List of Special Research tasks

''Here are listed all tasks and rewards for Special Research campaigns. See List of dialogs of Special Research tasks for all conversation with Professor Willow.''

A Mythical Discovery
A Mythical Discovery is the first series of Special Research tasks. It is split into eight parts with sets of three Research tasks and rewards. Each Research task, within a step, awards some XP and completing all three will reward a Trainer with Stardust or Items. The final task is to catch Mew, the Mythical Pokémon from the Kanto region.

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GO Fest 2018
The second series of Special Research tasks was exclusively available for the Pokémon GO Fest 2018 attendants and its main reward was Johto-region Mythical Pokémon encounter &mdash; Celebi. This set of Special Research tasks is split on 5 parts. It could be completed simultaneously with A Mythical Discovery series of Special Research tasks.

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A Ripple in Time
On August, 2018, Celebi became available world-wide. Trainers who have already obtained Celebi at GO Fest, are able to earn Candies for their Celebi. Trainers who are still working on their "A Mythical Discovery" task are to start working on Ripple in Time tasks as long as they have completed the third part of Mythical Discovery.

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Safari Zone: Yokosuka
There was a Special Research tasks series for Safari Zone in Yokosuka, 2018, attendants, which was titled in game "Pokémon GO Safari Zone in Yokosuka". It was similar to the Special Research tasks series from GO Fest 2018, but it only had two parts. First part:

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A Spooky Message 2018
A Spooky Message is a Special Research task series that ties into the Halloween 2018 event. It is a three-part quest that awards the player with Spiritomb.

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Let's Go, Meltan
Let's Go, Meltan is Special Research task series that allows players who don't play Pokémon Let's Go to catch a Meltan.

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GO Fest 2019—Chicago
This series of Special Research tasks was exclusively available for the Pokémon GO Fest 2019 attendees in Chicago and its main reward was Hoenn-region Mythical Pokémon encounter—Jirachi. This set of Special Research tasks was split on five parts.

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Jump-Start Research
Jump-Start Research is a Special Research task series that was introduced in 3rd Anniversary. It is available for Trainers level 10 or above in this summer. The objective of this series is to give a lot of helpful rewards.

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A Troubling Situation
This Special Research features Shadow Pokémon and Team GO Rocket.

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A Thousand-Year Slumber
On August, 2019, Jirachi became available world-wide. Trainers who have already obtained Jirachi at GO Fest, are able to earn Candies for their Jirachi.

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A Spooky Message 2019
A Spooky Message returned in Halloween 2019 event, with some changes of the rewards.

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A Colossal Discovery
A Colossal Discovery is a limited research to catch Regigigas. Trainers can purchase the ticket to receive it if they turn on the game during local time 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. on November, 2019.

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Looming in the Shadows
A follow up to A Troubling Situation.

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A Challenging Development
A follow up to Looming in the Shadows.

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Celebrate 2019
A surprise quest introduced in December 2019 Community Day.

Trivia

 * Unlike the Field Research tasks, there is no possibility to cancel nor skip any of Special Research tasks in order to complete the set of tasks.
 * More than one set of special research tasks can be completed within a day.
 * Special Tasks in A Ripple in Time related with Trading, sending Gifts and making Friends are pre-completed for Trainers under age of 13, since these don't have access to such game features.
 * The number 108 is referenced throughout the A Spooky Message special research, because Spiritomb is closely linked with that number - Spiritomb is formed by 108 souls trapped inside a stone, and that number is referenced multiple times in the video games, such as Spiritomb being #108 in the Sinnoh Dex, its defense and special defense being 108, a Spirtomb being able to be encountered on Route 108 in Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire and its weight being 108 kg.
 * The "Win a level 3 or higher raid" task in Jump-Start Research may be completed by battling in one such raid without winning (possible bug).