Special Research
Special Research (Japanese: スペシャルリサーチ Special Research) are tasks assigned by Professor Willow in Pokémon GO. Unlike Field Research, Special Research tasks have separate, fixed objectives outlined by Professor Willow, and cannot be obtained from spinning PokéStops.
Players receive rewards for each Special Research task they complete. As with Field Research rewards, the Pokémon that can be caught as a Special Research reward have a set minimum IV of 10 in each stat. Special Research is currently the only method of obtaining Mew and Celebi. The Mew and Celebi rewards are programmed to have a 100% catch rate.
Special Research tasks are available once the player reaches level 5. They can only be completed once and tasks cannot be deleted. One set of Special Research tasks can be completed concurrently with tasks from another uncompleted set of Special Research.
List of Special Research
Globally available Special Research
A Mythical Discovery
A Mythical Discovery is the first set of the Special Research tasks that Professor Willow will assign to the player. It is split into eight parts, and completing these tasks will allow Trainers to catch Mew. These tasks have been available since March 31, 2018.
Task | Rewards |
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1/8 | |
Spin 5 PokéStops or Gyms | 500 XP |
Catch 10 Pokémon | 500 XP |
Transfer 5 Pokémon | 500 XP |
Completing 1/8 | 10 , 1 , 3 |
2/8 | |
Earn 2 Candies walking with your buddy | 1000 XP |
Make 10 Great Throws | 1000 XP |
Hatch 3 Eggs | 1000 XP |
Completing 2/8 | 1000, 3 , 20 |
3/8 | |
Reach level 15 | 1500 XP |
Battle in a Gym 2 times | 1500 XP |
Battle in 2 raids | 1500 XP |
Completing 3/8 | 1 , 1 , 2 |
4/8 | |
Earn a silver Kanto medal | 2000 XP |
Earn 5 Candies walking with your buddy | 2000 XP |
Evolve 20 Pokémon | 2000 XP |
Completing 4/8 | 2000, 3 , 20 |
5/8 | |
Catch a Ditto | 2500 XP |
Make 20 Great Throws | 2500 XP |
Catch 10 Ghost-type Pokémon | 2500 XP |
Completing 5/8 | 1 , 1 , 15 |
6/8 | |
Battle in 10 raids | 3000 XP |
Evolve a Magikarp | 3000 XP |
Reach level 25 | 3000 XP |
Completing 6/8 | 3000, 5 , 3 |
7/8 | |
Use 50 Berries to help catch Pokémon | 3500 XP |
Make an Excellent Curveball Throw | 3500 XP |
Earn a gold Kanto medal | 3500 XP |
Completing 7/8 | Mew, 4000, 20 |
8/8 | |
Claim reward! | 4000 XP |
Claim reward! | 4000 XP |
Claim reward! | 4000 XP |
Completing 8/8 | 5000, 1 , 20 |
A Ripple in Time
A Ripple in Time is the second set of the Special Research tasks that Professor Willow will assign players, available to players since August 20, 2018. Much like the first Special Research task, it is split into eight parts, and completing these tasks will allow Trainers to catch Celebi.
Tasks which involve making friends, trading, or sending Gifts, are already completed for those under the age of 13 as these features are locked for younger players.
Task | Rewards |
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1/8 | |
Power up Pokémon 5 times | 1000 XP |
Battle in a Gym 2 times | 1000 XP |
Battle in a raid | 1000 XP |
Completing 1/8 | 10 , 1 , 1 |
2/8 | |
Make 3 new Friends | 1500 XP |
Evolve an evolved Grass-type Pokémon | 1500 XP |
Catch a Pokémon 3 days in a row | 1500 XP |
Completing 2/8 | 1500, 1 , 1 |
3/8 | |
Reach level 25 | 2000 XP |
Use a Sun Stone to evolve Gloom or Sunkern | 2000 XP |
Hatch 9 Eggs | 2000 XP |
Completing 3/8 | Eevee, 1 , 1 |
4/8 | |
Walk 10 km with Eevee as your buddy to earn Candy | 2500 XP |
Evolve Eevee into Espeon during the day | 2500 XP |
Send 20 Gifts to friends | 2500 XP |
Completing 4/8 | Eevee, 2500, 1 |
5/8 | |
Walk 10 km with Eevee as your buddy to earn Candy | 3000 XP |
Evolve Eevee into Umbreon at night | 3000 XP |
Trade a Pokémon | 3000 XP |
Completing 5/8 | 1 , 15 , 1 File:GO Up-Grade.png |
6/8 | |
Visit PokéStops 7 days in a row | 3500 XP |
Use 25 Pinap Berries while catching Pokémon | 3500 XP |
Use items to evolve Pokémon 2 times | 3500 XP |
Completing 6/8 | 3500, 1 , 5 |
7/8 | |
Catch 40 Grass- or Psychic-type Pokémon | 4000 XP |
Make an Excellent Curveball Throw | 4000 XP |
Earn a Gold Johto medal | 4000 XP |
Completing 7/8 | Celebi, 1 , 10 |
8/8 | |
Claim reward! | 4500 XP |
Claim reward! | 4500 XP |
Claim reward! | 4500 XP |
Completing 8/8 | 5500, 1 , 20 |
A Spooky Message
A Spooky Message is a time-limited set of the Special Research tasks introduced on October 23, 2018. This is currently the only way of catching Spiritomb.
