Pokemon Go Field Research tasks & rewards for August 2024
If you’re looking for a roundup of all the Pokemon Go Field Research tasks in August 2024, we’ve broken them down into categories, alongside details of the Research Breakthrough rewards you can earn.
Field Research is a long-running feature in Pokemon Go that gives Trainers a variety of tasks to complete to earn rewards. Completing seven tasks over seven days will result in a Research Breakthrough, which is a guaranteed encounter with a desirable Pokemon.
These Field Research tasks incorporate various elements of gameplay. Some will ask you to catch different types of Pokemon, others require you to take part in Raid Battles , and a few will task you with earning Candies or Hearts with your Buddy .
For August 2024, Trainers can earn an encounter with Hisuian Growlithe, Larvitar, Audino, Axew, Furfrou, and Jangmo-o as a Research Breakthrough. These are quite rare creatures in Pokemon Go, so it’s worth catching as many as possible during the Shared Skies season festivities.
Completing the following tasks will get you one of the rewards listed in the right column . If there are multiple potential rewards, you’ll be given one of them at random.
Catching Field Research Tasks
Bidoof / Patrat / Bunnelby | |
Magikarp / Stufful / Wimpod | |
Dratini / Bagon / Axew | |
Swinub/ Buizel / Tympole | |
Pidgey / Mareep / Electrike | |
Clamperl | |
10 Venusaur Mega Energy / 10 Sceptile Mega Energy | |
10 Charizard Mega Energy / 10 Blaziken Mega Energy | |
10 Blastoise Mega Energy / 10 Swampert Mega Energy | |
10 Pidgeot Mega Energy | |
Vulpix / Poliwhirl / Wingull / Hippopotas/ Snover / Roggenrola / Vanillite | |
Alolan Diglett | |
Vulpix / Psyduck |
Throwing Field Research Tasks
Diglett / Alolan Diglett / Sudowoodo | |
Omanyte / Kabuto | |
Plusle / Minun | |
Binacle / Clamperl / Elygem / Kabuto / Omanyte | |
Anorith / Lileep | |
Slakoth / Makuhita | |
Make 5 Great Curveball Throws in a row | Spinda |
Gible | |
Beldum / Gible / Larvitar |
Battling Field Research Tasks
Poliwag / Marill / Croagunk | |
Sandygast | |
Lapras | |
Aerodactyl / Alolan Exeggutor / Alolan Marowak | |
Win a | Archen / Tirtouga |
Alolan Ratatta |
Buddy Field Research Tasks
Bunnelby / Buneary / Dedenne / Glameow / Jigglypuff / Litleo | |
Galarian Stunfisk / Stunfisk |
Friendship Field Research Tasks
Send 5 Gifts and add a Sticker to each | Luvdisc |
Abra |
Egg Field Research Tasks
Darumaka / Nincada / Scyther / Sudowoodo / Trubbish | |
Hatch 2 Eggs | Galarian Darumaka / Feebas / Mawile / Sneasel |
Miscellaneous Field Research Tasks
Pawmi | |
Eevee | |
Bulbasaur / Charmander / Squirtle | |
Snivy / Tepig / Oshawott 10 Venusaur Mega Energy / 10 Blastoise Mega Energy / 10 Charizard Mega Energy / 10 Beedrill Mega Energy / 10 Pidgeot Mega Energy / 10 Manectric Mega Energy / 10 Aggron Mega Energy | |
Litten / Popplio / Rowlett | |
25 Gyarados Mega Energy / 25 Steelix Mega Energy / 25 Houndoom Mega Energy | |
Onix | |
Aron / Doduo / Ralts / Remoraid | |
Galarian Slowpoke / Growlithe / Hisuian Growlithe / Slowpoke | |
Cottonee / Croagunk / Trapinch | |
Chinchou / Surskit | |
Doduo / Hoothoot | |
Geodude / Bincale |
Special shout-out to Go Hub for help with these details.
What is Field Research in Pokemon Go?
Field Research is a series of tasks that are obtained by spinning a PokeStop or Gym . Players looking to rack up rewards will have to travel as they are only able to complete one task a day for each location.
Each task contains an objective, and trainers are given a reward for achieving it. Rewards can range from items like Poke Balls to encounters with specific Pokemon, which you can see in the tables above.
How do I unlock a Research Breakthrough?
To unlock a Research Breakthrough and get an encounter with the current month’s Pokemon, you’ll need to complete one Field Research task every day for seven days . The good news is they don’t have to be consecutive days, so you could do this over the space of a month if you wanted to.
Once you’ve completed a task, make sure you claim the reward on the Field Research progress page to earn a stamp. You can only earn one stamp per day, but completed tasks can be saved up and claimed at a later date to earn a stamp.
Once seven stamps have been earned, you can claim your Research Breakthrough reward by opening the package that appears at the top of the Field Research progress page.
How to get a Research Breakthrough in Pokemon Go
There are six potential Research Breakthrough encounters in August: Hisuian Growlithe, Larvitar, Audino, Axew, Furfrou, and Jangmo-o. They will be rewarded randomly, so you can’t predict which Pokemon you’ll get.
You’ll need to earn your seventh Field Research stamp and claim your big reward before the end of the season if you want to get one of these Pokemon, as a different set of rewards could take over then.
If you earn a stamp every day in August, you’ll be able to earn up to four Research Breakthroughs, meaning you’ll get the chance to catch four of these Pokemon, which is a great way to stock up on Candy.
Is there a Shiny Research Breakthrough in Pokemon Go?
According to the official season hub for Pokemon Go’s Shared Skies season, all of the Pokemon listed as Research Breakthrough rewards are available to get in Shiny forms, making them perfect targets for players who value rare and hard-to-get ‘mons.
