The first part of Pokemon GO's Winter Holiday event will take place from Thursday, December 15 at 10am local time to Friday, December 23 at 10am local time. During that timeframe, players the spin PokeStops may receive event-exclusive Field Research tasks, which award a variety of Pokemon encounters, Poke Balls, and more. This guide is here to provide more information about Pokemon GO's Winter Holiday Part 1 Field Research, and it will help players determine which tasks are worth completing.
Pokemon GO: Winter Holiday Part 1 Field Research Tasks and Rewards
Task |
Rewards |
Catch 5 Ice-type Pokemon |
5x Poke Ball or 3x Ultra Ball or 3x Razz Berry or 3x Pinap Berry |
Catch 7 Ice-type Pokemon |
Seel Encounter or Shellder Encounter |
Catch 5 Different Species of Pokemon |
Holiday Spheal Encounter or Holiday Stantler Encounter |
Catch 10 Different Species of Pokemon |
Jynx Encounter |
Hatch an Egg |
Sneasel Encounter |
Win a Raid |
Holiday Glaceon Encounter |
Send 5 Gifts to Friends |
Winter Pikachu Encounter |
Crabrawler Encounter or 25x Abomasnow Mega Energy |
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Open 5 Gifts |
Alolan Vulpix Encounter |
The majority of the Winter Holiday Part 1 Field Research tasks fall into one of two groups. The first of those groups focuses on catching Pokemon, and an emphasis is placed upon catching Ice-type Pokemon. Fortunately, several of Pokemon GO's Ice-type Pokemon have increased spawn rates for the Winter Holiday event, which should make it quite easy to complete these types of tasks.
The second group is all about Gifts, and it is composed of tasks that instruct players to both send and receive them. While these tasks are not particularly difficult to complete, they do require fans to be acquainted with other active Pokemon GO players. For those players that may not meet that requirement, the PokemonGoFriends Subreddit is a good place to exchange Trainer codes and get help on these tasks.
With respect to the rewards that can be earned by completing these event-exclusive Field Research tasks, players may be happy to see that there are an abundance of Pokemon encounters being offered. Notably, almost all the Pokemon that can be encountered through these tasks have a chance to be Shiny, though the odds of that occurring are 1 in 450. The exception here is Crabrawler, a Pokemon that debuted during the recent Mythic Blade event in Pokemon GO and is not currently available as a Shiny.
Pokemon GO is available on Android and iOS devices.