Current Field Research Tasks and Rewards

In Pokémon GO, every season brings a complete overhaul of common Field Research tasks. These tasks are available throughout the entire Season, and are sometimes overridden with ongoing event tasks.

This page is a complete guide to currently available Field Research tasks, rewards, and encounters, which are available during the Pokémon GO Twilight Trails Season. Includes Pokémon encounters, Mega Energy rewards, and Research Breakthrough rewards.

Current Season Field Research

Throwing tasks

Task	Reward
Make 10 Curveball Throws	Alola Geodude Electabuzz Makuhita Swablu Baltoy Dusclops Staravia Emolga Lechonk Ferroseed
Make 5 Nice Throws	Diglett Alola Diglett Sudowoodo
Make 10 Nice Throws	Alola Sandshrew Machop Magmar Magikarp Sunkern Stunfisk Trumbeak Nuzleaf Mareanie Nymble
Make 3 Great Throws	Omanyte Kabuto Clamperl Binacle Elgyem
Make 3 Great Throws in a row	Anorith Lileep
Make 5 Great Curveball Throws in a row	Spinda Number #4 Spinda Number #5
Make 2 Excellent Throws	Dratini
Make 3 Excellent Throws in a row	Gible Larvitar Beldum

Catching tasks

Task	Reward
Catch a Dragon-type Pokémon	Dratini Bagon Axew
Catch 10 Grass-type Pokémon	10× Venusaur Mega Energy 10× Sceptile Mega Energy Sunkern Seedot Shroomish Petilil Skiddo Snivy
Catch 10 Water-type Pokémon	10× Blastoise Mega Energy 10× Swampert Mega Energy
Catch 10 Fire-type Pokémon	10× Charizard Mega Energy 10× Blaziken Mega Energy
Catch 10 Normal-type Pokémon	10× Pidgeot Mega Energy
Catch 7 Pokémon	Magikarp Stufful Wimpod
Catch 7 different species of Pokémon	Psyduck Seaking Marill Teddiursa Lombre Stunky Liepard Darumaka Clauncher Dedenne Cutiefly Smoliv
Catch 10 Dark-type Pokémon	Murkrow Sneasel Poochyena Purrloin Inkay Nickit Liepard
Catch 10 Ghost-type Pokémon	Gastly Shuppet Duskull Drifloon Yamask Golett
Catch 5 Pokémon with Weather Boost	Vulpix Poliwag Wingull Hippopotas Roggenrola Snover Vanillite
Catch 50 Pokémon	1× Poffin

Exploration tasks

Task	Reward
Hatch an Egg	Alola Marowak Noctowl Lileep Anorith Cubchoo Audino Combee Stufful Wimpod Fidough
Hatch 2 Eggs	Sneasel Mawile Feebas 1× Rare Candy
Explore 2 km	Growlithe Galarian Ponyta Ponyta Slowpoke Galarian Slowpoke Lapras Houndour Herdier Lapras Electrike
Spin 3 Pokéstops or Gyms	Doduo Remoraid Ralts Aron
Spin 5 Pokéstops or Gyms	Sandshrew Alolan Sandshrew Dunsparce Zigzagoon Galarian Zigzagoon Sneasel Snorunt Bidoof Hippopotas Ducklett Dewpider Wooloo Blipbug Arrokuda Nacli Skwovet Trubbish Tarountula
Take a Snapshot of a Wild Pokémon	Trapinch Croagunk Cottonee
Hatch 5 Eggs	1× Poffin

Battling tasks

Task	Reward
Win a Raid	Lapras Vaporeon Jolteon Flareon Snorlax Piloswine Luxio Metang Gabite Lampent Sealeo Fletchinder
Win a three-star raid or higher raid	Archen Tirtouga
Win 5 Raids	Alola Marowak Aerodactyl Alola Exeggutor
Win 3 Raids	1× Poffin

Training Tasks

Buddy and Friendship Tasks

Team GO Rocket Tasks

Research Breakthrough

Complete Field Research to unlock Research Breakthrough encounters with one of a variety of Season-themed Pokémon. Find out where your trail leads you each week. The potential encounter pool is massive!