All past Pokemon Go Research Breakthrough rewards
Interested in seeing all of the past ‘mons made available through Research Breakthroughs in Pokemon Go’s history? Take a look at the full list below:
2018 Research Breakthrough Rewards
April 2018 | Moltres |
May 2018 | Zapdos |
June 2018 | Articuno |
July 2018 | Snorlax |
August 2018 | Raikou |
September 2018 | Entei |
October 2018 | Suicune |
November 2018 | Shedinja |
December 2018 | Articuno / Zapdos / Moltres / Raikou / Entei / Suicune |
2019 Research Breakthrough Rewards
January to February 2019 | Articuno / Zapdos / Moltres / Entei / Raikou / Suicune / Ho-Oh / Lugia |
March to April 2019 | Entei / Raikou / Suicune / Ho-Oh / Lugia / Regirock / Regice / Registeel |
May to June 2019 | Ho-Oh / Lugia / Latios / Latias |
July to August 2019 | Latios / Latias / Kyogre / Groudon |
September to October 2019 | Flower Crown Eevee |
November to December 2019 | Articuno / Zapdos / Moltres / Kyogre / Groudon |
2020 Research Breakthrough Rewards
January 2020 | Lapras |
February 2020 | Woobat |
March 2020 | Ferroseed |
April 2020 | Alolan Exeggutor |
May 2020 | Shinx |
June 2020 | Trapinch |
July 2020 | Larvitar |
August 2020 | Scraggy |
September 2020 | Alolan Raichu |
October 2020 | Shedinja |
November 2020 | Togetic |
December 2020 | Lapras and Darumaka |
2021 Research Breakthrough Rewards
January 2021 | Chansey |
February 2021 | Snorlax |
March 2021 | Gible |
April 2021 | Frillish |
May 2021 | Galarian Ponyta |
June 2021 | Clamperl |
July 2021 | Rufflet |
August 2021 | Chimecho |
September 2021 | Ditto |
October 2021 | Yamask |
November 2021 | Vullaby |
December 2021 | Deino |
2022 Research Breakthrough Rewards
January 2022 | Onix |
February 2022 | Espurr |
March 2022 | Alolan Vulpix |
April 2022 | Alolan Marowak |
May 2022 | Alolan Grimer |
June 2022 | Klink |
July 2022 | Lickitung |
August 2022 | Galarian Stunfisk |
September 2022 | Medicham |
October 2022 | Shedinja |
November 2022 | Starmie |
December 2022 | Bagon / Deino / Delibird / Furfrou / Galarian Mr Mime / Goomy |
2023 Research Breakthrough Rewards
January 2023 | Bagon / Deino / Delibird / Furfrou / Galarian Mr Mime / Goomy |
February 2023 | Bagon / Deino / Delibird / Furfrou / Galarian Mr Mime / Goomy |
March 2023 | Furfrou / Gible / Goomy / Parasect / Pinsir / Snorlax |
April 2023 | Furfrou / Gible / Goomy / Parasect / Pinsir / Snorlax |
May 2023 | Furfrou / Gible / Goomy / Parasect / Pinsir / Snorlax |
June 2023 | Audino / Beldum / Furfrou / Goomy / Noibat / Sableye |
July 2023 | Audino / Beldum / Furfrou / Goomy / Noibat / Sableye |
August 2023 | Audino / Beldum / Furfrou / Goomy / Noibat / Sableye |
September 2023 | Sableye / Bagon / Galarian Farfetch’d / Furfrou / Goomy / Larvitar |
October 2023 | Sableye / Bagon / Galarian Farfetch’d / Furfrou / Goomy / Larvitar |
November 2023 | Sableye / Bagon / Galarian Farfetch’d / Furfrou / Goomy / Larvitar |
December 2023 | Lapras / Galarian Weezing / Galarian Mr. Mime / Furfrou / Goomy |
2024 Research Breakthrough Rewards
January 2024 | Lapras /Galarian Weezing / Galarian Mr. Mime, Furfrou / Goomy / Jangmo-o |
February 2024 | Lapras /Galarian Weezing / Galarian Mr. Mime, Furfrou / Goomy / Jangmo-o |
March 2024 | Goomy / Hisuian Sneasel / Furfrou / Sandygast / Jangmo-o / Dubwool |
April 2024 | Goomy / Hisuian Sneasel / Furfrou / Sandygast / Jangmo-o / Dubwool |
May 2024 | Goomy / Hisuian Sneasel / Furfrou / Sandygast / Jangmo-o / Dubwool |
June 2024 | Hisuian Growlithe / Larvitar / Audino / Axew / Furfrou / Jangmo-o |
July 2024 | Hisuian Growlithe / Larvitar / Audino / Axew / Furfrou / Jangmo-o |
Field Research Breakthrough Shiny rates
Just like most species, Pokemon encounters from Field Research and Breakthrough rewards have a Shiny rate of around 1 in 450 . While not the best odds, it’s still better than most of the mainline RPGs.
If you want to increase your chances of finding a Shiny variation, make sure you don’t miss a single day of Field Research, as you’ll be able to get up to four Research Breakthrough encounters this way.
If you would like to stay updated with more stuff going on this month, check out the current Shadow Raid schedule and all the upcoming events .
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Special Research Lines come in two main flavors: Unlimited and Limited. Unlimited lines unlock at specific points in the game, and are available to complete at the player's leisure. Limited lines have specific requirements to unlock such as playing during a specific time period, and may or may not have a time-limit.
Unlimited Special Research
Research System Breakdown
Research Tasks are divided into four categories:
- Field Research - Single-objective goals such as spinning PokeStops and catching Pokemon that reward items and one "stamp" (1 per day). These are the tasks outlined above.
