April 2020 is here, which means Pokemon GO players would love to be eagerly racing around their towns trying to confirm any rumored changes to the available Field Research tasks and rewards, but that's a bit challenging due to social distancing and lockdowns in many areas. At this point, it looks like there are some new tasks to discover this time around while earning your Research Breakthroughs for a special Stardust bonus. As if the new Breakthrough rewards weren't enough to be excited about, a new batch of encounter rewards full of shiny opportunities are sure to bring many players out this month.
In recent months, Niantic seems to have moved away from fully rotating in new Pokemon GO quests and encounter rewards on the first of every month. This is a little disappointing for players who liked a frequent change of pace, but it does make it a little easier to remember which quests are the most rewarding. This month is changing things up and it seems like we'll have a fresh rotation of Tasks, which will probably stick around until at least early May (aside from special Event interruptions).
The most exciting bit will obviously be the new quests and changes that have been made to make completing these from home much easier. As expected, quests that revolve around hatching eggs have mostly disappeared. The list includes some good shiny opportunities, but not a ton of meta-relevant Pokemon, so some hardcore players may be a bit disappointed in this month's offerings.
Full List of March 2020 Field Research
Catching Tasks
Catch 5 Pokemon with Weather boost x Poliwag or Vulpix encounter; 200 Stardust, 3 Razz Berries, 1 Pinap Berry, or 5 Poke Balls
Catch 10 Pokemon with Weather boost x 500 Stardust, 6 Razz Berries, 2 Pinap Berries, or 5 Great Balls
Catch 3 Grass-, Fire-, or Ground-type Pokemon x Hoppip encounter
Catch 7 different species of Grass-type Pokemon x 3 Rare Candies
Catch 5 Fire-type Pokemon x Torchic encounter
Catch 10 Pokemon x Magikarp encounter; 200 Stardust, 3 Razz Berries, 1 Pinap Berry, or 5 Poke Balls
Catch 10 Normal-type Pokemon 500 Stardust, 6 Razz Berries, 2 Pinap Berries, or 5 Great Balls
Use 5 Berries to help catch Pokemon 500 Stardust, 6 Razz Berries, 2 Pinap Berries, or 5 Great Balls
Catch a Dragon-type Pokemon Dratini encounter; 1,500 Stardust, 3 Rare Candies, 2 Gold Razz Berries, or 10 Ultra Balls
Catch a Ditto 1,500 Stardust, 3 Rare Candies, 2 Gold Razz Berries, or 10 Ultra Balls
Battling Tasks
Defeat 3 Team Go Rocket Grunts Growlithe encounter
Battle in a Raid Pinsir encounter
Battle another trainer Mankey encounter
Win 5 Raids Aerodactyl encounter
Win a level 3 or higher Raid Kabuto or Omanyte encounter
Throwing Tasks
Make 3 Great throws Gastly, Anorith, or Lileep encounter; 200 Stardust, 3 Razz Berries, 1 Pinap Berry, or 5 Poke Balls
Make 5 Nice throws Voltorb encounter; 200 Stardust, 3 Razz Berries, 1 Pinap Berry, or 5 Poke Balls
Make 3 Nice throws in a row 500 Stardust, 2 Pinap Berries, 5 Great Balls, or 2 Ultra Balls
Make 3 Great throws in a row Onix encounter; 1,000 Stardust, 1 Rare Candy, 9 Razz Berries, 3 Pinap Berries, 10 Poke Balls, or 5 Ultra Balls
Make 3 Great curveball throws 1,000 Stardust, 1 Rare Candy, 9 Razz Berries, 3 Pinap Berries, 10 Poke Balls, or 5 Ultra Balls
Make 3 Great curveball throws in a row 1,500 Stardust, 3 Rare Candies, 2 Gold Razz Berries, or 10 Ultra Balls
Make 5 Great curveball throws in a row Spinda encounter
Make an Excellent throw 500 Stardust, 2 Pinap Berries, 5 Great Balls, or 2 Ultra Balls
Make 3 Excellent throws in a row Larvitar encounter
Make 5 curveball throws in a row 500 Stardust, 6 Razz Berries, 2 Pinap Berries, or 5 Great Balls
Make 2 Nice curveball throws in a row 200 Stardust, 3 Razz Berries, 1 Pinap Berry, or 5 Poke Balls
Hatching Tasks
Hatch 7 Eggs 1 Mossy Lure
Misc. Tasks
Field Research Task Rewards
Transfer 3 Pokemon Diglett encounter
Trade a Pokemon Tangela encounter
Evolve a Pokemon Gloom or Eevee encounter
Power up Pokemon 5 times Bulbasaur, Charmander, or Squirtle encounter
Send 10 Gifts to friends Gligar encounter
Spin 10 PokeStops or Gyms 200 Stardust, 3 Razz Berries, 1 Pinap Berry, 5 Silver Pinap Berries, or 5 Poke Balls
Buddy Tasks
Take a Snapshot of your Buddy Sunkern encounter
Earn 5 Hearts with your Buddy Cherrim encounter
Keep in mind that as different events rotate in and out of the game additional limited-time quests are sure to be added to the available pool. If there are any more significant changes to the available Research Tasks and Encounter Rewards, we'll be sure to update the following list.
For now, players may want to keep hunting down the best Unova Pokemon in the game if improving their Battle Raid rosters is their primary goal. Be sure to check back in the near future for more Pokemon GO strategy guides, news, and updates. Until then, good luck out there, trainers!
Pokemon GO is available now in select regions on Android and iOS devices.
Source: Game Spot