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Aerodactyl currently has no evolutions in Pokémon GO.

In order to catch it, you’ll need to complete a new Special Research questline, one of the more difficult sets of Special Research tasks in Pokémon Go.

Cubone shouldn’t be too hard to find in the wild. Ditto may appear as one of the following Pokémon in the wild: Pidgey, Ratatta, Zubat, Mankey, Yanma, Hoothoot, Sentret, Zigzagoon, Gulpin or Whismur. You can catch Meltan here (and you may want to use a Pinap Berry to double your Candy take, if you want to evolve your Meltan later). Want us to remember this setting for all your devices? Aerodactyl is appearing in tier-3 Raids, while Omanyte and Kabuto are appearing in tier-1 Raids. A brand-new Pokémon, Meltan, is now available in Pokémon Go.

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Look for steel- and electric-type Pokémon in the wild. Step one of the questline is easy, and that new Egg Incubator will make the next step a little easier. Each time you achieve a Research Breakthrough this month, you'll get a chance to catch the Bug/Ghost Pokemon Shedinja. Fortunately though, some of the Pokémon needed to complete the Meltan quest are currently showing up in Raids.

Rewards: 8,000 Stardust, Meltan Encounter, 1 Star Piece. Field Research is an in-game task or quest that you can complete in order to get a reward. Rewards: 10 Ultra Balls, 1 Charged TM, 3 Premium Raid Passes. Now, let’s get to the nine-part Special Research Tasks that Professor Willow has lined up.

Here’s a complete list of the current Field Research Tasks and the rewards, as of Oct. 1, 2020. Great League: 0 / 5. Rewards: 4,000 Stardust, 5 Pinap Berries, 5 Rare Candies.

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Rewards: 5,000 Stardust, 20 Great Balls, 5 Lure Modules. Each stop will give a task once a day and players can hold up to three tasks at once. Niantic had a series of Pokémon Let’s Go!-themed daily research tasks that made it easier to encounter Ditto, Scyther and Aerodactyl, but that event ended on Nov. 27. This Pokémon is only typically given out during special events, as its original evolution method was so specific, that it’s unable to be added into Pokémon Go. © 2020 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved. To achieve a Research Breakthrough, you'll need to collect seven stamps. To learn more or opt-out, read our Cookie Policy. You can see October's Field Research tasks as well as their potential rewards, as compiled by The Silph Road, below. Typically, you can receive Field Research tasks by spinning the Photo Disc at PokeStops. Note that after completing a task, you can wait to turn it in, if you want to save the stamp for another day. And switch to a 1 km Pokémon buddy to speed up catching candies. Along with the new Research tasks, a new Research Breakthrough reward is now available.

Pokemon Go's annual Halloween celebration is also just around the corner, although Niantic hasn't shared many details about that just yet.