In Pokémon GO there are some special research tasks that you can spend a long time on. A trainer is now showing a message that very few of you might know.
What are special research tasks? Special research tasks are quests in Pokémon GO that you can receive during certain events or times. You have unlimited time to complete them.
There are special research tasks that are available for free to all trainers and others that must be purchased.
By completing them, you receive special rewards such as rare items or Pokémon. A few months ago, you could have received another Master Ball this way.
A trainer on Reddit is showing a screenshot with a message that only a few trainers might know, which he claims to have worked on for 6 years.
Research tasks sometimes only solvable after months
What kind of message is that? The trainer shows on Reddit that he has completed all the special research tasks he has received so far. This is particularly special because there are many special research tasks where you need to catch or photograph certain Pokémon.
If these are currently not available in the game, it can take months or years before you can fulfill the corresponding research tasks.
Additionally, new special research tasks are continually being added to the game that you can solve. So if you are on a good path to solve all special research tasks, new ones may already appear and extend your list again.
You can see the post and the corresponding message that is shown to him here:
What does the community say about it? Beneath his post, there are many comments explaining which special research tasks the respective trainers are stuck on. These include the following:
I’m still stuck on the December Community Day with Porygon
, writes trainer rockblazer23I still need Lileep or Anorith
, is the comment from trainer kaedemi011I’m stuck on the snapshot of Thundurus
, adds trainer LemonadeLion2001Where did you find Ditto?
, asks Princess_Ichigo
These comments show how long special research tasks can take. Here, trainers need Pokémon that are currently not available in the game, which prevents them from completing the respective research tasks.
In the past, there have also been special research tasks that were later adjusted by Niantic to make them easier or even possible for trainers to complete. However, this is not always the case.
How about you? Do you also have special research tasks that you have been sitting on for months or even years? Or have you solved all special research tasks as well? Feel free to write to us in the comments. If you want to know which events await you in July 2024 in Pokémon GO, we have the right overview for you.
