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Pokémon GO: December Community Day Guide – Spawns, Field Research Tasks, Bonuses

Pokémon GO ‘s December Community Day has been officially announced, featuring all Pokémon spotlighted in previous Community Days throughout 2021. In this guide, we’ll detail everything you need to know about December Community Day in Pokémon GO , including spawns, special bonuses, field research and more!

When is December Community Day in Pokémon GO?

Pokémon GO ‘s December Community Day is split into two separate days, with different Pokémon in the spotlight each day. Day 1 of December Community Day is on Saturday, December 18th, 2021, from 11:00 am to 5:00 pm local time. Day 2 is on Sunday, December 19th, 2021, from 11:00 am to 5:00 pm Local time.

December Community Day Pokémon Spawns

All Pokémon below, regardless of what day, will be attracted to Incense and Lures. However, regular spawns will have different Pokémon species between Saturday and Sunday. As usual, all Pokémon spawning also have a chance of being shiny.

Saturday, December 18th

Sunday, December 19th

• Eevee (Knows exclusive move ‘Last Resort’)

Special Bonuses

During active hours on both days, the following bonuses will be active:

• Three-hour Incense
• Three-hour Lure Modules
• 1/2 Egg hatching distance
• 2x Catch XP
• 2x Stardust

From Friday, December 17th to December 19th, at 11:59 pm, local time, two extra bonuses will be available:

• 25% reduced Stardust cost when trading
• 1 extra special trade per day (totalling 2)

A one-time purchasable ‘Community Day Box’ will be purchasable for 1,280 PokéCoins, containing 50 Ultra Balls, 6 Star Pieces, an Elite Fast TM and Elite Charged TM. Another box, containing 30 Ultra Balls, will also be available for free in the in-game shop. 

Exclusive Moves

From Friday, December 17th at 10:00 am to December 20th at 10:00 am PST, the following Pokémon will be able to learn exclusive moves featured in past Community Days. Note that these moves are only available via evolution, and cannot be learned with regular TMs

• Charizard – Dragon Breath
• Beedrill – Drill Run
• Alakazam – Counter
• Machamp – Payback
• Gengar – Shadow Punch
• Gyarados – Aqua Tail
• Vaporeon – Scald
• Jolteon – Zap Cannon
• Flareon – Superpower
• Espeon – Shadow Ball
• Umbreon – Psychic
• Shiftry – Bullet Seed
• Altaria – Moonblast
• Empoleon – Hydro Cannon
• Luxray – Psychic Fangs
• Roserade – Bullet Seed + Weather Ball
• Garchomp – Earth Power
• Rhyperior – Rock Wrecker
• Electivire – Flamethrower
• Magmortar – Thunderbolt
• Leafeon – Bullet Seed
• Glaceon – Water Pulse
• Porygon-Z – Tri Attack
• Dusknoir – Shadow Ball
• Serperior – Frenzy Plant
• Emboar – Blast Burn
• Samurott – Hydro Cannon
• Talonflame – Incinerate
• Sylveon – Psyshock

Pokémon GO December Community Day Field Research Tasks

December Community Day’s Field Research Tasks are currently unknown, but will feature tasks that allow the player to earn Mega Energy for the following Pokémon:

We will update this guide when tasks go live on December 17th.

Throughout both days, 2km eggs will contain Pokémon inspired by Community Days of previous years. The full list of eggs can be found below, with all Pokémon having shiny eligibility:

Special Research

A Special Research Story ‘December Community Day 2021’, will be available to purchase for $1 USD (or currency equivalent). The rewards and tasks are currently unknown, but will added to this guide closer to the time.

Pokémon GO is available for free on Android and iOS devices.

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Special Research Lines come in two main flavors: Unlimited and Limited. Unlimited lines unlock at specific points in the game, and  are available to complete at the player's leisure. Limited lines have specific requirements to unlock such as playing during a specific time period, and may or may not have a time-limit. 

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Research System Breakdown

Research Tasks are divided into four categories:

• Field Research - Single-objective goals such as spinning PokeStops and catching Pokemon that reward items and one "stamp" (1 per day). These are the tasks outlined above.
• Special Research - Story based multi-objective goals such as catching and transferring Pokemon that have unknown rewards
• Paid Research  - Similar to Special Research, but a ticket must be purchased in order to actually enjoy these Research lines. These are frequently tied to events or seasons.
• Research Breakthrough - Rewards based on collecting stamps that reward Stardust, items, and a Pokemon encounter. 

