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List of Field Research tasks and rewards/2021

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• 1.1 Catching Pokémon related tasks
• 1.2 Throwing Poké Balls related tasks
• 1.3 Battle related tasks
• 1.4 Other tasks
• 2.1 Catching Pokémon related tasks
• 2.2 Throwing Poké Balls related tasks
• 2.3 Battle related tasks
• 2.4 Other tasks
• 3.1 Catching Pokémon related tasks
• 3.2 Throwing Poké Balls related tasks
• 3.3 Battle related tasks
• 3.4 Other tasks
• 4.1 Catching Pokémon related tasks
• 4.2 Throwing Poké Balls related tasks
• 4.3 Battle related tasks
• 4.4 Other tasks
• 5.1 Catching Pokémon related tasks
• 5.2 Throwing Poké Balls related tasks
• 5.3 Battle related tasks
• 5.4 Other tasks
• 6.1 Catching Pokémon related tasks
• 6.2 Throwing Poké Balls related tasks
• 6.3 Battle related tasks
• 6.4 Other tasks
• 7.1 Catching Pokémon related tasks
• 7.2 Throwing Poké Balls related tasks
• 7.3 Battle related tasks
• 7.4 Other tasks
• 8.1 Catching Pokémon related tasks
• 8.2 Throwing Poké Balls related tasks
• 8.3 Battle related tasks
• 8.4 Other tasks
• 9.1 Catching Pokémon related tasks
• 9.2 Throwing Poké Balls related tasks
• 9.3 Battle related tasks
• 9.4 Other tasks
• 10.1 Catching Pokémon related tasks
• 10.2 Throwing Poké Balls related tasks
• 10.3 Battle related tasks
• 10.4 Other tasks
• 11.1 Catching Pokémon related tasks
• 11.2 Throwing Poké Balls related tasks
• 11.3 Battle related tasks
• 11.4 Other tasks
• 12.1 Catching Pokémon related tasks
• 12.2 Throwing Poké Balls related tasks
• 12.3 Battle related tasks
• 12.4 Other tasks
• 13.1 Community Day tasks
• 13.2 New Year's tasks
• 13.3 Unova Celebration Event tasks
• 13.4 Sinnoh Celebration Event tasks
• 13.5 Hoenn Celebration Event tasks
• 13.6 Johto Celebration Event tasks
• 13.7 Sneasel Limited Research tasks
• 13.8 Team GO Rocket Celebration tasks
• 13.9 Lunar New Year tasks
• 13.10 Valentine's Day tasks
• 13.11 Kanto Celebration Event tasks
• 13.12 Searching for Legends tasks
• 13.13 Charge Up tasks
• 13.14 Weather Week tasks
• 13.15 Spring into Spring tasks
• 13.16 Rivals' Week tasks
• 13.17 Sustainability Week tasks
• 13.18 New Pokémon Snap Celebration tasks
• 13.19 Luminous Legends X tasks
• 13.20 Marill Limited Research tasks
• 13.21 Luminous Legends Y Part 1 tasks
• 13.22 Luminous Legends Y Part 2 tasks
• 13.23 A Very Slow Discovery tasks
• 13.24 Summer Solstice tasks
• 13.25 Bidoof Breakout tasks
• 13.26 5th Anniversary tasks
• 13.27 Pokémon GO Fest tasks
• 13.28 Ultra Unlock Part 1: Time tasks
• 13.29 Ultra Unlock Part 2: Space tasks
• 13.30 Ultra Unlock Part 3: Sword and Shield tasks
• 13.31 Psychic Spectacular tasks
• 13.32 Fashion Week tasks
• 13.33 Secrets of the Jungle Event tasks
• 13.34 Halloween Part 1 tasks
• 13.35 Halloween Part 2 tasks
• 13.36 Pokémon GO Safari Zone Liverpool
• 13.37 Pokémon GO Safari Zone Philadelphia
• 13.38 Día de Muertos tasks
• 13.39 Festival of Lights tasks
• 13.40 Pokémon BD & SP Event Part 1 tasks
• 13.41 Pokémon BD & SP Event Part 2 tasks
• 13.42 Ed Sheeran Collaboration Event tasks
• 13.43 Mischief Unbound tasks
• 13.44 Incense Day: Swinub tasks
• 13.45 Dragonspiral Descent tasks
• 13.46 Holiday Part 1 tasks
• 13.47 Holiday Part 2 tasks

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!