- Special Research - Story based multi-objective goals such as catching and transferring Pokemon that have unknown rewards
- Paid Research - Similar to Special Research, but a ticket must be purchased in order to actually enjoy these Research lines. These are frequently tied to events or seasons.
- Research Breakthrough - Rewards based on collecting stamps that reward Stardust, items, and a Pokemon encounter.
Task Mechanics
A trainer can hold up to 3 tasks at a time, 4 including an AR task. Also, trainers can trash a task if they do not want to try to complete it.
Trainers receive tasks from spinning PokeStops, and each Pokestop gives the same task to all trainers during the day. If the reward is an encounter, all trainers receive the same species (though IVs will differ). If you get a task on Monday from a stop and don’t clear it until Tuesday, you will not be able to get a task from that same PokeStop on Tuesday as once you receive a task, you will not receive another one from that PokeStop. However, if you delete a task, you can go back to that stop later in the day to get it again.
Various events frequently have their own unique set of tasks with event-themed rewards. Community Days in particular bend the Research rule a bit, as the research assigned to each Stop for the day changes to Community Day-themed research for the duration of the event, and revert back to normal after the event. Note that completing research from a given stop at any point during a given day will cause it to remain claimed for the rest of said day regardless of event-themed task changes.
Tasks give a variety of rewards, often based on the challenge you had to complete. Rewards can be encounters, Stardust, or items such as balls, potions, revives, TMs, and Rare Candy. Generally, more difficult tasks will have higher rewards.
Encounters from tasks are level 15 Pokemon with IVs of at least 10 in all 3 stats. After clearing an encounter task, you will be taken to the encounter. The Pokemon will not be weather boosted regardless of the in-game weather. You can run from the encounter and come back to it in the future.
Once you clear an encounter task, you can immediately collect a new task. Interestingly enough, you can save a large number of encounters! Some trainers do this and choose to catch them during a Lucky Egg or Star Piece session.
Each day when you complete your first task, you receive a Research Stamp. When you have 7 stamps, you will receive a Research Breakthrough.
Research Breakthrough rewards change each season.
General Tips
Special research tasks do not give a daily stamp - only field research does Minimum level for Special Research is level 5 Pokemon encounters appear to be at level Many players have a “refill loop” or “grind loop” of stops and gyms in their PoGo lives, often one they hit multiple times each day.. If you have the option, add a second loop. Having multiple loops will greatly increase the number of tasks seen Try to keep one open task so you can always pick a new one up when you visit a Pokestop for the first time in a day. Find a network of players to report tasks, perhaps through your raid chat of choice. You won’t be able to check every stop, so if people call out TM, Rare Candy or Chansey quests it can really help. Some communities have focused on calling out Charmander encounter quests. This is a great way to farm high IV Pokemon before a community day. Some encounters have very large hit-boxes. Save these for when you are working on a 3 excellent or 3 great throw in a row quest. Try not to hold more than 1 long term quest. Remember there is an opportunity cost to holding 3 “Catch a Ditto for 3 Rare Candy” tasks. Obviously the payoff is awesome, but in the meantime you are missing out on so many other potential rewards from other tasks you cannot get. Don’t miss a day of Research Progress. If you don’t think you can play much tomorrow, leave one task unclaimed today. Tomorrow you can wake up, claim the task, and make progress towards your Research Breakthrough. Consider weather, biome, and active events when deciding whether to keep or delete a task. You likely aren’t going to quickly complete the “3 Pidgey or Murkrow” task on a sunny day during a rock event, but you should blow through “catch 5 Pokemon with Weather Boost” on a cloudy day during a fighting event. If you don’t throw excellents well, it’s not the end of the world to toss a task requiring an excellent throw. Holding on to tasks without substantial rewards for a long period of time is a big mistake. In general, take your playstyle into account when deciding to keep or delete a task. Do you battle gyms constantly? Then the Minium task isn’t bad as you will quickly turn it over. Did you already use your raid pass for the day? Then don’t hold on to that “Defeat a level 3 raid for some potions” type tasks. Free to play? Then the hatch 3 eggs” quest is probably an easy one to delete. Have a task that you know you cannot complete quickly at a stop near your house? Well trash that task while you grind. Then as you return home you can grab it later in the day. That way you can cycle through more tasks without it clogging your inventory. Remember that reward encounters and the Research Breakthrough reward have a 0% flee rate. Use pinaps liberally! Keep track of local nests. “Catch 3 Bugs” is much easier when you know there is a Caterpie nest a couple blocks away.
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Pokémon Go September Field Research tasks and their rewards explained
All Field Research tasks listed, plus Special Research and Research Breakthroughs work in Pokémon Go.
Pokémon Go Field Research was a major addition for the game in 2018, introducing new Pokémon Go tasks for players to accomplish.
Completing Pokémon Field Research tasks in Pokémon Go also provides unique rewards as part of Research Breakthroughs , while Special Research tasks help you uncover never before seen Pokémon, including the elusive Mythical Pokémon Mew .
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Pokémon Go September Field Research tasks and Research Breakthrough rewards
Pokémon go field research quests explained, research breakthroughs explained, what are special research quests, everything else you need to know about research quests in pokémon go.
The September Field Research in Pokémon Go offers a collection of new and old Field Research tasks.
After completing seven tasks, the September Research Breakthrough reward Pokémon can be either Galarian Weezing, Galarian Mr. Mime, Excadrill, Scraggy, Furfrou and Jangmo-o .
