Pokémon GO Field Research tasks are a great way to earn many free rewards. Trainers can earn these free rewards by completing these daily tasks, including wild Pokémon encounters, Poké Balls, and more.
Field Research tasks refresh each month, so you must be updated with the complete Research list and its possible rewards. This guide will cover all the Pokémon GO Field Research tasks this month and the rewards for acquiring Research Breakthrough for the Season of Hidden Gems.
1st August 2023 Update: This guide reflects the new monthly Field Research and Research Breakthrough rewards for Pokémon GO’s Season of Hidden Gems. The original article continues below.
Pokémon GO Field Research Tasks & Rewards For August 2023:
Pokémon GO Field Research tasks can be claimed by spinning PokéStops, in which you can receive and complete one task daily. As you’ll be assisting Professor Willow, you can receive rewards for completing each task, ranging from various encounters and items unless specified.
Likewise, some of these encounters allow you to encounter their Shiny form (*) if specified in the list we’ve provided below. Completing your first Field Research task daily will earn you a Stamp, contributing to unlocking a Research Breakthrough.
For August 2023, the Field Research tasks also include a new Spinda pattern to encounter, which according to Leek Duck, the current Spinda Pattern is #4*. Let’s look at all the Field Research tasks and reward encounters in August 2023 for Pokémon GO:
| All Battling Tasks: | |
| Task: | Reward/s: |
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Use ten Supereffective Charged Attacks |
Lopunny Mega Energy x25 |
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Win a Raid |
Marowak |
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Win three Raids |
Klink* or Mawile* |
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Win five Raids |
Aerodactyl*, Alolan Exeggutor* or Alolan Marowak* |
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Win a three-star Raid or higher |
Archen* or Tirtouga* |
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Win in GO Battle League |
Drilbur*, Meditite* or Nidoran (Female)* |
| All Buddy/Friendship Tasks: | |
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Earn two Candies while walking with your Buddy Pokémon |
Buneary*, Bunnelby*, Dedenne*, Glameow*, Jigglypuff* or Litleo* |
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Earn three Candies while walking with your Buddy Pokémon |
Galarian Stunfisk* or Stunfisk* |
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Earn three Hearts with your Buddy Pokémon |
Buneary*, Lillipup* or Poochyena* |
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Send three Gifts with a Sticker for each |
Spritzee*, Sudowoodo* or Swirlix* |
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Trade one Pokémon |
Machop* or Roggenrola* |
| All Catching Tasks: | |
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Catch five Pokémon |
Baltoy*, Cubone* or Swinub* |
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Catch seven Pokémon |
Magikarp*, Stufful* or Wimpod* |
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Catch ten Pokémon |
Duskull*, Misdreavus* or Shuppet* |
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Catch 15 Pokémon |
Baltoy*, Bronzor* or Porygon* |
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Catch seven different Pokémon species |
Exeggcute* |
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Catch 15 different Pokémon species |
Alolan Exeggcutor* |
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Catch a Dragon-type Pokémon |
Axew*, Bagon* or Dratini* |
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Catch ten Fire-type Pokémon |
Charizard Mega Energy x10 |
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Catch ten Grass-type Pokémon |
Venusaur Mega Energy x10 |
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Catch ten Normal-type Pokémon |
Pidgeot Mega Energy x10 |
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Catch ten Water-type Pokémon |
Blastoise Mega Energy x10 |
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Catch five Weather Boosted Pokémon |
Hippopotas*, Poliwag*, Roggenrola*, Snover*, Vanillite, Vulpix* or Wingull* |
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Use five Berries to help catch Pokémon |
Ledyba* or Spinarak* |
| All Exploring Tasks: | |
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Hatch an Egg |
Buneary*, Bunnelby*, Nincada*, Scyther*, Sudowoodo* or Trubbish* |
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Hatch two Eggs |
Feebas*, Mawile*, Pikachu*, Sneasel* or Togedemaru* |
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Spin three Pokéstops or Gyms |
Aron*, Doduo*, Ralts*, Remoraid* or Sudowoodo* |
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Spin five Pokéstops or Gyms |
Growlithe*, Hisuian Growlithe, Galarian Slowpoke or Slowpoke* |
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Take a Snapshot of one wild Pokémon |
Cottonee*, Croagunk* or Trapinch* |
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Take Snapshots of three different wild Fairy, Ground, or Rock-type Pokémon |
Clefairy* or Geodude* |
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Walk 1km |
Snubbull* |
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Walk 2km |
Snorlax* |
| All Team GO Rocket Tasks: | |
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Defeat three Team GO Rocket Grunts |
Lotad* or Tympole* |
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Haunter |
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| All Training Tasks: | |
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Evolve a Pokémon |
Eevee* |
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Power up Pokémon three times |
Bulbasaur*, Charmander* or Squirtle* |
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Power up Pokémon five times |
Oshawott*, Snivy* or Tepig* Aggron Mega Energy x10, Beedrill Mega Energy x10, Blastoise Mega Energy x10, Charizard Mega Energy x10, Manectric Mega Energy x10, Pidgeot Mega Energy x10, Venusaur Mega Energy x10 |
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Power up Pokémon seven times |
Litten, Popplio, or Rowlett |
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Power up Pokémon ten times |
Aerodactyl Mega Energy x25, Ampharos Mega Energy x25, Houndoom Mega Energy x25 |
| All Throwing Tasks: | |
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Make five Nice Throws |
Alolan Diglett*, Diglett*, Dunsparce* or Sudowoodo* |
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Make ten Nice Throws |
Psyduck* or Woobat* |
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Make three Great Throws |
Binacle*, Clamperl*, Elgyem*, Kabuto* or Omanyte* |
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Make five Great Throws |
Aipom*, Baltoy* or Mankey* |
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Make five consecutive Great Throws |
Anorith* or Lileep* |
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Make three Great Curveball Throws |
Onix* |
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Make five consecutive Great Curveball Throws |
Spinda Pattern #4* |
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Make two Excellent Throws |
Beldum* |
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Make three consecutive Excellent Throws |
Beldum*, Gible* or Larvitar* |
Pokémon GO Research Breakthrough Rewards For August 2023:
The Season of Hidden Gems features new Pokémon as Research Breakthrough rewards when completing Field Research tasks. The first Field Research task you complete for a day will reward you with a Stamp for unlocking a Research Breakthrough.
Continuing to complete Field Research tasks to obtain at least seven Stamps from seven Field Research tasks. Once you have earned seven Stamps, you'll be rewarded with a box that rewards you with XP, Stardust, various items, and an encounter with one of the following Pokémon:
- Audino*
- Beldem*
- Furfrou (Natural)*
- Goomy*
- Noibat*
- Sableye*
You have the entire Season of Hidden Gems to encounter with any or all of the Pokémon mentioned above. The season began on 1st June 2023 and will conclude on 1st September 2023, with monthly resets for the Field Research tasks.