Task Mechanics

A trainer can hold up to 3 tasks at a time, 4 including an AR task. Also, trainers can trash a task if they do not want to try to complete it.

Trainers receive tasks from spinning PokeStops, and each Pokestop gives the same task to all trainers during the day. If the reward is an encounter, all trainers receive the same species (though IVs will differ). If you get a task on Monday from a stop and don’t clear it until Tuesday, you will not be able to get a task from that same PokeStop on Tuesday as once you receive a task, you will not receive another one from that PokeStop. However, if you delete a task, you can go back to that stop later in the day to get it again.

Various events frequently have their own unique set of tasks with event-themed rewards. Community Days in particular bend the Research rule a bit, as the research assigned to each Stop for the day changes to Community Day-themed research for the duration of the event, and revert back to normal after the event. Note that completing research from a given stop at any point during a given day will cause it to remain claimed for the rest of said day regardless of event-themed task changes. 

Tasks give a variety of rewards, often based on the challenge you had to complete. Rewards can be encounters, Stardust, or items such as balls, potions, revives, TMs, and Rare Candy. Generally, more difficult tasks will have higher rewards.

Encounters from tasks are level 15 Pokemon with IVs of at least 10 in all 3 stats. After clearing an encounter task, you will be taken to the encounter. The Pokemon will not be weather boosted regardless of the in-game weather. You can run from the encounter and come back to it in the future.

Once you clear an encounter task, you can immediately collect a new task. Interestingly enough, you can save a large number of encounters! Some trainers do this and choose to catch them during a Lucky Egg or Star Piece session.

Each day when you complete your first task, you receive a Research Stamp. When you have 7 stamps, you will receive a Research Breakthrough.

Research Breakthrough rewards change each season.

General Tips

Special research tasks do not give a daily stamp - only field research does Minimum level for Special Research is level 5 Pokemon encounters appear to be at level Many players have a “refill loop” or “grind loop” of stops and gyms in their PoGo lives, often one they hit multiple times each day.. If you have the option, add a second loop. Having multiple loops will greatly increase the number of tasks seen Try to keep one open task so you can always pick a new one up when you visit a Pokestop for the first time in a day. Find a network of players to report tasks, perhaps through your raid chat of choice. You won’t be able to check every stop, so if people call out TM, Rare Candy or Chansey quests it can really help. Some communities have focused on calling out Charmander encounter quests. This is a great way to farm high IV Pokemon before a community day. Some encounters have very large hit-boxes. Save these for when you are working on a 3 excellent or 3 great throw in a row quest. Try not to hold more than 1 long term quest. Remember there is an opportunity cost to holding 3 “Catch a Ditto for 3 Rare Candy” tasks. Obviously the payoff is awesome, but in the meantime you are missing out on so many other potential rewards from other tasks you cannot get. Don’t miss a day of Research Progress. If you don’t think you can play much tomorrow, leave one task unclaimed today. Tomorrow you can wake up, claim the task, and make progress towards your Research Breakthrough. Consider weather, biome, and active events when deciding whether to keep or delete a task. You likely aren’t going to quickly complete the “3 Pidgey or Murkrow” task on a sunny day during a rock event, but you should blow through “catch 5 Pokemon with Weather Boost” on a cloudy day during a fighting event. If you don’t throw excellents well, it’s not the end of the world to toss a task requiring an excellent throw. Holding on to tasks without substantial rewards for a long period of time is a big mistake. In general, take your playstyle into account when deciding to keep or delete a task. Do you battle gyms constantly? Then the Minium task isn’t bad as you will quickly turn it over. Did you already use your raid pass for the day? Then don’t hold on to that “Defeat a level 3 raid for some potions” type tasks. Free to play? Then the hatch 3 eggs” quest is probably an easy one to delete. Have a task that you know you cannot complete quickly at a stop near your house? Well trash that task while you grind. Then as you return home you can grab it later in the day. That way you can cycle through more tasks without it clogging your inventory. Remember that reward encounters and the Research Breakthrough reward have a 0% flee rate. Use pinaps liberally! Keep track of local nests. “Catch 3 Bugs” is much easier when you know there is a Caterpie nest a couple blocks away.

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Pokémon Go May Field Research tasks and their rewards explained

All Field Research tasks listed, plus Special Research and Research Breakthroughs work in Pokémon Go.

