If you’re looking for a roundup of all the Pokemon Go Field Research tasks in December 2024, we’ve broken them down into categories, alongside details of the Research Breakthrough rewards you can earn.
Field Research is a long-running feature in Pokemon Go that gives Trainers a variety of tasks to complete to earn rewards. Completing seven tasks over seven days will result in a Research Breakthrough, which is a guaranteed encounter with a desirable Pokemon.
These Field Research tasks incorporate various elements of gameplay. Some will ask you to catch different types of Pokemon, others require you to take part in Raid Battles, and a few will task you with earning Candies or Hearts with your Buddy.
For November 2024, Trainers can earn an encounter with Alolan Raichu, Hisuian Avalugg, Pancham, Frigibax, Jangmo-o, and Furfrou. These are quite rare creatures in Pokemon Go, so it’s worth catching as many as possible during the Dual Destiny season festivities.
Pokemon Go Field Research tasks & rewards for December 2024
Completing the following tasks will get you one of the rewards listed in the right column. If there are multiple potential rewards, you’ll be given one of them at random.
Catching Field Research Tasks
| Field Research Task | Rewards |
|---|---|
| Catch 5 Pokemon | Sentret / Hoothoot / Tailow |
| Catch 7 Pokemon | Magikarp / Stufful / Wimpod |
| Catch a Dragon-type Pokemon | Dratini / Bagon / Axew |
| Catch 5 Water or Ground-type Pokemon | Mareanie |
| Catch 5 Electric or Flying-type Pokemon | Paras / Roselia / Bounsweet |
| Catch 15 different species of Pokemon | Feebas |
| Catch 10 Grass-type Pokemon | 10 Venusaur Mega Energy / 10 Sceptile Mega Energy |
| Catch 10 Fire-type Pokemon | 10 Charizard Mega Energy / 10 Blaziken Mega Energy |
| Catch 10 Water-type Pokemon | 10 Blastoise Mega Energy / 10 Swampert Mega Energy |
| Catch 10 Normal-type Pokemon | 10 Pidgeot Mega Energy |
| Catch 5 Pokemon with Weather Boost | Vulpix / Poliwag / Wingull / Hippopotas/ Snover / Roggenrola / Vanillite |
| Catch 7 different species of Pokemon | Wooper / Paldean Wooper |
| Use 5 Pinap Berries to help catch Pokemon | Swablu / Wailmer |
Throwing Field Research Tasks
Battling Field Research Tasks
| Field Research Task | Rewards |
|---|---|
| Win in the Go Battle League | Gligar / Slakoth / Grubbin |
| Win a Raid | Sneasel |
| Win 2 Raids | Hisuian Sneasel |
| Win 5 Raids | Aerodactyl / Alolan Exeggutor / Alolan Marowak |
| Win a Level 3 or higher Raid | Archen / Tirtouga |
| Defeat 3 Team Go Rocket Grunts | Sneasel |
Buddy Field Research Tasks
| Field Research Task | Rewards |
|---|---|
| Earn 2 Candies walking with your Buddy | Bunnelby / Buneary / Dedenne / Glameow / Jigglypuff / Litleo |
| Earn 3 Candies walking with your Buddy | Galarian Stunfisk / Stunfisk |
Friendship Field Research Tasks
Egg Field Research Tasks
Miscellaneous Field Research Tasks
| Field Research Task | Rewards |
|---|---|
| Explore 3km | Growlithe / Hisuian Growlithe |
| Evolve a Pokemon | Eevee |
| Power up Pokemon 3 times | Bulbasaur / Charmander / Squirtle |
| Power up Pokemon 5 times | Snivy / Tepig / Oshawott 10 Venusaur Mega Energy / 10 Blastoise Mega Energy / 10 Charizard Mega Energy / 10 Beedrill Mega Energy / 10 Pidgeot Mega Energy / 10 Manectric Mega Energy / 10 Aggron Mega Energy |
| Power up Pokemon 7 times | Litten / Popplio / Rowlett |
| Power up Pokemon 10 times | 25 Gyarados Mega Energy / 25 Steelix Mega Energy / 25 Houndoom Mega Energy |
| Purify 3 Shadow Pokemon | Onix |
| Spin 3 Pokestops or Gyms | Aron / Doduo / Ralts / Remoraid |
| Spin 5 Pokestops or Gyms | Galarian Slowpoke / Growlithe / Hisuian Growlithe / Slowpoke |
| Take a snapshot of a wild Pokemon | Cottonee / Croagunk / Trapinch |
| Take snapshots of 3 wild Water-type Pokemon | Horsea / Ducklett |
| Take snapshots of 3 wild Fire-type Pokemon | Growlithe / Litwick |
| Take snapshots of 3 wild Grass-type Pokemon | Cherubi / Smoliv |
Special shout-out to Go Hub for help with these details.
What is Field Research in Pokemon Go?
Field Research is a series of tasks that are obtained by spinning a PokeStop or Gym. Players looking to rack up rewards will have to travel as they are only able to complete one task a day for each location.
Each task contains an objective, and trainers are given a reward for achieving it. Rewards can range from items like Poke Balls to encounters with specific Pokemon, which you can see in the tables above.
How do I unlock a Research Breakthrough?
To unlock a Research Breakthrough and get an encounter with the current month’s Pokemon, you’ll need to complete one Field Research task every day for seven days. The good news is they don’t have to be consecutive days, so you could do this over the space of a month if you wanted to.
Once you’ve completed a task, make sure you claim the reward on the Field Research progress page to earn a stamp. You can only earn one stamp per day, but completed tasks can be saved up and claimed at a later date to earn a stamp.
Once seven stamps have been earned, you can claim your Research Breakthrough reward by opening the package that appears at the top of the Field Research progress page.
