For the Field Research tasks in 2018, see List of Field Research tasks and rewards/2018.
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!
Current tasks: September 2019-
Field Research tasks were changed on September 1st, 2019.
Following tasks are related to Catching Pokémon through the Encounter Screen. To complete any of following tasks, Trainer has to successfully capture Pokémon, which is either approached in the wild, from Raid Bonus Challenge or reward encounter for other, already completed Research task.
| Task | Possible Pokémon Encounters | Possible Item Rewards |
|---|---|---|
| Catch 10 Pokémon. | ||
| Catch 15 Pokémon. | ||
| Catch a Dragon-type Pokémon. | ||
| Catch 5 Fairy-type Pokémon. | ||
| Catch 5 Normal-type Pokémon. | ||
| Catch 10 Normal-type Pokémon. | ||
| Catch 3 different species of Dark-type Pokémon. | ||
| Catch 3 different species of Psychic-type Pokémon. | ||
| Catch 3 Fire-, Water- or Electric-type Pokémon. | ||
| Catch 4 Grass- or Ice-type Pokémon. | ||
| Catch 5 Pokémon with Weather Boost. | ||
| Catch 10 Pokémon with Weather Boost. | ||
| Catch a Ditto. |
Following tasks are related with performance of throwing any of Poké Balls when catching Pokémon.
| Task | Possible Pokémon Encounters | Possible Item Rewards |
|---|---|---|
| Make 5 Nice Throws. | ||
| Make 3 Nice throws in a row. | ||
| Make 2 Nice Curveball throws in a row. | ||
| Make 3 Great throws. | ||
| Make 3 Great throws in a row. | ||
| Make 3 Great Curveball throws. | ||
| Make 3 Great Curveball throws in a row. | ||
| Make 5 Great Curveball throws in a row. | ||
| Make an Excellent throw. | ||
| Make 3 Excellent Throws in a row. | ||
| Make 5 Curveball throws in a row. |
Following tasks are related with battling in Gyms, Raid Battles or Trainer Battles.
| Task | Possible Pokémon Encounters | Possible Item Rewards |
|---|---|---|
| Battle in a Gym. | ||
| Battle in a Gym 5 times. | ||
| Win a Gym Battle. | ||
| Win 3 Gym Battles. | ||
| Use a super effective Charged Attack in a Gym battle. | ||
| Use a super effective Charged Attack in 7 Gym battles. | ||
| Battle in a Raid. | ||
| Win a Raid Battle. | ||
| Win 3 Raid Battles. | ||
| Win 5 Raid Battles. | ||
| Win a level 3 or higher Raid Battle. | ||
| Battle another trainer. | ||
| Battle a team leader 2 times. |
Other tasks
Following tasks are related with Hatching Pokémon Eggs, evolving or power-upping Pokémon, earning Candy with Buddy and other basic game actions.
| Task | Possible Pokémon Encounters | Possible Item Rewards |
|---|---|---|
| Spin 10 PokéStops or Gyms. | ||
| Hatch an Egg. | ||
| Hatch 3 Eggs. | ||
| Hatch 5 Eggs. | ||
| Evolve a Pokémon. | ||
| Power up Pokémon 5 times. | ||
| Use 5 Berries to help catch Pokémon. | ||
| Use 5 Razz Berries to help catch Pokémon. | ||
| Use 10 Nanab Berries to help catch Pokémon. | ||
| Earn 3 Candies walking with your Buddy. | ||
| Transfer 3 Pokémon. | ||
| Send 10 Gifts to Friends. | ||
| Trade a Pokémon. | ||
| Take 5 Snapshots of Eevee. | ||
| Send 3 Gifts To Friends (sponsored) |
January to April 2019
Theme for Field Research tasks in January and February 2019 was not told specific in official sources. However, it was noticed that few Field Research tasks added that rewarded Trainers with Pokémon that are essential to catch to progress Let's Go, Meltan Special Research.