As for the individual September Field Research rewards (via the community work on the Silph Road subreddit), which also includes the return of Spinda Form 2 , they are as follows:
Pokémon Go September Research tasks and rewards:
Catching Pokémon related Field Research tasks
- Catch 5 Pokémon reward - Sentret, Hoothoot or Taillow
- Catch 7 Pokémon reward - Magikarp, Stufful or Wimpod
- Catch 7 different species of Pokémon reward - Wooper or Paldean Wooper
- Catch 15 different species of Pokémon reward - Feebas
- Catch 5 Pokémon with Weather Boost reward - Vulpix, Poliwag, Wingull, Hippopotas, Snover, Roggenrola or Vanillite
- Catch a Dragon-type Pokémon reward - Dratini, Bagon or Axew
- Catch 5 Grass or Poison-type Pokémon reward - Paras, Roselia or Bounsweet
- Catch 5 Water or Ground-type Pokémon reward - Spheal, Golett or Mareanie
- Catch 10 Grass-type Pokémon reward - 10 Venusaur or Sceptile Mega Energy
- Catch 10 Fire-type Pokémon reward - 10 Charizard or Blaziken Mega Energy
- Catch 10 Normal-type Pokémon reward - 10 Pidgeot Mega Energy
- Catch 10 Water-type Pokémon reward - 10 Blastoise or Swampert Mega Energy
- Use 5 Pinap Berries to help catch Pokémon reward - Swablu or Wailmer
Buddy related Field Research tasks
- Earn 2 Candies walking with your buddy reward - Jigglypuff, Glameow, Buneary, Bunnelby, Litleo or Dedenne
- Earn 3 Candies walking with your buddy reward - Stunfisk or Galarian Stunfisk
Poké Balls Throwing related Field Research tasks
- Make 5 Nice Throws reward - Diglett, Alolan Diglett or Sudowoodo
- Make 10 Nice Throws reward - Gothita or Solosis
- Make 3 Great Throws reward - Omanyte, Kabuto, Clamperl, Binacle or Elgyem
- Make 5 Great Throws reward - Numel or Carvanha
- Make 3 Great Throws in a row reward - Lileep or Anorith
- Make 2 Excellent Throws reward - Beldum
- Make 3 Excellent Throws in a row reward - Larvitar, Beldum or Gible
- Make 5 Great Throws Curveballs reward - Cranidos or Shieldon
- Make 5 Great Curveball Throws in a row reward - Spinda (Form 2)
Egg related Field Research tasks
- Hatch an Egg reward - Scyther, Sudowoodo, Nincada, Trubbish or Alolan Meowth
- Hatch 2 Eggs reward - Sneasel, Mawile, Feebas or Galarian Meowth
Battle related Field Research tasks
- Defeat 3 Team Go Rocket Grunts reward - Sneasel
- Win in the Go Battle League reward - Gligar, Slakoth or Grubbin
Raid related Field Research tasks
- Win a Raid reward - Sneasel
- Win 2 Raids reward - Hisuian Sneasel
- Win a Three-Star Raid or higher reward - Archen or Tirtouga
- Win 5 Raids reward - Alolan Marowak, Alolan Exeggutor or Aerodactyl
Friend related Field Research tasks
- Send 5 Gifts and add a Sticker to each reward - Emolga or Dedenne
- Trade a Pokémon reward - Machop or Timburr
Snapshot Field Research tasks
- Take a snapshot of a wild Pokémon reward - Trapinch, Croagunk or Cottonee
- Take snapshots of 3 different wild Fire-type Pokémon reward - Growlithe or Litwick
- Take snapshots of 3 different wild Grass-type Pokémon reward - Cherubi or Smoliv
- Take snapshots of 3 different wild Water-type Pokémon reward - Horsea or Ducklett
Powering up Pokémon Field Research tasks
- Power up Pokémon 3 times reward - Bulbasaur, Charmander or Squirtle
- Power up Pokémon 5 times reward - Snivy, Tepig or Oshawott encounters or 10 Venusaur, Charizard, Blastoise, Pidegeot, Aggron, Beedrill or Manectric Mega Energy
- Power up Pokémon 7 times reward - Rowlet, Litten or Popplio
- Power up Pokémon 10 times reward - 25 Pinsir, Manectric or Gardevoir Mega Energy
Miscellaneous Field Research tasks
- Evolve a Pokémon reward - Eevee
- Purify 3 Shadow Pokémon reward - Absol
- Explore 2km reward - Slowpoke Galarian Slowpoke
- Spin 3 PokéStops or Gyms reward - Doduo, Remoraid, Ralts or Aron
- Spin 5 PokéStops or Gyms reward - Growlithe, Hisuian Growlithe, Slowpoke or Galarian Slowpoke
Field research are missions collected one at a time by spinning a PokéStop, and will involve finding certain creatures, engaging in battles and other activities.
Every day PokéStops will give you a new quest, and each type of quest can have one of many different rewards, from previously Raid-exclusive consumables such as TMs and Rare Candy and common items such as Poké Balls.
Examples of quest types include:
- Catch one or two specific Pokemon (such as 3x Pidgey or Murkrow)
- Catch specific Types (such as catch 10x Normal Type Pokemon)
- Catch Weather -boosted Types
- Hatch a certain number of Eggs
- Battle in a Gym a certain number of times
- Battle in a Raid a certain number of times
- Evolve a certain number of Pokemon
- Make a certain number of specific throws (such as Nice, Great or Excellent)
- Spin a certain number of PokeStops
Some of these quest rewards even give you the chance to catch a mystery Pokémon. There's nothing exclusive here, but there does include uncommon and rare Pokémon, such as Tangela and Chansey, depending on the quest in particular.
As well as from a PokéStop, one additional research quest will also be added to your list at midnight local time. If you have a full roster of research, then you'll receive a fourth regardless - though if you still have four the following evening, no more will be added.
It's also worth knowing that, as of Thursday 1st June 2023 with the release of the Season of Hidden Gems , the quests and associated rewards now rotate on a seasonal basis. The only excpetion to this rule is the Spinda field research task. This means that both the field research tasks and rewards will remain the same for three months in total, only changing when a new season - both in Pokémon Go and real life - rolls around.
