If You're an OG Pokemon Player, Then You'll Love the New Throwback Challenges

Pokemon GO Hub managed to get their hands on some files that data miners unearthed from the game, which revealed that the throwback challenges are a "36-part special research quest line that celebrates iconic moments from Pokemon GO's... regions with thematic quests along the way."

The number of quests are divided evenly across all four of the regions: they each get nine apiece. Here's the thing though: the throwback challenges technically shouldn't be available to players.

But there are still a bunch of gamers who managed to get their hands on the Kanto side quests. Now, how'd they manage to go and do that?

For some reason, on April 27 a bunch of Pokemon GO players logged into the title only to discover that there were some throwback challenges waiting for them, specifically nine separate quests for the Kanto region.

The missions are all "for the sake of research" in game, but provide enough of a challenge, and cool rewards, for whoever decides to partake in the throwback trials. Here they are:

1. Catch 3 grass, water, or fire type Pokemon: 10 Pokeball
2. Capture a snapshot of a bug type Pokemon: 5 Pinap Berries
3. Catch a rock type Pokemon: 500 Stardust
4. Completion of entire step: an Onix Pokemon, 1 Rare Candy and 2 Golden Razz Berries

1. Battle in a raid: Clefairy
2. Complete 3 Pokemon transfers: 10 Super Potions
3. Capture a water type Pokemon: 500 Stardust
4. Completion of step 2: a Starmie Pokemon, 1 Rare Candy, 2 Silver Pinap Berries

1. Have 3 Pokemon evolve: 10 Great Balls
2. Make an egg hatch: Snorlax
3. Catch one electric type Pokemon: 500 Stardust
4. Completion of step 3: a Raichi Pokemon, 1 Rare Candy, and 2 Golden Razz Berries

1. Give a treat to a buddy: Gastly
2. Send a friend a gift in game: Dratini
3. Capture a grass Pokemon: 500 Stardust
4. Completion of step 4: a Tangela Pokemon, 1 Rare Candy, and 2 Silver Pinap Berries

1. Walk with your buddy to earn a candy: 5 Ultra Balls
2. Perform three great throws: a Chansey Pokemon
3. Catch a poison Pokemon: 500 Stardust
4. Completion of step 5: a Weezing Pokemon, 1 Rare Candy, and 2 Golden Razz Berries

1. Get a snapshot of a ghost Pokemon: a Hitmonchan Pokemon
2. Catch a fighting Pokemon: a Lapras Pokemon
3. Catch a psychic Pokemon: 500 Stardust
4. Completion of step 6: an Alakazam Pokemon, 1 Rare Candy, 2 Silver Pinap Berries

1. Get a snapshot of an ice Pokemon: 10 Hyper Potions
2. Evolve a Pokemon: an Aerodactyl Pokemon
3. Catch a fire Pokemon: 500 Stardust
4. Completion of step 7: an Arcanine Pokemon, 1 Rare Candy, 2 Golden Razz Berries

1. Power up a Pokemon 6 times: 1 Charged TM
2. Battle with another trainer: 1 Star Piece
3. Capture a ground Pokemon: 500 Stardust
4. Completion of step 8: a Nidoking Pokemon, 1 Rare Candy, 2 Silver Pinap Berries

1. Claim reward of 3000 XP
2. Claim reward of 3000 XP
3. Claim reward of 3000 XP
4. Completion of step 9: a Mewtwo Pokemon, 10 Rare Candies

The Kanto challenge rewards are looking pretty great, especially when you factor in that Mewtwo learns an event-exclusive move called Psystrike, which is one of the best attacks in the game.

Happy Kanto challenging all you aspiring Pokemon masters!