List of Special Research tasks

Listed here are all Special Research campaigns in Pokémon GO. For a list of research campaigns that are accessible for a specific period of time, see List of Timed Research tasks. Visit the following articles for information about tasks and rewards.

Legendary and Mythical Pokémon

• A Mythical Discovery - Mew
• A Ripple in Time - Celebi
• Let's GO, Meltan - Meltan
• A Thousand-Year Slumber - Jirachi
• A Colossal Discovery - Ticketed Special Research, Regigigas
• A Drive to Investigate - Ticketed Special Research, Genesect
• Investigate a Mysterious Energy - Victini
• Distracted by Something Shiny - Shiny Celebi
• All-in-One #151 - Ticketed Special Research, Shiny Mew

Team GO Rocket

• A Troubling Situation - Introduction to Team GO Rocket and Shadow Pokémon
• Looming in the Shadows - Team GO Rocket Leaders Research in November 2019
• A Challenging Development - Team GO Rocket Leaders Research in December 2019
• The Take-Over Continues - Team GO Rocket Leaders Research in January 2020
• A Professor’s Work is Never Done - Team GO Rocket Leaders Research in February 2020
• The Shadowy Threat Grows - Team GO Rocket Leaders Research in March and April 2020
• An Inter-egg-sting Development - Team GO Rocket Leaders Research in late 2020
• The Higher They Fly... - Team GO Rocket Leaders Research in March 2021
• A Seven-Colored Shadow - Team GO Rocket Leaders Research in Summer 2021

Community Day Researches

• Celebrate 2019 - 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
• A Tale of Tails - Ticketed Special Research for Charmander Community Day in October 2020
• Electric for Electabuzz - Ticketed Special Research for Electabuzz Community Day in November 2020
• No Match for Magmar - Ticketed Special Research for Magmar Community Day in November 2020
• December Community Day - Ticketed Special Research for December 2020 Community Day
• Straight to the Top, Machop! - Ticketed Special Research for Machop Community Day in January 2021
• Stop and Smell the Roselia - Ticketed Special Research for Roselia Community Day in February 2021
• The Bravest Bird - Ticketed Special Research for Fletchling Community Day in March 2021
• Snivy in the Sunshine - Ticketed Special Research for Snivy Community Day in April 2021
• Cotton-Winged Bird - Ticketed Special Research for Swablu Community Day in May 2021
• Just a Nibble - Ticketed Special Research for Gible Community Day in June 2021
• Roasted Berries - Ticketed Special Research for Tepig Community Day in July 2021

Level related Researches

• Level 43 Challenge - Research for Trainers reaching level 43
• Level 45 Challenge - Research for Trainers reaching level 45
• Level 48 Challenge - Research for Trainers reaching level 48
• Level 50 Challenge - Research for Trainers reaching level 50

Miscellaneous global Researches

• A Spooky Message - Halloween 2018 and 2019
  • A Spooky Message Unmasked - Halloween 2020
• Jump-Start Research - 3rd Anniversary, reintroduced in the 4th Anniversary and the 5th Anniversary if not completed before
• Throwback Challenge Champion 2020 - Genesect
• Throwback Challenge Celebration 2020 - Additional Research
• A Mega Discovery - Mega Beedrill, introduction to Mega Evolution
• Tap... Tap... Tappity-Tap... - Ticketed Special Research for Galarian Mr. Mime Event
• Pokémon GO Tour: Kanto Special Research - Ticketed Special Research, Shiny Ditto
• Season of Legends
• BIDOOF - Bidoof Day

GO Fest Researches

• 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
• The Melody Pokémon - Ticketed Special Research, since Day One of GO Fest 2021
• Strange Rings - Since Day Two of GO Fest 2021

Safari Zone Researches

• Safari Zone Yokosuka - Ticketed Special Research
• Safari Zone St. Louis 2020 - Ticketed Special Research
• Safari Zone Liverpool 2020 - Ticketed Special Research
• Safari Zone Philadelphia 2020 - Ticketed Special Research

Other regional Researches

• City Spotlight 2020 - Ticketed Special Research