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 World of Wonders Season.
5th March 2024 Update: This guide reflects the new monthly Field Research and Research Breakthrough rewards for Pokémon GO’s World of Wonders Season. The original article continues below.
Pokémon GO Field Research (March 2024): All Field Research Tasks & Rewards
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 March 2024, the Field Research tasks also include a new Spinda pattern to encounter, which, according to Leek Duck, as it's confirmed to be Spinda Pattern #4. Let’s look at all the Field Research tasks and reward encounters in March 2024 for Pokémon GO:
All Battling Tasks: | |
Task: | Reward/s: |
Win a Raid |
Licktung* |
Win two Raids |
Snorlax* |
Win five Raids |
Aerodactyl*, Alolan Exeggutor* or Alolan Marowak* |
Win a three-star Raid or higher |
Archen* or Tirtouga* |
Win in GO Battle League |
Chinchou*, Grubbin* and/or Poliwag* |
All Buddy/Friendship Tasks: | |
Earn two Candies while walking with your Buddy Pokémon |
Buneary*, Bunnelby*, Dedenne*, Glameow*, Jigglypuff* and/or Litleo* |
Earn three Candies while walking with your Buddy Pokémon |
Galarian Stunfisk* and/or Stunfisk* |
Send five Gifts with a Sticker added for each |
Togedemaru* |
Trade one Pokémon |
Spritzee* and/or Swirlix* |
All Catching Tasks: | |
Catch five Pokémon |
Rattata*, Sentret* and/or Zigzagoon* |
Catch seven Pokémon |
Magikarp*, Stufful* and/or Wimpod |
Catch seven different Pokémon species |
Hisuian Qwilfish* |
Catch 15 different Pokémon species |
Bronzor* |
Catch a Dragon-type Pokémon |
Axew*, Bagon* and/or Dratini* |
Catch five Bug or Grass-type Pokémon |
Burmy (Plant)*, Burmy (Sandy)* and/or Burmy (Trash)* |
Catch five Fighting or Psychic-type Pokémon | Gothita*, Meditite* and/or Solosis* |
Catch ten Fire-type Pokémon |
Blaziken and/or Charizard Mega Energy x10 |
Catch ten Grass-type Pokémon |
Sceptile and/or Venusaur Mega Energy x10 |
Catch ten Normal-type Pokémon |
Pidgeot Mega Energy x10 |
Catch ten Water-type Pokémon |
Blastoise and/or Swampert Mega Energy x10 |
Catch five Weather Boosted Pokémon |
Hippopotas*, Poliwag*, Roggenrola*, Snover*, Vanillite*, Vulpix* and/or Wingull* |
Use five Razz Berries to help catch Pokémon |
Snorunt* and/or Swinub* |
All Event Tasks: | |
Defeat two Team GO Rocket Grunts | Golduck and/or Skarmory* |
Hatch two Eggs | Pikachu wearing Captain's Cap*, Fuecoco, Sprigatito and/or Quaxly |
Win a Raid | Pikachu wearing Captain's Cap*, Rockruff* and/or Skarmory* |
All Exploring Tasks: | |
Explore 3km |
Growlithe* and/or Hisuian Growlithe* |
Hatch an Egg |
Nincada*, Scyther*, Stunfisk*, Sudowoodo* and/or Trubbish* |
Hatch two Eggs |
Galarian Stunfisk*, Feebas*, Mawile*, and/or Sneasel* |
Spin three Pokéstops or Gyms |
Aron*, Doduo*, Ralts*, and/or Remoraid* |
Spin five Pokéstops or Gyms |
Growlithe*, Hisuian Growlithe*, Galarian Slowpoke* and/or Slowpoke* |
Take a Snapshot of one wild Pokémon |
Cottonee*, Croagunk* and/or Trapinch* |
Take three Snapshots of different wild Bug-type Pokémon |
Ledyba* and/or Spinarak* |
Take three Snapshots of different wild Grass-type Pokémon |
Bellsprout* and/or Oddish* |
Take three Snapshots of different wild Ground-type Pokémon |
Diglett* and/or Drilbur* |
All Team GO Rocket Tasks: | |
Defeat three Team GO Rocket Grunts |
Sableye* |
Skarmory* |
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All Training Tasks: | |
Evolve a Pokémon |
Eevee* |
Power up Pokémon three times |
Bulbasaur*, Charmander* and/or Squirtle* |
Power up Pokémon five times |
Oshawott*, Snivy* and/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, and/or Venusaur Mega Energy x10 |
Power up Pokémon seven times |
Litten, Popplio, and/or Rowlett* |
Power up Pokémon ten times |
Ampharos Mega Energy x25, Gardevoir Mega Energy x25, and/or Lopunny Mega Energy x25 |
All Throwing Tasks: | |
Make five Nice Throws |
Alolan Diglett*, Diglett*, and/or Sudowoodo* |
Make ten Nice Throws |
Nidoran (Female)* and/or Nidoran (Male)* |
Make three Great Throws |
Binacle*, Clamperl*, Elgyem*, Kabuto* and/or Omanyte* |
Make five Great Throws |
Machop* and/or Mankey* |
Make three consecutive Great Throws |
Anorith* and/or Lileep* |
Make five Great Curveball Throws |
Cranidos* and/or Shieldon* |
Make five consecutive Great Curveball Throws |
Spinda Pattern #4* |
Make two Excellent Throws |
Bagon* |
Make three consecutive Excellent Throws |
Beldum*, Gible* or Larvitar* |
Pokémon GO Field Research (March 2024): All Research Breakthrough Rewards
The World of Wonders Season features a new rotation of 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:
- Dubwool
- Furfrou
- Goomy
- Hisuian Sneasel
- Jango-o
- Sandygast
You have the entire World of Wonders Season to encounter with any or all of the Pokémon mentioned above. The season began on 1st March 2023 and will conclude on 1st June 2024, with possible monthly resets for the Field Research tasks.