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Quests are Coming! Research Tasks Introduced

On March 26th, 2018 Niantic announced that later in the week the rumored "quest" feature will be added. It's called Research, and the rewards include references to Mythical Pokemon Mew.

Here's what we know so far:

  • There are two types of Research
  • Field Research - Done by spinning PokeStops and completing objectives. 
  • Special Research - "...requested by Professor Willow himself, and will take you on a journey to make important discoveries!
  • Rewards include useful items and Pokemon encounters
  • "You can complete as many research tasks as you want every day"
  • Tasks will have varying difficulty
  • You receive "stamps" for completing Research Tasks, when you receive 7 stamps you receive a "Research Breakthrough" that may feature a Legendary Pokemon

More information has become available since the announcement.

  • Moltres is the first rewarded Pokemon through Research Breakthrough
  • "Special Research" will be completable once per account, with Mew being able to be challenged once per account. 
  • PokeStops will always give the same task to every trainer for a 24 hour period. If you cancel its task, you can return to the original PokeStop to receive the same one again. 
  • It is unclear how many tasks you can obtain through one PokeStop, but for now it appears you can only receive one per unique stop per day. 

Here are some images that were included in the announcement. Full text available below. 

Map View

Field Research

Research Breakthrough

Special Research

Professor Willow

Full Text

Trainers,

A series of mysterious happenings is occurring all over the world, and Professor Willow is seeking Trainers to help him find out if this is connected to the Mythical Pokémon Mew. These research tasks will become available to Trainers around the world later this week!

There are two different types of research you can contribute to: Field Research and Special Research. Gather Field Research tasks by spinning nearby PokéStops, which will give you objectives that include discovering and catching certain Pokémon or engaging with battles, among other things. Special Research may be requested by Professor Willow himself, and will take you on a journey to make important discoveries!

Both types of research offer great rewards, including a variety of useful items and even encounters with certain Pokémon! You can complete as many research tasks as you want every day, leading to a full day of adventures. These tasks also have different levels of difficulty, so the more challenging a research task is, the greater the reward waiting for you.

You can earn one Stamp per day by completing at least one Field Research task, and when you obtain seven stamps, you can achieve a Research Breakthrough to receive even greater rewards! You may even have an encounter with a Legendary Pokémon!

Research tasks will provide interesting challenges that will help you get better at discovering, battling, and catching Pokémon! We're excited to see your contributions to the exciting field of Pokémon research, and we can’t wait to hear about the adventures you have along the way! Let’s get moving!