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These are the available Research Tasks with Pokémon encounters for the current Season, Precious Paths. Completing a Research Breakthrough this season will lead to an encounter with one of the following Pokémon: Galarian Mr. Mime, Lapras , Snorlax, Honedge, Sinistea, Dreepy.

The Spinda pattern 6 and 7 are available this season.

Winter Holiday Part 2 2025 Tasks

  • Catch 10 Pokémon
    • ×1500
      Stardust ×1500
  • Catch 15 Pokémon
    • Pikachu with a Holiday Hat
      Max CP
      402
      Min CP
      369
    • Pikachu wearing holiday attire
      Max CP
      402
      Min CP
      369
  • Send 5 Gifts to friends
    • Delibird
      Max CP
      469
      Min CP
      433
  • Send 15 Gifts to friends
    • Psyduck wearing holiday attire
      Max CP
      474
      Min CP
      439

Winter Holiday Part 1 2025 Tasks

  • Catch 10 Pokémon
    • ×1500
      Stardust ×1500
  • Catch 15 Pokémon
    • Pikachu with a Holiday Hat
      Max CP
      402
      Min CP
      369
    • Pikachu wearing holiday attire
      Max CP
      402
      Min CP
      369
  • Send 5 Gifts to friends
    • Delibird
      Max CP
      469
      Min CP
      433
  • Send 15 Gifts to friends
    • Spheal wearing a holiday scarf
      Max CP
      412
      Min CP
      379

Catching Tasks

  • Catch 7 Pokémon
    • Magikarp
      Max CP
      117
      Min CP
      99
    • Stufful
      Max CP
      579
      Min CP
      540
    • Wimpod
      Max CP
      215
      Min CP
      191
  • Catch 10 Pokémon
    • ×200
      Stardust ×200
    • ×3
      Rare Candy ×3
    • ×2
      Golden Razz Berry ×2
    • ×5
      Poké Ball ×5
  • Catch a Dragon-type Pokémon
    • Dratini
      Max CP
      430
      Min CP
      397
    • Bagon
      Max CP
      495
      Min CP
      459
    • Axew
      Max CP
      586
      Min CP
      547
    • ×1500
      Stardust ×1500
    • ×3
      Rare Candy ×3
    • ×2
      Golden Razz Berry ×2
    • ×10
      Ultra Ball ×10
  • Catch a Ditto
    • ×1500
      Stardust ×1500
    • ×3
      Rare Candy ×3
    • ×2
      Golden Razz Berry ×2
    • ×10
      Ultra Ball ×10
  • Catch 10 Normal-type Pokémon
    • ×10
      Pidgeot Mega Energy ×10
    • ×5
      Great Ball ×5
    • ×6
      Razz Berry ×6
    • ×2
      Pinap Berry ×2
    • ×500
      Stardust ×500
  • Catch 10 Fire-type Pokémon
    • ×10
      Charizard Mega Energy ×10
    • ×10
      Blaziken Mega Energy ×10
    • ×5
      Great Ball ×5
    • ×6
      Razz Berry ×6
    • ×2
      Pinap Berry ×2
    • ×500
      Stardust ×500
  • Catch 10 Grass-type Pokémon
    • ×10
      Venusaur Mega Energy ×10
    • ×10
      Sceptile Mega Energy ×10
    • ×5
      Great Ball ×5
    • ×6
      Razz Berry ×6
    • ×2
      Pinap Berry ×2
    • ×500
      Stardust ×500
  • Catch 10 Water-type Pokémon
    • ×10
      Blastoise Mega Energy ×10
    • ×10
      Swampert Mega Energy ×10
    • ×5
      Great Ball ×5
    • ×6
      Razz Berry ×6
    • ×2
      Pinap Berry ×2
    • ×500
      Stardust ×500
  • Catch 7 different species of Pokémon
    • Abra
      Max CP
      575
      Min CP
      534
    • Hoothoot
      Max CP
      290
      Min CP
      262
    • Karrablast
      Max CP
      506
      Min CP
      469
    • Shelmet
      Max CP
      357
      Min CP
      325
    • Inkay
      Max CP
      397
      Min CP
      365
    • Yungoos
      Max CP
      377
      Min CP
      344
    • Stufful
      Max CP
      579
      Min CP
      540
  • Catch 5 Pokémon with Weather Boost
    • Vulpix
      Max CP
      378
      Min CP
      347
    • Poliwag
      Max CP
      355
      Min CP
      324
    • Wingull
      Max CP
      328
      Min CP
      298
    • Hippopotas
      Max CP
      582
      Min CP
      542
    • Snover
      Max CP
      497
      Min CP
      460
    • Roggenrola
      Max CP
      516
      Min CP
      479
    • Vanillite
      Max CP
      443
      Min CP
      409
    • ×200
      Stardust ×200
    • ×3
      Razz Berry ×3
    • ×1
      Pinap Berry ×1
    • ×5
      Poké Ball ×5
  • Catch 10 Pokémon with Weather Boost
    • ×500
      Stardust ×500
    • ×6
      Razz Berry ×6
    • ×2
      Pinap Berry ×2
    • ×5
      Great Ball ×5
  • Use 5 Berries to help catch Pokémon
    • ×5
      Great Ball ×5
    • ×6
      Razz Berry ×6
    • ×2
      Pinap Berry ×2
    • ×500
      Stardust ×500