Pokémon Go Field Research was a major addition for the game in 2018, introducing new Pokémon Go tasks for players to accomplish.

Completing Pokémon Field Research tasks in Pokémon Go also provides unique rewards as part of Research Breakthroughs , while Special Research tasks help you uncover never before seen Pokémon, including the elusive Mythical Pokémon Mew .

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Pokémon Go May Field Research tasks and Research Breakthrough rewards

Pokémon go field research quests explained, research breakthroughs explained, what are special research quests, everything else you need to know about research quests in pokémon go.

The May Field Research in Pokémon Go offers a collection of new and old Field Research tasks.

After completing seven tasks, the May Research Breakthrough reward Pokémon can be either Hisuian Sneasel, Furfrou, Goomy, Sandyghast, Jangmo-o and Dubwool .

As for the individual May Field Research rewards (via the community work on the Silph Road subreddit). It's important to note that, at the time of writing, we can't confirm this month's Spinda form, which also includes the return of Spinda Form 6 , they are as follows:

Pokémon Go May Research tasks and rewards:

Catching Pokémon related Field Research tasks

• Catch 5 Pokémon reward - Rattata, Sentret or Zigzagoon
• Catch 7 Pokémon reward - Magikarp, Stufful or Wimpod
• Catch 5 Pokémon with Weather Boost reward - Vulpix, Poliwag, Wingull, Hippopotas, Snover, Roggenrola or Vanillite
• Catch 7 different species of Pokémon reward - Hisuian Qwilfish
• Catch 15 different species of Pokémon reward - Bronzor
• Catch a Dragon-type Pokémon reward - Dratini, Bagon or Axew
• Catch 5 Grass or Bug-type Pokémon reward - Plant Burmy, Sandy Burmy or Trash Burmy
• Catch 5 Psychic or Fighting-type Pokémon reward - Meditite, Gothita or Solosis
• Catch 10 Grass-type Pokémon reward - 10 Venusaur or Sceptile Mega Energy
• Catch 10 Fire-type Pokémon reward - 10 Charizard or Blaziken Mega Energy
• Catch 10 Normal-type Pokémon reward - 10 Pidgeot Mega Energy
• Catch 10 Water-type Pokémon reward - 10 Blastoise or Swampert Mega Energy
• Use 5 Berries to help catch Pokémon reward - Swinub or Snorunt

Buddy related Field Research tasks

• Earn 2 Candies walking with your buddy reward - Jigglypuff, Glameow, Buneary, Bunnelby, Litleo or Dedenne
• Earn 3 Candies walking with your buddy reward - Stunfisk or Galarian Stunfisk

Poké Balls Throwing related Field Research tasks

• Make 5 Nice Throws reward - Diglett, Alolan Diglett or Sudowoodo
• Make 10 Nice Throws reward - Nidoran (Female) or Nidoran (Male)
• Make 3 Great Throws reward - Omanyte, Kabuto, Clamperl, Binacle or Elgyem
• Make 5 Great Throws reward - Mankey or Machop
• Make 3 Great Throws in a row reward - Lileep or Anorith
• Make 5 Great Throws Curveballs reward - Cranidos or Shieldon
• Make 5 Great Curveball Throws in a row reward - Spinda (Form 6)
• Make 2 Excellent Throws reward - Bagon
• Make 3 Excellent Throws in a row reward - Larvitar, Beldum or Gible

Egg related Field Research tasks

• Hatch an Egg reward - Scyther, Sudowoodo, Nincada, Trubbish or Stunfisk
• Hatch 2 Eggs reward - Sneasel, Feebas, Mawile or Galarian Stunfisk

Battle related Field Research tasks

• Win in the Go Battle League reward - Poliwag, Chinchou or Grubbin
• Defeat 3 Team Go Rocket Grunts reward - Sableye

Raid related Field Research tasks

• Win a Raid reward - Lickitung
• Win 2 Raids reward - Snorlax
• Win 5 Raids reward - Alolan Exeggutor, Alolan Marowak or Aerodactyl
• Win a Level 3 or higher Raid reward - Archen or Tirtouga

Friend related Field Research tasks

• Send 5 Gifts and add a sticker to each reward - Togedemaru
• Trade a Pokémon reward - Spritzee or Swirlix

