Pokemon Go Field Research rewards & tasks for August 2025

Field Research is a long-running feature in Pokemon Go that gives trainers different tasks to complete in exchange for earning rewards, and completing seven tasks over seven days will result in a Research Breakthrough – 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 ‘mon, others require you to take part in Raid Battles, and a few will task you with earning Candies or Hearts with your Buddy.

Right now, there are some rare creatures available to catch in-game, meaning it’s worth collecting as many as possible during the Delightful Days season. So, for a roundup of all of Pokemon Go’s Field Research tasks in August 2025, we’ve broken them down into categories below, alongside details of the rewards you can earn.

All Field Research rewards & tasks in Pokemon Go

Completing the following tasks will get you one of the rewards listed in the right column, some of which include encounters with Aerodactyl, Galarian Corsola, Gabite, Sinistea, Charcadet, and Frigibax. If there are multiple potential rewards, you’ll be given one of them at random:

Catching Field Research Tasks

Throwing Field Research Tasks

Battling Field Research Tasks

Exploring Field Research Tasks

Training Field Research Tasks

Buddy & Friendship Field Research Tasks

Team GO Rocket Field Research Tasks

Sponsored Field Research Tasks

AR Scanning Field Research Tasks

Special shout-outs to Go Hub and Leekduck for help with these details.

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What is Field Research in Pokemon Go?

Field Research is a series of tasks that are obtained by spinning a PokeStop or Gym Photo Disc. 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 to 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.

How to get a Research Breakthrough

The research breakthroughs for August are Aerodactyl, Galarian Corsola, Gabite, Sinistea, Charcadet, and Frigibax. They will be rewarded randomly, though, so you can’t predict which Pokemon you’ll get.

The items are x2000 Stardust and x3000 XP, which can be accompanied by one of the following:

• x20 Poke Balls
• x5 Ultra Balls
• x5 Pinap Berries
• x3 Rare Candy
• x1 Sinnoh Stone
• x1 Unova Stone
• x1 Remote Raid Pass

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.

Is there a Shiny Research Breakthrough?

According to the official season hub for Pokemon Go’s Delightful Days season, all of the Pokemon listed as Research Breakthrough rewards (except Sinistea and Figibax) are available to get in Shiny forms, making them perfect targets for players who value rare and hard-to-get ‘mons.

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.

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

2019 Research Breakthrough Rewards

2020 Research Breakthrough Rewards

2021 Research Breakthrough Rewards

2022 Research Breakthrough Rewards

2023 Research Breakthrough Rewards

2024 Research Breakthrough Rewards

2025 Research Breakthrough Rewards

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.