Finally, it's also worth knowing that if you pick up a quest, you are free to delete it and catch another by spinning another Pokéstop. You can also complete as many as you like in a day - so when you have space in your inventory, return to a PokéStop to start quest. Spin the same Pokéstop and you'll just get the same quest again though - Pokéstops give out set rewards, that are generally tailored to their location, which refresh every day at midnight. So if you want a new quest you'll need to spin another stop.
Event-exclusive field research tasks can also be saved in your field research collection and completed after said event ends.
Completing one Field Research quest per day will give you a stamp. Get seven stamps - which will take seven days - completes something known as a Research Breakthrough .
These have even greater rewards - including Stardust and Mystery Items - as well as an encounter with a very rare or Legendary Pokémon .
You'll also receive plenty of other items too - including a chance at Rare Candy, Pokéballs, Berries, 2,000 Stardust, 3,000 XP, and a Sinnoh Stone .
The best news about these Research Breakthrough catches is they cannot run away - it has a flee chance of 0 per cent - so the pressure is off. However, it has the same catch rate as normal, so be prepared for it to break out of your balls.
This means you can use Pinap Berries, or even use it as a chance to rack up some of the harder throwing-based Special Research streaks, without any risk of it running away.
It also comes with strong IVs, too, as if the Pokémon was appearing in a Raid encounter or Egg. It always appears at level 15, which is the same for all mystery Pokémon caught from Field Research rewards.
If you're curious, here is all the Research Breakthrough rewards so far:
Research Breakthrough rewards from 2018 to 2024:
- April 2018: Moltres reward and Fire-themed Field Research
- May 2018: Zapdos reward and Electric-themed Field Research
- June 2018: Articuno reward and Ice / Water-themed Field Research
- July 2018: Snorlax reward and Kanto-themed Field Research
- August 2018: Raikou reward and Electric-themed Field Research
- September 2018: Entei reward and Fire-themed Field Research
- October 2018: Suicune reward and Water-themed Field Research
- November 2018: Shedinja reward and Bug-themed Field Research
- December 2018: Articuno, Zapdos, Moltres, Entei, Raikou and Suicune reward
- January to February 2019: Articuno, Zapdos, Moltres, Entei, Raikou, Suicune, Ho-Oh and Lugia reward
- March to April 2019: Entei, Raikou, Suicune, Ho-Oh, Lugia, Regirock, Regice and Registeel reward
- May to June 2019: Ho-Oh, Lugia, Latios and Latias reward
- July to August 2019: Latios, Latias, Kyogre and Groudon reward
- September to October 2019: Flower crown Eevee reward
- November to December 2019: Articuno, Zapdos, Moltres, Kyogre and Groundon reward
- January 2020: Lapras that knows Ice Shard and Ice Beam
- February 2020: Woobat
- March 2020: Ferroseed
- April 2020: Alolan Exeggutor
- May 2020: Shinx
- June 2020: Trapinch
- July 2020: Larvitar
- August 2020: Scraggy
- September 2020: Alolan Raichu
- October 2020: Shedinja
- November 2020: Togetic
- December 2020: Lapras and Darumaka
- January 2021: Chansey
- February 2021: Snorlax
- March 2021: Gible
- April 2021: Frillish
- May 2021: Galarian Ponyta
- June 2021: Clamperl
- July 2021: Rufflet
- August 2021: Chimecho
- September 2021: Ditto
- October 2021: Yamask
- November 2021: Vullaby
- December 2021: Deino
- January 2022: Onix
- February 2022: Espurr
- March 2022: Alolan Vulpix
- April 2022: Alolan Marowak
- May 2022: Alolan Grimer
- June 2022: Klink
- July 2022: Lickitung
- August 2022: Galarian Stunfisk
- September 2022: Medicham and a Premium Raid Pass
- October 2022: Shedinja
- November 2022: Starmie
- December 2022, January and February 2023: Galarian Mr. Mime, Delibird, Bagon, Deino, Furfrou or Goomy
- March, April and May 2023: Parasect, Pinsir, Snorlax, Gible, Furfrou or Goomy
- June, July and August 2023: Sableye, Beldum, Audino, Furfrou, Goomy or Noibat
- September, October and November 2023: Galarian Farfetch'd, Larvitar, Sableye, Bagon, Furfrou or Goomy
- December 2023, January and February 2024: Lapras, Galarian Weezing, Galarian Mr. Mime, Furfrou, Goomy or Jangmo-O
- March, April and May 2024: Hisuian Sneasel, Furfrou, Goomy, Sandygast, Jangmo-o or Dubwool
- June, July and August 2024: Hisuian Growlithe, Larvitar, Audino, Axew, Furfrou or Jangmo-o
- September, October and November 2024: Galarian Weezing, Galarian Mr. Mime, Excadrill, Scraggy, Furfrou or Jangm-o
Finally, the question is - when do the special reward Pokémon change in your Research Breakthrough progress? It's when you claim the reward for your final Field Research task.
So, you can complete the task, but just don't claim the reward for that task before 1pm PST / 9pm UK time of the first of the month, as doing so will activate the arrival of the Special Research reward at the top of the screen.
If it's before then, it'll be the reward for the month before (so in October 2018, this was Suicune). Wait until after, it'll be the next month's (so in November 2018, this is Shedinja).
To clarify further, this is when you complete the task, not open it. Even if you then open it after the change, it'll be the prior month's Pokémon. To be safe, wait until it's the new month if you want to get the latest creature.
