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Pokémon GO has just received a sizeable update that introduces a variety of research quests. These give you a perfect reason to return each day, as you'll earn some excellent rewards for completing them.

There are three different types of research quests: field research, research breakthroughs, and special research. Each different type requires different activities to complete, and can be performed at different times to the others.

In this guide, we'll go over how each of the three types work, and provide you with a list of all of the rewards you can earn for completing them. Your collection of Pokémon is about to get a whole lot bigger!

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What are field research quests and how do I complete them?

Field research quests are basically daily quests you can perform to get a variety of rewards. They typically don't take very long to complete, and you can grab one by spinning a PokéStop.

Every 24 hours, each PokéStop gets a new field research quest at random. They'll typically provide you with a quest you can perform with ease nearby.

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There are a few important things to note about these: you can complete a PokéStop's daily quest multiple times, but it will be the same quest until it resets the following day. To get the quest again, just spin the PokéStop again.

The other thing to note is that each PokéStop will have a different quest. So if you want to complete a different quest to earn different rewards, visit and spin a different PokéStop.

Finally, while you can have three field research quests active at any given time and complete as many as you want in a single day, you only get one research stamp per day, regardless of how many quests you finish. If you find a quest is too hard to complete, then you can delete it by tapping the trash icon in the top-right corner, then visit a PokéStop to obtain another quest.

What do I get for completing a field research quest?

You can get all sorts of rewards for completing a field research quest. These range from new moves, candy, and Poké Balls to rare Pokémon. You'll only get a single reward, but you can complete a quest multiple times for a chance at getting another of the rewards.

You'll also get a stamp for the first quest you complete per day. Earn seven of these, and you'll unlock a research breakthrough, which is a tougher quest you can complete once a week in exchange for a ton of rewards including a legendary Pokémon!

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We'll go into more detail about research breakthrough quests below, so scroll down to learn more. Now, let's take a look at the Pokémon you could earn from a field research quest.

Field research Pokémon rewards by quest type:

Below, we've included a table of all of the different field research quest types, and the current Pokémon you could earn from each of them. We'll update this when, and if, it changes.

Catch Quests

Quests Rewards
Catch a Dragon Type Dratini
Catch 3 Oddish or Bellsprout Tangela
Catch 3 Pidgey or Murkrow Ekans
Catch 3 Mudkip or Treeko Torchic
Catch 3 Meowth or Skitty Growlithe
Catch 3 Poison Types Bulbasaur / Grimer / Gastly
Catch 3 Bug Types Pinsir
Catch 3 Dark Types Houndour
Catch 3 Electric Types Pikachu
Catch 3 Flying Types Doduo
Catch 3 Fire Types Ponyta / Magcargo
Catch 3 Grass, Fire, or Ground Pokémon Numel
Catch 5 Fire Types Flareon
Catch 5 Pokémon With Weather Boosts Vulpix / Poliwag
Catch 10 Pokémon Voltorb / Exeggutor / Magikarp
Catch 10 Pokémon With Weather Boosts Poliwag
Catch 20 Pokémon With Weather Boosts Ninetales

Evolve Quests

Quests Rewards
A Pokémon Vulpix / Eevee
5 Fire Types Flareon

Hatch Quests

Quests Rewards
An Egg Exeggcute
3 Eggs Magmar
5 Eggs Chansey

Throw Quests

Quests Rewards
3 Nice Throws Voltorb
5 Nice Throws Voltorb
3 Great Throws Gastly / Onix
3 Great Throws In A Row Onix
3 Great Curve Throws In A Row Charmeleon
3 Excellent Throws Larvitar
3 Excellent Throws In A Row Onix / Larvitar

Power-Up Quests

Quests Rewards
Power-Up Pokémon 5 Times Bulbasaur / Charmander / Squirtle

Gym / Raid Quests

Quests Rewards
Battle In A Gym Bulbasaur / Charmander / Squirtle / Mankey / Poliwag / Houndour / Numel
Battle In A Gym 5 Times Bulbasaur / Machop
Win A Gym Battle Bulbasaur / Charmander / Squirtle
Win 3 Gym Battles Jynx
Win 2 Raids Quilava
Win 5 Raids Typhlosion
Use A Supereffective Charge Attack In 7 Gym Battles Electabuzz

Spin Quests

Quests Rewards
Spin 3 PokéStops You Haven't Visited Before Ponyta
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What are research breakthrough quests, how do I complete them, and what do I get?

