List of Special Research tasks

Here are listed all Special Research and Timed Research campaigns in Pokémon GO. Visit the follow articles for information about tasks and rewards.

Specific Pokémon

A Troubling Situation - Special Research, Introduction to Team GO Rocket and Shadow Pokémon
Looming in the Shadows - Team GO Rocket Leaders Special Research in November 2019
A Challenging Development - Team GO Rocket Leaders Special Research in December 2019
The Take-Over Continues - Team GO Rocket Leaders Special Research in January 2020
A Professor’s Work is Never Done - Team GO Rocket Special Leaders Research in February 2020
The Shadowy Threat Grows - Team GO Rocket Leaders Special Research in March and April 2020
An Inter-egg-sting Development - Team GO Rocket Leaders Special Research in late 2020

Celebrate 2019 - Special Research for December 2019 Community Day, a bonus for the end of year
Investigating Illusions - Ticketed Special Research for Abra Community Day in April 2020
Seeing Double - Ticketed Special Research for Seedot Community Day in May 2020
A Hairy Situation - Unreleased Special Research for Weedle Community Day in June 2020
The Great Gastly - Ticketed Special Research for Gastly Community Day in July 2020
Making a Splash - Ticketed Special Research for Magikarp Community Day in August 2020
Decoding Porygon - Ticketed Special Research for Porygon Community Day in September 2020
Community Day: Porygon - Timed Research for Porygon Community Day in September 2020
A Tale of Tails - Ticketed Special Research for Charmander Community Day in October 2020
Community Day: Charmander - Timed Research for Charmander Community Day in October 2020

Throwback Challenge 2020: Kanto - Timed Research, Mewtwo with Psystrike
Throwback Challenge 2020: Johto - Timed Research, Ho-Oh with Earthquake
Throwback Challenge 2020: Hoenn - Timed Research, Groudon with Fire Punch
Throwback Challenge 2020: Sinnoh - Timed Research, Cresselia with Grass Knot
Throwback Challenge Champion 2020 - Special Research, Genesect
Throwback Challenge Celebration 2020 - Additional Special Research

Jump-Start Research - Special Research for the 3rd Anniversary, reintroduced in the 4th Anniversary if not completed before
Snubbull Limited Research - Timed Research featuring Snubbull
GO Fest Weekly Challenge: Skill - Timed Research, first set of Pokémon GO Fest 2020 preparation
GO Fest Weekly Challenge: Battle - Timed Research, second set of Pokémon GO Fest 2020 preparation
GO Fest Weekly Challenge: Friendship - Timed Research, third set of Pokémon GO Fest 2020 preparation
Ultra Unlock 2020 - Timed Research for Dragon Week event
Niantic Birthday Event - Timed Research
The Seasons Change: Part 1 - Timed Research for Autumn Event
Meowth Limited Research - Timed Research featuring Alolan Meowth

GO Fest 2018 - Ticketed Special Research
GO Fest 2019 - Ticketed Special Research, three versions for each location of GO Fest
GO Fest 2020: Welcome! - Ticketed Special Research, since Day One of GO Fest 2020
GO Fest 2020: Rocket Straight to Victory - Ticketed Special Research, since Day Two of GO Fest 2020