Pokemon Go Field Research tasks & rewards (May 2023)

If you’re interested in completing different Field Research tasks in Pokemon Go, here’s a rundown of every task available in May 2023, alongside its rewards.
Field Research is one of the most important parts of the Pokemon Go experience. Trainers can complete all sorts of tasks on a daily basis to encounter different Pokemon. After a whole week of completing these tasks, players can also get access to the weekly Research Breakthrough for more rewards and a mysterious encounter.
In this article, we’ll cover every Field Research task available in May 2023 in Pokemon Go alongside its rewards.
What is Field Research in Pokemon Go?

Pokemon Go players can get new Field Research tasks by spinning PokeStops. Trainers 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. Harder tasks will grant access to rarer 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, or Poke Balls.
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The Rising Heroes season of Pokemon Go has six potential encounters for Research Breakthrough: Parasect, Pinsir, Snorlax, Gible, Furfrou, or Goomy. Lucky players might encounter shiny versions, except for Parasect and Goomy.
All Pokemon Go Field Research tasks & rewards
Here are all the available Field Research tasks and rewards in Pokemon Go in May 2023 broken down into different categories:
Catching tasks
Field Research task | Rewards |
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Catch 5 Pokemon | Alolan Rattata or Alolan Geodude |
Catch 7 Pokemon | Magikarp |
Catch a Dragon-type Pokemon | Dratini or Bagon |
Catch 5 Pokemon with Weather Boost | Vulpix, Poliwag, Hippopotas, or Snover |
Use 5 Berries to help catch Pokemon | Stufful |
Catch 5 Normal-type Pokemon | Minccino |
Throwing tasks
Field Research task | Rewards |
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Make 5 Nice Throws | Dunsparce |
Make 3 Great Throws | Snubbull, Lileep, or Anorith |
Make 3 Great Throws in a row | Onix |
Make 5 Nice Curveball Throws in a row | Slakoth |
Make 5 Great Curveball Throws in a row | Spinda |
Make 3 Excellent Throws in a row | Gible |
Battling tasks
Field Research task | Rewards |
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Battle in GO Battle League | Machoke |
Win a Raid | Galarian Farfetch’d |
Win a 3-Star Raid or higher | Omanyte or Kabuto |
Win 5 Raids | Aerodactyl |
Buddy & Friendship tasks
Field Research task | Rewards |
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Earn 2 Candies walking with your buddy | Bunnelby |
Earn 3 Candies walking with your buddy | Stunfisk |
Send 3 Gifts and add a sticker to each | Magikarp |
Take a snapshot of your buddy | Girafarig |
Trade a Pokemon | Shelmet or Karrablast |

Egg tasks
Field Research task | Rewards |
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Hatch an Egg | Lickitung or Mantine |
Hatch 2 Eggs | Beldum |
Miscellaneous tasks
Field Research task | Rewards |
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Evolve a Pokemon | Eevee |
Power up Pokemon 3 times | Bulbasaur, Charmander, or Squirtle |
Power up Pokemon 5 times | Chikorita, Cyndaquil, or Totodile |
Power up Pokemon 7 times | Treecko, Torchic, or Mudkip |
Walk 3 km | Sableye |
Spin 3 PokeStops or Gyms | Sudowoodo |
Spin 5 PokeStops or Gyms | Ralts |
Purify 3 Shadow Pokemon | Nidorino or Nidorina |
Take a snapshot of a wild Pokemon | Hoppip, Yanma, or Murkrow |
Take 2 snapshots of wild Fairy-type Pokemon | Snubbull |
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 Nidorino, Nidorina, and Machoke. 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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