January 2021 [ ]

Catching pokémon related tasks [ ], throwing poké balls related tasks [ ], battle related tasks [ ], other tasks [ ], february 2021 [ ].

Shiny Hitmonlee and Hitmonchan were available since Feb 20.

March 2021 [ ]

April 2021 [ ].

Shiny Bunnelby was available since Apr 4.

May 2021 [ ]

June 2021 [ ], july 2021 [ ].

Shiny Whismur, Audino and Tympole were available since Jul 17.

August 2021 [ ]

September 2021 [ ], october 2021 [ ].

Shiny Spinarak was available since Oct 15.

November 2021 [ ]

December 2021 [ ].

Shiny Spheal was available since Dec 16.

Event-only tasks [ ]

Following Field Research tasks were available during the certain events .

Community Day tasks [ ]

Following is the list of research tasks exclusively available only for the time of specific Community Days .

New Year's tasks [ ]

Following is the list of research tasks exclusively available only for the time of New Year's 2021 .

Unova Celebration Event tasks [ ]

Following is the list of research tasks exclusively available only for the time of Unova Celebration Event .

Sinnoh Celebration Event tasks [ ]

Following is the list of research tasks exclusively available only for the time of Sinnoh Celebration Event .

Hoenn Celebration Event tasks [ ]

Following is the list of research tasks exclusively available only for the time of Hoenn Celebration Event .

Johto Celebration Event tasks [ ]

Following is the list of research tasks exclusively available only for the time of Johto Celebration Event .

Sneasel Limited Research tasks [ ]

Two extra field research tasks were exclusively available only for the time of the Sneasel Limited Research .

Team GO Rocket Celebration tasks [ ]

Following is the list of research tasks exclusively available only for the time of Team GO Rocket Celebration .

Lunar New Year tasks [ ]

Following is the list of research tasks exclusively available only for the time of Lunar New Year 2021 .

Valentine's Day tasks [ ]

Following is the list of research tasks exclusively available only for the time of Valentine's Day 2021 .

Kanto Celebration Event tasks [ ]

Following is the list of research tasks exclusively available only for the time of Kanto Celebration Event .

Searching for Legends tasks [ ]

Following is the list of research tasks exclusively available only for the time of Searching for Legends .

Charge Up tasks [ ]

Following is the list of research tasks exclusively available only for the time of Charge Up .

Weather Week tasks [ ]

Following is the list of research tasks exclusively available only for the time of Weather Week 2021 .

Spring into Spring tasks [ ]

Following is the list of research tasks exclusively available only for the time of Spring into Spring 2021 .

Rivals' Week tasks [ ]

Following is the list of research tasks exclusively available only for the time of Rivals' Week .

Sustainability Week tasks [ ]

Following is the list of research tasks exclusively available only for the time of Sustainability Week 2021 .

New Pokémon Snap Celebration tasks [ ]

Following is the list of research tasks exclusively available only for the time of New Pokémon Snap Celebration .

Luminous Legends X tasks [ ]

Following is the list of research tasks exclusively available only for the time of Luminous Legends X .

Marill Limited Research tasks [ ]

Two extra field research tasks were exclusively available only for the time of the Marill Limited Research .

Luminous Legends Y Part 1 tasks [ ]

Following is the list of research tasks exclusively available only for the time of Luminous Legends Y Part 1.

Luminous Legends Y Part 2 tasks [ ]

Following is the list of research tasks exclusively available only for the time of Luminous Legends Y Part 2.

A Very Slow Discovery tasks [ ]

Following is the list of research tasks exclusively available only for the time of A Very Slow Discovery .

Summer Solstice tasks [ ]

Following is the list of research tasks exclusively available only for the time of Summer Solstice 2021 . The tasks for Candy of the Regi-Legendary were also available after the event.

Bidoof Breakout tasks [ ]

Following is the list of research tasks exclusively available only for the time of Bidoof Breakout .

5th Anniversary tasks [ ]

Following is the list of research tasks exclusively available only for the time of the 5th Anniversary .

Pokémon GO Fest tasks [ ]

Following is the list of research tasks exclusively available only for the time of Pokémon GO Fest 2021 . The "Win a raid" task was on Day 2 only.

Ultra Unlock Part 1: Time tasks [ ]

Following is the list of research tasks exclusively available only for the time of Ultra Unlock Part 1: Time .

Ultra Unlock Part 2: Space tasks [ ]

Following is the list of research tasks exclusively available only for the time of Ultra Unlock Part 2: Space .

