August 2022 Field Research Tasks and Rewards

A complete guide to Pokémon GO’s August 2022 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 August 2022 events here.

All information in this article is for the month of August 2022:

• 📅  Starts Monday, August 1, 2022, at 1:00 p.m. PDT (GMT −7)
• 📅  Ends Wednesday, August 31, 2022, at 1:00 p.m. PDT (GMT −7)

Research Breakthrough Encounter

Stunfisk (Galarian)

Monday, August 1, 2022, at 1:00 p.m. PDT (GMT −7) to Wednesday, August 31, 2022, at 1:00 p.m. PDT (GMT −7) Galarian Stunfisk will be the featured research breakthrough encounter. If you’re lucky, you might encounter a Shiny one!

Field Research Tasks and Rewards

Catching tasks

Task	Reward
Catch 10 Normal-type Pokémon	10× Pidgeot Mega Energy
Catch 10 Fire-type Pokémon	10× Charizard Mega Energy
Catch 10 Water-type Pokémon	10× Blastoise Mega Energy
Catch 10 Grass-type Pokémon	10× Venusaur Mega Energy
Catch 5 Pokémon	Rhyhorn
Use 5 Nanab Berries to help catch Pokémon	Oddish Sunkern Pidove
Catch 5 Pokémon with Weather Boost	Poliwag Vulpix Hippopotas Snover
Catch 7 Pokémon	Magikarp
Catch a Dragon-type Pokémon	Bagon Dratini

Throwing tasks

Task	Reward
Make 3 Excellent Throws	Donphan
Make 3 Excellent Throws in a row	Gible
Make 3 Great Throws	Lileep Anorith Snubbull
Make 3 Great Throws in a row	Onix
Make 5 Great Curveball Throws in a row	Spinda #2
Make 5 Nice Throws	Dunsparce

Battling Tasks (Raids, Gyms and GO Battle League)

Task	Reward
Win a Raid	Marowak
Win a Level 3 or higher raid	Kabuto Omanyte
Win 5 Raids	Aerodactyl
Battle in the GO Battle League	Spheal
Purify a Shadow Pokémon	Sudowoodo

Buddy and Friendship tasks

Task	Reward
Earn a Candy Walking with your buddy	Teddiursa
Earn 2 Candy Walking with your buddy	Bunnelby
Earn 3 Candies walking with your Buddy	Stunfisk
Send 3 Gifts and add a sticker to each	Litleo
Play with your buddy	Hoppip
Trade a Pokémon	Roggenrola

Miscellaneous Tasks

Task	Reward
Hatch an Egg	Gligar Mantine
Hatch 2 Eggs	Beldum
Spin 3 Pokéstops or Gyms	Sudowoodo
Spin 5 Pokéstops or Gyms	Ralts
Evolve a Pokémon	Eevee
Power up Pokémon 3 times	Bulbasaur Charmander Squirtle
Power up Pokémon 5 times	Chikorita Cyndaquil Totodile
Power up Pokémon 7 times	Treecko Torchic Mudkip
Power up Pokémon 10 times	10× Steelix Mega Energy
Take a Snapshot of a Wild Pokémon	Snubbull