Throwing Tasks

  • Make 5 Curveball Throws in a row
    • ×5
      Great Ball ×5
    • ×6
      Razz Berry ×6
    • ×2
      Pinap Berry ×2
    • ×500
      Stardust ×500
  • Make 5 Nice Throws
    • Diglett
      Max CP
      289
      Min CP
      262
    • Alolan Diglett
      Max CP
      292
      Min CP
      264
    • Sudowoodo
      Max CP
      920
      Min CP
      871
    • ×200
      Stardust ×200
    • ×3
      Razz Berry ×3
    • ×1
      Pinap Berry ×1
    • ×5
      Poké Ball ×5
  • Make 3 Nice Throws in a row
    • ×5
      Great Ball ×5
    • ×2
      Ultra Ball ×2
    • ×2
      Pinap Berry ×2
    • ×500
      Stardust ×500
  • Make 2 Nice Curveball Throws in a row
    • ×200
      Stardust ×200
    • ×3
      Razz Berry ×3
    • ×1
      Pinap Berry ×1
    • ×5
      Poké Ball ×5
  • Make 3 Great Throws
    • Omanyte
      Max CP
      662
      Min CP
      620
    • Kabuto
      Max CP
      587
      Min CP
      548
    • Clamperl
      Max CP
      544
      Min CP
      507
    • Elgyem
      Max CP
      593
      Min CP
      554
    • Binacle
      Max CP
      405
      Min CP
      373
    • ×200
      Stardust ×200
    • ×3
      Razz Berry ×3
    • ×1
      Pinap Berry ×1
    • ×5
      Poké Ball ×5
  • Make 3 Great Throws in a row
    • Lileep
      Max CP
      553
      Min CP
      515
    • Anorith
      Max CP
      655
      Min CP
      613
    • ×10
      Poké Ball ×10
    • ×5
      Ultra Ball ×5
    • ×9
      Razz Berry ×9
    • ×3
      Pinap Berry ×3
    • ×1
      Rare Candy ×1
    • ×1000
      Stardust ×1000
  • Make 3 Great Curveball Throws
    • ×10
      Poké Ball ×10
    • ×5
      Ultra Ball ×5
    • ×9
      Razz Berry ×9
    • ×3
      Pinap Berry ×3
    • ×1
      Rare Candy ×1
    • ×1000
      Stardust ×1000
  • Make 3 Great Curveball Throws in a row
    • ×1500
      Stardust ×1500
    • ×3
      Rare Candy ×3
    • ×2
      Golden Razz Berry ×2
    • ×10
      Ultra Ball ×10
  • Make 5 Great Curveball Throws in a row
    • Spinda 6
      Max CP
      523
      Min CP
      486
    • Spinda 7
      Max CP
      523
      Min CP
      486
  • Make an Excellent Throw
    • ×500
      Stardust ×500
    • ×2
      Pinap Berry ×2
    • ×5
      Great Ball ×5
    • ×2
      Ultra Ball ×2
  • Make 2 Excellent Throws
    • Jangmo-o
      Max CP
      415
      Min CP
      382
  • Make 3 Excellent Throws in a row
    • Larvitar
      Max CP
      445
      Min CP
      411
    • Beldum
      Max CP
      418
      Min CP
      385
    • Gible
      Max CP
      477
      Min CP
      441

