May Field Research Tasks & Rewards (2023)

A complete guide to Pokémon GO’s May 2023 Field Research tasks, rewards and encounters. Includes Pokémon encounters, Mega Energy rewards and Research Breakthrough available during the month of May.

Do note that event-exclusive Field Research will override monthly research tasks during event duration. You can find an overview of May 2023 events here.

All information in this article is for the month of March 2023:

• 📅  Starts Monday, May 1, 2023, at 1:00 p.m. PDT (GMT −7)
• 📅  Ends Thursday, June 1, 2023, at 1:00 p.m. PDT (GMT −7)

Research Breakthrough Encounter

• From March 1, 2022, at 1:00 p.m. PDT (GMT -7) to June 1, 2023, at 1:00 p.m.
  PDT (GMT -7)

During May 2023, Pokémon GO Trainers can earn an encounter with Parasect, Pinsir, Snorlax, Furfrou, Gible and Goomy by completing the seven-day Field Research breakthrough. Complete Field Research tasks during the month of March to unlock one of these encounters.

Field Research Tasks and Rewards

Pokémon encounters from Field Research tasks always feature Level 15 Pokémon, with minimum IVs set to 10/10/10, similar as in Raid or Egg encounters. Field Research encounters are unaffected by the weather.

Catching tasks

Task	Reward
Catch 10 Normal-type Pokémon	10× Pidgeot Mega Energy
Catch 10 Water-type Pokémon	10× Blastoise Mega Energy
Catch 10 Fire-type Pokémon	10× Charizard Mega Energy
Catch 10 Grass-type Pokémon	10× Venusaur Mega Energy
Catch 5 Pokémon	Rattata Rattata (Alola)
Catch 5 Pokémon with Weather Boost	Poliwag Vulpix Hippopotas Snover
Catch 7 Pokémon	Magikarp
Catch a Dragon-type Pokémon	Bagon Dratini
Use 5 Berries to help catch a Pokémon	Stufful
Catch 5 Normal-Type Pokémon	Minccino

Throwing tasks

Task	Reward
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
Make 3 Excellent Throws	Beldum
Make 5 Nice Curveball Throws in a Row	Slakoth

Battling Tasks (Raids, Gyms and GO Battle League)

Task	Reward
Win a Raid	Farfetch'd (Galarian)
Win a Level 3 or higher raid	Kabuto Omanyte
Win 5 Raids	Aerodactyl
Battle in the GO Battle League	Machoke
Purify 3 Shadow Pokémon	Nidorina Nidorino
Use 10 Super Effective Charged Attacks	25× Lopunny Mega Energy

Buddy and Friendship tasks

Task	Reward
Earn 2 Candy Walking with your buddy	Bunnelby
Earn 3 Candies walking with your Buddy	Stunfisk
Walk 3km	Sableye (y)
Play with your Buddy	Weedle
Trade a Pokémon	Shelmet Karrablast
Send 3 Gifts and add a Sticker to each	Magikarp

Miscellaneous Tasks

Task	Reward
Hatch an Egg	Mantine Lickitung
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 10× Blastoise Mega Energy 10× Charizard Mega Energy 10× Venusaur Mega Energy 10× Beedrill Mega Energy 10× Pidgeot Mega Energy
Power up Pokémon 7 times	Treecko Torchic Mudkip
Take a Snapshot of a Wild Pokémon	Murkrow Hoppip Yanma
Take 2 Snapshots of a wild Fairy-type Pokémon	Snubbull
Take a Snapshot of your Buddy	Girafarig