Pokemon Go Field Research quests: September missions and rewards list

If you want to be the very best, you’ll need to stay on top of the Pokemon Go Research Quests – constantly changing missions and activities that players can pick up and complete for bonuses and rewards. Here’s all the current missions for March 2020.

Pokemon Go’s research quests are split into two categories: Field Research tasks and Research Breakthroughs.

Field Research tasks (or quests if you prefer) are picked up from Pokestops and are essentially random, though quests and rewards change from month to month. Completing these can lead to Research Breakthroughs which provide further unique rewards that also rotate over time. Special Research is less random – it’s a series of missions set for you by Professor Willow which push towards giving you access to potential catch especially rare, mythical Pokemon. Let’s go over how each works in detail…

Pokemon Go Research: How Field Research Tasks work and how to get their rewards

Field Research missions are essentially missions that you collect when you spin PokeStops. Each PokeStop gets one specific field research mission assigned to it each day, and though you can complete a quest more than once per day you’ll only ever pick up the same mission from any given PokeStop.

You can complete as many field research quests as you, and the rewards for any given quest will vary a little depending on the quest you get. Generally speaking, you’ll want to aim to complete at least one quest per day in order to work towards your research breakthrough, however – but more on that in a moment.

Quests range across all aspects of Pokemon Go and in a sense exist to get players to experience all aspects of the game. Field research quests might ask you to battle in a raid, battle in a gym, hatch Pokemon eggs, catch certain Pokemon types or even spin Pokestops – and these are just a few examples. Sometimes a task will reward you with the items, but other times you’ll be rewarded with a rare Pokemon encounter – field research tasks are the only way to encounter and catch Spinda, for instance – the encounter with a Spinda you need to catch one only comes as the result of a Pokeball-throwing related field research mission. As an aside, these encounters are really useful since Pokemon encountered in this way can’t flee.

The quests and rewards on offer rotate in a monthly manner for the most part, meaning at the end of one month Niantic will retire quests and rewards and replace them with new ones. Sometimes they’ll keep a quest but replace its reward – it really varies from month to month, and often there’s a theme to a month built around a specific Pokemon and its type. September 2020’s set of field research missions will culminate in a research breakthrough that’ll give Pokemon trainers a chance to catch a Shiny Alolan Raichu – a unique regional form of one of the most beloved Pokemon evolutions that also has a useful electric and psychic dual typing in battle.

Pokemon Go Field Research List: September rewards and missions for current field research tasks

As we previously explained, everything around the field research mission system is on rotation – every month brings around a different set of events with different goals, and we’re going to keep this page current with whatever the current mission set is. Here’s the quests that you’ll find in your Field Research list during September 2020 – but remember, these quests are rewarded at random from PokeStops, so which you see is entirely down to chance. Field research missions have an element of the random to their rewards – so there’s a chance that you’ll get more basic rewards like Pokeballs, Stardust and other items. Every quest has a Pokemon encounter it has a chance of rewarding you with, however, and this is a list of those missions and encounters:

Catch Field Research Missions & Rewards list

Field Mission	Reward
Catch 10 Pokemon	Magikarp (shiny chance)
Catch a Dragon-type Pokemon	Dratini (shiny chance)
Catch 3 Psychic-type Pokemon	Abra (shiny chance)
Catch 3 Pokemon with Weather Boost	Slowpoke
Catch 5 Pokemon with Weather Boost	Vulpix Poliwag (shiny chance)

Pokeball & Throw Field Research Missions & Rewards list

Field Mission	Reward
Make 5 Great Curveball Throws in a row	Spinda (shiny chance)
Make 5 Nice Throws	Voltorb (shiny chance)
Make 3 Great Throws	Gastly (shiny chance) Lileep (shiny chance) Anorith (all shiny chance)
Make 3 Great Throws in a row	Onix encounter (shiny chance)
Make 3 Excellent Throws in a row	Larvitar encounter (shiny chance)
Use 5 Berries to help Catch Pokemon	Exeggcute (shiny chance)

