2020 is nearly drawing to a close, and Niantic is going to make sure thatPokemon GOends the year in style. The company has announced a slew of events forPokemon GOenthusiasts to look forward to in December 2020, including new Field Research breakthrough encounters.
By completing a Field Research task each day for seven days,Pokemon GOfans can unlock a Field Research breakthrough reward. These rewards include a variety of items that will help players out on theirPokemon GOadventures, headlined by a Pokemon encounter. From December 1 at 1:00pm PST to August 10, 2025 at 1:00pm PST,Pokemon GOplayers will be able to encounter eitherLaprasor Darumaka as a Field Research breakthrough reward, getting bonus XP for their troubles.
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Lapras is one of the rarer Gen 1 Pokemon inPokemon GO, so December may provide fans of the game an opportunity to more fully-complete their Kanto region Pokedex if they haven’t done so already. Darumaka, meanwhile, is not quite as rare, but somePokemon GOfans may still have yet to add it to their collection. It should be noted that the version of Darumaka coming toPokemon GOField Research breakthrough rewards in December is the original, fire-type Unovan version of the creature, not theice-type Galarian Darumaka.
WhilePokemon GOplayers prepare themselves for the December 2020 Field Research breakthrough rewards, there is still some time to collect the November 2020 Field Research breakthrough as well. ThePokemon GONovember 2020 Field Research breakthrough reward isTogetic, and so any trainers that have yet to catch one will want to make it a point to do so before the month is over.
There’s a lot more forPokemon GOfans to look forward to in December besides new Field Research breakthrough rewards.Pokemon GOfans can enjoy double catch XP throughout the month of December, plus there will be Pokemon Spotlight Hours every week from December 1 to December 31. Not only that, butPokemon GOplayers can look forward toKyuremreturning to raids, alongside Mega Abomasnow. Like the Field Research breakthrough rewards, the newPokemon GOraid bosses for December 2020 will come to the game on December 1 at 1:00pm PST, but until then, fans can still try catching Mega Blastoise in raids.
With new raid bosses, Field Research breakthrough rewards, and more, Niantic is clearly trying to endPokemon GO’s record-breaking 2020with a bang. Fans can also look forward toPokemon GO’s level cap increasing to 50, which should give even the most-dedicated players of the game much more to do going into 2021.
Pokemon GOis out now for iOS and Android mobile devices.
