List of Research Breakthrough rewards

Listed below are the current Research Breakthrough rewards:
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Current
From December, 2023, 10:00 PM local time until March , 2024, 10:00 AM local time

List of Pokémon encounters
Below there is full list of past Pokémon encounters from Research Breakthrough.

2018
From April, 2018 until May , 2018, 8:00 PM UTC

From May, 2018, 8:00 PM UTC until June , 2018, 8:00 PM UTC

From June, 2018, 8:00 PM UTC until July , 2018, 8:00 PM UTC

In July, 2018 for the first time there was non-legendary Pokémon encounter available from Research Breakthrough, also for the first time it was Pokémon with exclusive move. From July, 2018, 8:00 PM UTC until August , 2018, 8:00 PM UTC

From August, 2018, 8:00 PM UTC until September , 2018, 8:00 PM UTC

From September, 2018, 8:00 PM UTC until October , 2018, 8:00 PM UTC

From October, 2018, 8:00 PM UTC until November , 2018, 8:00 PM UTC

From November, 2018, 8:00 PM UTC until December , 2018, 9:00 PM UTC

In December, 2018, there was pool of various Pokémon added as Research Breakthrough that rewarded with one random encounter instead of guaranteed Pokémon featured for specific month. From December, 2018, 9:00 PM UTC until January , 2019, 9:00 PM UTC

2019
From January, 2019, 9:00 PM UTC until March , 2019, 9:00 PM UTC

From March, 2019, 9:00 PM UTC until May , 2019, 8:00 PM UTC

From May, 2019, 8:00 PM UTC until July , 2019, 8:00 PM UTC

From July, 2019, 8:00 PM UTC until September , 2019, 8:00 PM UTC

From September, 2019, 8:00 PM UTC until November , 2019, 8:00 PM UTC

From November, 2019, 8:00 PM UTC until January , 2020, 9:00 PM UTC

2020
From January, 2020, 9:00 PM UTC until February , 2020, 9:00 PM UTC

From February, 2020, 9:00 PM UTC until March , 2020, 9:00 PM UTC

From March, 2020, 9:00 PM UTC until April , 2020, 8:00 PM UTC

From April, 2020, 8:00 PM UTC until May , 2020, 8:00 PM UTC

From May, 2020, 8:00 PM UTC until June , 2020, 8:00 PM UTC

From June, 2020, 8:00 PM UTC until July , 2020, 8:00 PM UTC

From July, 2020, 8:00 PM UTC until August , 2020, 8:00 PM UTC

From August, 2020, 8:00 PM UTC until September , 2020, 8:00 PM UTC

From September, 2020, 8:00 PM UTC until October , 2020, 8:00 PM UTC

From October, 2020, 8:00 PM UTC until November , 2020, 9:00 PM UTC

From November, 2020, 9:00 PM UTC until December , 2020, 9:00 PM UTC

From December, 2020, 9:00 PM UTC until January , 2021, 9:00 PM UTC

2021
From January, 2021, 9:00 PM UTC until February , 2021, 9:00 PM UTC

From February, 2021, 9:00 PM UTC until March , 2021, 9:00 PM UTC

Shiny available since Pokémon GO Tour: Kanto

From March, 2021, 9:00 PM UTC until April , 2021, 8:00 PM UTC

From April, 2021, 8:00 PM UTC until May , 2021, 8:00 PM UTC

From May, 2021, 8:00 PM UTC until June , 2021, 8:00 PM UTC

Shiny available since part 2 of Luminous Legends X

From June, 2021, 8:00 PM UTC until July , 2021, 8:00 PM UTC

From July, 2021, 8:00 PM UTC until August , 2021, 8:00 PM UTC

From August, 2021, 8:00 PM UTC until September , 2021, 8:00 PM UTC

From September, 2021, 8:00 PM UTC until October , 2021, 8:00 PM UTC

From October, 2021, 8:00 PM UTC until November , 2021, 8:00 PM UTC

From November, 2021, 8:00 PM UTC until December , 2021, 9:00 PM UTC

From December, 2021, 9:00 PM UTC until January , 2022, 9:00 PM UTC

2022
From January, 2022, 9:00 PM UTC until February , 2022, 9:00 PM UTC

From February, 2022, 9:00 PM UTC until March , 2022, 9:00 PM UTC

From March, 2022, 9:00 PM UTC until April , 2022, 8:00 PM UTC

From April, 2022, 8:00 PM UTC until May , 2022, 8:00 PM UTC

From May, 2022, 8:00 PM UTC until June , 2022, 8:00 PM UTC

From June, 2022, 8:00 PM UTC until July , 2022, 8:00 PM UTC

From July, 2022, 8:00 PM UTC until August , 2022, 8:00 PM UTC

From August, 2022, 8:00 PM UTC until September , 2022, 8:00 PM UTC

From September, 2022, 8:00 PM UTC until October , 2022, 8:00 PM UTC

From October, 2022, 8:00 PM UTC until November , 2022, 8:00 PM UTC

From November, 2022, 8:00 PM UTC until December , 2022, 9:00 PM UTC

From December, 2022, 9:00 PM UTC until March , 2023, 9:00 PM UTC

2023
From March, 2023, 9:00 PM UTC until June , 2023, 10:00 AM local time

From June, 2023, 10:00 AM local time until September , 2023, 10:00 AM local time

From September, 2023, 10:00 PM local time until December , 2023, 10:00 AM local time

From December, 2023, 10:00 PM local time until March , 2024, 10:00 AM local time

Trivia

 * As with Pokémon encountered as a reward for completing a Field Research task, Pokémon encountered for completing a Research Breakthrough will be level 15.
 * The Pokémon encountered in Research Breakthrough is not set until claiming. If one holds off obtaining the last stamp and Breakthrough, it is possible to wait till the encounter Pokémon changes to immediately obtain the new Pokémon available.
 * During Season of Discovery, the XP reward was doubled (6000).
 * An extra Remote Raid Pass was included in Research Breakthrough rewards during June to July 2021.
 * Originally Mega Energy for Steelix was going to be included during January 2022 but an unforeseen issue prevented this happening. Therefore it was given in Timed Research instead.
 * During Season of Light, the Stardust reward was increased to 5000. One extra item was also guaranteed in each month. September gave Premium Battle Pass. October gave Incense. November gave Star Piece.
 * As of April, 2023, a Remote Raid Pass was added to the pool of possible items included in Research Breakthrough rewards.