Pokémon Go ‘Glimmers of Gratitude’ Shiny Shaymin Masterwork Research guide
Pokémon Go’s paid “Glimmers of Gratitude” Masterwork Research rewards Shiny Shaymin. We explain if it was worth buying and all available the steps in our guide.
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Pokémon Go’s paid Masterwork Research for shiny Shaymin, “Glimmers of Gratitude,” was released during Go Tour: Sinnoh 2024.
Just like previous Masterwork Research, you’ll get a shiny mythical Pokémon in exchange for months of hard work.
The $4.99 ticket was only available to purchase until Feb. 25, 2024, at 8 p.m. in your local time. You needed to buy and start it before then to get the quest. If you didn’t do this before the above date, then you can longer gain access.
Note that despite the fact that the in-game shop blurb says, “Timed Research will expire at the end time listed above,” this is not a Timed Research. Once you started it, it was added to your Special Research Task list, and it’ll be around forever until you finish it.
Below, we explain all “Glimmers of Graditude” steps, as well as whether the Pokémon Go Shiny Shaymin Masterwork ticket was worth buying.
Pokémon Go ‘Glimmers of Gratitude’ Masterwork Research steps
Rewards: 10 Dialga Candy, 10 Palkia Candy, 10 Giratina Candy
Rewards: 1 Incense, 30 Ultra Balls, 1 Rare Candy XL
Rewards: 1 Incense, 30 Ultra Balls, 1 Rare Candy XL
Rewards: 1 Lure Module, 1 Mossy Lure Module, 1 Rainy Lure Module
Rewards: 3 Rocket Radars, 1 Poffin, 3 Sinnoh Stones
Rewards: 4,920 XP, 4,920 Stardust, Shiny Shaymin encounter
Rewards: 4,920 XP, 4,920 Stardust
Was the Pokémon Go ‘Glimmers of Gratitude’ ticket worth it?
Note: The $4.99 ticket was only available to purchase until Feb. 25, 2024 — if you didn’t purchase it by then, it is no longer available.
As per the in-game description, here’s what you got for $4.99:
All the above are rewards as part of the Masterwork Research quest steps, which means it will take a long time for you to earn. These quests are meant to be done over a long period, so don’t expect to be able to grind this all out in one day or even one month.
As for the Shiny Shaymin itself, it’s incredibly rare, and worth grabbing if you’re a shiny hunter. While Shaymin could be caught shiny in main games Pokémon Platinum and Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, it requires a limited-time event item (Oak’s Letter) to access Shaymin and you’d have to actively shiny hunt it by resetting the encounter. Oak’s Letter is no longer obtainable, so if you don’t have it in any of these games, this Masterwork Research is the only way to get a shiny Shaymin for you (outside of trading).
All that said, if you’re OK with grinding and you like rare shiny Pokémon, then yes, the “Glimmers of Gratitude” is worthwhile.