Task | Rewards |
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1/3 | |
Catch 10 Ghost-type Pokémon | Duskull |
Make 8 Great Throws | 1080 XP |
Use 108 Berries to help catch Pokémon | Lickitung |
Completing 1/3 | 10 , 1080, 8 |
2/3 | |
Catch 10 Dark-type Pokémon | Misdreavus |
Spin 8 PokéStops you haven't visited before | 1080 XP |
Catch 108 Pokémon | Spiritomb |
Completing 2/3 | 10 , 1080, 8 |
3/3 | |
Claim reward! | 1080 XP |
Claim reward! | 1080 XP |
Claim reward! | 1080 XP |
Completing 3/3 | 10 , 8 , 1080 |
Let's GO, Meltan
Let's GO, Meltan are a set of tasks introduced on November 16, 2018, to celebrate the release of Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!. It is split into nine parts, and completing these tasks will allow Trainers to catch Meltan.
Task | Rewards |
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1/9 | |
Spin 5 PokéStops or Gyms | 500 XP |
Catch 10 Pokémon | 500 XP |
Transfer 5 Pokémon | 500 XP |
Completing 1/9 | 1000, 10 , 1 |
2/9 | |
Earn 2 Candies walking with your buddy | 1000 XP |
Make 10 Great Throws | 1000 XP |
Hatch 3 Eggs | 1000 XP |
Completing 2/9 | 2000, 2 , 1 |
3/9 | |
Catch a Ditto | 1500 XP |
Win 2 Gym battles | 1500 XP |
Battle in 2 raids | 1500 XP |
Completing 3/9 | 10 , 3 , 3 |
4/9 | |
Catch 5 Steel-type Pokémon | 2000 XP |
Catch 5 Electric-type Pokémon | 2000 XP |
Earn 5 Candies walking with your buddy | 2000 XP |
Completing 4/9 | 4000, 5 , 5 |
5/9 | |
Evolve a Grimer | 2500 XP |
Catch 5 Slugma or Gulpin | 2500 XP |
Make 20 Great Throws | 2500 XP |
Completing 5/9 | 5000, 20 , 5 |
6/9 | |
Evolve a Magnemite | 3000 XP |
Catch 5 Exeggcute | 3000 XP |
Battle in 10 raids | 3000 XP |
Completing 6/9 | 1 , 1 , 10 |
7/9 | |
Evolve 1 Drowzee | 3500 XP |
Catch 1 Cubone | 3500 XP |
Evolve 1 Scyther | 3500 XP |
Completing 7/9 | 10 , 1 , 3 |
8/9 | |
Catch 2 Omanyte or Kabuto | 4000 XP |
Catch 2 Lileep or Anorith | 4000 XP |
Catch an Aerodactyl | 4000 XP |
Completing 8/9 | 8000, Meltan, 1 |
9/9 | |
Claim reward! | 4500 XP |
Claim reward! | 4500 XP |
Claim reward! | 4500 XP |
Completing 9/9 | 9000, 1 , 5 |
Event-exclusive Special Research
These are sets of Special Research that are exclusive to certain real-world events.
GO Fest 2018
Special Research was available to players at the GO Fest 2018 held at Chicago, Illinois on July 14 and 15, 2018.
Task | Rewards |
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1/5 | |
Spin 15 PokéStops or Gyms | 500 XP |
Earn 1 Candies walking with your buddy | 500 XP |
Catch 15 Pokémon | 500 XP |
Completing 1/5 | 1000, 3 , 50 |
2/5 | |
Catch 10 Fire-type Pokémon | Torkoal |
Catch 10 Water-type Pokémon | Ludicolo |
Catch 10 Grass-type Pokémon | Shiftry |
Catch 10 Steel-type Pokémon | Metagross |
Catch 10 Rock-type Pokémon | Aggron |
Catch 10 Ice-type Pokémon | Walrein |
Completing 2/5 | 2000, 3 , 20 |
3/5 | |
Catch 7 Unown | 1500 XP |
Spin 20 PokéStops or Gyms | 1500 XP |
Hatch 3 Eggs | 1500 XP |
Completing 3/5 | Celebi, 10 , 3000 |
4/5 | |
Catch 5 Plusle | 2000 XP |
Catch 5 Minun | 2000 XP |
Completing 4/5 | 4000, 10 , 20 |
5/5 | |
Claim reward! | 2018 XP |
Claim reward! | 2018 XP |
Claim reward! | 2018 XP |
Completing 5/5 | 5000, 3 , 3 |
Pokémon GO Safari Zone in YOKOSUKA
Special Research was available to players at the Pokémon GO Safari Zone in YOKOSUKA event held from August 29 to September 2, 2018.
Task | Rewards |
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1/2 | |
Spin 3 PokéStops or Gyms | 3 |
Catch 10 Beldum | Metagross |
Catch 10 Ralts | Gardevoir |
Catch 10 Slakoth | Slaking |
Hatch 3 Eggs | 3000 XP |
Completing 1/2 | 10 , 20 , 10 |
2/2 | |
Claim reward! | 2018 XP |
Claim reward! | 2018 XP |
Claim reward! | 2018 XP |
Completing 2/2 | 100000 |
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