The Max Out Season is here! The GO Big is currently running in Pokémon Go. You can now catch Dynamax Pokémon through Max Battles . First, however, you need to visit Power Spots to collect Max Particles and complete the To the Max! quest . Don't forget to try out Routes , Gift Exchange and Party Play while you're hunting down rare Pokémon , fighting in the Go Battle League or competing in PokéStop Showcases .
Special Research quests, meanwhile, are story-based questlines with unique rewards. Unlike Field Research quests, these are fixed objectives that every player will face, and appear in the game infrequently.
The first available is ' A Mythical Discovery ', with the arrival of the game's first Mythical creature - Mew - as the end reward.
Our A Mythical Discovery explains the eight steps required to unlock Mew, which includes finding specific Pokémon, participating in Raid and Gym battles, and reaching a certain Trainer level.
Since then we've seen more special research quests arrive for other mythical Pokémon, like Celebi and Meloetta , and ones themed around battling Team Go Rocket or investigating the Ultra Beasts. Ocassionally, you can even purchase a special research from the in-game Pokémon Go store, like Wish Granted , which will allow you to earn additional Pokémon, items or avatar clothing.
Make sure you're playing Pokémon Go regularly to ensure you're keeping up with all of the special research quests! Remember - since they don't have deadlines, you can complete these quests at your own pace.
Though the quest features are well explained in the game, there's some nuance that will help you get the most out of each objective you undertake.
- Completing one of the Special Research objectives will not add a daily stamp to your Research Breakthrough progress - it must be from a Field Research quest instead.
- You can cancel and complete as many Field Research quests as you want per day.
- As long as you have space for it, you will recieve one field research task automatically every day.
- It's possible to have multiple of the same Field Quest at once, and complete them all at the same time.
- Pokémon encounters from Research quests always feature Level 15 Pokémon, with the 66 per cent to 100 per cent IV spreads you also find in Raid or Egg encounters, and are unaffected by the weather.
- Certain Special Research quests (also known as Mew steps ) will be automatically completed if you complete their requirements since they are impossible to 'repeat', such as reaching a certain Trainer or medal level.
- You can spin the same PokéStop for Stop-spinning quests, and there is no difference between Gym Discs and PokéStop Discs when completing spin quests - though Gym Discs don't count towards "new Pokéstop" quests.
- You don't have to 'view' a quest in the quest screen to complete it, so if you don't have time to check what it is (if you're on a bus and there are PokéStops and Pokémon to catch quickly, for example) then it can wait - and if it's the right type of quest, you might have started work on it by the time you check it.
- Pokémon Go Plus can be used to collect quests from PokéStops and complete objectives.
- The mystery Pokémon you can catch after completing certain Field Research quests have the same high-end IV range as Egg and Gym Pokémon.
- You have to catch the mystery Pokémon in order to clear the research from your quest log - you can run away and come back, but you need to catch it to clear the quest, even if it's a rubbish Pokémon. Fleeing and trying again won't reset the Pokémon's stats, either - once it spawns, they're fixed.
- You can "cheese" the "Battle in X number of Raids" quests, by deliberately dodging your way through them until the timer runs out and retrying repeatedly. This is a great way to save on Raid Passes and complete the quest quickly, if you don't mind killing some time. Note that EX Raids do also count towards Raid quests, too.
- Catching evolved forms of Pokémon does count towards "Catch X number of Y Pokémon" quests. So I could catch a Gloom for a "Catch 2 Oddish" quest and it would count.
- Similarly, throwing better-tierd throws than required in ball-throwing quests counts too. So throwing a Great or Excellent Throw will count towards "Make 5 Nice Throws".
- You can miss days and not lose your streak of Stamps - it's just a cap of one Stamp that can be earned per day, not a "streak" that can be lost by missing a day, like the ones for spinning a Pokéstop or catching a Pokémon every day.
- Dittos count towards the types they're disguised as too - so a Ditto disguised as a Pidge will count towards "Catch 3 Pidgey" quests.
- Hatching and evolving Pokémon doesn't count towards catching tasks, you have to physically catch them in the wild or from Raid or mystery Pokémon encounters.
- You can indeed work towards two quests at once - so landing a Great Throw on a Pidgey will both count towards "Catch 3 Pidgey" and "Make 3 Great Throws" quests.
- You can delay claiming rewards for both Field and Special Research, although they'll need to be cleared before you get new ones. Delaying the rewards for you Special Research in particular is a good idea, as some of the later requests reward thousands of XP - it might be worth popping a Lucky Egg before claiming them all together.
Thanks to the Silph Road subreddit for filling in the gaps on some of the above.
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Master Pokémon GO Research
Research is the newest craze in Pokémon GO , and you’ll find it makes finding wild Pokémon even more fun and rewarding. Research is the new key to finding powerful Pokémon, rare items, and even encountering Legendary and Mythical Pokémon!
Whether you’re new to research or looking to make the most of this exciting new feature, we’re here to help. Read on to maximize your rewards from both Field Research and Special Research.
Research 101
There are two types of research that Trainers can help Professor Willow with: Field Research and Special Research. Field Research spans almost every activity in Pokémon GO. These tasks can be found by visiting PokéStops, and you can complete lots of them each day. The rewards vary—even for the same task—including almost any item, Stardust, or even an encounter with a wild Pokémon. Harder tasks normally yield better rewards.
Special Research requires more effort to complete, and these tasks will be assigned to you by Professor Willow himself. He’ll pop up in the app whenever he has a new research task for you to take on. You can check your current research tasks by tapping the binoculars icon above Nearby Pokémon. Each Special Research task can be completed only once.
The first batch of Special Research quests focuses on Pokémon originally discovered in the Kanto region. It won’t be easy, but the grand prize is worth working for—a chance to catch Mew, the first Mythical Pokémon available in Pokémon GO! You’ll also earn fantastic items as you complete stages of Special Research, including Rare Candy, Stardust, and XP.