Snapshot Field Research tasks

• Take a snapshot of a wild Pokémon reward - Trapinch, Croagunk or Cottonee
• Take 3 snapshots of different wild Bug-type Pokémon reward - Ledyba or Spinarak
• Take 3 snapshots of different wild Grass-type Pokémon reward - Oddish or Bellsprout
• Take 3 snapshots of different wild Ground-type Pokémon reward - Diglett or Drilbur

Powering up Pokémon Field Research tasks

• Power up Pokémon 3 times reward - Bulbasaur, Charmander or Squirtle
• Power up Pokémon 5 times reward - Snivy, Tepig or Oshawott encounter or 10 Mega Venusaur, Charizard, Blastoise, Beedrill, Pidgeot, Manectric or Aggron Energy
• Power up Pokémon 7 times reward - Rowlet, Litten or Popplio
• Power up Pokémon 10 times reward - 25 Mega Ampharos, Gardevoir or Lopunny Energy

Miscellaneous Field Research tasks

• Evolve a Pokémon reward - Eevee
• Purify 3 Shadow Pokémon reward - Skarmory
• Explore 3km reward - Growlithe or Hisuian Growlithe
• Spin 3 PokéStops or Gyms reward - Doduo, Remoraid, Ralts or Aron
• Spin 5 PokéStops or Gyms reward - Growlithe, Hisuian Growlithe, Slowpoke or Galarian Slowpoke

Field research are missions collected one at a time by spinning a PokéStop, and will involve finding certain creatures, engaging in battles and other activities.

Every day PokéStops 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 Poké Balls.

Examples of quest types include:

• Catch one or two specific Pokemon (such as 3x Pidgey or Murkrow)
• Catch specific Types (such as catch 10x Normal Type Pokemon)
• Catch Weather -boosted Types
• Hatch a certain number of Eggs
• Battle in a Gym a certain number of times
• Battle in a Raid a certain number of times
• Evolve a certain number of Pokemon
• Make a certain number of specific throws (such as Nice, Great or Excellent)
• Spin a certain number of PokeStops

Some of these quest rewards even give you the chance to catch a mystery Pokémon. There's nothing exclusive here, but there does include uncommon and rare Pokémon, such as Tangela and Chansey, depending on the quest in particular.

As well as from a PokéStop, 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.

It's also worth knowing that, as of Thursday 1st June 2023 with the release of the Season of Hidden Gems , 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 Pokémon Go and real life - rolls around.

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 Pokéstop. You can also complete as many as you like in a day - so when you have space in your inventory, return to a PokéStop to start quest. Spin the same Pokéstop and you'll just get the same quest again though - Pokéstops 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.

Event-exclusive field research tasks can also be saved in your field research collection and completed after said event ends.

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 .

These have even greater rewards - including Stardust and Mystery Items - as well as an encounter with a very rare or Legendary Pokémon .

You'll also receive plenty of other items too - including a chance at Rare Candy, Pokéballs, Berries, 2,000 Stardust, 3,000 XP, and a Sinnoh Stone .

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.

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.

It also comes with strong IVs, too, as if the Pokémon was appearing in a Raid encounter or Egg. It always appears at level 15, which is the same for all mystery Pokémon caught from Field Research rewards.

If you're curious, here is all the Research Breakthrough rewards so far:

Research Breakthrough rewards from 2018 to 2024:

• April 2018: Moltres reward and Fire-themed Field Research
• May 2018: Zapdos reward and Electric-themed Field Research
• June 2018: Articuno reward and Ice / Water-themed Field Research
• July 2018: Snorlax reward and Kanto-themed Field Research
• August 2018: Raikou reward and Electric-themed Field Research
• September 2018: Entei reward and Fire-themed Field Research
• October 2018: Suicune reward and Water-themed Field Research
• November 2018: Shedinja reward and Bug-themed Field Research
• December 2018: Articuno, Zapdos, Moltres, Entei, Raikou and Suicune reward
• January to February 2019: Articuno, Zapdos, Moltres, Entei, Raikou, Suicune, Ho-Oh and Lugia reward
• March to April 2019: Entei, Raikou, Suicune, Ho-Oh, Lugia, Regirock, Regice and Registeel reward
• May to June 2019: Ho-Oh, Lugia, Latios and Latias reward
• July to August 2019: Latios, Latias, Kyogre and Groudon reward
• September to October 2019: Flower crown Eevee reward
• November to December 2019: Articuno, Zapdos, Moltres, Kyogre and Groundon reward
• January 2020: Lapras that knows Ice Shard and Ice Beam
• February 2020: Woobat
• March 2020: Ferroseed
• April 2020: Alolan Exeggutor
• May 2020: Shinx
• June 2020: Trapinch
• July 2020: Larvitar
• August 2020: Scraggy
• September 2020: Alolan Raichu
• October 2020: Shedinja
• November 2020: Togetic
• December 2020: Lapras and Darumaka
• January 2021: Chansey
• February 2021: Snorlax
• March 2021: Gible
• April 2021: Frillish
• May 2021: Galarian Ponyta
• June 2021: Clamperl
• July 2021: Rufflet
• August 2021: Chimecho
• September 2021: Ditto
• October 2021: Yamask
• November 2021: Vullaby
• December 2021: Deino
• January 2022: Onix
• February 2022: Espurr
• March 2022: Alolan Vulpix
• April 2022: Alolan Marowak
• May 2022: Alolan Grimer
• June 2022: Klink
• July 2022: Lickitung
• August 2022: Galarian Stunfisk
• September 2022: Medicham and a Premium Raid Pass
• October 2022: Shedinja
• November 2022: Starmie
• December 2022, January and February 2023: Galarian Mr. Mime, Delibird, Bagon, Deino, Furfrou or Goomy
• March, April and May 2023: Parasect, Pinsir, Snorlax, Gible, Furfrou or Goomy
• June, July and August 2023: Sableye, Beldum, Audino, Furfrou, Goomy or Noibat
• September, October and November 2023: Galarian Farfetch'd, Larvitar, Sableye, Bagon, Furfrou or Goomy
• December 2023, January and February 2024: Lapras, Galarian Weezing, Galarian Mr. Mime, Furfrou, Goomy or Jangmo-O
• March, April and May 2024: Hisuian Sneasel, Furfrou, Goomy, Sandygast, Jangmo-o and Dubwool

Finally, the question is - when do the special reward Pokémon change in your Research Breakthrough progress? It's when you claim the reward for your final Field Research task.

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.

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).

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 Pokémon. To be safe, wait until it's the new month if you want to get the latest creature.

The Shared Skies Season is coming soon! So hurry and complete the final stage of World of Wonders , so you can evolve Poipole into Naganadel! You can also work on the Masterwork Research: Catching Wonders quest for a Master Ball and Glitz and Glam quest for a Diancie. Don't forget to try out Routes , Gift Exchange and Party Play while you're hunting down rare Pokémon , fighting in the Go Battle League or competing in PokéStop Showcases .

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.

The first available is ' A Mythical Discovery ', with the arrival of the game's first Mythical creature - Mew - as the end reward.

Our A Mythical Discovery explains the eight steps required to unlock Mew, which includes finding specific Pokémon, participating in Raid and Gym battles, and reaching a certain Trainer level.

Since then we've seen more special research quests arrive for other mythical Pokémon, like Celebi and Meloetta , 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 Pokémon Go store, like Wish Granted , which will allow you to earn additional Pokémon, items or avatar clothing.

Make sure you're playing Pokémon 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.

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.

• 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 cancel and complete as many Field Research quests as you want per day.
• As long as you have space for it, you will recieve one field research task automatically every day.
• It's possible to have multiple of the same Field Quest at once, and complete them all at the same time.
• Pokémon encounters from Research quests always feature Level 15 Pokémon, 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.
• Certain Special Research quests (also known as Mew steps ) will be automatically completed if you complete their requirements since they are impossible to 'repeat', such as reaching a certain Trainer or medal level.

• You can spin the same PokéStop for Stop-spinning quests, and there is no difference between Gym Discs and PokéStop Discs when completing spin quests - though Gym Discs don't count towards "new Pokéstop" quests.
• You 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 PokéStops and Pokémon 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.
• Pokémon Go Plus can be used to collect quests from PokéStops and complete objectives.
• The mystery Pokémon you can catch after completing certain Field Research quests have the same high-end IV range as Egg and Gym Pokémon.
• You have to catch the mystery Pokémon 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 Pokémon. Fleeing and trying again won't reset the Pokémon's stats, either - once it spawns, they're fixed.
• You 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.
• Catching evolved forms of Pokémon does count towards "Catch X number of Y Pokémon" quests. So I could catch a Gloom for a "Catch 2 Oddish" quest and it would count.