Battling Tasks

  • Win a Trainer Battle in the GO Battle League
    • Paldean Wooper
      Max CP
      275
      Min CP
      247
    • Duskull
      Max CP
      302
      Min CP
      273
    • Frillish (Female)
      Max CP
      539
      Min CP
      501
    • ×1
      Rare Candy ×1
  • Win a raid
    • Lapras
      Max CP
      1131
      Min CP
      1076
    • Timburr
      Max CP
      563
      Min CP
      524
    • Alomomola
      Max CP
      929
      Min CP
      877
    • Rockruff
      Max CP
      407
      Min CP
      374
  • Win a raid with your buddy
    • Falinks
      Max CP
      1010
      Min CP
      958
    • ×2500
      Stardust ×2500
  • Win a three-star raid or higher
    • Tirtouga
      Max CP
      638
      Min CP
      597
    • Archen
      Max CP
      789
      Min CP
      741
  • Win 5 raids
    • Alolan Exeggutor
      Max CP
      1292
      Min CP
      1233
    • Alolan Marowak
      Max CP
      786
      Min CP
      741
    • Aerodactyl
      Max CP
      1193
      Min CP
      1136
    • ×1500
      Stardust ×1500
    • ×3
      Rare Candy ×3
    • ×2
      Golden Razz Berry ×2
    • ×10
      Ultra Ball ×10
  • Win a Max Battle
    • ×1000
      Stardust ×1000

Exploring Tasks

  • Hatch an Egg
    • Scyther
      Max CP
      1160
      Min CP
      1104
    • Sudowoodo
      Max CP
      920
      Min CP
      871
    • Slugma
      Max CP
      383
      Min CP
      351
    • Nincada
      Max CP
      329
      Min CP
      299
    • Electrike
      Max CP
      413
      Min CP
      380
    • Numel
      Max CP
      453
      Min CP
      418
    • Feebas
      Max CP
      117
      Min CP
      99
    • Combee
      Max CP
      212
      Min CP
      188
    • Trubbish
      Max CP
      428
      Min CP
      395
    • Sizzlipede
      Max CP
      449
      Min CP
      415
  • Hatch 2 Eggs
    • Sneasel
      Max CP
      879
      Min CP
      831
    • Mawile
      Max CP
      700
      Min CP
      658
    • Feebas
      Max CP
      117
      Min CP
      99
  • Explore 2 km
    • Pidgeotto
      Max CP
      512
      Min CP
      475
    • Wingull
      Max CP
      328
      Min CP
      298
    • Surskit
      Max CP
      339
      Min CP
      309
  • Spin 3 PokéStops or Gyms
    • Doduo
      Max CP
      514
      Min CP
      477
    • Remoraid
      Max CP
      391
      Min CP
      358
    • Ralts
      Max CP
      231
      Min CP
      206
    • Aron
      Max CP
      560
      Min CP
      522
    • ×500
      Stardust ×500
    • ×6
      Razz Berry ×6
    • ×2
      Pinap Berry ×2
    • ×5
      Great Ball ×5
  • Spin 5 PokéStops or Gyms
    • Meowth
      Max CP
      320
      Min CP
      292
    • Alolan Meowth
      Max CP
      341
      Min CP
      312
    • Galarian Meowth
      Max CP
      443
      Min CP
      409
    • Growlithe
      Max CP
      533
      Min CP
      495
    • Hisuian Growlithe
      Max CP
      566
      Min CP
      527
    • Slowpoke
      Max CP
      525
      Min CP
      487
    • Galarian Slowpoke
      Max CP
      525
      Min CP
      487
    • ×3
      Great Ball ×3
    • ×500
      Stardust ×500
  • Take a snapshot of a wild Pokémon
    • Trapinch
      Max CP
      546
      Min CP
      507
    • Croagunk
      Max CP
      408
      Min CP
      375
    • Cottonee
      Max CP
      300
      Min CP
      271
    • ×500
      Stardust ×500
    • ×6
      Razz Berry ×6
    • ×2
      Pinap Berry ×2
    • ×5
      Great Ball ×5