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How to get a Research Breakthrough in Pokemon Go
The research breakthroughs for December have not yet been announced. They will be rewarded randomly, so you can’t predict which Pokemon you’ll get.
You’ll need to earn your seventh Field Research stamp and claim your big reward before the end of the season if you want to get one of these Pokemon, as a different set of rewards could take over then.
If you earn a stamp every day in November, you’ll be able to earn up to four Research Breakthroughs, meaning you’ll get the chance to catch four of these Pokemon, which is a great way to stock up on Candy.
Is there a Shiny Research Breakthrough in Pokemon Go?
According to the official season hub for Pokemon Go’s Max Out season, all of the Pokemon listed as Research Breakthrough rewards are available to get in Shiny forms, making them perfect targets for players who value rare and hard-to-get ‘mons.
All past Pokemon Go Research Breakthrough rewards
Interested in seeing all of the past ‘mons made available through Research Breakthroughs in Pokemon Go’s history? Take a look at the full list below:
2018 Research Breakthrough Rewards
| Month | Research Breakthrough |
|---|---|
| April 2018 | Moltres |
| May 2018 | Zapdos |
| June 2018 | Articuno |
| July 2018 | Snorlax |
| August 2018 | Raikou |
| September 2018 | Entei |
| October 2018 | Suicune |
| November 2018 | Shedinja |
| December 2018 | Articuno / Zapdos / Moltres / Raikou / Entei / Suicune |
2019 Research Breakthrough Rewards
| Month | Research Breakthrough |
|---|---|
| January to February 2019 | Articuno / Zapdos / Moltres / Entei / Raikou / Suicune / Ho-Oh / Lugia |
| March to April 2019 | Entei / Raikou / Suicune / Ho-Oh / Lugia / Regirock / Regice / Registeel |
| May to June 2019 | Ho-Oh / Lugia / Latios / Latias |
| July to August 2019 | Latios / Latias / Kyogre / Groudon |
| September to October 2019 | Flower Crown Eevee |
| November to December 2019 | Articuno / Zapdos / Moltres / Kyogre / Groudon |
2020 Research Breakthrough Rewards
| Month | Research Breakthrough |
|---|---|
| January 2020 | Lapras |
| 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 |
2021 Research Breakthrough Rewards
| Month | Research Breakthrough |
|---|---|
| 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 |
2022 Research Breakthrough Rewards
| Month | Research Breakthrough |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| October 2022 | Shedinja |
| November 2022 | Starmie |
| December 2022 | Bagon / Deino / Delibird / Furfrou / Galarian Mr Mime / Goomy |
2023 Research Breakthrough Rewards
| Month | Research Breakthrough |
|---|---|
| January 2023 | Bagon / Deino / Delibird / Furfrou / Galarian Mr Mime / Goomy |
| February 2023 | Bagon / Deino / Delibird / Furfrou / Galarian Mr Mime / Goomy |
| March 2023 | Furfrou / Gible / Goomy / Parasect / Pinsir / Snorlax |
| April 2023 | Furfrou / Gible / Goomy / Parasect / Pinsir / Snorlax |
| May 2023 | Furfrou / Gible / Goomy / Parasect / Pinsir / Snorlax |
| June 2023 | Audino / Beldum / Furfrou / Goomy / Noibat / Sableye |
| July 2023 | Audino / Beldum / Furfrou / Goomy / Noibat / Sableye |
| August 2023 | Audino / Beldum / Furfrou / Goomy / Noibat / Sableye |
| September 2023 | Sableye / Bagon / Galarian Farfetch’d / Furfrou / Goomy / Larvitar |
| October 2023 | Sableye / Bagon / Galarian Farfetch’d / Furfrou / Goomy / Larvitar |
| November 2023 | Sableye / Bagon / Galarian Farfetch’d / Furfrou / Goomy / Larvitar |
| December 2023 | Lapras / Galarian Weezing / Galarian Mr. Mime / Furfrou / Goomy |
2024 Research Breakthrough Rewards
| Month | Research Breakthrough |
|---|---|
| January 2024 | Lapras /Galarian Weezing / Galarian Mr. Mime, Furfrou / Goomy / Jangmo-o |
| February 2024 | Lapras /Galarian Weezing / Galarian Mr. Mime, Furfrou / Goomy / Jangmo-o |
| March 2024 | Goomy / Hisuian Sneasel / Furfrou / Sandygast / Jangmo-o / Dubwool |
| April 2024 | Goomy / Hisuian Sneasel / Furfrou / Sandygast / Jangmo-o / Dubwool |
| May 2024 | Goomy / Hisuian Sneasel / Furfrou / Sandygast / Jangmo-o / Dubwool |
| June 2024 | Hisuian Growlithe / Larvitar / Audino / Axew / Furfrou / Jangmo-o |
| July 2024 | Hisuian Growlithe / Larvitar / Audino / Axew / Furfrou / Jangmo-o |
| August 2024 | Hisuian Growlithe / Larvitar / Audino / Axew, Furfrou / and Jangmo-o |
| September 2024 | Hisuian Growlithe / Larvitar / Audino / Axew, Furfrou / and Jangmo-o |
Field Research Breakthrough Shiny rates
Just like most species, Pokemon encounters from Field Research and Breakthrough rewards have a Shiny rate of around 1 in 450. While not the best odds, it’s still better than most of the mainline RPGs.
If you want to increase your chances of finding a Shiny variation, make sure you don’t miss a single day of Field Research, as you’ll be able to get up to four Research Breakthrough encounters this way.
If you would like to stay updated with more stuff going on this month, check out the current Shadow Raid schedule and all the upcoming events.
