Trainers, This month you will have a chance to encounter the High wind Pokemon Chimecho along with a 2x XP Bonus (6000 XP) as a Field Research breakthrough reward for the month of August.
In addition to that few new field research tasks and rewards have been introduced.
The Spinda variant for this month will be form 7 along with its shiny form
Here’s the list of New Research tasks:
Pokemon marked with (s) can be shiny
| Task | Reward | Sprite |
|---|---|---|
| Battle in GO Battle League | Poliwhirl |  |
| Catch 3 Pokémon | Geodude (s), Alolan Geodude (s) |   |
| Use 3 Razz Berries to help catch Pokemon | Psyduck (s) |  |
| Earn 4 hearts with your buddy | Clefairy (s) |  |
| Send 3 Gifts to friends | Roselia (s) |  |
| Spin 5 PokeStops or Gyms | Rhyhorn (s) |  |
| Trade a Pokemon | Feebas (s) |  |
| Win 2 raids | Snorlax (s) |  |
| Take 2 snapshots of wild Rock-type Pokemon | Roggenrola (s) |  |
| Defeat 3 Team GO Rocket members | Skorupi (s) |  |
| Catch 5 Pokemon with Weather Boost | Wooper (s) |  |
| Hatch an egg | Swinub (s) |  |
| Earn 3 Candies walking with your buddy | Ralts (s) |  |
| Use 10 supereffective Charged Attacks | 20 Charizard Mega Energy |
We’ve also updated the Research Task in the GO Field Guide App – Support GO Field Guide on Patreon ❤️
Season of Discovery Tasks:
| Task | Reward | Sprite |
|---|---|---|
| Catch 10 Grass-type Pokémon | 10 Venusaur Mega energy | |
| Catch 10 Fire-type Pokémon | 10 Charizard Mega energy | |
| Catch 10 Water-type Pokémon | 10 Blastoise Mega energy | |
| Spin 3 Pokéstops or Gyms | Sudowoodo (s) |  |
| Spin 5 Pokéstops or Gyms | Ralts (s) |  |
| Make 5 Nice Throws | Dunsparce (s) |  |
| Make 3 Great Throws | Snubbull (s) |  |
| Power up Pokémon 7 times | Treecko (s), Torchic (s), Mudkip (s) |    |
| Take a snapshot of a wild Pokémon | Murkrow (s), Hoppip, Yanma (s) |    |
| Earn 2 Candies walking with your buddy | Bunnelby (s) |  |
| Catch 7 Pokémon | Magikarp (s) |  |
| Power up Pokémon 5 times | Totodile (s), Chikorita (s), Cyndaquil (s) |    |
| Catch 5 Pokémon with Weather Boost | Hippopotas (s), Snover (s) |   |
| Catch a Dragon-type Pokemon | Bagon (s) |  |
| Earn 3 Candies walking with your buddy | Stunfisk |  |
| Hatch 2 Eggs | Beldum (s) |  |
Old Research Task:
| Task | Reward | Sprite |
|---|---|---|
| Catch 5 Pokémon with Weather Boost | Poliwag (s), Vulpix (s) |   |
| Evolve a Pokémon. | Eevee (s) |  |
| Catch a Dragon-type Pokémon | Dratini (s) |  |
| Catch 10 Pokémon | Magikarp (s) | |
| Make 5 Nice Throws | Voltorb (s) |  |
| Make 3 Excellent Throws in a row | Gible (s) |  |
| Make 3 Great Throws in a row | Onix (s) |  |
| Make 3 Great Throws | Lileep (s), Anorith (s), Gastly (s) |    |
| Win a Level 3 or higher raid | Kabuto (s), Omanyte (s) |   |
| Win 5 raids | Aerodactyl (s) |  |
| Power Up Pokémon 5 times | Bulbasaur (s), Charmander (s), Squirtle (s) |    |
| Make 5 Great Curveball Throws in a row | Spinda #5 (s) |  |
Do you know?
You can check out the Countdown Timer of all Events at our All-New Mobile App GO Field Guide for all Countdown Timers, Raid Boss Guides, Egg Hatch List, Shiny Checklist and much more…
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7th December 2021 at 12:48 pm
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