Field Research/Event-exclusive tasks
The following is a list of all Field Research tasks and possible rewards available temporarily and exclusively during special in-game events.
Global events
Community Day
During the three hour time window on each Community Day, all PokéStops will have tasks requiring players to catch the featured Pokémon.
Task | Availability | Potential rewards | |
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Catch 3 Mareep | April 15, 2018 | ×500 ×5 ×2 ×2 | |
Catch 3 Charmander | May 19, 2018 | ×500 ×5 ×2 ×2 | |
Catch 3 Larvitar | June 16, 2018 | ×500 ×5 ×2 ×2 | |
Catch 5 Squirtle | July 8, 2018 | ||
Catch 3 Eevee | August 11 - 12, 2018 | ×500 ×5 ×2 ×2 | |
Catch 3 Chikorita | September 22, 2018 | ×500 ×5 ×2 ×2 | |
Catch 3 Beldum | October 21, 2018* October 28, 2018* |
×500 ×5 ×2 ×2 | |
Catch 3 Totodile | February 16, 2019* February 17, 2019* |
×500 ×5 ×2 ×2 | |
Catch 3 Swinub | February 16, 2019* February 17, 2019* |
×500 ×5 ×2 ×2 | |
Catch 3 Treecko | March 23, 2019 | ×500 ×5 ×2 ×2 | |
Catch 3 Bagon | April 13, 2019 | ×500 ×5 ×2 ×2 | |
Catch 3 Torchic | May 19, 2019 | ×500 ×5 ×2 ×2 | |
Catch 3 Slakoth | June 8, 2019 | ×500 ×5 ×2 ×2 | |
Catch 3 Mudkip | July 21, 2019 | ×500 ×5 ×2 ×2 | |
Catch 3 Ralts | August 3, 2019 | ×500 ×5 ×2 ×2 | |
Catch 3 Turtwig | September 15, 2019 | ×500 ×5 ×2 ×2 | |
Catch 3 Trapinch | October 12, 2019* | ×500 ×5 ×2 ×2 ×1 |
Limited Research
Limited Research events focused on players completing Field Research tasks that all awarded the same featured Pokémon, with significantly boosted Shiny rates. These tasks were available on the following dates:
- Feebas Research: January 19, 2019*; January 20, 2019*
- Clamperl Research: February 23, 2019*; February 24, 2019*
- Lotad Research: March 30, 2019
Task | Potential rewards |
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Make 15 Nice Throws | |
Make 10 Great Throws | |
Hatch 1 Egg | |
Earn 1 Buddy Candy |
Task | Potential rewards |
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Catch 5 Water-type Pokémon | |
Catch a Psyduck or Krabby | |
Catch a Magikarp or Wailmer | |
Make 5 Curveball Throws | |
Make 5 Nice Throws | |
Make 3 Nice Throws in a row | |
Make 3 Great Throws | |
Make 2 Great Throws in a row | |
Use 3 Berries to help catch Pokémon | |
Battle in a Gym | |
Use a supereffective Charged Attack in a Gym battle | |
Battle in a raid | |
Evolve 2 Water-type Pokémon | |
Spin 2 PokéStops |
Task | Potential rewards |
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Catch 3 Pokémon with Weather Boost | |
Catch 5 Pokémon with Weather Boost | |
Catch a Castform | |
Make 5 Curveball Throws | |
Make 5 Nice Throws | |
Make 3 Nice Throws in a row | |
Make 3 Great Throws | |
Make 2 Great Throws in a row | |
Use 3 Berries to help catch Pokémon | |
Battle in a Gym | |
Use a supereffective Charged Attack in a Gym battle | |
Battle in a raid | |
Spin 2 PokéStops |
Adventure Week 2018
These Field Research tasks were available from May 24 to June 5, 2018.
Task | Potential rewards |
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Hatch 2 Eggs | ×1 |
Hatch 3 Eggs | |
Evolve an Omanyte or Kabuto | |
Earn 3 Buddy Candies | |
Spin 2 PokéStops you haven't visited before |
Water Festival 2018
These tasks were available from June 7 to 21, 2018.