Field Research tasks in March and April 2019 were same as those in previous months, with the exception of Spinda #2 replacing #5. Shiny Mankey and Machop were available since March 5. Shiny Lapras was available since April 18.
Following tasks were related to Catching Pokémon through the Encounter Screen. To complete any of following tasks, Trainer had to successfully capture Pokémon, which was either approached in the wild, from Raid Bonus Challenge or reward encounter for other, already completed Research task.
| Task | Possible Pokémon Encounters | Possible Item Rewards |
|---|---|---|
| Catch 10 Pokémon. | ||
| Catch a Dragon-type Pokémon. | ||
| Catch 5 Fighting-type Pokémon. | ||
| Catch 10 Ground-type Pokémon. | ||
| Catch 10 Ice-type Pokémon. | ||
| Catch 10 Normal-type Pokémon. | ||
| Catch 3 Grass-, Fire- or Water-type Pokémon. | ||
| Catch 5 Electric-, Normal- or Poison-type Pokémon. | ||
| Catch 7 Flying-, Psychic- or Dark-type Pokémon. | ||
| Catch 5 Pokémon with Weather Boost. | ||
| Catch 10 Pokémon with Weather Boost. | ||
| Catch a Ditto. |
Following tasks were related with performance of throwing any of Poké Balls when catching Pokémon.
| Task | Possible Pokémon Encounters | Possible Item Rewards |
|---|---|---|
| Make 5 Nice Throws. | ||
| Make 3 Nice throws in a row. | ||
| Make 2 Nice Curveball throws in a row. | ||
| Make 3 Great throws. | ||
| Make 3 Great throws in a row. | ||
| Make 3 Great Curveball throws. | ||
| Make 3 Great Curveball throws in a row. | ||
| Make 5 Great Curveball throws in a row. (Jan-Feb) | ||
| Make 5 Great Curveball throws in a row. (Mar-Apr) | ||
| Make an Excellent throw. | ||
| Make 3 Excellent Throws in a row. | ||
| Make 5 Curveball throws in a row. |
Following tasks were related with battling a Gyms or Raid Battles.
| Task | Possible Pokémon Encounters | Possible Item Rewards |
|---|---|---|
| Battle in a Gym. | ||
| Battle in a Gym 5 times. | ||
| Win a Gym Battle. | ||
| Win 3 Gym Battles. | ||
| Win 5 Gym Battles. | ||
| Use a super effective Charged Attack in a Gym battle. | ||
| Use a super effective Charged Attack in 7 Gym battles. | ||
| Battle in a Raid. | ||
| Win a Raid Battle. | ||
| Win 3 Raid Battles. | ||
| Win 5 Raid Battles. | ||
| Win a level 3 or higher Raid Battle. |
Other tasks
Following tasks were related with Hatching Pokémon Eggs, evolving or power-upping Pokémon, earning Candy with Buddy and other basic game actions.
| Task | Possible Pokémon Encounters | Possible Item Rewards |
|---|---|---|
| Spin 10 PokéStops or Gyms. | ||
| Hatch an Egg. | ||
| Hatch 3 Eggs. | ||
| Hatch 5 Eggs. | ||
| Evolve a Pokémon. | ||
| Use an item to evolve a Pokémon. | ||
| Power up Pokémon 5 times. | ||
| Use 5 Berries to help catch Pokémon. | ||
| Use 5 Razz Berries to help catch Pokémon. | ||
| Use 10 Pinap Berries while catching Pokémon. | ||
| Earn 5 Candies walking with your Buddy. | ||
| Transfer 3 Pokémon. | ||
| Send 2 Gifts to Friends. | ||
| Trade a Pokémon. |
May to August 2019
An official e-mail confirmed new field research tasks available in May and June.[1] Shiny Onix, Lileep and Anorith were available since June 4. Shiny Slakoth was available since June 8. Shiny Alolan Exeggutor was available since June 28. Shiny Poliwag was available since August 6.
