January's research tasks have arrived Pokémon GO, and one, in particular, seems to have curious trainers. There is the usual collection of research tasks that you can get by spinning PokéStops. You can perform up to three of these tasks at a time, giving you plenty of options on what to work on.
As always, tasks can range from taking a snapshot of your buddy to catching Pokémon or making some big throws. All you have to do to get them is visit PokéStops, so be sure to visit plenty of them over the next few days.
One of the tasks is to hatch seven eggs, and people want to know what the payoff is to see if it's worth the effort. The reward for this task appears to be a meeting with Alolan Goupix, although this has yet to be confirmed. Alolan Goupix is an ice type, with a max CP of 883, 109 defense, 96 offense, and 116 stamina. If you don't already have one, dating is a great reward.
It's not just January Research Tasks you need to worry about right now, as Special Resume Research Tasks are also available. These special research tasks involve the GO Rocket team, and doing so will allow you to fight against the GO Rocket team leader, Giovanni.
The year's first research breakthrough is also active, involving a Lokhlass with Ice Shard and Ice Beam. Lokhlass' research breakthrough will run from January 1 at 13 p.m. to February 1 at 13 p.m. PST.
The Sync Hatchathon Adventure is also ongoing in-game and will run through January 16 at 13:00 PM PST. This will reward the extra bonuses for hatching eggs, so now is a great time to work on those seven eggs for your field research. You will get the following bonuses during Hatchathon:
- x2 Hatch Candy
- x2 Hatch Stardust
- After traveling 50 km you will get 50 Stardust, 000 Rare Candies, an Unova Stone
It's an extremely busy time in Pokémon GO at the moment, so it's time to take a walk.
