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GO Wild Area 2026 Research

Ticket holders will get Gigantamax Duraludon Special Research with a choice of a Steel or Dragon path. Event Field Research and the Into the Wild Collection Challenge are listed below.

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Special Research

Gigantamax Duraludon Ticket

Claim it from November 14, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. local time.

Ticket-holding Trainers can learn more about Gigantamax Duraludon in the event-exclusive Special Research story. Complete it for an encounter with Gigantamax Duraludon with a Special Background, and a new avatar pose. Trainers who attended an in-person GO Wild Area event can also receive this research by purchasing a separate Global ticket.

Choose a path

Choose a Steel-type or Dragon-type path. Your choice determines certain rewards and bonuses. Your chosen path's bonuses will start when you claim its medal and last until November 15, 2026, at 6:00 p.m. local time, so it's best to start the research early.

Steel-type path

Steel Scholar medal

  • +1 Candy XL for catching Steel-type mighty Pokémon (Trainers level 31+)
  • +1,000 Stardust for catching Steel-type mighty Pokémon

Dragon-type path

Dragon Defender medal

  • +1 Candy XL for catching Dragon-type mighty Pokémon (Trainers level 31+)
  • +1,000 Stardust for catching Dragon-type mighty Pokémon

Not sure which to pick? Check which types appear in each day's mighty Pokémon lineup.

Steps coming soon. The Special Research tasks and rewards will be added once they're revealed.

Field Research

Event-themed Field Research is more likely to appear during the event. Complete tasks for encounters with event-themed Pokémon. Tasks and individual rewards have not yet been announced.

GO Wild Area 2026 Field Research

During Into the Wild Lead-upMonday, November 9 – Friday, November 13

Collection Challenge

Catch all of these Pokémon during Into the Wild to complete the Collection Challenge. They all appear more often in the wild during the event.

Into the Wild Collection Challenge
Magnemite
Aron
Noibat
Mareep
Galarian Meowth
Skrelp
Togedemaru
Mawile
Scyther
Bagon
Horsea
Dratini

REWARDS

Dynamax Ralts
5000 XP
×5000

Field Research

Spin PokéStops during Into the Wild for these Field Research tasks.

  • Power up Steel‑type Pokémon 5 times
    POSSIBLE REWARDS
    shinyAron
    Max CP
    560
    Min CP
    522
    shinyMagnemite
    Max CP
    583
    Min CP
    544
    shinyTogedemaru
    Max CP
    926
    Min CP
    876
    shinyGalarian Meowth
    Max CP
    443
    Min CP
    409
  • Power up Dragon‑type Pokémon 5 times
    POSSIBLE REWARDS
    shinyBagon
    Max CP
    495
    Min CP
    459
    shinySkrelp
    Max CP
    455
    Min CP
    421
    shinyDratini
    Max CP
    430
    Min CP
    397
    shinyHorsea
    Max CP
    452
    Min CP
    418
  • Win a raid
    POSSIBLE REWARDS
    shinyDratini
    Max CP
    430
    Min CP
    397
    ×2
    Rare Candy ×2
    shinyScyther
    Max CP
    1160
    Min CP
    1104
  • Catch 10 Pokémon
    POSSIBLE REWARDS
    shinyHorsea
    Max CP
    452
    Min CP
    418
    shinyAron
    Max CP
    560
    Min CP
    522
    shinySkrelp
    Max CP
    455
    Min CP
    421
    shinyMagnemite
    Max CP
    583
    Min CP
    544
  • Win a Max Battle
    POSSIBLE REWARDS
    shinyBagon
    Max CP
    495
    Min CP
    459
    shinyMawile
    Max CP
    700
    Min CP
    658
  • Catch a Dynamax Machop
    POSSIBLE REWARDS
    ×25
    Machop Candy ×25
    ×5000
    Stardust ×5000
  • Catch a Dynamax Ralts
    POSSIBLE REWARDS
    ×25
    Ralts Candy ×25
    ×5000
    Stardust ×5000

The new avatar pose is shown on the Avatar Items page. Buy the Global ticket from the Pokémon GO Web Store.


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