Training Tasks

  • Evolve a Pokémon
    • Eevee
      Max CP
      459
      Min CP
      424
    • Yamper
      Max CP
      337
      Min CP
      307
    • Pawmi
      Max CP
      272
      Min CP
      244
    • Fidough
      Max CP
      422
      Min CP
      389
  • Mega Evolve a Pokémon
    • ×1
      Rare Candy ×1
  • Power up Pokémon 3 times
    • Bulbasaur
      Max CP
      477
      Min CP
      442
    • Charmander
      Max CP
      420
      Min CP
      387
    • Squirtle
      Max CP
      405
      Min CP
      372
    • ×500
      Stardust ×500
    • ×6
      Razz Berry ×6
    • ×2
      Pinap Berry ×2
    • ×5
      Great Ball ×5
  • Power up Pokémon 5 times
    • Snivy
      Max CP
      364
      Min CP
      333
    • Tepig
      Max CP
      464
      Min CP
      428
    • Oshawott
      Max CP
      448
      Min CP
      413
    • ×10
      Venusaur Mega Energy ×10
    • ×10
      Charizard Mega Energy ×10
    • ×10
      Blastoise Mega Energy ×10
    • ×10
      Beedrill Mega Energy ×10
    • ×10
      Pidgeot Mega Energy ×10
    • ×10
      Manectric Mega Energy ×10
    • ×10
      Aggron Mega Energy ×10
  • Power up Pokémon 7 times
    • Rowlet
      Max CP
      453
      Min CP
      418
    • Litten
      Max CP
      443
      Min CP
      409
    • Popplio
      Max CP
      483
      Min CP
      448
  • Power up Pokémon 15 times
    • ×3
      Rare Candy ×3
  • Earn 10000 XP
    • ×1
      Golden Razz Berry ×1
  • Earn 10000 Stardust
    • ×1
      Silver Pinap Berry ×1

Buddy & Friendship Tasks

  • Earn 2 Candies walking with your buddy
    • Jigglypuff
      Max CP
      310
      Min CP
      277
    • Buneary
      Max CP
      539
      Min CP
      501
    • Glameow
      Max CP
      400
      Min CP
      367
    • Bunnelby
      Max CP
      237
      Min CP
      212
    • Litleo
      Max CP
      611
      Min CP
      571
    • Dedenne
      Max CP
      789
      Min CP
      743
    • ×500
      Stardust ×500
    • ×6
      Razz Berry ×6
    • ×2
      Pinap Berry ×2
    • ×5
      Great Ball ×5
  • Earn 3 Candies walking with your buddy
    • Stunfisk
      Max CP
      926
      Min CP
      876
    • Galarian Stunfisk
      Max CP
      926
      Min CP
      876
  • Give your buddy 3 treats
    • Exeggcute
      Max CP
      503
      Min CP
      467
    • Chansey
      Max CP
      537
      Min CP
      490
    • Dedenne
      Max CP
      789
      Min CP
      743
  • Earn 7 hearts with your buddy
    • Galarian Zigzagoon
      Max CP
      218
      Min CP
      193
    • Skitty
      Max CP
      316
      Min CP
      287
    • Swablu
      Max CP
      353
      Min CP
      322
  • Take a snapshot of your buddy
    • Trapinch
      Max CP
      546
      Min CP
      507
    • Axew
      Max CP
      586
      Min CP
      547
    • Noibat
      Max CP
      285
      Min CP
      258
  • Send 3 Gifts and add a sticker to each
    • Wobbuffet
      Max CP
      440
      Min CP
      399
    • Mawile
      Max CP
      700
      Min CP
      658
    • Absol
      Max CP
      1083
      Min CP
      1027
  • Trade a Pokémon
    • Delibird
      Max CP
      469
      Min CP
      433
    • Cherubi
      Max CP
      407
      Min CP
      374
    • Skiddo
      Max CP
      536
      Min CP
      498