• Similarly, throwing better-tierd throws than required in ball-throwing quests counts too. So throwing a Great or Excellent Throw will count towards "Make 5 Nice Throws".
• You can miss days and not lose your streak of Stamps - it's just a cap of one Stamp that can be earned per day, not a "streak" that can be lost by missing a day, like the ones for spinning a Pokéstop or catching a Pokémon every day.
• Dittos count towards the types they're disguised as too - so a Ditto disguised as a Pidge will count towards "Catch 3 Pidgey" quests.
• Hatching and evolving Pokémon doesn't count towards catching tasks, you have to physically catch them in the wild or from Raid or mystery Pokémon encounters.
• You can indeed work towards two quests at once - so landing a Great Throw on a Pidgey will both count towards "Catch 3 Pidgey" and "Make 3 Great Throws" quests.
• You can delay claiming rewards for both Field and Special Research, although they'll need to be cleared before you get new ones. Delaying the rewards for you Special Research in particular is a good idea, as some of the later requests reward thousands of XP - it might be worth popping a Lucky Egg before claiming them all together.

Thanks to the Silph Road subreddit for filling in the gaps on some of the above.

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All Pokémon Go Ultra Space Wonders Timed Research tasks and rewards

Pokémon Go’s Ultra Space Wonders event is focused on several rare Pokémon, including three Ultra Beasts appearing for the first time. So not only can you encounter new, rare Pokémon for the first time but you can also complete exclusive Timed, Special, and Field Research . 

Running from May 23 to 28 at 8pm local time , the Pokémon Go Ultra Space Wonders event marks the unofficial end of the World of Wonders season of content—which officially ends on June 1. And this event is taking the season out with a bang by introducing Naganadel, Stakataka , and Blacephalon to the game along with boosted spawns for plenty of other rare Pokémon. If you plan on tangling with the different Ultra Beasts and trying to complete every piece of free and paid research available , here is an overview of the tasks and rewards you’ll have access to. 

Pokémon Go Ultra Space Wonders Research guide: All tasks, rewards, and more

The main pull for the Ultra Space Wonders event is the Timed Research that shares that same name, which will run you $5 or your local currency equivalent for the Research Ticket. It will feature more encounters with Mareanie , which is appearing as a Shiny for the first time in this event, bonus items, and an exclusive Naganadel Wings item for your avatar. 

The final page of the seasonal World of Wonders Special Research is also going to be available to complete, which will net you 100 Poipole Candy and some other goodies as you close it out—which needs to be done before it ends on June 1. 

• Mareanie encounter
• 10 Hyper Potions
• 15 Poké Balls
• 15 Great Balls
• 15 Ultra Balls
• One Lucky Egg

Total rewards: Four Premium Battle Passes, a Mareanie encounter, and Naganadel Wings avatar item

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Pokémon Go is hosting an “ Ultra Space Wonders ” event to wrap up the “World of Wonders” season, which will end in June. The event runs from May 23-28 and it features the debut of the Ultra Beasts Stakataka and Blacephalon .

The event also boosts the spawn of poison-type Pokémon, adds the last leg of the “World of Wonders” Special Research , and rewards doubled XP for winning raids against Ultra Beasts. Mareanie is also available shiny for the first time ever .

Below, we list out all the perks of the Pokémon Go “Ultra Space Wonders” event, including the paid Timed Research, Collection Challenge, and event Field Research.

This is a paid research for $5 . Once you buy it, you’ll only have until May 28 at 8 p.m. in your local time to complete it.

Is the ‘Ultra Space Wonders’ paid research ticket worth it?

The value of the “Ultra Space Wonders” paid research ticket is technically worth it, but I would only buy this if you are really hunting for shiny Mareanie or if you want the Naganadel Wings cosmetic.

Step 1 of 1

• Catch 5 poison-type Pokémon (Mareanie encounter)
• Earn 2,000 Stardust (10 Revives)
• Catch 10 poison-type Pokémon (Mareanie encounter)
• Earn 4,000 Stardust (10 Hyper Potions)
• Catch 15 poison-type Pokémon (Mareanie encounter)
• Earn 6,000 Stardust (15 Poké Balls)
• Catch 20 poison-type Pokémon (Mareanie encounter)
• Earn 8,000 Stardust (15 Great Balls)
• Catch 25 poison-type Pokémon (Mareanie encounter)
• Earn 10,000 Stardust (15 Ultra Balls)
• Catch 30 poison-type Pokémon (Mareanie encounter)
• Win a raid (1 Lucky Egg)

Rewards : 4 Premium Battle Passes, Mareanie encounter, Naganadel Wings cosmetic

Pokémon Go ‘Ultra Space Wonders’ event Collection Challenge

There are a few Collection Challenges to complete that involve you catching and evolving specific Pokémon.

