April 2020 has been a strange month for Pokémon Go Fans. Niantic wants to make it a bit easier for players to stay inside and enjoy the game, which is difficult because the game depends on players getting around, going out and visiting different places in their community. For example, Niantic repeated the legendary shadow of the captured Pokémon Giovanni to give players another shot and to extend the time each has to capture it. For the Research Breakthrough event, the Pokémon people will receive is Alolan Exeggcutor.
The Research Breakthrough event focuses on players completing one of the research tasks they receive from PokéStops and receiving a stamp for each day. You can only receive one patch per day. You don't miss the seven-day streak if you don't follow a research event every day.
At the end of the seven days, you receive an encounter with the Pokémon of the Month, which is Alolan Exeggcutor. This variety of Exeggcutor is generally harder to find as you can only encounter it regularly during raids, and it's a rare find in the wild, usually limited to specific events. The Pokémon in the Research Breakthrough event changes every month.
Alolan Exeggcutor is a Grass and Dragon type Pokémon. He has a max Cp of 3, offense of 014, defense of 230, and stamina of 153. While he might not have the best defense, he's a heavy hitter and is perfect if you. have to fight water types that appear in the Great or Ultra league, but this is not the best Pokemon. Probably a good choice for raiding against other Pokémon you come across in gyms. Whenever you capture an Alolan Exeggcutor during this event, you also get a Stardust bonus.
The event started on April 1 and continues until May 1.