Task | Potential rewards |
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Catch 2 Water-type Pokémon | |
Catch 5 Magikarp or Wailmer | |
Use 3 Berries to help catch Pokémon | |
Battle in a Gym 3 times | |
Win a raid | ×1 |
Hatch an Egg | |
Evolve 2 Shellder |
Johto Festival
These tasks were available from August 20 to 28, 2018.
Task | Potential rewards |
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Catch 5 Water-type Pokémon | |
Catch 3 Sunkern | ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 Up-Grade ×1 |
Make 4 Great Curveball Throws in a row | |
Make 3 Excellent Throws | |
Win a raid | |
Evolve 3 Sunkern or Natu |
Psychic Spectacular 2018
These tasks were available from October 5 to 14, 2018.
Task | Potential rewards |
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Catch 10 Psychic-type Pokémon | ×1000 |
Catch 5 Abra or Drowzee | |
Evolve 3 Slowpoke or Exeggcute |
Halloween 2018
These tasks were available from October 23 to November 1, 2018.
Task | Potential rewards |
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Catch 10 Ghost-type Pokémon | |
Catch 5 Dark-type Pokémon | ×500 |
Catch 5 Poochyena or Houndour | |
Evolve 3 Duskull or Shuppet | ×1 |
Transfer 10 Pokémon |
Let's Go Celebration
These tasks were available from November 16 to 27, 2018.
Task | Potential rewards |
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Make an Excellent Throw | |
Hatch 2 Eggs | |
Evolve 2 Anorith |
Hoenn Celebration
These tasks were available from January 15 to 29, 2019.
Task | Potential rewards |
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Catch 10 Zigzagoon or Taillow | ×1000 |
Hatch 2 Eggs | |
Evolve 3 Wurmple* |
Lunar New Year 2019
This task was available from February 4 to 13, 2019.
Task | Potential rewards |
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Trade 10 Pokémon with a Friend |
Valentine's Day 2019
These tasks were available from February 13 to 21, 2019.
Task | Potential rewards |
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Catch a Chansey | ×3 |
Catch 20 Luvdisc | |
Make 5 Great Curveball Throws in a row |
Pokémon Day 2019
These tasks were available from February 26 to 28, 2019.
Task | Potential rewards |
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Catch 5 Pidgey or Rattata | |
Evolve 1 Meowth |
Battle Showdown 2019
These tasks were available from March 5 to 12, 2019.
Task | Potential rewards |
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Catch 5 Fighting-type Pokémon | |
Catch 3 Makuhita or Meditite | |
Make 2 Excellent Throws in a row | |
Use a supereffective Charged Attack in 7 raids or Gym battles | ×1 |
Win 3 raids | ×1 |
Equinox 2019
These tasks were available from March 19 to March 26, 2019.
Task | Potential rewards |
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Catch 10 Grass-type Pokémon | ×1000 |
Catch 3 Bulbasaur or Chikorita | |
Evolve 2 Grass-type Pokémon | |
Evolve 5 Grass-type Pokémon |
Bug Out 2019
These tasks were available from April 2 to 9, 2019.
Task | Potential rewards |
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Catch 10 Bug-type Pokémon | |
Catch 15 Bug-type Pokémon | ×1500 |
Catch 2 Wurmple | |
Catch 5 Ledyba or Spinarak | |
Evolve 3 Bug-type Pokémon |
Eggstravaganza 2019
These tasks were available from April 16 to 23, 2019.
Task | Potential rewards |
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Hatch an Egg | |
Hatch 3 Eggs | |
Hatch 5 Eggs |
POKÉMON Detective Pikachu
These tasks were available from May 7 to 17, 2019.
Task | Potential rewards |
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Catch the Seed Pokémon that is seen walking in the river | |
Catch the Water-type Pokémon carried in a backpack | |
Catch the Fire-type evolution of Eevee* | |
Catch 10 Jigglypuff, Aipom, or Snubbull |
Extraordinary Raid Week
These tasks were available from May 21 to 28, 2019.