Research breakthrough quests are your reward for getting seven stamps from field research quests. They're basically more difficult versions of field research quests that provide far greater rewards upon completion.

You get 2,000 stardust and 3,000 XP as guaranteed rewards, along with either 20 Poké Balls, three rare candies, five ultra balls, or five pinap berries.

But the most exciting reward on offer is an encounter with a legendary Pokémon. Right now, it's Moltres, but it's not clear if these will rotate periodically. The best part is that the legendary can't run away, but it does have the usual capture rate.

This article is part of our Pokémon GO walkthrough and guide series. We have articles that take you through the basics, covering How To Catch Pokémon: Throwing Tips, Poké Balls, & Capture Rates, How To Redeem Pokémon GO Promo Codes, How To Check A Pokémon's IVs Using An IV Calculator, How Trading Works, How To Track Pokémon Using Maps And Trackers, What Star Pieces And Stardust Do And How To Get Them, How Player Vs. Player Trainer Battles Work, and How To Complete Field Research And Research Breakthroughs And All Rewards.

We cover regular weekly and monthly Pokémon GO events, such as Spotlight Hour Times And Bonus Hour Times, and Community Days. We also have charts, including a Type Chart With Effectiveness And Weakness For All Types, an Egg Chart Explaining 2km, 5km, 7km, & 10km Eggs, and a Buddy Chart Explaining How To Earn Candy.

Elsewhere we cover Friend Code And Sharing Them For Easy XP and Which Pokémon GO 'Auto Catch' Companion Device Is The Best, plus more advanced tactics and info such as All Fast Moves And Charge Moves, How To Get TMs, And How It All Works, Shiny Pokémon And How To Catch Them, Glacial Lures, Magnetic Lures, Mossy Lures in Pokémon GO (And Their Exclusive Evolutions), How To Get Lots Of Candy Fast, How Lucky Pokémon Work & How To Catch Them, How To Catch All 27 Regional Pokémon, the Best Attackers And Best Defenders, All Raid Bosses And Best Counters Listed By Tier, What EX Raids Are And How To Get EX Raid Passes, What A Super Incubators Does And How To Get One, and How Get Mega Energy.

Pocket Monster-wise, we have specific guides for How To Get Pangoro, Sylveon, Glaceon, Aromatisse, Slurpuff, Sirfetch’d, Galarian Cofagrigus And More, How To Get Sylveon, Leafeon, Glaceon, Umbreon, Espeon, Vaporeon, Jolteon And Flareon, How To Evolve Wurmple Into Silcoon Or Cascoon, How To Get Tyrogue, Hitmonlee, Hitmonchan And Hitmontop, How To Use The Weather To Get Each Castform Form, How To Catch And Evolve Into Galarian Slowbro, How To Catch Smeargle, How To Find And Evolve Burmy, How To Catch Spinda, Where To Find Unown, How To Catch Ditto, and The Rarest Pokémon Including Wild, Shiny, Mythical And Regional Catches.

We also cover timed research and special events, including Mew's 'A Mythical Discovery', Jirachi's 'A Thousand-Year Slumber', Celebi's 'A Ripple In Time', and Regigigas' 'A Colossal Discovery'. Other (past) event guides include Twitch Codes List - Pokémon World Championship 2022, How To Battle A Challenger (World Championships 2022), How To Battle Fashion Challengers, 'A Spooky Message' Spiritomb Quest, Kanto Event FAQ, and the Summer Tour 2018 Chicago GO Fest And Dortmund And Yokosuka Safari Zones.

Finally, there's our WIP Pokémon GO Pokédex, which currently goes up to 400 Pokémon: #1-50 | #51-100 | #101-150 | #151-200 | #201-250 | #251-300 | #301-350 | #351-400.