Pokémon Home launched on mobile and Nintendo Switch last month. Home isn’t a game per se, but it sure is a lot of fun. The software, which requires a monthly subscription should trainers wish to access it, allows all of your Pokémon to be gathered in one place, regardless of the game on which they were caught. One of the coolest things of all is Pokémon caught as far back as Ruby and Sapphire can be transferred into Home, although there are a few steps trainers will need to follow to get that done.

Kanto Research Tasks

There are 40 tasks to complete altogether split into two groups of 20. The Kanto Research tasks relate to Pokémon Let’s Go Pikachu and Eevee, and can only be completed by catching Pokémon from those two games. The 20 tasks are as follows and each one requires all of the Pokémon connected to it to be caught for it to be considered complete.

  • Route 1: Rattata, Pidgey, Bellsprout, Oddish Viridian Forest: Pikachu, Caterpie, Weedle Mt. Moon: Zubat, Clefairy, Geodude, Paras Aquatic Pokémon: Magikarp, Horsea, Staryu, Tentacool, Poliwag Diglett’s Cave: Diglett, Dugtrio Psychic: Abra, Drowzee, Mr. Mime Rock Tunnel: Charmander, Rhyhorn, Kangaskhan, Machop Pokémon Tower: Gastly, Haunter, Cubone Fighting Dojo: Hitmonlee, Hitmonchan, Poliwrath, Machamp, Mankey Power Plant: Voltorb, Electrode, Electabuzz, Magnemite, Magneton Seafoam Islands: Jynx, Seel, Slowpoke, Shellder Pokémon Mansion: Magmar, Koffing, Ditto, Grimer Fossil Secrets: Aerodactyle, Kabutops, Omanyte Victory Road: Onix, Graveler, Golbat, Machoke, Rhydon Cerulean Cave: Rhydon, Golduck, Chansey, Lickitung, Snorlax Evolution Stones: Exeggcutor, Jolteon, Wigglytuff, Vaporeon, Flareon Trading Mysteries: Golem: Machamp, Gengar, Alakazam Flying: Charizard, Aerodactyl, Dragonite Legendary Bird Pokémon: Articuno, Zapdos, Moltres Genetic Pokémon: Mewtwo

Galar Research Tasks

The second group of research tasks all relate to the Galar region and Pokémon Sword and Shield. Similar to the Kanto tasks, these can only be completed by catching the corresponding Pokémon in either Sword or Shield. Catch these Pokémon in other games and transfer them in and the tasks will not be completed. The 20 Galar region tasks are as follows.

  • First Partner Pokémon: Grookey, Sobble, Scorbunny Route 1: Wooloo, Rookidee, Skwovet Slumbering Weald: Galarian Weezing, Blipbug, Munna Rolling Fields: Combee, Bounsweet, Bunnelby, Onix Watchtower Ruins: Gastly, Duskull, Golett, Golurk Bridge Field: Cutiefly, Inkay, Zigzagoon, Stufful, Palpitoad Dusty Bowl: Eldegoss, Hattrem, Frillish Fishing In Galar: Arrokuda, Barraskewda, Wishiwashi, Magikarp Galar Mine: Rolycoly, Woobat, Carkol, Timburr Galar Mine No. 2: Scraggy, Wimpod, Drednaw, Galarian Stunfisk Glimwood Tangle: Phantump, Sinistea, Morgrem, Shiinotic Route 10: Galarian Mr. Mime, Vanilluxe, Beartic, Abomasnow The Four Fossiles: Dracozolt, Arctozolt, Dracovish, Arctovish Working Pokémon: Milcery, Rotom, Indeedee, Cufant, Corviknight Troublesome Team Yell: Thievul, Linoone, Liepard Marnie’s Pokémon: Morpeko, Toxicroak, Grimmsnarl Bede’s Pokémon: Galarian Ponyta, Hattrem, Gothorita Leon’s Pokémon: Charizard, Aegislash, Dragapult The Pokémon Band: Toxtricity, Obstagoon, Rillaboom Legends of Galar: Zacian, Zamazenta, Eternatus

Those are all of the 40 tasks currently available to complete on Home on Switch. As mentioned above, to complete the tasks, the Pokémon need to be caught on their corresponding games. Transferring them from titles not released on Switch isn’t enough and the relevant tasks will not be checked off.