as well as the item rewards are extremely useful.

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