Ultra Unlock Part 3: Sword and Shield tasks [ ]

Following is the list of research tasks exclusively available only for the time of Ultra Unlock Part 3: Sword and Shield .

Psychic Spectacular tasks [ ]

Following is the list of research tasks exclusively available only for the time of Psychic Spectacular 2021 .

Fashion Week tasks [ ]

Following is the list of research tasks exclusively available only for the time of Fashion Week 2021 .

Secrets of the Jungle Event tasks [ ]

Following is the list of research tasks exclusively available only for the time of Secrets of the Jungle Event 2021 .

Halloween Part 1 tasks [ ]

Following is the list of research tasks exclusively available only for the time of Halloween 2021 Part 1.

Halloween Part 2 tasks [ ]

Following is the list of research tasks exclusively available only for the time of Halloween 2021 Part 2.

Pokémon GO Safari Zone Liverpool [ ]

Following is the list of research tasks exclusively available for participants on Pokémon GO Safari Zone Liverpool .

Pokémon GO Safari Zone Philadelphia [ ]

Following is the list of research tasks exclusively available for participants on Pokémon GO Safari Zone Philadelphia .

Día de Muertos tasks [ ]

Following is the list of research tasks exclusively available only for the time of Día de Muertos 2021 .

Festival of Lights tasks [ ]

Following is the list of research tasks exclusively available only for the time of Festival of Lights 2021 . Vullaby task was only available since A Looming Shadow Returns! .

Pokémon BD & SP Event Part 1 tasks [ ]

Following is the list of research tasks exclusively available only for the time of Pokémon BD & SP Event Part 1.

Pokémon BD & SP Event Part 2 tasks [ ]

Following is the list of research tasks exclusively available only for the time of Pokémon BD & SP Event Part 2.

Ed Sheeran Collaboration Event tasks [ ]

Following is the list of research tasks exclusively available only for the time of Ed Sheeran Collaboration Event .

Mischief Unbound tasks [ ]

Following is the list of research tasks exclusively available only for the time of Mischief Unbound .

Incense Day: Swinub tasks [ ]

Following is the list of research tasks exclusively available only for the time of Incense Day: Swinub . They would rotate each hour based on the type of that hour.

Dragonspiral Descent tasks [ ]

Following is the list of research tasks exclusively available only for the time of Dragonspiral Descent .

Holiday Part 1 tasks [ ]

Following is the list of research tasks exclusively available only for the time of Holiday 2021 Part 1.

Holiday Part 2 tasks [ ]

Following is the list of research tasks exclusively available only for the time of Holiday 2021 Part 2. The Delibird task was only available during the Winter Wonderland Event.

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Pokémon GO Field Research (March 2024): All Research Tasks, Breakthrough & Rewards

Pokémon GO Field Research tasks are a great way to earn many free rewards. Trainers can earn these free rewards by completing these daily tasks, including wild Pokémon encounters, Poké Balls, and more. 

Field Research tasks refresh each month, so you must be updated with the complete Research list and its possible rewards. This guide will cover all the Pokémon GO Field Research tasks this month and the rewards for acquiring Research Breakthrough for the World of Wonders Season .

5th March 2024 Update: This guide reflects the new monthly Field Research and Research Breakthrough rewards for Pokémon GO ’s World of Wonders Season. The original article continues below.

Pokémon GO Field Research (March 2024): All Field Research Tasks & Rewards

Pokémon GO Field Research tasks can be claimed by spinning PokéStops, in which you can receive and complete one task daily. As you’ll be assisting Professor Willow, you can receive rewards for completing each task, ranging from various encounters and items unless specified.

Likewise, some of these encounters allow you to encounter their Shiny form (*) if specified in the list we’ve provided below. Completing your first Field Research task daily will earn you a Stamp, contributing to unlocking a Research Breakthrough.

For March 2024, the Field Research tasks also include a new Spinda pattern to encounter, which, according to Leek Duck , as it's confirmed to be Spinda Pattern #4 . Let’s look at all the Field Research tasks and reward encounters in March 2024 for Pokémon GO:

Pokémon GO Field Research (March 2024): All Research Breakthrough Rewards

The World of Wonders Season features a new rotation of Pokémon as Research Breakthrough rewards when completing Field Research tasks. The first Field Research task you complete for a day will reward you with a Stamp for unlocking a Research Breakthrough. 

Continuing to complete Field Research tasks to obtain at least seven Stamps from seven Field Research tasks. Once you have earned seven Stamps, you'll be rewarded with a box that rewards you with XP, Stardust, various items, and an encounter with one of the following Pokémon:

• Hisuian Sneasel

You have the entire World of Wonders Season to encounter with any or all of the Pokémon mentioned above. The season began on 1st March 2023 and will conclude on 1st June 2024 , with possible monthly resets for the Field Research tasks.

