Pokémon Go A Paldean Adventure, rewards and best Choose Path choice

'A Paldean Adventure' quest steps in Pokémon Go

A Paldean Adventure is a special research quest which is unlockable in Pokémon Go until Friday 1st December at 9:59am (local time). Since it’s a special research quest you can complete it at your own pace after unlocking it, because, despite only being available for a limited time period, A Paldean Adventure doesn’t have a deadline.

A Paldean Adventure is also a branching quest and asks you to pick between three different Paths - Adventure with Sprigatitio, Adventure with Fuecoco and Adventure with Quaxly - after the first quest step. Remember, once you’ve chosen a Path, you can not change said Path.

Your choice will determine a number of challenges you’ll face and the rewards you can earn from this quest. Due to this, we recommend looking at our dedicated sections for each Path before making your selection to ensure you choose the right Path for you. We also cover the best Choose Path for A Paldean Adventure further along in this guide.

Below you’ll find all of the A Paldean Adventure quest steps and rewards you encounter before making your Path choice and, afterwards, you’ll find sections covering the quest steps for each path.

Be wary - spoilers lie below!

'A Paldean Adventure' Step 1 of 5

• Catch 9 Pokémon - 20 Poké Balls

Rewards: 900 XP and 900 Stardust

Adventure with Sprigatito Path quest steps in Pokémon Go

Below you’ll find the challenges and rewards for the Adventure with Sprigatito Path of the A Paldean Adventure special research quest in Pokémon Go:

'Adventure with Sprigatito' Step 2 of 5

• Catch 3 Pokémon - 3 Poké Balls
• Take a snapshot of a wild Pokémon - 300 Stardust

Rewards: 900 XP and Sprigatito encounter.

'Adventure with Sprigatito' Step 3 of 5

• Spin 50 PokéStops or Gyms - 20 Razz Berries
• Catch 200 Pokémon - 15 Pinap Berries
• Send 60 Gifts to friends - 25 Poké Balls
• Evolve a Sprigatito - 1000 XP
• Earn a heart with your buddy on 7 different days - 3000 Stardust

Rewards: 900 XP and Lechonk encounter.

'Adventure with Sprigatito' Step 4 of 5

• Explore 30km - 5 Mysterious Components
• Catch 400 Pokémon - 25 Great Balls
• Earn 40 Candies walking with you buddy - 9 Golden Razz Berries
• Evolve a Floragato - 2000 XP
• Visit PokéStops on 14 different days - 6000 Stardust

Rewards: 900 XP and a currently unknown encounter.

'Adventure with Sprigatito' Step 5 of 5

• Explore 80km - 25 Ultra Balls
• Catch 100 different species of Pokémon - 2 Rocket Radars
• Complete 150 Field Research Tasks - 2 Silver Pinap Berries
• Power up Pokémon 50 times - 50 Sprigatito Candy
• Catch a Pokémon on 14 different days - 6000 Stardust

Rewards: 900 XP and 1 Lucky Egg

Adventure with Fuecoco Path quest steps in Pokémon Go

Here you’ll find all of the challenges and rewards for the Adventure with Fuecoco Path of the A Paldean Adventure special research quest in Pokémon Go:

'Adventure with Fuecoco' Step 2 of 5

• Catch 3 Pokémon - 3 Poké Balls
• Take a snapshot of a wild Pokémon - 300 Stardust

Rewards: 900 XP and Fuecoco encounter.

'Adventure with Fuecoco' Step 3 of 5

• Spin 50 PokéStops or Gyms - 20 Razz Berries
• Catch 200 Pokémon - 15 Pinap Berries
• Send 60 Gifts to friends - 25 Poké Balls
• Evolve a Fuecoco - 1000 XP
• Earn a heart with your buddy on 7 different days - 3000 Stardust

Rewards: 900 XP and Lechonk encounter.

'Adventure with Fuecoco' Step 4 of 5

• Explore 30km - 5 Mysterious Components
• Catch 400 Pokémon - 25 Great Balls
• Earn 40 Candies walking with you buddy - 9 Golden Razz Berries
• Evolve a Crocalor - 2000 XP
• Visit PokéStops on 14 different days - 6000 Stardust

Rewards: 900 XP and a currently unknown encounter.

Thank you to Silveruchu from reddit for the help with the above step.

