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Pokemon Go’s new Field Research tasks for December 2018 are now live.
Users on The Silph Road Subreddit have compiled a list of all the new Field Research Tasks. The tasks have also been listed on The Silph Road’s website. The list will continue to be updated as more tasks and rewards are chronicled. If new research tasks are added to coincide with special in-game events, we’ll be sure to include those in the list as well.
Notable rewards include the new Spinda variant, Feebas and Silver Pinap Berries.
The Research Breakthrough reward for December 2018 is randomized between Articuno, Zapdos, Moltres, Raikou, Entei or Suicune, according to Niantic. To catch one of these Pokemon, you need to complete seven different Field Research Tasks on seven different days. After that, you unpack the Research Breakthrough reward to start the encounter. You can use your own Pokeballs and Berries to help catch the Legendary Pokemon and it will never flee. User taweryawer was able to catch a shiny Zapdos from a Research Breakthrough, so it’s possible that other Legendary Pokemon have a chance to be shiny when encountered as well.
If you start your Field Research tasks track on November 1, you can get up to four Legendary Pokemon. However, if you started the track in late October and complete the seventh Field Research task on either November 1, 2 or 3 and then continue completing a Field Research task every day after that, you can catch up to five Legendary Pokemon.
Here is the current Pokemon Go Field Research list for December 2018:
*Chance of shiny encounter
Evolve & Power Up
Evolve a Pokemon – Eevee* Power up Pokemon five times – Bulbasaur*, Charmander* or Squirtle* Power up Pokemon 10 times – Three Silver Pinap Berries
Throw
Make a great curveball throw – Spinda Make three curveballs in a row – Golduck Make three great throws – Gastly* Make three great throws in a row – Onix Make three great curveballs in a row – 1,500 Stardust, three Rare Candies or two Golden Razz Berries Make five nice throws – Voltorb Make three excellent throws in a row – Larvitar*
Battle
Battle in a Gym – Mankey Battle in a Gym five times – Machop Win a Gym Battle – Bulbasaur*, Charmander*, or Squirtle* Win three Gym Battles – Jynx Win a Raid – Porygon Use a super effective Charged Move in a Gym Battle seven times – Electabuzz
Catch
Catch three grass-, water- or fire-type Pokemon – Numel Catch 10 Pokemon – Magikarp* Catch five Pokemon with Weather Boost – Poliwag or Vulpix Catch a Ditto – Three Rare Candies, 1,500 Stardust or two Golden Razz Berries Catch a dragon-type Pokemon – Dratini*
Egg Hatching
Hatch an Egg – Lanturn or Exeggcute Hatch three Eggs – Magmar Hatch five Eggs – Chansey
Other
Send five Gifts to Friends – Golbat Transfer 10 Pokemon – Misdreavus* Trade a Pokemon – Feebas
Here’s an info graphic by user MilumiGermany for an illustrated view of the Field Research tasks:
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