The winter holidays have returned to Pokémon GO with a number of special Field Research tasks for players to complete. There are always plenty of rewards and goodies for players to earn during these events, but of particular interest are the special event Pokémon. While the player can try to encounter them in the wild, the special Field Research tasks, once completed, give the player a guaranteed encounter with one of several of them.

There's usually nothing too complex about Pokémon GO's Field Researches on their own, and the same is true for the Winter Holiday event. Like usual, Field Rearch Tasks are acquired by walking up to Pokéstops and giving them a spin for rewards, and can be collected by a player over and over again. The tasks all involve Pokémon GO's core gameplay mechanics - such as winning raids, hatching eggs, and catching Pokémon, so they're easy to complete as well.

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Pokémon GO's Winter Holiday Field Research Tasks

A wrapped box sitting in the snow, with the Pokémon GO logo in the image's top left corner.

Task

Reward

Catch 5 different species of Pokémon

Encounter: Stantler wearing a holiday outfit, Encounter: Spheal wearing a holiday outfit.

Send 5 gifts to Friends

Encounter: Pikachu wearing a Winter Carnival outfit (Pokemon GO's Pikachu always gets great outfits)

Catch 7 Ice-Type Pokémon

Encounter: Shellder, Encounter: Seel

Catch 10 different species of Pokémon

Encounter: Jynx

Send 3 gifts and add a sticker to each

25x Abomasnow Mega Energy, Encounter: Crabrawler

Open 5 gifts

Encounter: Alolan Vulpix

Hatch an egg

Encounter: Sneasel

Win a Raid

Encounter: Glaceon wearing an Undersea Holiday outfit

As all these tasks are part of the core gameplay for Pokémon GO, completing them is straightforward and relatively simple. Catching Pokémon just requires throwing Poké Balls at them and using berries to help the process. Gifts are simple things for players to send to friends, and if a player is without friends, it's not too hard to make some.

Pokémon GO Raids happen when Gyms are occupied by large eggs that hatch into tough and powerful Pokémon, and should be clearly visible on the player's map. On using a Raid Pass, up to 20 different trainers can join in a single raid to try and battle down the boss's health. Doing so rewards them with a chance at capturing the boss. Finally, eggs can be hatched by just walking around the neighborhood while Pokémon GO is running.

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    Pokemon GO
    Released:
    2016-07-06
    Developer:
    The Pokemon Company, Nintendo, Niantic
    Genre:
    Augmented Reality, RPG
    Platform:
    Android, iOS
    Publisher:
    Niantic, Nintendo
    ESRB:
    E
    Franchise:
    Pokemon