In the new season, there is again a special research in Pokémon GO. MeinMMO shows you all known tasks and rewards.
On December 2, 2025, the new season “Precious Paths” starts in Pokémon GO . It will be active until Tuesday, March 3, 2026, at 09:59 AM. As usual, it also brings you a new special research.
To receive the research, you just need to log into the game during the new season. You will receive it automatically. As with special researches, there is no time limit to complete the research.
We have summarized what tasks and rewards await you in the new special research.
Special Research “Precious Paths” (1/12)
| Task | Reward |
|---|---|
| Catch 30 Pokémon | Encounter with Sprigatito |
| Use 15 berries to help catch Pokémon | Encounter with Fuecoco |
| Spin 10 PokéStops or Gyms | Encounter with Quaxly |
Stage Reward: Once you complete all tasks of the step, you will also receive 3 rare candies, 999 experience points, and 999 stardust.
Special Research “Precious Paths” (2/12)
| Task | Reward |
|---|---|
| Power up Pokémon 15 times | Encounter with Lechonk |
| Earn 20 hearts with your buddy | 999 experience points |
| Take a snapshot of your buddy | 999 Stardust |
Stage Reward: For this step, you will additionally receive 1 Poffin, 999 experience points, and 999 stardust.
Special Research “Precious Paths” (3/12)
| Task | Reward |
|---|---|
| Battle in the GO Battle League 5 times | 1 Charged TM |
| Use 10 supereffective Charged Attacks | 1 Fast TM |
| Win a raid with your buddy | 5 Max Revive |
Stage Reward: At the end of this step, you will also receive an encounter with a Primeape, 999 experience points, and 999 star dust.
Special Research “Precious Paths” (4/12)
| Task | Reward |
|---|---|
| Use 5,000 Stardust | Encounter with Fidough |
| Purify 3 Shadow Pokémon | 999 experience points |
| Defeat 5 Team GO Rocket Grunts | 999 Stardust |
Stage Reward: You also receive 2 Silver Pinap Berries, 999 experience points, and 999 Stardust in this step.
Special Research “Precious Paths” (5/12)
| Task | Reward |
|---|---|
| Catch 10 different species of Pokémon | Encounter with Pawmi |
| Use 25 Berries to help catch Pokémon | Encounter with Tadbulb |
| Make 15 Great Throws | 15 Great Balls |
Stage Reward: You will also receive 3 rare candies, 999 experience points, and 999 Stardust at the end of this step.
Special Research “Precious Paths” (6/12)
| Task | Reward |
|---|---|
| Power up Pokémon 25 times | Encounter with Paldean Wooper |
| Win a Raid | 999 experience points |
| Win a Max Battle | 999 Stardust |
Stage Reward: Once you have completed this step, you will receive 15 Ultra Balls, 999 Stardust, and 999 experience points.
Special Research “Precious Paths” (7/12)
| Task | Reward |
|---|---|
| Explore 5 km | Encounter with Nymble |
| Spin 20 PokéStops or Gyms | 20 Pinap Berries |
| Follow a Route | 1 Incense |
Stage Reward: For completing the 7th step, you will also receive an encounter with Dunsparce, 999 experience points, and 999 Stardust.
Special Research “Precious Paths” (8/12)
| Task | Reward |
|---|---|
| Catch 50 Pokémon | Encounter with Cetoddle |
| Hatch 5 Eggs | 999 experience points |
| Evolve 10 Pokémon | 999 Stardust |
Stage Reward: After this step you will receive an additional 1 star piece, 999 Stardust and 999 experience points.
Special Research “Precious Paths” (9/12)
| Task | Reward |
|---|---|
| Trade a Pokémon | Encounter with Smoliv |
| Open 20 Gifts | 20 Razz Berries |
| Send 20 Gifts and add a sticker to each | 20 Great Balls |
Stage Reward: If you have completed all the tasks of Step 9, you will also receive 3 rare candies as well as 999 experience points and star dust each.
Special Research “Precious Paths” (10/12)
| Task | Reward |
|---|---|
| Earn 15 hearts with your buddy | Encounter with Greavard |
| Take 5 snaphots of your buddy | 999 experience points |
| Play with your buddy on 5 different days | 999 stardust |
Stage Reward: Once you have completed this step, you will receive 1 Poffin, 999 Stardust, and 999 experience points.
Special Research “Precious Paths” (11/12)
| Task | Reward |
|---|---|
| Catch 30 Pokémon | 15 Ultra Balls |
| Evolve 10 Pokémon | 999 experience points |
| Spin 5 PokéStops you haven’t visited before | 999 stardust |
Stage Reward: In the second to last step of the research, you will also encounter Bisharp along with 999 experience points and 999 stardust.
Special Research “Precious Paths” (12/12)
| Task | Reward |
|---|---|
| Earn 15 hearts with your buddy | Encounter with Greavard |
| Take 5 snaphots of your buddy | 999 experience points |
| Play with your buddy on 5 different days | 999 stardust |
Stage Reward: Completing the research also gives you an encounter with Tinkatink as well as 999 experience points and 999 stardust as a reward.
The new season starts not only with a new special research, but also directly with many events, raids, spotlight hours, and more content. If you want to know what they are in this month, feel free to take a look at our overview with all events in February 2026 in Pokémon GO.
