Pokémon GO Twilight Wishes Field Research: Rewards and Rotation Dates

Pokémon GO Twilight Wishes Field Research changes its featured encounter rewards at 10am local time on 26 November 2026. Applin and Maschiff are in the first window, while Bramblin and two returning Halloween costumes take over for the remainder of the event.

Staryu, Elgyem and Mega Energy are also among the announced rewards. Niantic has not published the individual tasks yet, so for now the useful information is which Pokémon appear in each window.

Pokémon GO Twilight Wishes Field Research dates

Local window	Confirmed featured rewards
24 Nov, 10am to 26 Nov, 10am	Applin and Maschiff
26 Nov, 10am to 30 Nov, 8pm	Gengar wearing a Spooky Festival costume, Drifblim wearing a Halloween Mischief costume, Bramblin
Event-themed research during Twilight Wishes	Staryu, Elgyem and Mega Energy also announced

The change occurs at 10am on Thursday, 26 November where you play. UK players use GMT. If you’re collecting Applin or Maschiff, don’t assume the first window lasts until midnight on the 26th. The second phase begins as the first one ends.

Pokémon GO Twilight Wishes Field Research phase one: Applin and Maschiff

Pokémon GO Twilight Wishes Field Research offers Applin and Maschiff from Tuesday, 24 November at 10am until Thursday, 26 November at 10am local time. These are Research reward encounters, not Pokémon that the announcement specifically says will be boosted as ordinary wild spawns.

Applin is marked Shiny eligible in the publisher’s event list; Maschiff isn’t marked with the same Shiny symbol there. Do not read that as a statement about what may change in later events. If you’re after Applin or Maschiff, collect their event tasks before Thursday morning’s changeover.

Pokémon GO Twilight Wishes Field Research phase two: Gengar, Drifblim and Bramblin

From 26 November at 10am through 30 November at 8pm, Pokémon GO Twilight Wishes Field Research changes to include Spooky Festival Gengar, Halloween Mischief Drifblim and Bramblin. Both returning costumed Pokémon have a chance to be Shiny; the event has not announced a numerical chance.

These aren’t ordinary uncostumed Gengar and Drifblim. Catching one of the specific event Research encounters is the advertised route to that returning outfit during Twilight Wishes. If you missed the Halloween windows, this is another chance to fill the gap. Our Spooky Festival Gengar guide and Halloween Mischief Drifblim guide cover those costumes in more detail.

Bramblin is the noncostume target in this second phase. It’s a particularly useful reward for anyone still collecting Candy or working towards Brambleghast. See our Bramblin acquisition guide and Bramblin evolution guide for the regular evolution requirements.

Staryu, Elgyem and Mega Energy rewards

The announcement also names Staryu and Elgyem as event Field Research encounters and confirms Mega Energy rewards. Mega Energy is associated with Beedrill, Houndoom, Sableye and Manectric in the event’s wider GO Pass rewards, but individual Field Research task-to-Mega-Energy quantities have not been specified.

Those rewards are not all attached to the same task. Pokémon GO Twilight Wishes Field Research is picked up by spinning PokéStops; until the objectives are confirmed, there is no reliable way to match each announced Pokémon to a specific task.

How to collect Field Research without wasting the short window

From 24 November, spin PokéStops to collect event tasks. You can usually collect one Field Research task from a particular stop each day, so move between stops if you’re looking for more. Clear space in your Field Research list before heading out, especially if you’re aiming for one of the short-window rewards.

A task may remain in your list after the featured reward pool changes; a task you already collected is not a guaranteed new-phase reward just because the date has switched. Treat the two announced windows as the schedule for finding that phase’s event tasks. The in-game task reward is the safest indication of what you’ll actually receive.

Are the Pokémon GO Twilight Wishes Field Research tasks available yet?

Not yet. The reward Pokémon are confirmed, but the exact objectives, reward quantities and task-to-encounter pairings haven’t been published as of 9 November. Those details can be added once they’re verified in-game.

This page will be updated with the exact task list when the event goes live on 24 November. Until then, the main thing to plan around is the 26 November switch. The main Twilight Wishes guide covers raids, wild spawns and the GO Pass if you want to plan everything together.

Official source: Pokémon GO Twilight Wishes announcement.