Trainers, new September and October Field Research tasks are now live in Pokemon GO! We’ve already reported that Pokemon GO September and October Research Breakthroughs will be Flower Crown Eevee, but now we have a detailed list of other research encounters that are available throughout September and October.
Rumor has it that shiny Electrike and Manectric are now available as well, but we’re still not sure if this is confirmed or not. Be on the lookout for these! We’ve attached a table at the bottom of the article showing color scheme differences.
| Task | Encounter |
|---|---|
| Catch 5 Fairy-Type Pokémon | Marill |
| Make 5 Great Curveball Throws in a row | Spinda #3 |
| Catch 3 different species of Psychic-type Pokémon | Drowzee |
| Evolve a Pokémon | |
| Use 5 berries to help catch Pokémon | Snorunt |
| Make 3 Great Throws. | Buneary, Gastly, Anorith, Lileep |
| Transfer 3 Pokémon | Sableye |
| Earn 3 candies walking with your buddy | Ponyta |
| Catch 3 Water, Electric or Fire type Pokémon | Doduo |
| Take 5 snapshots of Eevee | Gulpin |
| Use 5 Razzberries to help catch Pokémon | Swinub |
| Catch 15 Pokémon | Sandshrew |
| Battle another trainer twice | Electrike |
| Battle a team leader 2 times | Natu |
| Catch 5 Normal-type Pokémon | Zigzagoon |
| Trade a Pokémon | Bronzor |
| Catch 4 Ice or Grass-type Pokémon | Seel |
| Catch 3 Dark-type Pokémon | Poochyena |
| Send 10 Gifts to friends | Sneasel |
| Use 10 Nanab Berries while catching Pokémon | Scyther |
| Hatch an egg | Exeggcute, Hoppip |
| Make 5 Nice Throws | Voltorb |
| Win 3 Gym battles | Jynx |
| Make 3 Great throws in a row | Onix |
| Catch 10 Pokémon | Magikarp |
| Battle in a raid | Spoink |
| Power up Pokémon 5 times | Squirtle, Charmander, Bulbasaur |
| Catch 5 Pokémon with weather boost | Poliwag, Vulpix |
| Battle in a gym | Mankey, Makuhita |
| Battle in a gym 5 times | Machop |
| Catch a Dragon-type Pokemon | Dratini |
| Use a super effective charged attack in 7 gym battles | Electabuzz |
| Win 5 raids | Aerodactyl |
| Hatch 3 eggs | Magmar |
| Win a Gym battle | Squirtle, Charmander, Bulbasaur |
| Win a level 3 or higher raid | Omanyte, Kabuto |
The list above was collected by members of TheSilphRoad subreddit.
Shiny Electrike and Manectric comparison
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