January 2020 Research Breakthrough Reward
Lapras
From Wednesday, January 1, 2020, at 1:00 p.m. to Saturday, February 1, 2020, at 1:00 p.m. PST (GMT −8), you will be able to catch a Lapras that knows Ice Shard or Ice Beam. You will be able to encounter Lapras in the 1076 – 1131 CP range from January Research Breakthrough.
Additionally, Lapras caught from the quest “Hatch 7 eggs” has both Ice Shard and Ice Beam. This requires having a saved quest from before the Field Research Breakthrough was changed.
Ice Shard and Ice Beam are not useful in PvE, but in PvP they’re among the best movesets Lapras can have. Lapras is a viable counter to Giratina in the Ultra League, especially if you don’t have a high CP Regice.
January 2020 Field Research
— Orange Heart (@OrangeHeart2018) January 2, 2020
The following Field Research Tasks are available during January 2020 in Pokémon GO:
| Task | Reward |
|---|---|
| Battle another trainer 3 times |
Shellder
|
| Battle in a Gym |
Mankey
|
| Battle in a Gym 5 times |
Machop
|
| Battle in a raid |
Swinub
|
| Catch 3 different species of Ice-type Pokémon | 3 Rare Candy |
| Catch 3 Normal, Water, or Ice-type Pokémon |
Dewgong
|
| Catch 5 Fire-type Pokémon |
Snorunt
|
| Catch 5 Pokémon with Weather Boost | |
| Catch 10 Pokémon |
Magikarp
|
| Catch a Dragon-type Pokémon |
Dratini
|
| Defeat a Team Rocket Grunt |
Sneasel
|
| Earn 5 hearts with your buddy |
Stantler
|
| Evolve a Pokémon | |
| Hatch 3 Eggs |
Magmar
|
| Hatch 5 Eggs |
Chansey
|
| Hatch 7 Eggs | |
| Hatch an Egg |
Exeggcute
|
| Make 3 Excellent Throws in a row |
Larvitar
|
| Make 3 Great Throws | |
| Make 3 Great Throws in a row |
Onix
|
| Make 5 Great Curveball Throws in a row |
Spinda
|
| Make 5 Nice Throws |
Voltorb
|
| Power Up Pokémon 5 times | |
| Send 10 Gifts to friends |
Clamperl
|
| Take a snapshot of your buddy |
Snover
|
| Trade a Pokémon |
Glalie
|
| Transfer 3 Pokémon |
Lotad
|
| Use a supereffective Charged Attack in 7 Gym battles |
Electabuzz
|
| Win 3 Gym Battles |
Jynx
|
| Win 5 raids |
Aerodactyl
|
| Win a Gym Battle | |
| Win a Level 3 or higher raid |
Credits for the table above go to The Silph Road subreddit and redditors who spent their free time confirming the rewards.
