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.
| Catch 5 Electric-type Pokémon | Spinarak | Helioptile | Electrike |
| Make 3 Curveball throws | Magnemite | Voltorb |
| Walk 1 km | Helioptile |
| Walk 2 km | Alolan Grimer | Trubbish |
| Walk 4 km | Emolga |
| Take 2 Snapshots of Wild Electric-type Pokémon | Ampharos | Manectric |
Encounter Tasks
Completing the tasks below will cause an uncommon Pokémon encounter! Most Pokémon that you encounter from tasks have a chance to be Shiny. The only Pokémon listed below that can't be shiny are marked with a 
icon.
Catching and Throwing Tasks
| Task | Encounters |
|---|---|
| Catch a Dragon-type Pokémon. | Dratini | Bagon |
| Catch 5 different species of Pokémon. | Burmy (Plant | Sandy | Trash) |
| Catch 5 Pokémon. | Rhyhorn |
| Catch 5 Pokémon with Weather Boost. | Poliwag | Vulpix | Hippopotas | Snover |
| Catch 7 Pokémon. | Magikarp |
| Make 3 Great Throws. | Lileep | Anorith | Snubbull |
| Make 3 Great Throws in a row. | Onix |
| Make 3 Excellent Throws in a row. | Gible |
| Make 5 Curveball Throws in a row. | Pineco |
| Make 5 Nice Throws. | Dunsparce |
| Make 5 Great Curveball Throws in a row. | Spinda |
| Use 5 Berries to help catch Pokémon. | Wurmple |
Buddy & Adventure Tasks
| Task | Encounters |
|---|---|
| Earn 2 Candies walking with your Buddy. | Bunnelby |
| Earn 3 Candies walking with your Buddy. | Stunfisk |
| Earn 5 Hearts with your buddy. | Eevee |
| Evolve a Pokémon | Eevee |
| Hatch an Egg. | Mantinee |
| Hatch 2 Eggs. | Beldum |
| Hatch 3 Eggs. | Chansey |
| Open 5 gifts. | Slakoth |
| Spin 3 PokéStops or Gyms. | Sudowoodo |
| Spin 5 PokéStops or Gyms. | Ralts |
| Take a Snapshot of a wild Pokémon. | Murkrow | Yanma | Hoppip | Miltank |
| Take 2 Snapshots of wild Ice-type Pokémon | Spheal |
| Trade a Pokémon. | Bidoof |
| Walk 2 km. | Shellder |
Battle & Advancement Tasks
| Task | Encounters |
|---|---|
| Battle in the GO Battle League 2 times | Stunfisk |
| Defeat a Team Go Rocket Leader | Lapras |
| Power up Pokémon 3 times. | Bulbasaur | Charmander | Squirtle |
| Power up Pokémon 5 times. | Chikorita | Cyndaquil | Totodile |
| Power up Pokémon 7 times. | Treecko | Torchic | Mudkip |
| Evolve a Pokémon. | Eevee |
| Win 2 raids. | Snorlax |
| Win a level 3 or higher Raid. | Omanyte | Kabuto |
| Win 5 Raids. | Aerodactyl |
Related: Fighting Pokémon Weaknesses & Counters in Pokémon Go
Reward Tasks
Completing the tasks below will reward you with items, Balls, Berries, or Stardust.
Catching and Throwing Tasks
| Task | Rewards |
|---|---|
| Catch 5 Pokémon with Weather Boost. | 200 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| Catch 10 Pokémon with Weather Boost. | 500 | 6 | 2 | 5 |
| Catch 10 Pokémon. | 200| 3| 1| 5 |
| Catch 10 Fire-type Pokémon. | 10  | 500| 6| 2| 5 |
| Catch 10 Grass-type Pokémon. | 10  | 500| 6| 2| 5 |
| Catch 10 Normal-type Pokémon. | 10 | 500| 6| 2| 5 |
| Catch 10 Water-type Pokémon. | 10  | 500| 6| 2| 5 |
| Catch a Ditto. | 1500| 3 | 2 | 10 |
| Catch a Dragon-type Pokémon. | 1500| 3 | 2 | 10 |
| Make 5 Curveball Throws in a row. | 500| 6| 2| 5 |
| Make 3 Great Throws. | 200| 3| 1| 5 |
| Make 3 Great Throws in a row. | 1000| 1| 9| 3| 10| 5 |
| Make 3 Great Curveball Throws. | 1000| 1| 9| 3| 10| 5 |
| Make 3 Great Curveball Throws in a row. | 1500| 3| 2| 10 |
| Make 5 Nice Throws. | 200| 3| 1| 5 |
| Make 2 Nice Curveball Throws in a row. | 200| 3| 1| 5 |
| Make 3 Nice Throws in a row. | 500| 2| 5| 2 |
| Make an Excellent Throw. | 500| 2| 5| 2 |
| Use 5 Berries to help catch Pokémon. | 500| 6| 2| 5 |
Buddy & Adventure Tasks
| Task | Encounters |
|---|---|
| Spin 3 PokéStops or Gyms. | 500| 6| 2| 5 |
| Spin 10 PokéStops or Gyms. | 200| 3| 1| 5 |
| Power Up Pokémon 5 times. | 10| 10 | 10 |
| Power Up Pokémon 5 times. | 10  | 10 |
| Take a Snapshot of a wild Pokémon. | 1 |
| AR Mapping. | 10| 5| 1 |
| Sponsored: Send 3 Gifts to Friends. | 1000 | 1 |
| Sponsored: Catch 8 Pokémon. | 1000 | 1 |
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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