Spinda is a Bad Pokemon, And Its Pokemon Go Research Task Might be Even Worse

collected by :Syrena Smith

Catching Spinda in Pokémon Go is a little different from the normal method of yanking it off your front lawn. Niantic wants us to capture a bad Pokémon via a bad quest, and I'm not touching it with a ten-foot Pokémon pole. To be fair, Niantic's only offering eight variations on Spinda's coat. That's not so bad—except getting a chance to meet even one Spinda means successfully participating in Pokémon Go's worst task: Curveball-throwing. We have a bad research task that lets you catch a bad Pokémon.

Pokemon Go Field Research List for August 2018

New Field Research tasks have appeared for August 2018 in Pokemon Go. The most notable reward for completing these tasks is acquiring the Legendary Pokemon Raikou, as Niantic previously confirmed. Players have also found shiny versions of Snubbull and Houndour by completing the research tasks that reward those Pokemon. If you complete seven different research tasks on seven different days, then you can catch Raikou. You have to catch the Pokemon yourself using your own Pokeballs, but unlike Raids you don't have to battle it first and you have an unlimited amount of chances to catch the Pokemon.

Pokemon Go Raikou update - Legendary Pokemon headlines Field Research for August

As it stated in Pokemon Go developer Niantic has revealed the Field Research rewards for August. August's Field Research tasks have an Electric theme, focusing on Electric-type Pokemon such as Pikachu, Electrike and Mareep. Better yet, anybody who collects seven Field Research stamps during the month of August will encounter the Legendary Pokemon Raikou. August Field Research tasks will focus on Electric-type Pokemon," reads a Niantic tweet. In the meantime, players only have a few days left to grab a Snorlax as part of July's Field Research rewards.