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How to get Kubfu in Pokémon GO

The new Wushu Pokémon is here to knock its enemy off the ring.

Kubfu is one of the new Legendary Pokémon that has made its way to Pokémon GO with the release of the new Might and Mastery season. Here’s how you can get your hands on the Wushu Pokémon.

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You should have enough time to get the Legendary Pokémon, with the event running from March 5 to June 3, 2025. Complete enough tasks, and the reward is yours to keep forever.

How to get Kubfu in Pokémon GO

There are two ways to get Kubfu in Pokémon GO:

  • Free Special Research
  • Paid Fuzzy Fighter Special Research

Free Special Research

A Kubfu encounter is one of the rewards you can get from the free Special Research in the Might and Mastery season. Now that the season has begun, tasks for the first part of the Special Research are now visible.

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To get Kubfu in Pokémon GO, all you need to do is:

TaskReward
Explore 3 km15x PokeBalls
Defeat 3 Team GO Rocket members5x Revives
Use a supereffective Charged Attack1x Charged TM

After completing these three tasks, you will get 891 XP and a Kubfu encounter as additional rewards.

Buy the Fuzzy Fighter Special Research ticket

The other way to get Kubfu is by purchasing the Fuzzy Fighter Special Research ticket for $7.99. You can purchase it from March 5 to March 10, 2025. Here are all the rewards you can earn from the Fuzzy Fighter Special Research:

  • Encounters with Dynamax Kubfu, Teddiursa, Tyrogue, Cubchoo, Pancham, and Stufful.
  • 2x Premium Battle Passes
  • 3x Kubfu Candy XL
  • 30x Kubfu Candy
  • 5x Rare Candies
  • 1x Star Piece
  • 1x Incense
  • 2,000 XP and 3,000x Stardust, and more.

The Fuzzy Fighter Special Research finishes on May 29, 2025, at 8 p.m. local time. In case you don’t manage to get Kubfu from the free research, you have another paid option until the end of May 2025.


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