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All Pokémon Go Field Research Tasks, Rewards, & Encounters

In Pokémon Go , Field Research tasks are regularly cycled out for events and seasons, which makes it hard to keep up on what tasks are available, and what rewards you might get from them. Below, we have provided the lineup and most recent changes to the Field Research task list, as well as what rewards and encounters you can receive from them.

Event Tasks & Rewards

These tasks are exclusive to any events that are currently running. If no events are running, you'll want to look at the Encounter Tasks and the Item Tasks below.

Encounter Tasks

Catching and Throwing Tasks

Buddy & adventure tasks, battle & advancement tasks.

Related: Fighting Pokémon Weaknesses & Counters in Pokémon Go

Reward Tasks

Completing the tasks below will reward you with items, Balls, Berries, or Stardust.

That's everything we can expect for Field Research tasks for now! Be sure to check out our Pokémon Go homepage for more great content and guides!

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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. 

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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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On Sept. 1, 2021, the Pokémon Go ’s Research Breakthrough Reward for completing a week’s worth of stamps changed to Ditto , the normal-type Pokémon from the Kanto region.

You can complete Pokémon Go Field Research Tasks for Pokémon encounters, items, and Stardust . Finishing the individual tasks also rewards sweet stuff. Rare spawns like Aerodactyl can be rewards for tasks, as well as important loot like Rare Candy or Golden Razz Berries .

Here’s a complete list of the current Field Research Tasks and the rewards, as of Sept. 1, 2021.

Pokémon Go September 2021 Field Research Tasks and rewards

Spinning PokéStops gives players a Field Research Task to complete. Each stop gives a task once a day, and players can hold up to three tasks at once.

Upon completing a task, players will get a stamp marked with the date. After getting seven stamps from seven different days, players encounter a special Pokémon, as well as get Stardust, items , and some XP as rewards.

Players can turn in multiple tasks a day but will only receive one stamp for the first task they complete that day. After completing a task, you can wait to turn it in, if you want to save the stamp for another day.

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All Pokémon Go Bug Out 2024 Field Research, Collection Challenge tasks and rewards

Whether you want to catch a ton of critters or challenge the swarm in raids, the Pokémon Go Bug Out event has something for you. That includes tons of exclusive Field Research and four different Collection Challenges to grind for extra rewards.

Running from April 12 to 17 at 8pm local time , the Pokémon Go Bug Out event will have Bug types spawning more frequently in the wild and several rare species appearing in raids—including Kleavor and the debut of Mega Heracross . On top of that, you can take advantage of new event bonuses like increased Shiny odds for certain Pokémon. Though, if you want the most out of this event, and plan on training up any Mega Bug-type Pokémon, you’ll want to complete the Collection Challenges too.

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Pokemon Go Field Research March 2023

Field Research tasks provide a consistent way of acquiring new missions, and therefore new rewards, within Pokemon Go . Check out the page below for a comprehensive breakdown of all Field Research tasks for March 2023 , along with their requirements and rewards.

How to Acquire Field Research Tasks

Field Research tasks are acquired via spinning a Pokestop , so you'll potentially need to take a trip to collect them. Pokestops will give you a new quest every day, and each quest you receive can have a variety of rewards available.

March 2023 Research Breakthrough Pokemon

The following Pokemon can be encountered after completing Field Research tasks and unlocking Research Breakthroughs during March 2023:

All March 2023 Field Research Tasks

Complete the following Field Research Tasks during March 2023 for the chance to encounter any of the corresponding Pokemon found below:

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Pokemon Go World of Wonders: All Research Tasks

• The World of Wonders event in Pokemon Go has started and will run till June 1, 2024.
• Players can catch the rare Pokemon Poipole during the World of Wonders event.
• While step 5 is yet to be released, finishing the available steps will reward you with other Pokemon and Poipole candy.

World of Wonders: All Special Research Tasks

Step 1 of 5.

