Pokémon Go Welcome to Alola Collection Challenge and field research tasks explained
Gen 7 Pokémon have arrived in Pokémon Go.
The Welcome to Alola event in Pokémon Go hails the arrival of 22 Gen 7 Pokémon in Pokémon Go.
To celebrate their arrival, you complete the Welcome to Alola Collection Challenge and collect field research tasks. The legendary Tapu Koko is also awaiting you in five-star raids.
Don't forget to complete the A Melemele Adventure special research quest either; it's the first of four research quests themed around the Alola region and, if you complete them all, you'll gain free access to an end-of-season quest.
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Welcome to Alola Collection Challenge Pokémon List in Pokémon Go
The Welcome to Alola Collection Challenge is available during the current event in Pokémon Go, which means, if you want to add it to your Elite Collector medal, you must complete it before Wednesday, 9th March at 8pm (local time).
Here are the Pokémon you need to find for the Welcome to Alola Collection Challenge:
- Rowlet - In the wild
- Litten - In the wild
- Popplio - In the wild
- Pikipek - In the wild and field research task (Walk 1km)
- Yungoos - In the wild and field research task (Walk 1km)
- Gumshoos - Evolve (Yungoos, 50 Yungoos candy and evolved during the day)
Completing this challenge will reward you with 7,000 XP and 15 Ultra Balls.
The Max Out Season is here and includes a new global event, Wild Area. Currently, the Simply Groundbreaking event is running. You can now catch Dynamax Pokémon through Max Battles. First, however, you need to visit Power Spots to collect Max Particles and complete the To the Max! quest. Don't forget to try out Routes, Gift Exchange and Party Play while you're hunting down rare Pokémon, fighting in the Go Battle League or competing in PokéStop Showcases.
Welcome to Alola field research tasks in Pokémon Go
By spinning PokéStops throughout the Welcome to Alola event in Pokémon Go, you can collect event field research tasks.
While these tasks can be saved and completed after the event, we recommend completing them during the event, because some of the Pokémon rewards will help you complete the Welcome to Alola Collection Challenge.
Below you can find the Welcome to Alola field research tasks:
- Walk 1km reward - Pikipek or Yungoos encounter
- Catch 7 Pokémon reward - 10 Poké Balls or 10 Great Balls
- Use 7 Berries to help catch Pokémon reward - 7 Ultra Balls
Thank you to SilphScience from reddit for the help with this information!
Everything else we know about the Welcome to Alola event in Pokémon Go
The Welcome to Alola event in Pokémon Go is running until Wednesday, 9th March at 8pm (local time) and its main attraction is, of course, the release of 22 Pokémon from Gen 7. These are the first true members of Gen 7 to arrive in the game - the Alolan forms have been available for quite a while!
Some of these Pokémon can be found in the wild, while others can only be obtained once you've completed an evolution and two can be battled in raids.
Below you can find all of the Gen 7 Pokémon being released during the Welcome to Alola event and how to find them:
| No. | Pokémon | Where to find them | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 722 | Rowlet | 
| In the wild 5km eggs |
| 723 | Dartrix | 
| Evolve Rowlet using 25 Rowlet Candy |
| 724 | Decidueye | 
| Evolve Dartrix using 100 Rowlet Candy |
| 725 | Litten |
| In the wild 5km eggs |
| 726 | Torracat | 
| Evolve Litten using 25 Litten Candy |
| 727 | Incineroar | 
| Evolve Torracat using 100 Litten Candy |
| 728 | Popplio | 
| In the wild 5km eggs |
| 729 | Brionne | 
| Evolve Popplio using 25 Popplio Candy |
| 730 | Primarina | 
| Evolve Brionne using 100 Popplio Candy |
| 731 | Pikipek | 
| In the wild 2km eggs Welcome to Alola field research task |
| 732 | Trumbeak | 
| Evolve Pikipek using 25 Pikipek Candy |
| 733 | Toucannon | 
| Evolve Trumbeak using 100 Pikipek Candy |
| 734 | Yungoos | 
| In the wild 2km eggs A Melemele Adventure reward Welcome to Alola field research task |
| 735 | Gumshoos | 
| Evolve Yungoos using 50 Yungoos Candy during the day |
| 744 | Rockruff | 
| In one-star raids 10km eggs |
| 745 | Lycanroc - Midday and Midnight Form | 
| Evolve Rockruff using 50 Rockruff Candy during the day for Midday form or night for Midnight Form |
| 764 | Comfey | 
| In the wild |
| 782 | Jangmo-o | 
| In the wild 10km eggs |
| 783 | Hakamo-o | 
| Evolve Jangmo using 25 Jangmo-o Candy |
| 784 | Kommo-o | 
| Evolve Hakamo using 100 Jangmo-o Candy |
| 785 | Tapu Koko | 
| In five-star raids |
The shiny forms for Rockruff and Yungoos, along with the ones for their evolutions, have also been released!
The A Melemele Adventure special research quest - the first of four special research quests themed around the islands of the Alola region - has been released as part of this event. The other three research quests will also be released as part of an upcoming in-game event and you have until Wednesday, 1st June, the end of the Season of Alola, to collect them all.
While none of these quests have a deadline, we recommend completing them before Wednesday, 1st June, because doing so will grant you free access to an end-of-season event.
A range of Pokémon are also appearing in raids throughout the Welcome to Alola event, including Bellsprout, Snubbul, Phanpy, Electrike and Rockruff in one-star raids. Meanwhile, in three-star raids, you can find Alolan Raichu, Alolan Graveler, Nidoqueen and Wigglytuff.
Finally, Tapu Koko is making its first appearance in five-star raids until Tuesday, 15th March and Mega Venusaur has returned to Mega Raids.
Have fun during the Welcome to Alola event and good luck catching the Gen 7 Pokémon!