Pokémon GO Evergreen Week Aug 2026: Exploring vs Catching vs Battling

Pokémon GO players are getting another “Evergreen Week,” a recurring filler event that runs when there aren’t any regular celebrations. The next one is scheduled to begin in August 2026, and it centers on a research step where you automatically complete the first stage and then choose which path to pursue—Exploring, Catching, or Battling.

Key takeaways

The next Evergreen Week starts Tuesday, 11 August 2026 at 10:00 and runs until Monday, 17 August 2026.
After automatically completing step one, you must pick one path: Explore, Catch, or Battle.
Every path includes the same extra base rewards: 3 Golden Himmihbeeren and 5 Special Candy (called “Sonderbonbons” in the source).
Path bonuses differ: Explore halves egg hatch distance; Catch adds extra candy for Good-or-better throws; Battle grants extra mysterious components for defeating Rocket Grunts.
There’s also a daily research variant for some trainers, where you select a daily bonus instead of the standard multi-path format.

Evergreen Week dates and the research choice

The Evergreen Week window is set for 11 August 2026 at 10:00 through 17 August 2026. As part of the featured research, the first step is completed automatically for players, and the main decision comes right after: you choose a path that determines the event’s bonus benefits.

Choose your path: Explore, Catch, or Battle

All three paths reward you with the same additional milestone items for completing the chosen step: 3 Golden Himmihbeeren and 5 Special Candy. Beyond that shared baseline, each route adds its own bonus:

Explore: unlocks halved egg hatch distance for the remainder of the Evergreen Week.
Catch: grants extra candy when you catch Pokémon using Good or better throws.
Battle: awards extra mysterious components when you defeat Team GO Rocket Grunts.

Daily research variant: different bonuses depending on what you pick

Some trainers may not get the standard set of research choices described above. Instead, their Evergreen Week experience can switch to a daily research approach where, each day, they can choose a different bonus. The source notes that it’s unknown what determines whether a player receives the standard version or the daily variant.

In the daily version, stage rewards still include 5 Special Candy and 3 Golden Himmihbeeren. The daily path options and their specific bonuses are as follows:

Daily path options (Exploring)

Explore (Hatch/“Ausbrüten”): halved hatch distance for eggs.
Explore (PokéStops): five times the experience points from spinning PokéStops.

Daily path options (Catching)

Catch (Experience points): 1.5x experience points for Good or better throws.
Catch (Candy): extra candy for catches made with Good or better throws.

Daily path options (Battling)

Battle (Raids): 5,000 additional experience points for completing raids.
Battle (Team GO Rocket): extra mysterious components for defeating Team GO Rocket Grunts.

Which path will you choose?

Whether you’re aiming for faster egg progress, better returns from throws, or extra Rocket-related drops, the Evergreen Week gives you multiple ways to tailor your grind. The research decision ultimately comes down to the bonuses you want most for the 11–17 August 2026 period.