Field Research tasks in July and August were same as those in previous months, with the exception of Spinda #8 replacing #4, and the release of its shiny version.
Following tasks were related to Catching Pokémon through the Encounter Screen. To complete any of following tasks, Trainer had to successfully capture Pokémon, which was either approached in the wild, from Raid Bonus Challenge or reward encounter for other, already completed Research task.
| Task | Possible Pokémon Encounters | Possible Item Rewards |
|---|---|---|
| Catch 10 Pokémon. | ||
| Catch a Dragon-type Pokémon. | ||
| Catch 5 Fighting-type Pokémon. | ||
| Catch 10 Ground-type Pokémon. | ||
| Catch 10 Normal-type Pokémon. | ||
| Catch 5 Water-type Pokémon. | ||
| Catch 3 Grass-, Fire- or Water-type Pokémon. | ||
| Catch 7 Grass-, Fire- or Water-type Pokémon. | ||
| Catch 3 Electric-, Normal- or Poison-type Pokémon. | ||
| Catch 5 Flying-, Psychic- or Dark-type Pokémon. | ||
| Catch 5 Pokémon with Weather Boost. | ||
| Catch 10 Pokémon with Weather Boost. | ||
| Catch a Ditto. |
Following tasks were related with performance of throwing any of Poké Balls when catching Pokémon.
| Task | Possible Pokémon Encounters | Possible Item Rewards |
|---|---|---|
| Make 5 Nice Throws. | ||
| Make 3 Nice throws in a row. | ||
| Make 2 Nice Curveball throws in a row. | ||
| Make 3 Great throws. | ||
| Make 3 Great throws in a row. | ||
| Make 3 Great Curveball throws. | ||
| Make 3 Great Curveball throws in a row. | ||
| Make 5 Great Curveball throws in a row. (May-Jun) | ||
| Make 5 Great Curveball throws in a row. (Jul-Aug) | ||
| Make an Excellent throw. | ||
| Make 3 Excellent Throws in a row. | ||
| Make 5 Curveball throws in a row. |
Following tasks were related with battling a Gyms or Raid Battles.
| Task | Possible Pokémon Encounters | Possible Item Rewards |
|---|---|---|
| Battle in a Gym. | ||
| Battle in a Gym 5 times. | ||
| Win a Gym Battle. | ||
| Win 3 Gym Battles. | ||
| Win 5 Gym Battles. | ||
| Use a super effective Charged Attack in a Gym battle. | ||
| Use a super effective Charged Attack in 7 Gym battles. | ||
| Battle in a Raid. | ||
| Win a Raid Battle. | ||
| Win 3 Raid Battles. | ||
| Win 5 Raid Battles. | ||
| Win a level 2 or higher Raid Battle. | ||
| Win a level 3 or higher Raid Battle. |
Other tasks
Following tasks were related with Hatching Pokémon Eggs, evolving or power-upping Pokémon, earning Candy with Buddy and other basic game actions.
| Task | Possible Pokémon Encounters | Possible Item Rewards |
|---|---|---|
| Spin 10 PokéStops or Gyms. | ||
| Hatch an Egg. | ||
| Hatch 3 Eggs. | ||
| Hatch 5 Eggs. | ||
| Evolve a Pokémon. | ||
| Use an item to evolve a Pokémon. | ||
| Power up Pokémon 5 times. | ||
| Use 5 Berries to help catch Pokémon. | ||
| Use 5 Nanab Berries to help catch Pokémon. | ||
| Use 10 Pinap Berries while catching Pokémon. | ||
| Earn 5 Candies walking with your Buddy. | ||
| Transfer 3 Pokémon. | ||
| Send 10 Gifts to Friends. | ||
| Trade a Pokémon. |
Event-only tasks
Following Field Research tasks were available during the certain events.
