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Watch us battle Guzzlord<\/a> – one of the Ultra Beasts<\/a> in Pok\u00e9mon GoWatch on YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n Pok\u00e9mon Go October Field Research tasks and Research Breakthrough rewards<\/p>\n The October Field Research in Pok\u00e9mon Go offers a collection of new and old Field Research tasks.<\/p>\n After completing seven tasks, the October Research Breakthrough reward Pok\u00e9mon can be either Alakazam, Aggron, Sinistea, Morpeko, Dreepy and Frigibax.<\/p>\n As for the individual October Field Research rewards (via the community work on the Silph Road<\/a> subreddit), which also includes the return of Spinda Form 4 and 5<\/a>, they are as follows:<\/p>\n Pok\u00e9mon Go October Research tasks and rewards:<\/p>\n Catching Pok\u00e9mon related Field Research tasks<\/p>\n Catch 7 Pok\u00e9mon reward – Magikarp, Stufful or Wimpod Buddy related Field Research tasks<\/p>\n Earn 2 Candies walking with your buddy reward – Jigglypuff, Glameow, Buneary, Bunnelby, Litleo or Dedenne Pok\u00e9 Balls Throwing related Field Research tasks<\/p>\n Make 5 Nice Throws reward – Diglett, Alolan Diglett or Sudowoodo Egg related Field Research tasks<\/p>\n Hatch an Egg reward – Scyther, Sudowoodo, Nincada, Feebas, Clamperl, Trubbish or Falinks Battle related Field Research tasks<\/p>\n Win a Trainer Battle in the Go Battle League reward – Male Frillish, Galarian Stunfisk or Carbink or two Keldeo Candy Raid related Field Research tasks<\/p>\n Win a Raid reward – Alolan Exeggutor, Skarmory, Skiddo or Rockruff Friend related Field Research tasks<\/p>\n Send 3 Gifts and add a Sticker to each reward – Magikarp, Swablu or Noibat Snapshot Field Research tasks<\/p>\n Take a snapshot of a wild Pok\u00e9mon reward – Trapinch, Croagunk or Cottonee<\/p>\n Powering up Pok\u00e9mon Field Research tasks<\/p>\n Power up Pok\u00e9mon 3 times reward – Bulbasaur, Charmander or Squirtle Miscellaneous Field Research tasks<\/p>\n Evolve a Pok\u00e9mon reward – Eevee, Starly, Woobat or Skwovet Pok\u00e9mon Go Field Research quests explained<\/p>\n Field research are missions collected one at a time by spinning a Pok\u00e9Stop, and will involve finding certain creatures, engaging in battles and other activities.<\/p>\n Every day Pok\u00e9Stops will give you a new quest, and each type of quest can have one of many different rewards, from previously Raid-exclusive consumables such as TMs and Rare Candy and common items such as Pok\u00e9 Balls.<\/p>\n Examples of quest types include:<\/p>\n Catch one or two specific Pokemon (such as 3x Pidgey or Murkrow) Some of these quest rewards even give you the chance to catch a mystery Pok\u00e9mon. There’s nothing exclusive here, but there does include uncommon and rare Pok\u00e9mon, such as Tangela and Chansey, depending on the quest in particular.<\/p>\n As well as from a Pok\u00e9Stop, one additional research quest will also be added to your list at midnight local time. If you have a full roster of research, then you’ll receive a fourth regardless – though if you still have four the following evening, no more will be added.<\/p>\n It’s also worth knowing that, as of Thursday 1st June 2023 with the release of the Season of Hidden Gems<\/a>, the quests and associated rewards now rotate on a seasonal basis. The only excpetion to this rule is the Spinda field research task. This means that both the field research tasks and rewards will remain the same for three months in total, only changing when a new season – both in Pok\u00e9mon Go and real life – rolls around.<\/p>\n Finally, it’s also worth knowing that if you pick up a quest, you are free to delete it and catch another by spinning another Pok\u00e9stop. You can also complete as many as you like in a day – so when you have space in your inventory, return to a Pok\u00e9Stop to start quest. Spin the same Pok\u00e9stop and you’ll just get the same quest again though – Pok\u00e9stops give out set rewards, that are generally tailored to their location, which refresh every day at midnight. So if you want a new quest you’ll need to spin another stop.