'Adventure with Fuecoco' Step 5 of 5

• Explore 80km - 25 Ultra Balls
• Catch 100 different species of Pokémon - 2 Rocket Radars
• Complete 150 Field Research Tasks - 2 Silver Pinap Berries
• Power up Pokémon 50 times - 50 Fuecoco Candy
• Catch a Pokémon on 14 different days - 6000 Stardust

Rewards: 900 XP and 1 Lucky Egg

Adventure with Quaxly Path quest steps in Pokémon Go

Below lies all of the challenges and rewards for the Adventure with Quaxly Path of the A Paldean Adventure special research quest in Pokémon Go:

'Adventure with Quaxly' Step 2 of 5

• Catch 3 Pokémon - 3 Poké Balls
• Take a snapshot of a wild Pokémon - 300 Stardust

Rewards: 900 XP and Quaxly encounter.

'Adventure with Quaxly' Step 3 of 5

• Spin 50 PokéStops or Gyms - 20 Razz Berries
• Catch 200 Pokémon - 15 Pinap Berries
• Send 60 Gifts to friends - 25 Poké Balls
• Evolve a Quaxly - 1000 XP
• Earn a heart with your buddy on 7 different days - 3000 Stardust

Rewards: 900 XP and Lechonk encounter.

'Adventure with Quaxly' Step 4 of 5

• Explore 30km - 5 Mysterious Components
• Catch 400 Pokémon - 25 Great Balls
• Earn 40 Candies walking with you buddy - 9 Golden Razz Berries
• Evolve a Quawuaval - 2000 XP
• Visit PokéStops on 14 different days - 6000 Stardust

Rewards: 900 XP and a currently unknown encounter.

'Adventure with Quaxly' Step 5 of 5

• Explore 80km - 25 Ultra Balls
• Catch 100 different species of Pokémon - 2 Rocket Radars
• Complete 150 Field Research Tasks - 2 Silver Pinap Berries
• Power up Pokémon 50 times - 50 Quaxly Candy
• Catch a Pokémon on 14 different days - 6000 Stardust

Rewards: 900 XP and 1 Lucky Egg

A Paldean Adventure best Choose Path in Pokémon Go

While this might not be the answer you’re looking for, the best Choose Path choice for A Paldean Adventure is subjective to which Gen 9 starter you like best. This answer may become clearer as we learn more about where the final evolutions for these starters - Meowscarada, Skeledirge and Quaquaval - sit in Pokémon Go’s meta, but, for now, one of the easiest ways to pick a path is to simply pick the starter you think is the coolest or cutest.

Personally I choose the Sprigatito Path, because it’s the starter I choose in Pokémon Scarlet. (Also who doesn’t love a cute little cat?)

If you plan on making your decision based around the different challenges each Path offers, then it's important to note that the only change between the Paths revolves around evolving your chosen Gen 9 starter. If you've chosen the Sprigatito path, for example, you'll be asked to evolve one into Floragato and then Meowscarada, but, if you picked Fuecoco, you'll need to evolve it into Crocalor and Skeledirge.

Since there are no candy related rewards until the final step and, by this point, you'll have already conducted these evolutions, your decision could be based upon which Gen 9 starter you've gathered the most candy for. This would speed up the process of completing the evolution challenges.

Even if you do make your choice based around which Pokémon will be faster to evolution, it's important to note that A Paldean Adventure has been desgined to take a good amount of time to complete. (It even forgoes having the fifth quest step soley consist of 'Collect Reward' challenges.) So don't be surprised if it takes you a number of weeks to complete!

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How does A Paldean Adventure work in Pokémon Go

Every player has the ability to unlock the A Paldean Adventure special research quest in Pokémon Go until Friday 1st December at 9:59am (local time). Once this date passes, you’ll no longer be able to unlock this quest so, if you want to complete it, make sure you unlock A Paldean Adventure before this date.

To unlock A Paldean Adventure, you simply have to log into Pokémon Go during this time period and the quest should automatically unlock. We recommend going through the opening dialogue to ensure the quest is properly unlocked.

After unlocking the A Paldean Adventure quest, you’ll be able to complete it at your own pace as it doesn’t have a deadline.

It’s also important to note that A Paldean Adventure is a branching quest. This means there are three different Paths you can take through this research quest, with some of the challenges and rewards you encounter being dependent on this choice. You can’t change your Path choice after you’ve made it, so make sure you pick the right Path for you.

Aside from these stipulations, A Paldean Adventure works exactly the same as any other Pokémon Go special research quest; you’re tasked with completing a number of challenges to complete each quest step and, as you go, you’ll earn a selection of rewards. Remember - this quest doesn’t have a deadline, so, as long as you’ve unlocked it, you can complete it whenever you like.

Good luck completing A Paldean Adventure!