Completing the 'A Precious Catch' Masterwork Research rewards you with a Master Ball in Pokémon Go.
Released in December 2025, it was a paid-for ticket priced at £7.99 / $7.99 alongside the debut of the 'Precious Paths' season, and marked the sixth opportunity to get a Master Ball in Pokémon Go.
As with all Masterwork Research tickets - including Pony Tales, released just a week prior to this one - the steps required are lengthy and involved. Thankfully as Special Research, you have no time limit, meaning there's no rush in completing its steps - provided you're happy to wait getting your hands on another Master Ball, of course.
This guide explains all the steps in the 'A Precious Catch' Masterwork Research in Pokémon Go, so you know exactly when you'll get your hands on your next Master Ball.
'A Precious Catch' Masterwork Research in Pokémon Go
The 'A Precious Catch' Masterwork Research was made available between Tuesday, 2nd December 2025 and Tuesday, 10th February 2026, and once purchased, remains in your Special Research inventory until it's completed. In other words, once started, there's no time limit for its various steps.
'A Precious Catch' Masterwork Research step 1/4
- Catch 250 Pokémon (reward: 20 Poké Balls)
- Use 150 Berries to help catch Pokémon (reward: 15 Razz Berries)
- Make 100 Nice Curveball Throws (reward: 2,500 Stardust)
End rewards: 2,500 XP, Cetoddle encounter
'A Precious Catch' Masterwork Research step 2/4
- Catch 300 Pokémon (reward: 25 Poké Balls)
- Make 100 Great Curveball Throws (reward: 15 Pinap Berries)
- Transfer 50 Pokémon (20 Great Balls)
End rewards: 3,500 XP, Primeape encounter
'A Precious Catch' Masterwork Research step 3/4
- Catch 300 Pokémon (reward: 20 Great Balls)
- Defeat 25 Team Go Rocket members (reward: 5 Charged TMs)
- Catch 75 different species of Pokémon (reward: 15 Revives)
End rewards: 4,500 XP, Bisharp encounter
'A Precious Catch' Masterwork Research step 4/4
- Visit PokéStops on 7 different days (reward: 2,500 XP)
- Catch a Pokémon on 7 different days (reward: 2,500 Stardust)
- Hatch 20 Eggs
- Catch 75 Pokémon in a single day (reward: 20 Ultra Balls)
- Make 50 Excellent Throws (reward: 20 Max Revives)
- Catch 500 Pokémon (reward: 3 Silver Pinap Berries)
End rewards: 5,000 XP, 5,000 Stardust, 1 Master Ball
