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 Mythical Discovery - Mew
• A Ripple in Time - Celebi
• A Spooky Message - Spiritomb
• Let's GO, Meltan - Meltan
• A Thousand-Year Slumber - Jirachi
• A Colossal Discovery - Regigigas
• A Drive to Investigate - Genesect

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

Community Day Researches

• Investigating Illusions - Abra in April 2020
• Seeing Double - Seedot in May 2020
• The Great Gastly - Gastly in July 2020
• Making a Splash - Magikarp in August 2020

Throwback Challenges

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

Miscellaneous global Researches

• Jump-Start Research - Bonus in 3rd Anniversary
• Celebrate 2019 - Bonus in the end of year 2019
• Snubbull Limited Research - Sets of Special Research featuring Snubbull
• GO Fest Weekly Challenge: Skill - First set of Pokémon GO Fest 2020 preparation Special Research
• GO Fest Weekly Challenge: Battle - Second set of Pokémon GO Fest 2020 preparation Special Research
• GO Fest Weekly Challenge: Friendship - Third set of Pokémon GO Fest 2020 preparation Special Research
• Ultra Unlock 2020 - Set of Timed Research for the time of Dragon Week event

Real-world events exclusive

• GO Fest 2018
• Safari Zone in Yokosuka
• GO Fest 2019 (Three versions for each location of GO Fest.)
• Safari Zone in St. Louis
• GO Fest 2020: Welcome! (Since Day One of GO Fest.)
• GO Fest 2020: Rocket Straight to Victory (Since Day Two of GO Fest.)