Pokemon Go Field Research tasks & rewards (May 2024)

Ezequiel Leis
The Research Breakthrough box in Pokemon Go

If you’re interested in taking on different Field Research tasks in Pokemon Go, here’s the list of every task available in May 2024, alongside details of the many rewards in the World of Wonders season.

Field Research is a core part of the Pokemon Go experience, as you can complete all sorts of tasks daily to find various Pokemon and grab useful items.

After a whole week of completing the Field Research tasks, you can also get access to the weekly Research Breakthrough Box for more exciting rewards and a mysterious encounter with a popular Pokemon.

So, here’s every Field Research task available in May 2024 in Pokemon Go, along with their rewards in the World of Wonders season.

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What is Field Research in Pokemon Go?

Research Breakthrough stamps in Pokemon Go
Players can get one stamp per day to open the Research Breakthrough box.

Pokemon Go players can get new Field Research tasks by spinning PokeStops. You can only receive and complete one task from each PokeStop per day and it’s the same task for every player that spins that specific PokeStop.

Completing these tasks will reward players with items or a Pokemon encounter. While players can see the items they’ll receive beforehand, all the encounters look the same. Difficult tasks will grant access to rare encounters. You can check the full list of tasks with their encounters down below.

The first Field Research task players complete in a day will grant them a Research Breakthrough stamp. After seven days of completing Field Research tasks, players can open the Research Breakthrough box for a Pokemon encounter, XP, Stardust, and one of the following items: Rare Candy, Pinap Berries, Ultra Balls, Poke Balls, or a Remote Raid Pass.

The World of Wonders season of Pokemon Go has six potential encounters for Research Breakthrough: Hisuian Sneasel, Sandygast, Dubwool, Jangmo-o, Furfrou, or Goomy. Lucky players might encounter shiny versions of Hisuian Sneasel, Furfrou, or Goomy.

All Pokemon Go Field Research tasks & rewards

Here are all the available Field Research tasks and rewards in Pokemon Go in May 2024 broken down into different categories:

Catching tasks

Field Research taskRewards
Catch 5 PokemonRattata, Sentret, or Zigzagoon
Catch 5 Pokemon with Weather BoostPoliwag, Vulpix, Hippopotas, Snover, Wingull, Roggenrola, or Vanillite
Catch 7 PokemonMagikarp, Stufful, or Wimpod
Catch 7 different species of PokemonHisuian Qwilfish
Catch 15 different species of PokemonBronzor
Catch a Dragon-type PokemonDratini, Bagon, or Axew
Catch 10 Normal-type Pokemon10x Pidgeot Mega Energy
Catch 10 Grass-type Pokemon10x Venusaur or Sceptile Mega Energy
Catch 10 Fire-type Pokemon10x Charizard or Blaziken Mega Energy
Catch 10 Water-type Pokemon10x Blastoise or Swampert Mega Energy
Use 5 Razz Berries to help catch PokemonSwinub or Snorunt
Catch 5 Grass or Bug-type PokemonBurmy (Trash), Burmy (Plant), or Burmy (Sandy)
Catch 5 Psychic- or Fighting-type PokemonMeditite, Gothita, or Solosis

Throwing tasks

Field Research taskRewards
Make 5 Nice ThrowsDiglett, Alolan Diglett, or Sudowoodo
Make 10 Nice ThrowsNidoran♀ or Nidoran♂
Make 3 Great ThrowsClamperl, Kabuto, Omanyte, Elgyem, or Binacle
Make 3 Great Throws in a rowLileep or Anorith
Make 5 Great ThrowsMankey or Machop
Make 5 Great Curveball Throws in a rowSpinda #4
Make 5 Great Curveball ThrowsCranidos or Shieldon
Make 2 Excellent ThrowsBagon
Make 3 Excellent Throws in a rowLarvitar, Beldum, or Gible

Battling tasks

Field Research taskRewards
Win in GO Battle LeaguePoliwag, Chinchou, or Grubbin
Win a RaidLickitung
Win a 3-Star Raid or higherArchen or Tirtouga
Win 2 RaidsSnorlax
Win 5 RaidsAlolan Marowak, Alolan Exeggutor, or Aerodactyl
Defeat 3 Team Go Rocket GruntsSableye

Buddy & Friendship tasks

Field Research taskRewards
Earn 2 Candy walking with your buddyBuneary, Bunnelby, Jigglypuff, Litleo, Dedenne, or Glameow
Earn 3 Candy walking with your buddyStunfisk or Galarian Stunfisk
Send 5 Gifts and add a sticker to eachTogedemaru
Trade a PokemonSpritzee or Swirlix
Pokemon Go Eggs and logo
Pokemon Go players can get extra rewards by hatching Eggs.

Egg tasks

Field Research taskRewards
Hatch an EggScyther, Sudowoodo, Trubbish, Stunfisk or Nincada
Hatch 2 EggsSneasel, Mawile, Galarian Stunfisk or Feebas

Miscellaneous tasks

Field Research taskRewards
Evolve a PokemonEevee
Power up Pokemon 3 timesBulbasaur, Charmander, or Squirtle
Power up Pokemon 5 timesSnivy, Tepig, Oshawott, Venusaur Mega Energy, Charizard Mega Energy, Blastoise Mega Energy, Beedrill Mega Energy, Pidgeot Mega Energy, Manectric Mega Energy, or Aggron Mega Energy
Power up Pokemon 7 timesRowlet, Litten, or Popplio
Power up Pokemon 10 timesAmpharos Mega Energy, Gardevoir Mega Energy, or Lopunny Mega Energy
Explore 3 kmGrowlithe or Hisuian Growlithe
Spin 3 PokeStops or GymsRalts, Doduo, Aron, or Remoraid
Spin 5 PokeStops or GymsHisuian Growlithe, Growlithe, Slowpoke, or Galarian Slowpoke
Purify 3 Shadow PokemonSkarmory
Take a snapshot of a wild PokemonTrapinch, Croagunk, or Cottonee
Take 3 Snapshots of different wild Bug-type PokemonLedyba or Spinarak
Take 3 Snapshots of different wild Ground-type PokemonDiglett or Drilbur
Take 3 Snapshots of different wild Grass-type PokemonOddish or Bellsprout

It was confirmed that these Field Research tasks will remain active for the whole season instead of just this month. Also, keep in mind that special events can override these tasks and bring new ones for a limited time.

All Pokemon that players can encounter as rewards can be shiny, except for Togedemaru, Wimpod, Sandygast, and Popplio. Pokemon encounters from Field Research tasks always feature Pokemon with minimum IVs set to 10/10/10, similar to Raid encounters and Egg hatches.

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About The Author

Ezequiel is a Games Writer at CharlieIntel. With a great knowledge of gaming, he's focused mostly on Pokemon, Fortnite, and HoYoverse titles such as Genshin Impact and Honkai Impact. With a journalism degree, Ezequiel has worked on La Cosa and Infobae, two of the most prestigious outlets in Latin America. He joined CharlieIntel in 2023. You can reach Ezequiel at [email protected]