<\/p>\n Event-exclusive field research tasks can also be saved in your field research collection and completed after said event ends.<\/p>\n Research Breakthroughs explained<\/p>\n Completing one Field Research quest per day will give you a stamp. Get seven stamps – which will take seven days – completes something known as a Research Breakthrough.<\/p>\n These have even greater rewards – including Stardust and Mystery Items – as well as an encounter with a very rare or Legendary Pok\u00e9mon<\/a>.<\/p>\n You’ll also receive plenty of other items too – including a chance at Rare Candy, Pok\u00e9balls, Berries, 2,000 Stardust, 3,000 XP, and a Sinnoh Stone<\/a>.<\/p>\n The best news about these Research Breakthrough catches is they cannot run away – it has a flee chance of 0 per cent – so the pressure is off. However, it has the same catch rate as normal, so be prepared for it to break out of your balls.<\/p>\n This means you can use Pinap Berries, or even use it as a chance to rack up some of the harder throwing-based Special Research streaks, without any risk of it running away.<\/p>\n It also comes with strong IVs, too, as if the Pok\u00e9mon was appearing in a Raid encounter or Egg. It always appears at level 15, which is the same for all mystery Pok\u00e9mon caught from Field Research rewards.<\/p>\n If you’re curious, here is all the Research Breakthrough rewards so far:<\/p>\n Research Breakthrough rewards from 2018 to 2025:<\/p>\n April 2018: Moltres reward and Fire-themed Field Research Finally, the question is – when do the special reward Pok\u00e9mon change in your Research Breakthrough progress? It’s when you claim the reward for your final Field Research task.<\/p>\n So, you can complete the task, but just don’t claim the reward for that task before 1pm PST \/ 9pm UK time of the first of the month, as doing so will activate the arrival of the Special Research reward at the top of the screen.<\/p>\n If it’s before then, it’ll be the reward for the month before (so in October 2018, this was Suicune). Wait until after, it’ll be the next month’s (so in November 2018, this is Shedinja).<\/p>\n To clarify further, this is when you complete the task, not open it. Even if you then open it after the change, it’ll be the prior month’s Pok\u00e9mon. To be safe, wait until it’s the new month if you want to get the latest creature.<\/p>\n \n
What are Special Research quests? Special Research quests, meanwhile, are story-based questlines with unique rewards. Unlike Field Research quests, these are fixed objectives that every player will face, and appear in the game infrequently.<\/p>\n The first available is ‘A Mythical Discovery<\/a>‘, with the arrival of the game’s first Mythical creature – Mew<\/a> – as the end reward.<\/p>\n Our A Mythical Discovery<\/a> explains the eight steps required to unlock Mew, which includes finding specific Pok\u00e9mon, participating in Raid and Gym battles, and reaching a certain Trainer level.<\/p>\n Since then we’ve seen more special research quests arrive for other mythical Pok\u00e9mon, like Celebi<\/a> and Meloetta<\/a>, and ones themed around battling Team Go Rocket or investigating the Ultra Beasts. Ocassionally, you can even purchase a special research from the in-game Pok\u00e9mon Go store, like Wish Granted<\/a>, which will allow you to earn additional Pok\u00e9mon, items or avatar clothing.<\/p>\n Make sure you’re playing Pok\u00e9mon Go regularly to ensure you’re keeping up with all of the special research quests! Remember – since they don’t have deadlines, you can complete these quests at your own pace.<\/p>\n Everything else you need to know about Research quests in Pok\u00e9mon Go<\/p>\n Though the quest features are well explained in the game, there’s some nuance that will help you get the most out of each objective you undertake.<\/p>\n Completing one of the Special Research objectives will not add a daily stamp to your Research Breakthrough progress – it must be from a Field Research quest instead. You can spin the same Pok\u00e9Stop for Stop-spinning quests, and there is no difference between Gym Discs and Pok\u00e9Stop Discs when completing spin quests – though Gym Discs don’t count towards “new Pok\u00e9stop” quests.
