The latter was introduced at short notice because a technical problem prevented the breakthroughs in field research from pouring out the mega-energy as a reward. For the mega-energy for Steelless you only have to catch seven Pokémon four times and collect the rewards – there are 200 Steelless Energies for this.
Pokémon GO: Field Research in January 2022
The following tasks and rewards in the field research in “Pokémon GO” are in January 2022 newly added to the pool of available missions:
- Catch five Pokémon: Encounter with Rhyhorn (s)
- Catch five different types of Pokémon: Encounter with Burmy (plant cape) (s), Burmy (sand cape) (s) or Burmy (rag cape) (s)
- Use five berries when catching Pokémon: Encounter with Waumpel (s)
- Land five curveball throws in a row: Encounter with Tannza (s)
- Land three fabulous throws: Encounter with hard lettuce (s)
- Earn five hearts with your buddy: Encounter with Eevee (s)
- Swap a Pokémon: Encounter with Bidiza (s)
- Open five gifts: Encounter with Bummelz (s)
- Hatch three eggs: Encounter with Chansey (s)
- Fight twice in the GO Battle League: Encounter with Flunschlik
- Defeat a Board of Directors of Team GO Rocket: Encounter with Lapras (s)
Tips on how to fight the Rocket board members can be found in the form of counter-guides against Arlo, Cliff and Sierra at the linked locations.
- Win two raids: Encounter with Relaxo (s)
- Use ten very effective loading attacks: 20 mega energy for Rexblisar
- Take a snapshot of a Pokémon outdoors: Encounter with Miltank (s), Kramurx (s), Hoppspross or Yanma (s)
- Walk two kilometers: Encounter with pussy (s)
(s) = Pokémon can be found in the rare Shiny variant.
Save the pussies task!
For a field research breakthrough – seven completed tasks – there is an encounter with Onix in January 2022 in addition to the usual 2,000 stardust, 3,000 experience points (EP) and consumables. Bringing your daily field research with you is a good source of XP for the current challenge. For more tips on farming XP, check out this guide.