Battle Field Research Missions & Rewards list

Field Mission	Reward
Win a Raid	Lotad (shiny chance)
Win 3 Raids	Aerodactyl (shiny chance)
Win 5 Raids	Chansey (shiny chance)
Win a Mega Raid	Cranidos
Defeat 2 Team GO Rocket Grunts	Drowzee (shiny chance)

Egg Hatching Field Missions & Rewards

Field Missions	Rewards
Hatch an Egg	Aerodactyl (shiny chance)

Management & Evolution Field Research Missions & Rewards list

Field Mission	Reward
Evolve a Pokemon	Wobuffet (shiny chance) Eevee (shiny chance)
Power up a Pokemon 5 times	Bulbasaur (shiny chance) Charmander (shiny chance) Squirtle (shiny chance)
Give your Buddy 3 Treats	Natu (shiny chance)
Send 3 Gifts to Friends	Woobat (shiny chance)
Transfer 3 Pokemon	Baltoy (shiny chance)
Trade a Pokemon	Ralts (shiny chance)

Research Breakthroughs in Pokemon Go: earning September’s big reward: Shiny Alolan Raichu

As you can see in the field mission screen inside Pokemon Go, there are a series of stamps adding up to seven stamps. You can only earn one stamp per day even if you complete multiple missions – so basically, this series of stamps is designed to last a week. When you reach the seventh stamped day you’ll unlock a Research Breakthrough, represented on the screen by the big wrapped-up parcel from Professor Willow.

Exactly what will be inside these packages varies from month to month alongside the other research bonuses and rewards including the potential for a Sinnoh or Unova Stone evolution item to drop. The biggest thing, however, is that every month this features a Pokemon encounter. These are usually with high-end, rare Pokemon – often even legendary Pokemon – some of the best Pokemon in Pokemon Go. That means you’ll have an unlimited amount of tries to catch them since Pokemon encountered in this way can’t run away. So long as you have patience and Pokeballs, you can keep trying until they’re caught. This is a great place to practice how to make excellent throws and curveball throws in Pokemon Go, too.

Pokemon caught this way will also have naturally high stats – the same sort of stats that you might find on Pokemon encountered as part of raid battles. All in all, this is a great way to catch rare Pokemon. Here’s how past months have gone:

The September 2020 reward isn’t anything all-new and all that exciting in a sense. Alolan Raichu is a little rarer, being an Alola region form of Raichu, who of course evolves from the beloved Pikachu. Alolan Raichu has been available a lot before – but this is a chance to catch one more easily, rather than through raids as before. Best of all is the fact that this field research gives you a shot at catching a Shiny Alolan Raichu.

As well as the Shiny Alolan Raichu encounter, each research breakthrough will net you 5000 Stardust, 3000 XP, and a random smattering of other items, including a chance at a Sinnoh Stone or Unova Stone evolution item.

Past Research Breakthrough Rewards

For posterity’s sake, here are the past field research breakthrough rewards as featured in Pokemon Go – just so you know what you’ve missed.

2018 Research Breakthrough rewards in Pokemon Go:

• April 2018: Moltres (fire-themed research)
• May 2018: Zapdos (electric-themed research)
• June 2018: Articuno (ice-themed research)
• July 2018: Snorlax (Kanto research)
• August 2018: Raikou (electric-themed research)
• September 2018:Entei (fire-themed research)
• October 2018: Suicune (water-themed research)
• November 2018: Shedinja (bug-themed research)
• December 2018: Best of 2018 (all previous Pokemon)
• January & February 2019: Legendary Birds
• March & April 2019: Raikou, Entei, Suicune, Lugia, Ho-oh, Regice, Registeel, Regirock
• May & June 2019: Ho-oh, Lugia, Latias, Latios
• July & August 2019: Kyogre, Groudon, Latias, Latios
• September & October 2019: Flower Crown Eevee
• November & December 2019: Articuno, Zapdos, Moltres, Kyogre, Groudon
• January 2020: Lapras (with Ice Shard & Ice Beam)
• February 2020: Woobat
• March 2020: Ferroseed
• April 2020: Alolan Exeggutor
• May 2020: Shinx
• June 2020: Trapinch
• July 2020: Larvitar
• August 2020: Scraggy
• September 2020: Alolan Raichu

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