The Lunar New Year event is back for 2021 in Pokémon GO. With all the Pokemon to catch, there are a few research tasks to take part in to get the most out of the celebration. There doesn't appear to be any Special Research, but Timed and Field Research tasks will be available throughout the week-long event. So here are the research tasks and rewards for the Pokémon GO Lunar New Year 2021 event, dividing them into Timed Research and Field Research tasks.
Lunar New Year 2021 Timed Research Tasks and Rewards
Below are the Timed Research tasks and rewards for the Pokémon GO 2021 Lunar New Year event. This is the Research seen in the Today menu and will only be available during the event. Once it's over, the rewards are gone, so try to complete it in time.
Step 1 of 4
- Transfer 12 Pokémon – 10 Poké Balls
- Catch 7 Fire-type Pokémon - Charmander encounter
- Send 1 Gift to Friends – Goldeen Dating
Rewards: Miltank encounter, 1000 XP, 20 Gyarados Mega Energy
Step 2 of 4
- Power up Pokémon 12 times – 5 Razz Berries
- Evolve 3 Fire-type Pokemon – Torch Encounter
- Send 3 Gifts to Friends - Magikarp Encounter
Rewards: Tauros encounter, 1000 XP, 30 Gyarados Mega Energy
Step 3 of 4
- Use 12 Berries to help catch Pokemon – 10 Poké Balls
- Catch 15 Fire-type Pokemon – Tepig Encounter
- Send 5 gifts to friends – seaking encounter
Rewards: Miltank encounter, 1000 XP, 50 Gyarados Mega Energy
Step 4 of 4
- Make 12 Big Curveball Throws – 3 Pinap Berries
- Catch 20 Fire-type Pokemon – Darumaka encounter
- Send 7 Gifts to Friends – Meditative Encounter
Rewards: Tauros encounter, 1500 XP, 100 Mega Energy Gyarados
To add to that, there are Field Research tasks with their own rewards, which you can see below.
Lunar New Year 2021 Field Research Tasks and Rewards
Spinning Poké Stops during the Lunar New Year 2021 event will reward you with new Field Research tasks with themed rewards. While many give you Stardust or other items, some are Pokemon encounters. We've broken them down below, but we're waiting for more information to reach you from players where the event has gone live, so check back for updates later.
- Send 3 gifts to friends – encounter with Meowth
- TBD – Meet Alolan Meowth
- TBD – Galarian Meowth Encounter
- Catch 12 Pokemon – Meditite Encounter
- Catch 6 Water-type Pokemon - Miltank Encounter
And those are the Research Tasks and Rewards for the Pokémon GO Lunar New Year 2021 event, which gives you both Timed Research and Field Research tasks and rewards.