Team GO Rocket Tasks

  • Defeat 3 Team GO Rocket Grunts
    • Arbok
      Max CP
      823
      Min CP
      777
    • Lotad
      Max CP
      256
      Min CP
      230
    • Glameow
      Max CP
      400
      Min CP
      367

Sponsored Tasks

  • Send 3 Gifts to friends
    • ×1
      Rare Candy ×1
    • ×1000
      Stardust ×1000
  • Catch 8 Pokémon
    • ×1000
      Stardust ×1000
    • ×1
      Rare Candy ×1

AR Scanning Tasks

  • AR Scanning
    • ×10
      Poké Ball ×10
    • ×5
      Great Ball ×5
    • ×1
      Poffin ×1

Research Breakthrough

Season 21 · Precious Paths

Possible Encounters

  • Galarian Mr. Mime
    CP 886
    Galarian Mr. Mime
  • Lapras
    CP 1131
    Lapras
  • Snorlax
    CP 1382
    Snorlax
  • Honedge
    CP 595
    Honedge
  • Sinistea
    CP 488
    Sinistea
  • Dreepy
    CP 328
    Dreepy

Item Rewards

  • XP
    ×2,000
    XP×2,000
  • Stardust
    ×3,000
    Stardust×3,000

Plus one of these

  • Rare Candy
    ×3
    Rare Candy×3
  • Pinap Berry
    ×10
    Pinap Berry×10
  • Ultra Ball
    ×10
    Ultra Ball×10
  • Poké Ball
    ×10
    Poké Ball×10



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Field Research Tasks

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FAQ

What is Research in Pokémon GO?

Research is a feature in Pokémon GO that gives Trainers the opportunity to help Professor Willow with his Pokémon Research. Completing a Research Task will unlock rewards. The more challenging a task, the greater the reward will be.

There are two types of Research you can contribute to: Field Research and Special Research.

What is Field Research?

Field Research tasks are assigned/collected by spinning PokéStops. Trainers can only receive and complete one task from each PokéStop each day. Tasks are the same for all trainers on a given day so you can share PokéStop locations for a desirable task with others in your community.

The task will consist of an objective and a reward for completing it. Rewards range from Items to Pokémon encounters. If the task awards items, it will disclose what item and quantity on the task itself. If it’s an encounter, it won’t. Instead you can refer to the handy graphic on this page.

The first Field Research task you complete for a day will reward you with a Stamp towards unlocking a Research Breakthrough.

How do I unlock a Research Breakthrough?

You can unlock a Research Breakthrough by collect 7 Stamps. Again, Stamps are obtained from your first completed Field Research task for the day. Unlike the ‘First PokéStop of the Day’ or ‘First Catch of the Day’ streaks, you do not need to collect Stamps on consecutive days. You won’t ever lose stamps you earned because you missed a day.

Upon reaching 7 Stamps, you can open the box and earn a handful of helpful Rewards. Rewards will consist of a Pokémon encounter, XP, Stardust and will include one of the following items: Rare Candy, Pinap Berries, Ultra Balls, or Poké Balls.

What is Special Research?

Special Research is like Field Research but they can be thought of as part of the game’s Story. Like Field Research they consist of tasks that you work through to earn Rewards. However in Special Research completing a set of task will earn you additional rewards. Completing all sets of tasks in the series will earn you a more valuable reward. eg. A Mythical Pokémon encounter.

While, Trainers cannot repeat Special Research tasks, Professor Willow will occasionally seek assistance with new tasks. Special Research can also be assigned at Special Events like GO Fest in Chicago or during in-game Events like Pokémon GO Halloween 2018.

What are the CP numbers under the Pokémon in the graphic?

That is the Perfect CP value or the number a Pokémon will have on encounter from Field Research when it’s IV values are maxed out. It is helpful to know at a glance if an encounter has high IVs.

What is the Sparkle next to some Pokémon in the graphic?

The sparkle indicates that there is a chance of encountering that Pokémon in their Shiny form. The chance of encountering a Shiny from a Field Research task is 1 in 450. However they could possibly be higher for certain encounters (eg. Absol).

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