• Catch 20 Pokemon : 10 Poke Balls
• Spin 10 PokeStops : 7 Pinap Berries
• Transfer 10 Pokemon : 7 Razz Berries

Step 2 of 5

• Complete 7 field research tasks : Skorupi encounter
• Explore 10 km : Qwilfish encounter
• Make 20 nice throws : 15 Great Balls

Step 3 of 5

• Catch 30 Pokemon : Mareanie encounter
• Spin 15 PokeStops : 5 Hyper Potions
• Power up Pokemon 20 times : 5 revives
• Make 20 great throws : 15 Ultra Balls

Step 4 of 5

• Complete 15 field research tasks : Hisuian Qwilfish encounter
• Explore 10 km : 7 Pinap Berries
• Catch 25 different species of Pokemon : 5 max revives
• Defeat 5 Team GO Rocket grunts : 2 mysterious components

Step 5 of 5

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Pokemon GO Verdant Wonders - All Field Research Tasks And Collection Challenge

Pokemon GO players can encounter multiple monsters, including all variants of Flabebe, during the Verdant Wonders event. The in-game event brings numerous playable content, including exclusive Field Research and a Collection Challenge. Players can also participate in the Rogue of the Jungle Special Research quest, which rewards them with a Zarude encounter.

The Pokemon GO Verdant Wonders event commences on March 21 at 10 AM and concludes on March 25 at 8:00 PM Local Time . Event participants can encounter a Flower Crown Cottonee and its Shiny variant for the first time. Regarding the Field Research, completing the tasks rewards players with multiple featured Pokemon encounters. The same is true with the Collection Challenge, which rewards in-game elements like XP and Pokemon encounters. That said, this guide explores everything one must know about the Verdant Wonders Field Research tasks, rewards, and Collection Challenge.

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Pokemon go verdant wonders - all field research tasks and rewards.

The Pokemon GO Verdant Wonders Field Research is a free quest that doesn’t require players to buy tickets. The quest comprises only four tasks, and completing them offers different possible rewards. These possible rewards include encounters with featured Pokemon like Vulpix , Flower Crown Cottonee, Pansage, Pansear, Panpour, and a certain amount of Stardust. All the reward encounters have a certain probability of being Shiny.

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Pokemon go verdant wonders - collection challenge.

Among the various playable content, the developers at Niantic also offer a Verdant Wonders event Collection Challenge. The challenge features 10 monsters, and getting them rewards players with Pokemon GO XP, Stardust, and more. The Collection Challenge monsters are available as wild spawns, while some require evolution.

• Bulbasaur - Players can catch it in the wild
• Ivysaur - Evolve Bulbasaur into an Ivysaur
• Cottonee - Players can catch it in the wild
• Whimsicott - Evolve Cottonee into a Whimsicott
• Oddish - Players can catch it in the wild
• Gloom - Evolve Oddish into a Gloom
• Hoppip - Players can catch it in the wild
• Skiploom - Evolve Hoppip into a Skiploom
• Shroomish - Players can catch it in the wild
• Breloom - Evolve Shroomish into a Breloom
• Rewards For Completion: 5000 XP, 2500 Stardust, and Flower Crown Cottonee Encounter

Franchise Pokemon

Platform(s) iOS, Android

Released July 6, 2016

Developer(s) The Pokemon Company, Niantic

Pokémon Go Bug Out 2024: all Research Tasks

Why did it have to be bugs?

• Author: Marco Wutz

Hope you’re not grossed out by virtual bugs crawling all over your screen, because the latest Pokémon Go event, Bug Out 2024, is basically like being thrown into a pit filled with insects – well, you can banish them into your Poké Balls, at least. 

Starting on April 12, 2024, at 10am local time and lasting until April 17, 2024, 8pm local time, this is the perfect event for those bug freaks you always find in the mainline games.

On the bright side, Bug Out comes with a variety of neat bonuses – double XP for catching with Nice Throws or better, additional Candy for Nice Throws or better, and an increased chance for Candy XL for Nice Throws or better. Yeah, it’s about time you practiced your throwing game. In addition, the event comes with exclusive Field Research and Collection Challenges to complete.

Find all Pokémon Go Bug Out 2024 tasks and rewards below.

Pokémon Go Bug Out 2024: Field Research Tasks

Field Research Tasks can be acquired by spinning PokéStops during the event’s runtime, which ends on April 17, 2024, at 8pm local time. Once you’ve got them in your storage of tasks, you can complete them whenever you want, so there’s no time pressure involved.

