I expect the pair

getnewaddress  ( "label" "address_type" )
getaddressinfo  "address" 

will generate a new pubkey and tell you what it is

I expect the pair

getnewaddress  ( "label" "address_type" )
getaddressinfo  "address" 

will generate a new pubkey and tell you what it is

The same commands are supported by bitcoin-qt console so I can easily demonstrate it thusly ...

getnewaddress
bc1q************************************5e

getaddressinfo bc1q************************************5e
{
  "address": "bc1q************************************5e",
  [...]
  "pubkey": "03**************************************************************4d",
  [...]
}