Limited Research tasks
- Main article: List of Limited Research tasks and rewards
In 2019, there were introduced 3-hour events called Limited Research during which players can obtain exclusive Field Research tasks that completing results with encounter of featured Pokémon.
Community Day tasks
Following is the list of research tasks exclusively available only for the time of specific Community Days.
| Task | Community Day | Possible Rewards |
|---|---|---|
| Catch 3 Totodile. Catch 3 Swinub. Catch 3 Treecko. Catch 3 Bagon. Catch 3 Torchic. Catch 3 Slakoth. Catch 3 Mudkip. Catch 3 Ralts. Catch 3 Turtwig. Catch 3 Trapinch. |
13. (January 12th, 2019) 14. (February 16th, 2019) 15. (March 23rd, 2019) 16. (April 13th, 2019) 17. (May 19th, 2019) 18. (June 8th, 2019) 19. (July 21st, 2019) 20. (August 3rd, 2019) 21. (September 15th, 2019) 22. (October 12th, 2019) |
(Totodile day only) (since Trapinch day) (since Trapinch day) |
Hoenn Celebration tasks
Following is the list of research tasks exclusively available only for the time of Hoenn Celebration 2019.
| Task | Possible Rewards |
|---|---|
| Catch 10 Zigzagoon or Taillow. | |
| Hatch 2 Eggs. | |
| Evolve 3 Wurmple. |
Lunar New Year tasks
Following is the list of research tasks exclusively available only for the time of Lunar New Year 2019.
| Task | Possible Rewards |
|---|---|
| Trade 10 Pokémon with a friend. |
Valentine's Day tasks
Following is the list of research tasks exclusively available only for the time of Valentine's Day 2019.
| Task | Possible Rewards |
|---|---|
| Catch a Chansey. | |
| Catch 20 Luvdisc. | |
| Make 5 Great Curveball throws in a row. |
Pokémon Day tasks
Following is the list of research tasks exclusively available only for the time of Pokémon Day 2019.
| Task | Possible Rewards |
|---|---|
| Catch 5 Pidgey or Rattata. | |
| Evolve 1 Meowth. |
Battle Showdown tasks
Following is the list of research tasks exclusively available only for the time of Battle Showdown 2019.
| Task | Possible Rewards |
|---|---|
| Catch 3 Makuhita or Meditite. | |
| Catch 5 Fighting-type Pokémon. | |
| Make 2 Excellent throws in a row. | |
| Use a Super Effective charged attack in 7 raids or Gym Battles. | |
| Win 3 raids. |
Equinox tasks
Following is the list of research tasks exclusively available only for the time of Equinox 2019.
| Task | Possible Rewards |
|---|---|
| Catch 10 Grass-type Pokémon | |
| Catch 3 Bulbasaur or Chikorita | |
| Evolve 2 Grass-type Pokémon | |
| Evolve 5 Grass-type Pokémon |
Bug Out tasks
Following is the list of research tasks exclusively available only for the time of Bug Out event.
| Task | Possible Rewards |
|---|---|
| Catch 10 Bug-type Pokémon. | |
| Catch 15 Bug-type Pokémon. | |
| Catch 2 Wurmple. | |
| Catch 5 Ledyba or Spinarak. | |
| Evolve 3 Bug-type Pokémon. |
Eggstravaganza tasks
Following is the list of research tasks exclusively available only for the time of Eggstravaganza 2019.
| Task | Possible Rewards |
|---|---|
| Hatch an Egg. | |
| Hatch 3 Eggs. | |
| Hatch 5 Eggs. (labelled as event task while available all the time) |
Detective Pikachu Celebration tasks
Following is the list of research tasks exclusively available only for the time of Detective Pikachu Celebration event.