Here are all Pokémon Go Bug Out 2024 Field Research Tasks :

• Catch 5 Pokémon : Burmy (Plant Cloak), Burmy (Sandy Cloak), or Burmy (Trash Cloak)
• Make 3 Curveball Throws : Paras or Venomat
• Make 3 Great Throws in a row : Dewpider or Wimpod
• Trade a Pokémon : Karrablast or Shelmet
• Evolve 3 Pokémon : Beedrill Mega Energy x25, Pinsir Mega Energy x25, or Scizor Mega Energy x25

Pokémon Go Bug Out 2024: Collection Challenges

Collection Challenges are available exclusively during the event’s runtime, so you’ll need to catch all Pokémon listed in each Collection Challenge before Bug Out ends on April 17, 2024, at 8pm local time to claim all the rewards.

Here are all Pokémon Go Bug Out 2024 Collection Challenges :

Bug Out Collection Challenge 1

• Caterpie (wild)
• Metapod (evolution)
• Butterfree (evolution)
• Weedle (wild)
• Kakuna (evolution)
• Beedrill (evolution)
• Rewards : Beedrill, Beedrill Mega Energy x50

Bug Out Collection Challenge 2

• Sewaddle (wild)
• Swadloon (evolution)
• Leavanny (evolution)
• Combee (wild)
• Vespiquen (evolution)
• Rewards : Pinsir, Pinsir Mega Energy x50

Bug Out Collection Challenge 3

• Dwebble (wild)
• Crustle (evolution)
• Kricketot (wild)
• Kricketune (evolution)
• Cutiefly (wild)
• Ribombee (evolution)
• Rewards : Scizor, Scizor Mega Energy x50

Bug Out Collection Challenge 4

• Nincada (wild)
• Ninjask (evolution)
• Rewards : Shedinja

There is a lot of Mega Energy on the table during this event, which is great news for fans who don’t like to participate in raids to harvest it. If you already have enough Mega Energy to make one of your Bug-types mega evolve, make sure to do so – this will provide nice bonuses when catching Pokémon of the same type.

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Pokemon GO 2023 Festival of Lights: All Field Research Tasks & Rewards

The yearly Pokemon GO Festival of Lights celebration is back for 2023, and it has brought a number of new Field Research Tasks for players to pick up and complete!

The new Field Research Tasks for this year’s celebration have some great rewards, including a trio of light-themed Pokemon.

Spinning a PokeStop or Gym Photo Disc from 10 AM local time on November 7 to 8 PM local time on November 12 could give you one of the event Field Research Tasks for the 2023 Festival of Lights.

These are all of the limited-time Field research Tasks available during the 2023 Festival of Lights event:

Out of the Pokemon you can catch from completing Field Research Tasks, you can encounter the shiny versions of Darumaka and Morelull. However, the odds of you finding either of these shinies are very low.

Meanwhile, shiny Tadbulb has not come to Pokemon GO yet, so it is not available.

Despite this, you’ll still want to catch as many Tadbulbs as you can. After all, you don’t know when it will next return to the game after the end of the event!

It’s important to remember that even if you can only pick up these limited-time Field Research Tasks until 8 PM local time on November 12, when the Festival of Lights ends, you can complete them at any time!

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Pokémon go: all field research tasks & rewards (winter holiday).

The Winter Holiday event Field Research Tasks for Pokémon GO are not too different from regular Field Research, but reward rare event-themed Pokémon.

The winter holidays have returned to Pokémon GO with a number of special Field Research tasks for players to complete. There are always plenty of rewards and goodies for players to earn during these events, but of particular interest are the special event Pokémon. While the player can try to encounter them in the wild, the special Field Research tasks, once completed, give the player a guaranteed encounter with one of several of them.

There's usually nothing too complex about Pokémon GO's Field Researches on their own, and the same is true for the Winter Holiday event. Like usual, Field Rearch Tasks are acquired by walking up to Pokéstops and giving them a spin for rewards, and can be collected by a player over and over again. The tasks all involve Pokémon GO's core gameplay mechanics - such as winning raids, hatching eggs, and catching Pokémon, so they're easy to complete as well.

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Pokémon GO's Winter Holiday Field Research Tasks

As all these tasks are part of the core gameplay for Pokémon GO , completing them is straightforward and relatively simple. Catching Pokémon just requires throwing Poké Balls at them and using berries to help the process. Gifts are simple things for players to send to friends, and if a player is without friends, it's not too hard to make some.

Pokémon GO Raids happen when Gyms are occupied by large eggs that hatch into tough and powerful Pokémon, and should be clearly visible on the player's map. On using a Raid Pass, up to 20 different trainers can join in a single raid to try and battle down the boss's health. Doing so rewards them with a chance at capturing the boss. Finally, eggs can be hatched by just walking around the neighborhood while Pokémon GO is running.