\nCatch 10 Pok\u00e9mon reward – Abra or Slowpoke
\nCatch 5 Pok\u00e9mon with Weather Boost reward – Vulpix, Poliwag, Wingull, Hippopotas, Snover, Roggenrola or Vanillite
\nCatch 7 different species of Pok\u00e9mon reward – Lickitung, Wooper, Paldean Wooper, Rookidee, Gossifleur or Sizzlipede
\nCatch a Dragon-type Pok\u00e9mon reward – Dratini, Bagon or Axew
\nCatch 10 Fire-type Pok\u00e9mon reward – 10 Charizard or Blaziken Mega Energy
\nCatch 10 Grass-type Pok\u00e9mon reward – 10 Venusaur or Sceptile Mega Energy
\nCatch 10 Normal-type Pok\u00e9mon reward – 10 Pidgeot Mega Energy
\nCatch 10 Water-type Pok\u00e9mon reward – 10 Blastoise or Swampert Mega Energy<\/p>\n
\nEarn 3 Candies walking with your buddy reward – Stunfisk or Galarian Stunfisk<\/p>\n
\nMake 3 Great Throws reward – Omanyte, Kabuto, Clamperl, Elgyem or Binacle
\nMake 3 Great Throws in a row reward – Lileep or Anorith
\nMake 5 Great Curveball Throws in a row reward – Spinda (Form 4 or 5)<\/a>
\nMake 2 Excellent Throws reward – Jangmo-o
\nMake 3 Excellent Throws in a row reward – Larvitar, Beldum or Gible<\/p>\n
\nHatch 2 Eggs reward – Sneasel, Mawile or Feebas<\/p>\n
\nDefeat 3 Team Go Rocket Grunts reward – Rhyhorn, Golett or Nickit<\/p>\n
\nWin a Three-Star Raid or higher reward – Archen or Tirtouga
\nWin 5 Raids reward – Alolan Marowak, Alolan Exeggutor or Aerodactyl<\/p>\n
\nTrade a Pok\u00e9mon reward – Graveler, Karrablast, Shelmet or Phantump<\/p>\n
\nPower up Pok\u00e9mon 5 times reward – Snivy, Tepig or Oshawott or 10 Venusaur, Charizard, Blastoise, Beedrill, Pidgeot, Aggron or Manectric Mega Energy
\nPower up Pok\u00e9mon 7 times reward – Rowlet, Litten or Popplio
\nPower up Pok\u00e9mon 10 times reward – Mega Alakazam or Slowbro Energy
\nPower up Pok\u00e9mon 20 times reward – Mega Diancie Energy<\/p>\n
\nEvolve 2 Pok\u00e9mon reward – Two Keldeo Candy
\nExplore 2km reward – Ponyta, Galarian Ponyta or Yamper
\nSpin 3 Pok\u00e9Stops or Gyms reward – Doduo, Remoraid, Ralts or Aron
\nSpin 5 Pok\u00e9Stops or Gyms reward – Growlithe, Hisuian Growlithe, Slowpoke, Galarian Slowpoke Meowth, Alolan Meowth or Galarian Meowth<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
\nCatch specific Types (such as catch 10x Normal Type Pokemon)
\nCatch Weather<\/a>-boosted Types
\nHatch a certain number of Eggs
\nBattle in a Gym a certain number of times
\nBattle in a Raid a certain number of times
\nEvolve a certain number of Pokemon
\nMake a certain number of specific throws (such as Nice, Great or Excellent)
\nSpin a certain number of PokeStops<\/p>\n
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\nMay 2018: Zapdos reward and Electric-themed Field Research
\nJune 2018: Articuno reward and Ice \/ Water-themed Field Research
\nJuly 2018: Snorlax reward and Kanto-themed Field Research
\nAugust 2018: Raikou reward and Electric-themed Field Research
\nSeptember 2018: Entei reward and Fire-themed Field Research
\nOctober 2018: Suicune reward and Water-themed Field Research
\nNovember 2018: Shedinja reward and Bug-themed Field Research
\nDecember 2018: Articuno, Zapdos, Moltres, Entei, Raikou and Suicune reward
\nJanuary to February 2019: Articuno, Zapdos, Moltres, Entei, Raikou, Suicune, Ho-Oh and Lugia reward
\nMarch to April 2019: Entei, Raikou, Suicune, Ho-Oh, Lugia, Regirock, Regice and Registeel reward
\nMay to June 2019: Ho-Oh, Lugia, Latios and Latias reward
\nJuly to August 2019: Latios, Latias, Kyogre and Groudon reward
\nSeptember to October 2019: Flower crown Eevee reward
\nNovember to December 2019: Articuno, Zapdos, Moltres, Kyogre and Groundon reward
\nJanuary 2020: Lapras that knows Ice Shard and Ice Beam
\nFebruary 2020: Woobat
\nMarch 2020: Ferroseed
\nApril 2020: Alolan<\/a> Exeggutor
\nMay 2020: Shinx
\nJune 2020: Trapinch
\nJuly 2020: Larvitar
\nAugust 2020: Scraggy
\nSeptember 2020: Alolan Raichu
\nOctober 2020: Shedinja
\nNovember 2020: Togetic
\nDecember 2020: Lapras and Darumaka
\nJanuary 2021: Chansey
\nFebruary 2021: Snorlax
\nMarch 2021: Gible
\nApril 2021: Frillish
\nMay 2021: Galarian Ponyta
\nJune 2021: Clamperl
\nJuly 2021: Rufflet
\nAugust 2021: Chimecho
\nSeptember 2021: Ditto
\nOctober 2021: Yamask
\nNovember 2021: Vullaby
\nDecember 2021: Deino
\nJanuary 2022: Onix
\nFebruary 2022: Espurr
\nMarch 2022: Alolan Vulpix
\nApril 2022: Alolan Marowak