Plan Ahead for Special Research
Each player receives the same Special Research tasks from Professor Willow in the same order, so you can complete several objectives more easily with some planning.
First, be ready to trigger some tough Evolutions. For example, if you plan on catching Mew, you’re going to need to evolve Magikarp, so conserve your Magikarp Candy. You’ll need to evolve a Magikarp into Gyarados as part of Mew’s Special Research (you must do this during Special Research—having already evolved a Magikarp into a Gyarados prior to taking on the Special Research task won't satisfy the requirement), and at 400 Magikarp Candy per Evolution, you don’t want to be caught empty-handed. You’ll also need to be level 25 and have 100 Pokémon originally discovered in the Kanto region registered in your Pokédex, so be sure to track down any Nearby Pokémon you haven’t registered.
You’ll need to deal with many other tasks as they come around, and there are more tricks to speed things along. Don’t forget that different Buddy Pokémon find Candy at different rates, so you might want to switch to a buddy like Swablu or Wailmer that finds Candy every kilometer if you’re looking to rush things along. And if you’re the type of player who normally only takes on Raids against Legendary Pokémon, don’t forget that you can complete research tasks with easier Raids that can be completed by smaller groups.
Complete Field Research Daily
Completing Field Research won’t get you any closer to Mew, but Research Breakthroughs provide some serious motivation to head out into the field. The first Field Research task you complete each day will net you a special stamp. You’ll make a Research Breakthrough each time you collect seven of these stamps, and with each breakthrough comes some fantastic rewards.
The most exciting reward for making a Research Breakthrough is an encounter with a rare Pokémon. As of this posting, the Legendary Pokémon Moltres awaits dedicated researchers—but different Pokémon could be available in the future. Moltres is exceptionally rare, and Moltres Candy is hard to come by, so take advantage of this opportunity. You’ll also score a bounty of XP, Stardust, and some items.
Don’t worry if you miss a day of Field Research. Unlike the streaks for catching Pokémon and for visiting PokéStops, your progress toward a Research Breakthrough won’t be reset if you can’t go exploring one day. Field Research tasks don’t count as complete until you accept their reward, so you can even finish a Field Research objective one day and then turn it in the next day to earn a quick stamp.
Rack Up Rare Candy
Undertaking research is also a great way to earn some Rare Candy—one of the most valuable items in Pokémon GO. Rare Candy can become any other type of Candy, helping you to power up or evolve whichever Pokémon you like. Raid Battles were previously the only way to collect Rare Candy, but now you can also earn some through research.
You’ll sometimes earn a few Rare Candy when you make Research Breakthroughs. You can receive five more by completing enough Special Research tasks. Certain Field Research tasks may also reward this incredible item—make sure to complete these tasks if you receive them!
Don’t Fear Missing Out
It’s fun to try to complete each Field Research task you’re given, but remember that you can only hold up to three tasks at once. If a task seems too tough to complete for its reward, you can drop it by tapping the trash can icon in the upper-right corner of the task.
Be discerning if you get a bunch of tasks to catch Pokémon you rarely see. There’s no penalty for dropping Field Research tasks, and you can retrieve them at the same PokéStop you got them from until the end of the day if you change your mind.
The Pokémon in Question
If you see a question mark on some tall grass as a Field Research reward, you could be in for a treat. Once you finish your task, you’ll jump into an encounter with a wild Pokémon. Dozens of different Pokémon can be encountered this way, many of which were first discovered in the Kanto region—perfect for Mew’s Special Research.
It’s worth catching these Pokémon even if you happen to have some duplicates. Like Raid Bosses and Pokémon hatched from Eggs, Pokémon you encounter through Field Research tend to perform better in battle than other wild Pokémon do. These encounters aren't affected by the weather.
Field Research tasks can yield some extremely rare Pokémon. Think twice before discarding difficult Field Research tasks like “Catch a Dragon-type Pokémon,” “Win 5 Raids,” or “Make 3 Excellent Throws.” It might take you a while to complete them, but your hard work could lead to encounters with rare Pokémon like Dratini, Typhlosion, and Larvitar!
Research Efficiently
You can often complete tasks with similar objectives at the same time. This can be a great way to get lots of research done quickly—and it might encourage you to complete tasks you’d normally avoid, too.
Field Research tasks to make Nice, Great, or Excellent Throws or to throw Curveballs can be completed simultaneously. If you have Field Research tasks to make, Nice Throws, Great Throws, and Excellent Throws, making an Excellent Throw would advance all three quests at once.
If all your current tasks require you to make accurate throws, you may want to avoid catching the Pokémon. For instance, you could complete Field Research to make five Nice Throws by hitting the same Pokémon with five Nice Throws if it keeps breaking out of your Poké Balls. Large, feisty Pokémon like Nosepass and Onix make easy targets for this sort of task. Just don’t flee from the encounter yourself, which will void your progress.
That’s enough research about research—time to get out there. Good luck, Trainers!
