Pokemon Go Field Research | January & February Update
New legendary Pokemon are being added as rewards for completing the Pokemon Go Field Research tasks. January and February are shaping up to be huge months for Pokemon Go…
New Legendary Pokemon Available
There were six legendary Pokemon available in December. Three of these are the legendary bird Pokemon from generation one, Articuno, Zapdos and Moltres. These are joined by the legendary dogs from generation two, Raikou, Entei, and Suicune.
Another two legendary Pokemon will be added in January and February – Lugia and Ho-oh. Some Pokemon Go fans may be a little disappointed with this announcement. This is because Lugia and Ho-oh have been frequently available in past events, including a recent special raid.
However, this is the first time the gen 2 legendary birds have been available via field research. Nevertheless, having the choice of eight legendary Pokemon for completing very do-able research tasks is a great deal for Pokemon Go players.
Lugia and Ho-oh – the latest legendary Pokemon to be added as field research rewards…What is Field Research?
Field Research quests are numerous small goals that can be completed within Pokemon Go. The concept was first introduced in April 2018, with the legendary Pokemon, Moltress the reward.
Completing field research tasks aid Professor Willow with his own discoveries.
The tasks themselves vary but are all relatively simple. Examples include catching 10 Pokemon, catching a specific type of Pokemon, making 5 nice throws and so on.
The tasks you need to complete can be obtained from PokeStops. Only three tasks can be active at one time. Therefore, in order to obtain new tasks, one of the previous ones would need to be discarded.
Research Breakthroughs
Research breakthroughs are earned by collecting 7 stamps. You can obtain one stamp by completing field research on a particular day.
Once you have collected those 7 stamps, you will be able to claim a reward. The rewards vary from month to month but at the moment feature an encounter with a rare Pokemon.
These encounters offer the bonus of a 100% capture rate. Consequently, you don’t need to worry about the Pokemon running away and can even practice your excellent throw technique!
Special Research Quests
Furthermore, there are additional research tasks available for special events. These work similarly to normal field research but the tasks are more fixed.
The reward for these special research quests is an ultra-rare Pokemon such as Mew.
Field Research is a great way of obtaining rare Pokemon in Pokemon Go!Pokemon Go January Community Day
On top of the new field research, there is also the Pokemon Go January Community Day to look forward to. The headlining Pokemon of this event is generation two starter Pokemon, Totodile.
Read More: Pokemon Go January Community Day details