\nMay 2022: Alolan Grimer
\nJune 2022: Klink
\nJuly 2022: Lickitung
\nAugust 2022: Galarian Stunfisk
\nSeptember 2022: Medicham and a Premium Raid Pass
\nOctober 2022: Shedinja
\nNovember 2022: Starmie
\nDecember 2022, January and February 2023: Galarian Mr. Mime, Delibird, Bagon, Deino, Furfrou or Goomy
\nMarch, April and May 2023: Parasect, Pinsir, Snorlax, Gible, Furfrou or Goomy
\nJune, July and August 2023: Sableye, Beldum, Audino, Furfrou, Goomy or Noibat
\nSeptember, October and November 2023: Galarian Farfetch’d, Larvitar, Sableye, Bagon, Furfrou or Goomy
\nDecember 2023, January and February 2024: Lapras, Galarian Weezing, Galarian Mr. Mime, Furfrou, Goomy or Jangmo-O
\nMarch, April and May 2024: Hisuian Sneasel, Furfrou, Goomy, Sandygast, Jangmo-o or Dubwool
\nJune, July and August 2024: Hisuian Growlithe, Larvitar, Audino, Axew, Furfrou or Jangmo-o
\nSeptember, October and November 2024: Galarian Weezing, Galarian Mr. Mime, Excadrill, Scraggy, Furfrou or Jangm-o
\nDecember 2024, January and February 2025: Alolan Raichu, Pancham, Furfrou, Hisuian Avalugg, Jangmo-o or Frigibax
\nMarch, April and May 2025: Alolan Marowak, Mawile, Druddigon, Jangmo-o, Charcadet or Frigibax
\nJune, July and August 2025: Aerodactyl, Galarian Corsola, Gible, Sinistea, Charcadet or Frigibax
\nSeptember, October and November 2025: Alakazam, Aggron, Sinistea, Morpeko, Dreepy or Frigibax<\/p>\n
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\nThe Steel Skylines event<\/a> has brought Duraludon<\/a> to Pok\u00e9mon Go. Make sure you know the October event<\/a> and raid schedule<\/a>.
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\nYou can now catch Dynamax Pok\u00e9mon<\/a> through Max Battles<\/a>. First, however, you need to visit Power Spots to collect Max Particles<\/a> and complete the To the Max! quest<\/a>.
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\nDon’t forget to try out Routes<\/a>, Gift Exchange<\/a> and Party Play<\/a> while you’re hunting down rare Pok\u00e9mon<\/a>, fighting in the Go Battle League<\/a> or competing in Pok\u00e9Stop Showcases<\/a>.
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\nYou can cancel and complete as many Field Research quests as you want per day.
\nAs long as you have space for it, you will recieve one field research task automatically every day.
\nIt’s possible to have multiple of the same Field Quest at once, and complete them all at the same time.
\nPok\u00e9mon encounters from Research quests always feature Level 15 Pok\u00e9mon, with the 66 per cent to 100 per cent IV spreads you also find in Raid or Egg encounters, and are unaffected by the weather.
\nCertain Special Research quests (also known as Mew steps<\/a>) will be automatically completed if you complete their requirements since they are impossible to ‘repeat’, such as reaching a certain Trainer or medal level.<\/p>\nYes, you can stack up multiple types of quest.<\/p>\n
\nYou don’t have to ‘view’ a quest in the quest screen to complete it, so if you don’t have time to check what it is (if you’re on a bus and there are Pok\u00e9Stops and Pok\u00e9mon to catch quickly, for example) then it can wait – and if it’s the right type of quest, you might have started work on it by the time you check it.
\nPok\u00e9mon Go Plus can be used to collect quests from Pok\u00e9Stops and complete objectives.
\nThe mystery Pok\u00e9mon you can catch after completing certain Field Research quests have the same high-end IV range as Egg and Gym Pok\u00e9mon.
\nYou have to catch the mystery Pok\u00e9mon in order to clear the research from your quest log – you can run away and come back, but you need to catch it to clear the quest, even if it’s a rubbish Pok\u00e9mon. Fleeing and trying again won’t reset the Pok\u00e9mon’s stats, either – once it spawns, they’re fixed.
\nYou can “cheese” the “Battle in X number of Raids” quests, by deliberately dodging your way through them until the timer runs out and retrying repeatedly. This is a great way to save on Raid Passes and complete the quest quickly, if you don’t mind killing some time. Note that EX Raids do also count towards Raid quests, too.
\nCatching evolved forms of Pok\u00e9mon does count towards “Catch X number of Y Pok\u00e9mon” quests. So I could catch a Gloom for a “Catch 2 Oddish” quest and it would count.<\/p>\n