Ultra Space Wonders Collection Challenge: Catch

• Catch a Tentacool
• Catch a Mareanie
• Catch a Skrelp

Rewards : 1,000 XP, Mareanie encounter

Ultra Space Wonders Collection Challenge: Research

• Catch a Nidoran-F
• Catch a Nidoran-M
• Catch a Trubbish

Rewards : 5,000 XP, Mareanie encounter

Ultra Space Wonders Collection Challenge: Raid

• Catch a Bagon
• Catch a Deino
• Catch a Druddigon

Rewards : 10,000 XP, Mareanie encounter

Pokémon Go ‘Ultra Space Wonders’ event Field Research and rewards

Spinning a PokéStop during the event period may yield one of these tasks:

• Catch 10 Pokémon (Nidoran-F or Nidoran-M encounter)
• Power up Pokémon 5 times (Trubbish encounter)
• Power up Pokémon 10 times (Mareanie encounter)
• Win a raid (Goomy encounter)
• Win 3 raids (Jangmo-o encounter)

Pokémon Go ‘Ultra Space Wonders’ event boosted spawns

These Pokémon will spawn more frequently during the event period:

Pokémon Go ‘Ultra Space Wonders’ event raid targets

The following Pokémon will be in raids during the event:

• Paldean Wooper (1-star)
• Hisuian Qwilfish (1-star)
• Hisuian Sneasel (1-star)
• Bagon (1-star)
• Deino (1-star)
• Galarian Weezing (3-star)
• Druddigon (3-star)
• Turtonator (3-star)
• Stakataka (5-star, eastern hemisphere only)
• Blacephalon (5-star, western hemisphere only)
• Mega Pidgeot (Mega)
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To cap off a busy 2021, Niantic is once again doing something special to celebrate Community Day in December for Pokemon GO trainers. While typical Community Day events happen on one Sunday each month, shining a spotlight on a particular Pokemon, December's event is one that is given a much bigger scale to work with, as well as both Saturday and Sunday. Similar to last year, Niantic is showcasing over 20 Pokemon across the entire weekend , highlighting those from both 2020 and 2021.

Pokemon GO's December Community event kicks off on December 18 from 11:00am to 5:00pm local time and fans will start to see increased spawn rates of Fletchling, Gible, Machop, Roselia, Snivy, and Swablu in the wild. The following day on December 19 from 11:00am to 5:00pm local time, Duskull, Eevee, Oshawott, Shinx, and Tepig will be featured heavily in the wild.

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In addition to these Pokemon and bonuses, Community Day also brings with it Special movesets for various Pokemon as well as unique Research Tasks that players can complete to earn additional rewards, materials, and items to use. These are the game's mainline quests that remain in place until a player successfully finishes it, unlike the more limited time event ones. Here's a complete list of all the Special Research Tasks coming to Pokemon GO during December's Community Weekend event.

Community Day Quest Step 1

Right off the bat, Pokemon GO players will have the following tasks to complete:

Community Day Quest Step 2

Finishing the first set of quests will unlock the next set. While not particularly difficult, players will want to continue catching as many Community Day pokemon as they can. Here are the second set of quests:

Community Day Quest Step 3

Things start to get a little more difficult with the third set of tasks, adding in more skilled type moves like Pokeball curveball throws .

Community Day Quest Step 4

While there is technically a fourth step to this questline, Niantic basically gives out everything to players without requiring anything in return. For players that have made it to this step, they can simply claim all of the rewards.

Pokemon GO is out now for iOS and Android mobile devices.

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Kick back and relax during the Slumbering Sands event!

Slumbering Sands

Friday, June 7, at 10:00 a.m. to Wednesday, June 12, 2024, at 8:00 p.m. local time

Pokémon Debuts

New costumed Pokémon will appear during this event!

Slakoth wearing a visor* Vigoroth wearing a visor* Slaking wearing a visor*

Event Bonus

• 2× XP for catching Pokémon

Surprise Encounters

Smile! You might have a surprise encounter with event-themed Pokémon when you take a snapshot during the event!