| Task | Possible Rewards |
|---|---|
| Catch the Seed Pokémon that is seen walking in a river. (Bulbasaur) |
|
| Catch the Water-type Pokémon carried in a backpack. (Psyduck) |
|
| Catch the Fire-type evolution of Eevee. (Flareon) |
|
| Catch 10 Jigglypuff, Aipom or Snubbull. |
Extraordinary Raid Week
Following is the list of research tasks exclusively available only for the time of Extraordinary Raid Week event.
| Task | Possible Rewards |
|---|---|
| Win a Raid. | |
| Win 3 Raids. | |
| Win 5 Raids. |
Adventure Week
Following is the list of research tasks exclusively available only for the time of Adventure Week 2019.
| Task | Possible Rewards |
|---|---|
| Catch 5 Aron. | |
| Catch 5 Omanyte or Kabuto. | |
| Evolve a Lileep or Anorith. | |
| Hatch 2 Eggs. | |
| Spin 2 PokéStops you haven't visited before. | |
| Spin 25 PokéStops. | |
| Earn 3 Candies walking with your buddy. |
Pokémon GO Fest Dortmund
Following is the list of research tasks exclusively available globally only for the time of Dortmund Pokémon GO Fest 2019.
| Task | Possible Rewards |
|---|---|
| Make 2 Great Curveball throws in a row. Win 3 Gym Battles. Win a Raid. Hatch an Egg. Evolve 3 Pokémon. |
Pokémon GO Fest Yokohama
Following is the list of research tasks exclusively available globally only for the time of Yokohama Pokémon GO Fest 2019.
| Task | Possible Rewards |
|---|---|
| Make 2 Great Curveball throws in a row. Win 3 Gym Battles. Win a Raid. Hatch an Egg. Evolve 3 Pokémon. |
Water Festival
Following is the list of research tasks exclusively available only for the time of Water Festival 2019.
| Task | Possible Rewards |
|---|---|
| Catch 5 Water-type Pokémon | |
| Catch 10 Water-type Pokémon | |
| Evolve 3 Carvanha or Barboach | |
| Hatch 5 Eggs | |
| Win 2 Raids | |
| Earn a Candy walking with your buddy | |
| Take 5 Snapshots of Water-type Pokémon | |
| Defeat a Team GO Rocket Grunt |
World Tourism Day
Following is the list of research tasks exclusively available only for the time of World Tourism Day.
| Task | Possible Rewards |
|---|---|
| Make a new friend | |
| Send 25 Gifts to friends | |
| Trade Pokémon caught 10,000 KM apart | (western hemisphere) (eastern hemisphere) |
Halloween
Following is the list of research tasks exclusively available only for the time of Halloween 2019.
| Task | Possible Rewards |
|---|---|
| Catch 10 Ghost-type pokemon. | |
| Catch 5 Gastly or Shuppet. | |
| Make 3 Excellent Throws in a row. | |
| Evolve 3 Drifloon or Stunky. | |
| Take 5 snapshots of Ghost-type Pokemon. | |
| Defeat a Team GO Rocket Grunt. |
Trivia
- If a Trainer encounters a shiny Pokémon as a research reward, said Pokémon will remain shiny until the Trainer captures it. The Trainer is free to run away and re-encounter the Pokémon and it will always be shiny.[2]
- Upon collecting the reward (which grants the stamp), you can choose not to enter the encounter immediately, but if you tap the reward again, you will immediately be taken to the encounter without warning. However, if you don't have enough Poké Balls to catch it, you can exit and the reward will still be available later. The Pokémon is considered to have spawned when you first enter the encounter. If you exit and return in a Weather that would boost it, it would not be affected. Encounter tasks do not count towards the 3 task maximum once you have collected the stamp, even if you haven't captured the Pokémon.
- For Nice/Great throw tasks, a higher tier throw will count.
References
- ↑ Field research will finally change :). /r/TheSilphRoad. Retrieved on 2019-05-02.
- ↑ Shiny Magikarp Field Research Reward: Two things I learned. /r/TheSilphRoad. Retrieved on 2018-04-09.