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On Oct. 1, 2021, the Pokémon Go’s Research Breakthrough Reward for completing a week’s worth of stamps changed to Yamask, the ghost-type Pokémon from the Unova region.
You can complete Pokémon Go Field Research Tasks for Pokémon encounters, items, and Stardust. Finishing the individual tasks also rewards sweet stuff. Rare spawns like Aerodactyl can be rewards for tasks, as well as important loot like Rare Candy or Golden Razz Berries.
Here’s a complete list of the current Field Research Tasks and the rewards, as of Oct. 1, 2021.
Pokémon Go October 2021 Field Research and rewards
| Task | Reward |
|---|---|
| Task | Reward |
| Evolve a Pokémon | Eevee encounter |
| Power up Pokémon 3 times | Charmander, Squirtle, or Bulbasaur encounter |
| Power up Pokémon 5 times | Chikorita, Cyndaquil, or Totodile encounter |
| Power up a Pokémon 7 times | Treecko, Torchic, or Mudkip encounter |
| Take a snapshot of a wild Pokémon | Murkrow, Hoppip, or Yanma encounter |
| Take 2 snapshots of wild ghost-type Pokémon | Shuppet encounter |
| Hatch an egg | Mantine or Pinsir encounter |
| Hatch 2 eggs | Beldum encounter |
| Spin 3 Poké Stops or gyms | Sudowoodo encounter |
| Spin 5 Poké Stops or gyms | Ralts encounter |
| Walk 2 kilometers | Treecko, Torchic, or Mudkip encounter |
| Purify 3 Shadow Pokémon | Slowpoke encounter |
| Earn 3 hearts with your buddy | Poochyena encounter |
| Send a gift to a friend | Spinarak encounter |
| Trade a Pokémon | Dwebble encounter |
| Earn 2 candies walking with your buddy | Bunnelby encounter |
| Earn 3 candies walking with your buddy | Stunfisk or Sableye encounter |
| Catch a Shadow Pokémon | Aron encounter |
| Catch a dragon-type Pokémon | Dratini or Bagon encounter |
| Use 3 Pinap Berries to help catch Pokémon | Hoothoot encounter |
| Catch 5 Pokémon with weather boost | Poliwag, Vulpix, Hippopotas, or Snover encounter |
| Catch 5 Pokémon | Gastly encounter |
| Catch 7 Pokémon | Magikarp encounter |
| Catch 18 ghost-type Pokémon | Spiritomb encounter |
| Catch 18 dark-type Pokémon | Spiritomb encounter |
| Win a level 3 of higher raid | Kabuto or Omanyte encounter |
| Win a raid | Litwick encounter |
| Win 5 raids | Aerodactyl encounter |
| Win a Trainer Battle in the Go Battle League | Karrablast |
| Defeat 3 Team Go Rocket grunts | Scyther encounter |
| Make 5 great curveball throws in a row | Spinda encounter |
| Make 3 great throws | Anorith, Snubbull or Lileep encounter |
| Make 3 great throws in a row | Onix encounter |
| Make 5 nice throws | Dunsparce encounter |
| Make 5 nice throws in a row | Houndour encounter |
| Make 3 excellent throws in a row | Gible encounter |
| Make 2 excellent throws | Alolan Grimer encounter |
| Power up Pokémon 5 times | 10 Mega Blastoise or Charizard Energy |
| Power up Pokémon 5 times | 10 Mega Pidgeot Energy |
| Use 10 supereffective charged attacks | 20 Mega Gengar Energy |
| Catch 10 normal-type Pokémon | 10 Mega Pidgeot Energy |
| Spin 10 Pokéstops or gyms | 200 Stardust, 3 Razz Berries, a Pinap Berry, 5 Silver Pinap Berries, or 5 Poké Balls |
| Catch 10 Pokémon | 200 Stardust, 3 Razz Berries, 1 Pinap Berry, or 5 Poké Balls |
| Catch 5 Pokémon with weather boost | 200 Stardust, 3 Razz Berries, 1 Pinap Berry, or 5 Poké Balls |
| Catch a dragon-type Pokémon | 1,500 Stardust, 3 Rare Candy, 2 Golden Razz Berries, or 10 Ultra Balls |
| Use 5 berries to help catch Pokémon | 500 Stardust, 6 Razz Berries, 2 Pinap Berries, or 5 Great Balls |
| Catch 10 Pokémon with weather boost | 500 Stardust, 6 Razz Berries, 2 Pinap Berries, or 5 Great Balls |
| Catch 10 normal-type Pokémon | 500 Stardust, 6 Razz Berries, 2 Pinap Berries, or 5 Great Balls |
| Catch a Ditto | 1,500 Stardust, 3 Rare Candy, 2 Golden Razz Berries, or 10 Ultra Balls |
| Make 3 great throws | 200 Stardust, 3 Razz Berries, 1 Pinap Berry, or 5 Poké Balls |
| Make 5 nice throws | 200 Stardust, 3 Razz Berries, 1 Pinap Berry, or 5 Poké Balls |
| Make 2 nice curveball throws in a row | 200 Stardust, 3 Razz Berries, 1 Pinap Berry, or 5 Poké Balls |
| Make 5 curveball throws in a row | 500 Stardust, 6 Razz Berries, 2 Pinap Berries, or 5 Great Balls |
| Make 3 nice throws in a row | 500 Stardust, 2 Pinap Berries, 5 Great Balls, or 2 Ultra Balls |
| Make an excellent throw | 500 Stardust, 2 Pinap Berries, 5 Great Balls, or 2 Ultra Balls |
| Make 3 great curveball throws | 1,000 Stardust, 1 Rare Candy, 9 Razz Berries, 3 Pinap Berries, 10 Poké Balls, or 5 Ultra Balls |
| Make 3 great curveball throws in a row | 1,500 Stardust, 3 Rare Candy, 2 Golden Razz Berries, or 10 Ultra Balls |
| Earn 3 hearts with your buddy | 2 Silver Pinap Berries |
| Sponsored: Send 3 gifts to friends | 1,000 Stardust or a Rare Candy |
| Sponsored: Catch 8 Pokémon | 1,000 Stardust or a Rare Candy |
Spinning PokéStops gives players a Field Research Task to complete. Each stop gives a task once a day, and players can hold up to three tasks at once.
Upon completing a task, players will get a stamp marked with the date. After getting seven stamps from seven different days, players encounter a special Pokémon, as well as get Stardust, items, and some XP as rewards.
Players can turn in multiple tasks a day but will only receive one stamp for the first task they complete that day. After completing a task, you can wait to turn it in, if you want to save the stamp for another day.
