After a fewmonths of stagnant Research Breakthrough Rewards,Pokemon GOplayers were very excited to hear that a new rotation was starting in February 2020 and the trend continues in March. Although the featured Pokemon may not be the most exciting for players who have already been grinding, there is an extra bonus that comes along with the encounter to help sweeten the pot.
With the recent batch of breakthrough rewards out of the way,Pokemon GOtrainers will soon be able to earn Research Breakthrough Reward encounters with the popular Thorn Seed Pokémon, Ferroseed. Although Ferroseed and it’s evolution isn’t exactlyimportant to the PvP metagameplayers may still want to complete the weekly tasks multiple times so that they can earn enough candy to get this Pokedex entry and evolve it before the month of rewards is over. That and earn some bonus Stardust…
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The March Research Breakthrough Rewards are officially available as of tomorrow (March 1), which means it’s almost time for players to start cashing in those stamps for another opportunity to encounter the gen 5 Grass/Steel-type.
It’s time to plant the seeds of success this spring! From Sunday, July 11, 2025, at 1:00 p.m. PST (GMT −8) to Wednesday, June 02, 2025, at 1:00 p.m. PDT (GMT −7), the Thorn Seed Pokémon, Ferroseed, will be available as a Research Breakthrough encounter, and it’ll come with bonus Stardust! Ferroseed’s evolved form, Ferrothorn, can be a powerful contender in Trainer Battles, including those in the GO Battle League!
Although Research Breakthroughs are usually popular, it seems like this batch will probably be a little less likely to motivate trainers to keep up those streaks and complete Field Research on a daily basis (it probably won’t distract players from collecting themost powerful Unova region Pokemon). To earn the special research breakthrough encounters, players just need to earn 7 stamps, by completing regular field research tasks that are collected from Pokestops.
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