Wild Encounters

The following Pokémon will appear more frequently in the wild.

Psyduck* Slowpoke* Drowzee* Mareep* Slakoth wearing a visor* Oranguru* Sandygast

Some Trainers might even encounter the following! For the first time in Pokémon GO, you’ll be able to encounter Shiny Komala—if you’re lucky!

Munna* Komala*

Field Research Task Rewards

Event-themed Field Research tasks will be available!

The following Pokémon will be available to encounter when you complete Field Research tasks! Slakoth wearing a visor and Komala encountered via Field Research will have a greater chance of being Shiny Pokémon than when found in the wild.

Psyduck* Drowzee* Mareep* Slakoth wearing a visor* Oranguru* Sandygast Komala*

Timed Research

Timed Research will be available for Trainers who connect a Pokémon GO Plus + !**

Pokémon GO Plus + lets you play Pokémon GO when you don’t feel like looking at your phone. Using the auto-throw function, you’ll be able to automatically throw Poké Balls at wild Pokémon, while the auto-spin function automatically spins PokéStops. You can also adjust the settings to switch between throwing Great Balls or Ultra Balls. You can also use a Pokémon GO Plus + to easily track your sleep with Pokémon Sleep. Just press the center button and place it by your pillow.

After you pair the Pokémon GO Plus + with Pokémon GO, you’ll be able to take on Timed Research that awards Stardust and encounters with the following event-themed Pokémon.

• Snorlax wearing a nightcap*
• Slakoth wearing a visor*

Paid Timed Research

For US$2.00 (or the equivalent pricing tier in your local currency), you’ll be able to access event-exclusive Timed Research.

Timed Research rewards include the following.

• Komala Backpack avatar item
• Encounters with Komala and Slakoth wearing a visor
• Stardust, XP, Silver Pinap Berries, and more!

Collection Challenge

An event-themed Collection Challenge is coming!

Complete the Collection Challenge to receive Stardust, XP, and an encounter with Komala.

PokéStop Showcases

Be on the lookout for Showcases at different PokéStops where you can enter event-themed Pokémon!

Pokémon GO Web Store

Don’t forget to check out the Pokémon GO Web Store for all the best deals.

Now even more Trainers can enjoy the web store! Trainers with Pokémon Trainer Club (PTC) accounts will now be able to log in to the Pokémon GO Web Store with the same credentials used to log in to Pokémon GO. And don’t forget, Trainers can get a 15% discount on their first web store purchase of any item that costs US$9.99 or more!

Please be aware of your surroundings and follow guidelines from local health authorities when playing Pokémon GO. Upcoming events are subject to change. Be sure to follow us on social media, opt in to receiving push notifications, and subscribe to our emails to stay updated.

—The Pokémon GO team

Pokemon GO Rogue Of The Jungle Returns - All Special Research Tasks And Rewards

Pokemon GO developers have offered players a chance to encounter Zygarde with the Rogue Of The Jungle Returns Special Research. Players can participate in the Special Research starting from the Verdant Wonders 2024 event. Those who complete all the tasks get valuable in-game items and featured Pokemon encounters.

Players can access the Pokemon GO Rogue Of The Jungle Returns Special Research from Thursday, March 21, at 10 AM Local Time . It is the same time the Verdant Wonders 2024 event becomes live, and players can partake in both the in-game elements simultaneously. Regarding the Rogue Of The Jungle Returns Special Research, there are different Steps with rewards, like Silver Pinap Berry, Zarude encounter, Zarude Candy, and more. That said, this guide details all the tasks and rewards of the Rogue Of The Jungle Returns Special Research quest.

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The Pokemon GO Rogue Of The Jungle Returns Special Research provides players with numerous tasks segmented into 5 Steps. The tasks include catching, evolving, and powering up several Dark and Grass-type Pokemon , spinning multiple PokeStops, defeating Team GO Rocket Grunts, and more. Completing these tasks rewards players with in-game items like Poke Balls, Golden Razz Berries, and Rare Candies. Trainers can also get featured Pokemon encounters like Seedot, Scraggy, Absol, Zarude, and Zarude Candy XL. Players can access the Special Research for US $7.99 or their equal cost in the local currency.

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Franchise Pokemon

Platform(s) iOS, Android

Released July 6, 2016

Developer(s) The Pokemon Company, Niantic