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Pokémon GO kicks off the season of Alola: dates, new Pokémon and Tropical Challenge
After Season of Heritage, Niantic's game travels to the Alola region with all these new features. Challenges, field research tasks and more await.
The Season of Alola is already a reality in Pokémon GO. After a trimester of the Season of Heritage, Niantic's game for iOS and Android is getting a seventh-generation update, and it's doing so as usual: announcing a huge array of content. Because there is much to come; not only the debut of the archipelago starters (Rowet, Litten and Popplio). Without further ado, we tell you everything you need to know about this new season, including the new Melemele Island Special Research and the Tropical Collection Challenge.
Date and welcome to the Season of Alola
Pokémon GO's Season of Alola begins this Tuesday, March 1, 2022 at 10:00 and will be available worldwide until June 1, 2022 at 20:00 (local time). Three months in which new wild Pokémon discovered in the Alola region await for us; the region that was introduced to us in 2016 on the occasion of the release of Pokémon Sun and Moon on Nintendo 3DS.
Melemele Island Special Research
Starting March 1 and until June 1, in other words, throughout the entire Season of Alola, Professor Willow is giving us a new task: to complete different lines of research in order to learn about all the islands of Alola. If we finish all lines of research before June 1, 2022, an additional special line of research will be unlocked at the end of the season. These are the unlock dates for each line of research:
- March 1: Melemele Island Special Research
- March 22: to be determined.
- April 12: to be determined.
- May 10: to be determined.
- May 25: to be determined.
Celebration event: Welcome to Alola!
From Tuesday, March 1, 2022 at 10:00 until next Wednesday, March 9, 2022 at 20:00 (local time), all Pokémon GO players will be able to encounter these featured Pokémon for the first time in the game in the wild:
- Rowlet (Plant-type Alola starter)
- Litten (Fire-type Alola starter)
- Popplio (Water-type Alola starter)
- Pikipek
- Yungoos (can be shiny)
In addition, the encounters of the field research tasks will reward us with guaranteed encounters with Pikipek and Yungoos.
Tropical Collection Challenge
If we complete the Tropical Collection Challenge during the indicated hours we will get the Elite Collector medal and earn 7000 PX and 15 Ultra Balls.
- Rowlet
- Popplio
- Litten
- Pikipek
- Yungoos
- Gumshoos
Incursions during the event Welcome to Alola!
From Tuesday, March 1, 2022 at 10:00 until Wednesday, March 9, 2022 at 20:00 (local time),these are the Pokémon available in Pokémon GO raids:
- One-Star Raids: Bellsprout, Snubbull, Phanpy, Electrike y Rockruff (all can be shiny).
- Three-Star Raids: Nidoqueen, Wigglytuff, Graveler de Alola and Raichu de Alola (the latter can be shiny).
- Five-Star Raids: Tapu Koko.
- Mega Raids: Mega-Venusaur.
Source | Pokémon GO