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Research are a new element of Pokémon GO. At all times, you can complete a various amount of missions. These missions are based on simply doing activities within the game such as winning Gym Battles, catching specific Pokémon and so forth. These come with various rewards such as Rare Candy, Potions, TMs and more. | |
Field Research is the more general of the Research tasks. These are obtained by spinning PokéStops. Each PokéStop will give a specific research task to all players each day, but Gyms do not give them. The tasks players receive is the same and the PokéStop changes it up each day. Players can store up to 3 Research tasks at any one time, but can delete any they wish. They can get that task again by spinning the same PokéStop. Each Field Research task has a special reward, decided at random, for completion. These include items such as Rare Candy, Poké Balls, Berries and even Pokémon encounters. These Pokémon are over Level 15 with IVs of 10 or higher in each stat. Each task will have the same rewards for all players. Field Research can be completed in any number in any way players like, however for the first bit of Research completed each day, players will receive a special stamp. 7 stamps lead to Research Breakthroughs. There is also some special which will only appear at certain times | |
When you have collected 7 stamps through Field Research, you get a Research Breakthrough. This is a special box that has a variety of different things in. It has rarer items, stronger Stardust and most notably, the ability to capture even rarer Pokémon including Legendary Pokémon. |
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A complete guide to Pokémon GO's currently available Field Research tasks, rewards, and encounters. Includes Pokémon encounters, Mega Energy rewards, and Research Breakthrough available during the Pokémon GO Max Out Season: 📅 Starts September 3, 2024, at 10:00 a.m. local time 📅 Ends December 3, 2024, at 10:00 a.m. local time Max Out Season Field Research […]
These Field Research tasks incorporate various elements of gameplay. Some will ask you to catch different types of Pokemon, others require you to take part in Raid Battles, and a few will task you ...
Field Research tasks can be collected by spinning nearby PokéStops, and they include a wide range of Pokémon-related activities.Gym photo-disc spins do not give research tasks.. Research tasks are the same for everyone but change location randomly every day at midnight (your local time), which means that you can only collect one specific task from each PokéStop, each day.
Research Tasks are divided into four categories: Field Research - Single-objective goals such as spinning PokeStops and catching Pokemon that reward items and one "stamp" (1 per day). These are the tasks outlined above. Special Research - Story based multi-objective goals such as catching and transferring Pokemon that have unknown rewards.
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Pokémon Go September Research tasks and rewards: Catching Pokémon related Field Research tasks. Catch 5 Pokémon reward - Sentret, Hoothoot or Taillow. Catch 7 Pokémon reward - Magikarp ...
Pokémon Go September 2021 Field Research Tasks and rewards. Task. Reward. Evolve a Pokémon. Eevee encounter. Power up Pokémon 3 times. Charmander, Squirtle, or Bulbasaur encounter. Power up ...
Pokémon Go October 2021 Field Research and rewards. Task. Reward. Evolve a Pokémon. Eevee encounter. Power up Pokémon 3 times. Charmander, Squirtle, or Bulbasaur encounter. Power up Pokémon 5 ...
updated Jan 6, 2023. Field Research Tasks in Pokemon Go challenge you to complete certain tasks such as winning a Raid or catching a specific number of Pokemon. In exchange, you are rewarded not ...
updated Sep 5, 2022. Field Research tasks provide a consistent way of acquiring new missions, and therefore new rewards, within Pokemon Go. advertisement. Check out the page below for a ...
Field Research spans almost every activity in Pokémon GO. These tasks can be found by visiting PokéStops, and you can complete lots of them each day. The rewards vary—even for the same task—including almost any item, Stardust, or even an encounter with a wild Pokémon. Harder tasks normally yield better rewards.
Each Field Research task has a special reward, decided at random, for completion. These include items such as Rare Candy, Poké Balls, Berries and even Pokémon encounters. These Pokémon are over Level 15 with IVs of 10 or higher in each stat. Each task will have the same rewards for all players. Field Research can be completed in any number ...
Please, note that there are always only either: specific amount of Stardust, or XP, or just one kind of item, or a particular Pokémon encounter for a single task completed, which means only one of following possible rewards is rewarded for single Field Research task completed not all of them! If a Trainer encounters a Shiny Pokémon as a research reward, said Pokémon will remain shiny until ...
A complete list of November 2021 Field Research tasks, rewards and encounters. Includes Pokémon encounters and Mega Energy rewards. Do note that event-exclusive Field Research will override monthly research tasks during event duration. You can find an overview of November events here. November Research Breakthrough 📅 Starts Monday, November 1, 2021, at 1:00 p.m. PDT […]
Research tasks are a game mechanic that offers rewards for Trainers who complete various task objectives.[1] Many of these tasks focus on skill and execution rather than depending on random chance. Research page is accessible from the Map View. Its icon is aligned above the Nearby tab in the bottom right corner of the screen. Research page is divided into three tabs: Field tab which includes ...
Updated on September 11, 2023 by Renri Seong: Field Research Tasks are the most common types of tasks in Pokemon GO. At 0:00 local, a random Field Research Task is assigned to each player so long ...
Need help finding tasks for Spinda, Aerodactyl, Dratini, or another pokemon in Pokemon GO? Our Pokemon GO field research rewards list down below will get you the tasks you want, fast! Simply copy the coordinates that we have provided, teleport to the PokeStop, spin it, and complete your task. Make sure to obey the cooldown period between stops!. This list is updated every day so you will ...
In Pokémon GO, Research (Japanese: リサーチ Research) consists of a variety of in-game tasks to be completed for a certain reward. All Research tasks can be viewed from the Today menu. Any Pokémon encountered as a reward for completing a Research task. Is powered up to Lv. 15. Has at least 10 IVs in all stats. Has an increased catch rate ...
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Below we list out the steps for the Pokémon Go "To the Max!" Special Research, and rewards for doing so. Thanks to LeekDuck for helping fill out the following. 'To the Max!' step 1 of 3.
This is a list of all Special Research campaigns in Pokémon GO. Once a Trainer unlocks any of the Special Research campaigns, they keep that Special Research forever until they complete it. Visit the following articles for information about tasks and rewards. Main article: Legendary Pokémon Main article: Mythical Pokémon Story Research A Mythical Discovery - Mew, unlocks at Level 15 A ...
Field Research FAQ: tips and tricks. Research Tasks are tied to a particular PokeStop on a daily basis. PokeStops give out the same field research task per day to all players and you can't complete the exact same quest twice. Resets at 00:00 local time, not UTC. About Field Research encounters and their mechanics.
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