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Pokemon GO Bug Out 2024 - All Collection Challenges

Pokemon GO players can complete all the Bug Out 2024 Collection Challenges by following this detailed guide.

Pokemon GO developers at Niantic offer players multiple Collection Challenges during the Bug Out 2024 event. During the event, players can encounter numerous Bug-type monsters, including a boosted chance of encountering Shiny Combee and Shiny Burmy. There are four Collection Challenges, each rewarding players with numerous featured encounters and Mega energy for different Pokemon.

Pokemon GO trainers can participate in the Bug Out 2024 event from Friday, April 12, at 10 AM to Wednesday, April 17, at 8 PM Local Time . The event goes live for 6 days, bringing in multiple playable content, including Mega raids, wild spawns to catch, event-exclusive Field Research, and more. Talking about the Bug Out 2024 Collection Challenges, there are 4 variants, each with a different set of Pokemon to collect. Each Collection Challenge rewards players with different Pokemon encounters and Mega Energy. This guide helps players to complete all the Bug Out 2024 Collection Challenges.

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Pokemon go bug out 2024 - all collection challenges and rewards.

The Bug Out 2024 event Collection Challenges are segmented into 4 parts, each rewarding players with valuable Bug-type Pokemon encounters or Pokemon GO Mega Energy . Players can get some of these monsters in the wild by winning raids or evolving certain Pokemon.

Bug Out 2024: Collection Challenge 1

Bug out 2024: collection challenge 2, bug out 2024: collection challenge 3, bug out 2024: collection challenge 4.

In addition to the Collection Challenges, Pokemon GO trainers can complete the Bug Out 2024 event’s Field Research to farm for Bug-type Pokemon Mega Energy. The Field Research quest offers Mega Energy for Beedrill, Pinsir, and Scizor. One can also use the various event bonuses to complete these Collection Challenges and Field Research tasks.

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Pokémon Go Bug Out Collection Challenge, bonuses and research tasks

Bug-types invade Pokémon Go!

Bug Out , unsurprisingly, celebrates Bug-types Pokémon Go , with both shiny Combee and shiny Burmy having their encounter rates increased.

As part of this Pokémon Go event, you can complete the Bug Out Collection Challenges and event-exclusive field research tasks . Not to forget all the Bug-type Pokémon appearing more frequently in the wild and bonuses for making Nice, Great and Excellent Throws.

The Bug Out event also includes the Mega Heracross Raid Day on Saturday 13th April between 2pm to 5pm (local time) where you'll be able to collect Mega Heracross Energy for the first time in Pokémon Go.

On this page:

• Bug Out Collection Challenge 1 Pokémon list
• Bug Out Collection Challenge 2 Pokémon list
• Bug Out Collection Challenge 3 Pokémon list
• Bug Out Collection Challenge 4 Pokémon list
• Bug Out field research tasks
• Everything you need to know about the Bug Out event

Bug Out Collection Challenge 1 Pokémon list in Pokémon Go

The Bug Out Collection Challenge 1 is running in Pokémon Go until Wednesday 17th April at 8pm (local time) . If you complete this challenge before its deadline, you'll earn a selection of rewards and progress for your Elite Collector Medal.

It's important to note that four of the Pokémon for this Collection Challenge must be obtained via evolution . This means catching them in the wild will not count towards this challenge.

Below you'll find all of the Pokémon in the Bug Out Collection Challenge 1, along with how to find them:

• Caterpie - In the wild
• Metapod - Evolve a Caterpie using 12 Caterpie Candy
• Butterfree - Evolve a Metapod using 50 Caterpie Candy
• Weedle - In the wild
• Kakuna - Evolve a Weedle using 12 Weedle Candy
• Beedrill - Evolve a Kakuna using 50 Weedle Candy

For completing this challenge, you'll be rewarded with 50 Beedrill Mega Energy and Beedrill encounter.

Bug Out Collection Challenge 2 Pokémon list in Pokémon Go

The Bug Out Collection Challenge 2 is running in Pokémon Go until Wednesday 17th April at 8pm (local time) . If you complete this challenge before its deadline, you'll earn a selection of rewards and progress for your Elite Collector Medal.

It's important to note that three of the Pokémon in this Collection Challenge must be obtained via evolution , so catching them in the wild or through any other mean will not count towards completion. Remember - only a female Combee can evolve into Vespiquen.

