February 2023 Field Research Tasks & Rewards

A complete guide to Pokémon GO’s February 2023 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 February 2023 events here.

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

• 📅  Starts Wednesday, February 1, 2023, at 1:00 p.m. PDT (GMT −7)
• 📅  Ends Wednesday, March 1, 2023, at 1:00 p.m. PDT (GMT −7)

Research Breakthrough Encounter

• From December 1, 2022, at 1:00 p.m. PDT (GMT -7) to March 1, 2022, at 1:00 p.m.
  PDT (GMT -7)
• Complete Field Research tasks during the whole season to earn an encounter from a pool of Pokémon, including Galarian Mr. Mime, Delibird, Bagon, Furfrou, Deino and Goomy. For the first time, you are also to encounter shiny Galarian Mr. Mime if you are lucky!

Field Research Tasks and Rewards

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	Bellsprout Oddish
Use 5 Razz Berries to help catch Pokémon	Jynx
Catch 5 Pokémon with Weather Boost	Poliwag Vulpix Hippopotas Snover
Catch 7 Pokémon	Magikarp
Catch a Dragon-type Pokémon	Bagon Dratini
Catch 7 different species of Pokémon	Exeggutor

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 #8
Make 5 Nice Throws	Dunsparce
Make 2 Excellent Throws	Snorlax

Battling Tasks (Raids, Gyms and GO Battle League)

Task	Reward
Win a Raid	Gligar
Win a Level 3 or higher raid	Kabuto Omanyte
Win 5 Raids	Aerodactyl
Win a Battle in the GO Battle League	Lickitung
Defeat 3 Team GO Rocket Grunts	Weezing

Buddy and Friendship tasks

Task	Reward
Send 5 Gifts and add a Sticker to each	Skitty Meowth
Earn 2 Candy Walking with your buddy	Bunnelby
Earn 3 Candies walking with your Buddy	Stunfisk
Earn 3 Hearts with your Buddy	Glameow
Trade a Pokémon	Miltank

Miscellaneous Tasks

Task	Reward
Hatch an Egg	Mantine
Hatch 2 Eggs	Beldum Feebas Clamperl
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
Power up Pokémon 10 times	25× Slowbro Mega Energy
Take a Snapshot of a Wild Pokémon	Murkrow Hoppip Yanma
Take 5 Snapshots of a Wild Grass-type Pokémon	Roselia Petilil
Walk 4km	Rufflet