Pokémon GO: Choose your path “Poison and Vines” – All rewards & bonuses

An Evergreen week is approaching in Pokémon GO. MeinMMO shows you what rewards await you behind each path.

What is this event? The Evergreen weeks are events that have been taking place in Pokémon GO for some time when there are no regular events. They are meant to fill the void and help you bridge these times.

When does the event run? The next Evergreen week starts on Tuesday, August 11, 2026, at 10:00 AM. It is active until Monday, August 17, 2026. Again, you have automatically completed step 1 in this research and must choose between a path.

Choose your path: Explore (1/1)

Task	Reward
Explore 3 km	Encounter with Venonat
Spin 25 PokéStops or Gyms	Encounter with Venonat
Hatch 2 Eggs	Encounter with Venonat
Follow 2 Routes	Encounter with Venonat
Explore 3 km	Encounter with Fomantis
Spin 25 PokéStops or Gyms	Encounter with Fomantis
Hatch 2 Eggs	Encounter with Fomantis
Follow 2 Routes	Encounter with Fomantis

Stage Reward: After completing the step, you will also receive 3 golden Razz Berries and 5 special candies.

Bonus: As a bonus for this path, you will unlock half the hatch distance for eggs until the end of the Evergreen week.

Choose your path: Catch (1/1)

Task	Reward
Make 15 Nice Throws	Encounter with Venonat
Make 15 Curveball Throws	Encounter with Venonat
Make 3 Excellent Throws	Encounter with Venonat
Make 15 Great Curveball Throws	Encounter with Venonat
Make 15 Nice Throws	Encounter with Fomantis
Make 15 Curveball Throws	Encounter with Fomantis
Make 3 Excellent Throws	Encounter with Fomantis
Make 15 Great Curveball Throws	Encounter with Fomantis

Stage Reward: For this path, you will also receive an additional 5 special candies and 3 golden Razz Berries.

Bonus: As a bonus, you can expect additional candies if you catch Pokémon with good or better throws.

Choose your path: Battle (1/1)

Task	Reward
Win a raid	Encounter with Venonat
Win 2 raids	Encounter with Venonat
Defeat 8 Grunts from Team GO Rocket	Encounter with Venonat
Use 10 supereffective charge attacks	Encounter with Venonat
Win a raid	Encounter with Fomantis
Win 2 raids	Encounter with Fomantis
Defeat 8 Grunts from Team GO Rocket	Encounter with Fomantis
Use 10 supereffective charge attacks	Encounter with Fomantis

Stage Reward: As with the other paths, you will also find an additional 5 special candies and 3 golden Razz Berries waiting for you here.

Bonus: If you choose this path, you will receive additional mysterious components for defeating Rocket Grunts.

Daily Research

For some trainers, it may be possible that you do not receive the above-mentioned research, but may instead choose a different bonus each day. It is not known what determines whether you have one or the other variant of the event.

If you have the daily variant, then the tasks are slightly adjusted and look as follows. In all research, you also receive 5 special candies and 3 golden Razz Berries as stage rewards.

Choose your path: Explore (Hatching)

Task	Reward
Explore 1 km	Encounter with Venonat
Hatch 1 Egg	Encounter with Venonat
Follow a route	Encounter with Venonat
Explore 1 km	Encounter with Fomantis
Hatch 1 Egg	Encounter with Fomantis
Follow a route	Encounter with Fomantis

Bonus: Halved hatch distance for eggs.

Choose your path: Explore (PokéStops)

Task	Reward
Explore 1 km	Encounter with Venonat
Spin 5 PokéStops or Gyms	Encounter with Venonat
Follow a route	Encounter with Venonat
Explore 1 km	Encounter with Fomantis
Spin 5 PokéStops or Gyms	Encounter with Fomantis
Follow a route	Encounter with Fomantis

Bonus: 5 times the amount of experience points when spinning PokéStops.

Choose your path: Catch (Experience Points)

Task	Reward
Make 20 Curveball Throws	Encounter with Venonat
Make 3 Excellent Throws	Encounter with Venonat
Make 20 Great Curveball Throws	Encounter with Venonat
Make 20 Curveball Throws	Encounter with Fomantis
Make 3 Excellent Throws	Encounter with Fomantis
Make 20 Great Curveball Throws	Encounter with Fomantis

Bonus: 1.5 times the amount of experience points for good or better throws.

Choose your path: Catch (Candies)

Task	Reward
Make 20 Curveball Throws	Encounter with Venonat
Make 3 Excellent Throws	Encounter with Venonat
Make 20 Great Curveball Throws	Encounter with Venonat
Make 20 Curveball Throws	Encounter with Fomantis
Make 3 Excellent Throws	Encounter with Fomantis
Make 20 Great Curveball Throws	Encounter with Fomantis

Bonus: Additional candies when you catch monsters with good or better throws.

Choose your path: Battle (Raids)

Task	Reward
Win a raid	Encounter with Venonat
Use 3 power-ups on Pokémon	Encounter with Venonat
Use 3 supereffective charge attacks	Encounter with Venonat
Win a raid	Encounter with Fomantis
Use 3 power-ups on Pokémon	Encounter with Fomantis
Use 3 supereffective charge attacks	Encounter with Fomantis

Bonus: 5,000 additional experience points for completing raids.

Choose your path: Battle (Team GO Rocket)

Task	Reward
Use 3 power-ups on Pokémon	Encounter with Venonat
Defeat 1 Grunt from Team GO Rocket	Encounter with Venonat
Use 3 supereffective charge attacks	Encounter with Venonat
Use 3 power-ups on Pokémon	Encounter with Fomantis
Defeat 1 Grunt from Team GO Rocket	Encounter with Fomantis
Use 3 supereffective charge attacks	Encounter with Fomantis

Bonus: Additional mysterious components if you defeat Grunts from Team GO Rocket.

Which path will you choose? Feel free to let us know in the comments. If you want to know what content like events, raids, and spotlight hours await you in the coming weeks, take a look at our overview with all contents in August 2026 in Pokémon GO.