Task | Potential rewards |
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Win a raid | |
Win 3 raids | |
Win 5 raids | ×1 |
Adventure Week 2019
These tasks were available from June 4 to 11, 2019.
Task | Potential rewards |
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Catch 5 Aron | ×1 |
Catch 5 Omanyte or Kabuto | |
Hatch 2 Eggs | ×1 |
Evolve a Lileep or Anorith | |
Spin 25 PokéStops | |
Spin 2 PokéStops you haven't visited before | |
Earn 3 Candies walking with your Buddy |
GO Fest 2019
In celebration of GO Fest 2019, these Field Research tasks rewarding featured Pokémon were available worldwide within the duration of the real-world events.
Task | Potential rewards |
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Make 2 Great Curveball Throws in a row | |
Win 3 Gym battles | |
Win a raid | |
Hatch an Egg | |
Evolve 3 Pokémon |
Task | Potential rewards |
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Make 2 Great Curveball Throws in a row | |
Win 3 Gym battles | |
Win a raid | |
Hatch an Egg | |
Evolve 3 Pokémon |
Water Festival 2019
These tasks were available from August 23 to 30, 2019.
Task | Potential rewards |
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Catch 5 Water-type Pokémon | |
Catch 10 Water-type Pokémon | ×1000 |
Evolve 3 Carvanha or Barboach | |
Hatch 5 Eggs | |
Win 2 raids | |
Defeat a Team GO Rocket Grunt | |
Earn a Candy walking with your Buddy | |
Take 5 Snapshots of Water-type Pokémon |
World Tourism Day 2019
These tasks were available from September 26 to October 1, 2019.
Task | Potential rewards |
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Make a new friend | |
Send 25 Gifts to Friends | |
Trade Pokémon caught 10,000 km apart (Western hemisphere) |
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Trade Pokémon caught 10,000 km apart (Eastern hemisphere) |
Local events
GO Fest
These Field Research tasks were available exclusively to attendees of GO Fest.
Task | Potential rewards |
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Catch 10 Pokémon | ×1 |
Earn a Candy walking with your Buddy | |
Hatch an Egg | |
Visit 10 PokéStops |
Task | Potential rewards |
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Catch 10 Pokémon | ×3 |
Catch 5 Pokémon with Weather Boost | |
Battle another Trainer | |
Hatch an Egg | |
Send 3 Gifts |
Safari Zone
These Field Research tasks were available exclusively at Pokémon GO Safari Zone.
Task | Potential rewards |
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Catch 15 Pokémon | ×1 |
Use 5 Nanab Berries to help catch Pokémon | |
Use 5 Pinap Berries to help catch Pokémon | |
Hatch an Egg | |
Hatch 5 Eggs | |
Earn a Candy walking with your Buddy | ×1 |
Earn 3 Candies walking with your Buddy | ×1 |
Earn 5 Candies walking with your Buddy | |
Send 2 Gifts to Friends | |
Send 10 Gifts to Friends |
Task | Potential rewards |
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Catch 10 Pokémon | |
Catch 15 Pokémon | ×1 |
Use 5 Berries to help catch Pokémon | ×1000 |
Use 5 Nanab Berries while catching Pokémon | |
Use 5 Pinap Berries while catching Pokémon | |
Hatch an Egg | |
Hatch 5 Eggs | |
Spin 10 PokéStops | |
Earn a Candy walking with your Buddy | ×1 |
Earn 3 Candies walking with your Buddy | ×1 |
Earn 5 Candies walking with your Buddy | |
Send 2 Gifts to Friends | |
Send 10 Gifts to Friends | ×1 |
Task | Potential rewards |
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Catch 10 Pokémon | |
Use 10 Berries to help catch Pokémon | ×1000 |
Hatch an Egg | ? |
Pokémon World Championships
Task | Potential rewards |
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Catch 10 Pokémon |
Task | Potential rewards |
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Catch 10 Pokémon | |
Send 2 Gifts to Friends |