Water Festival 2025 Field Research and Collection Challenges: Pokemon GO tasks and rewards

Water Festival 2025 provides Pokemon GO trainers with free Field Research tasks and Collection Challenges to complete. The event also has a paid, exclusive Premium Timed Research for US$4.99 titled Happiness in Every Scoop. Trainers get plenty of opportunities from all three combined to catch a Lapras with a scarf.

Water Festival 2025 runs in Pokemon GO from Tuesday, July 15, at 10 am local time to Sunday, July 20, at 8 pm local time. The event marks the in-game debut of Tatsugiri (Curly, Droopy, and Stretch), available in specific geographical regions.

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How to complete Water Festival 2025 Field Research tasks in Pokemon GO

The tasks and rewards are

• Catch 5 Pokemon - Slowpoke encounter [shiny variant available], Staryu encounter [shiny variant available], or Magikarp encounter [shiny variant available]
• Catch 10 Pokemon - Squirtle encounter [shiny variant available], Buizel encounter [shiny variant available], or Finneon encounter [shiny variant available]
• Catch 10 Water-type Pokemon - 20 x Mega Blastoise Energy or 20 x Gyarados Mega Energy
• Catch 15 Pokemon - Lanturn encounter, Palpitoad encounter, or Tirtouga encounter [shiny variant available]
• Evolve 2 Water-type Pokemon - Wimpod encounter [shiny variant available]
• Win a raid - Lapras with a scarf encounter [shiny variant available]

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How to complete Water Festival 2025 Collection Challenges in Pokemon GO

The tasks and rewards are

Water Festival: Fishin' Mission Collection Challenge

• Catch Magikarp
• Catch Barboach
• Catch Finneon
• Catch Gyarados [you cannot complete this through evolving Magikarp]
• Rewards: 5000 XP, 2500 x Stardust, Lapras with a scarf encounter

Water Festival: She Sells Seashells Collection Challenge

• Catch Staryu
• Catch Krabby
• Catch Clamperl
• Catch Kingler [you cannot complete this through evolving Krabby]
• Rewards: 5000 XP, 2500 x Stardust, Lapras with a scarf encounter

Water Festival: Just Keep Swimming Collection Challenge

• Catch Slowpoke
• Catch Marill
• Catch Buizel
• Catch Azumarill [you cannot complete this through evolving Marill]
• Rewards: 5000 XP, 2500 x Stardust, Lapras with a scarf encounter

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How to complete Water Festival 2025 Timed Research in Pokemon GO

The tasks and rewards are

Happiness in Every Scoop - Water Festival Premium Timed Research (Step 1 of 1)

• Catch 5 Water-type Pokemon - Staryu encounter
• Catch 10 Water-type Pokemon - Feebas encounter
• Catch 15 Water-type Pokemon - 1 x Premium Battle Pass
• Evolve a Pokemon - Clamperl encounter
• Evolve 3 Pokemon - 1 x Rainy Lure Module
• Send a Gift with a sticker - Azumarill encounter
• Explore 1 km - Kingler encounter
• Spin 5 PokeStops or Gyms - Gyarados encounter
• Rewards: Ice Cream Pose Avatar item, Lapras with a scarf encounter, 3000 x Stardust

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