Pokémon GO: Choose a path for “Explore, Catch or Battle” – All Differences & Rewards

The first Evergreen week starts in Pokémon GO. Here you must choose a path that gives you a bonus for the next days.

What is an Evergreen week? In May 2026, Pokémon GO is testing the so-called Evergreen weeks. This is a free, time-limited research that takes place during periods when there are no events in the game. Here you must choose a path. Depending on which one you choose, you will receive different tasks and rewards.

The first Evergreen week starts on Tuesday, May 5, 2026, at 10:00 AM in Pokémon GO. You have the choice between the paths Explore, Catch, and Battle. You have until Tuesday, May 12, 2026, at 8:00 PM to complete the tasks, collect the rewards, and enjoy the bonus.

Explore – Step 1/1

Task	Reward
Explore 5 km	10 Great Balls
Spin 50 PokéStops	10 Ultra Balls

Level reward: If you complete both tasks, you will also receive 3 Pinap Berries and 5 Rare Candies.

Bonus: If you choose this path, you will receive five times the amount of experience points when spinning PokéStops until the end of the Evergreen week.

Catch – Step 1/1

Task	Reward
Make 15 excellent throws	10 Great Balls
Make 50 curveball throws	10 Ultra Balls

Level reward: For this path, you will also receive 3 Pinap Berries and 5 Rare Candies.

Bonus: On the catching path, you receive a bonus of 1.5 times the amount of experience points when you catch Pokémon with nice, great, or excellent throws.

Battle – Step 1/1

Task	Reward
Win 5 raids	10 Great Balls
Use 25 very effective charge moves	10 Ultra Balls

Level reward: The battle path also gives you an additional reward of 3 Pinap Berries and 5 Rare Candies.

Bonus: On this path, there is also an experience point bonus waiting for you. If you complete raids after finishing the tasks, you will receive 5,000 additional experience points.

Since the item rewards in each path are identical, you should consider before choosing the path whether you explore, catch, or battle more to make your decision dependent on the bonus. This way, you can ideally earn some additional experience points.

Even though the next days in Pokémon GO focus on the Evergreen week, there will still be events in the game on the weekend and in the coming days in May. Raids and dynamax Pokémon are, as usual, part of the month: all events in May 2026 in Pokémon GO.