Below you'll find all of the Pokémon in the Bug Out Collection Challenge 2, along with how to find them:

• Sewaddle - In the wild
• Swadloon - Evolve a Sewaddle using 25 Sewaddle Candy
• Leavanny - Evolve a Swadloon using 100 Sewaddle Candy
• Combee - In the wild
• Vespiquen - Evolve a female Combee using 50 Combee Candy

For completing this challenge, you'll be rewarded with 50 Mega Pinsir Energy and Pinsir encounter.

The World of Wonders season has come to Pokémon Go, which has brought the World of Wonders quest. The Bug Out event is currently running. 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 .

Bug Out Collection Challenge 3 Pokémon list in Pokémon Go

The Bug Out Collection Challenge 3 is running in Pokémon Go until Wednesday 17th April at 8pm (local time) . If you complete this challenge before its deadline, you'll earn a selection of rewards and progress for your Elite Collector Medal.

It's important to note that three of the Pokémon for this Collection Challenge must be obtained via evolution . This means catching them in the wild will not count towards this challenge.

Below you'll find all of the Pokémon in the Bug Out Collection Challenge 3, along with how to find them:

• Dwebble - In the wild
• Crustle - Evolve a Dwebble using 50 Dwebble Candy
• Kricketot - In the wild
• Kricketune - Evolve a Kricketot using 50 Kricketot Candy
• Cutiefly - In the wild
• Ribombee - Evolve a Cutiefly using 50 Cutiefly Candy

For completing this challenge, you'll be rewarded with 50 Mega Scizor Energy and Scizor encounter.

Bug Out Collection Challenge 4 Pokémon list in Pokémon Go

The Bug Out Collection Challenge 4 is running in Pokémon Go until Wednesday 17th April at 8pm (local time) . If you complete this challenge before its deadline, you'll earn a selection of rewards and progress for your Elite Collector Medal.

While this is quite a short Collection Challenge compared to the ones above, keep in mind that the second Pokémon must be obtained via evolution . If you manage to find and catch it in the wild, it won't count towards this Collection Challenge.

Below you'll find all of the Pokémon in the Bug Out Collection Challenge 4, along with how to find them:

• Nincada - In the wild, one-star raids or seasonal field research task (Hatch an Egg)
• Ninjask - Evolve Nincada using 50 Nincada Candy

For completing this challenge, you'll be rewarded with Shedinja encounter.

Bug Out field research tasks in Pokémon Go

If you spin a PokéStop during the Bug Out event in Pokémon Go, you might find yourself collecting an event-exclusive field research task. While these tasks can be completed during the event, you can also save them in your field research collection and complete them after the event ends.

Here are the Bug Out field research tasks in Pokémon Go:

• Catch 5 Pokémon reward - Plant, Sand or Trash Cloack Burmy encounter
• Evolve 3 Pokémon reward - 25 Mega Beedrill, Mega Pinsir or Mega Scizor Energy
• Make 3 Great Throws in a row reward - Dewpider or Wimpod encounter
• Make 3 Curveball Throws reward - Paras or Venonat encounter
• Trade a Pokémon reward - Karrablast or Shelmet encounter

Thank you to Amiibofan101 from reddit for the help with this information.

Everything you need to know about the Bug Out event in Pokémon Go

The Bug Out event marks the release of Mega Heracross in Pokémon Go with the Mega Heracross Raid Day on Saturday 13th April between 2pm to 5pm (local time) . During this event, you'll be able to battle Mega Heracross for the first time in Pokémon Go and start collecting its Mega Energy.

During Mega Heracross Raid Day, the Remote Raid Pass limit will be increased to 20 and you'll be able to earn five additional Raid Passes from spinning Gyms. Best of all, Heracross will have increased shiny odds if you catch it from a Mega Raid and, considering how Heracross is a regional exclusive Pokémon , this is the perfect time to add it to your Pokédex!

Alongside this, four bonuses are running until the Bug Out event's end on Wednesday 17th April at 8pm (local time) . The first three deal with Nice, Great and Excellent Throws - offering double XP if you make one of these throws, increasing the amount of Candy you'll receive and, if you're Level 31 or higher, an increased amount of Candy XL too. Alongside these bonuses, everyone has an increased chance of encountering shiny Combee and shiny Burmy.

During the Bug Out event, you'll be able to catch the following Pokémon in the wild:

Alongside the release of Mega Heracross, you'll also be able to battle the following Pokémon in raids during Bug Out:

As always, PokéStop Showcases are running throughout the event if you wish to take part. Finally, there's a collection of new avatar items for sale, including Combee Bags and Burmy Earrings.

Hope you enjoy the Bug Out event in Pokémon Go!

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