During this Pokémon Go event, you can complete the Alola to Alola special research quest - if you’ve met the requirements, of course. Alola to Alola is a branching quest, which means it’s a good idea to know which Choose Path choice is best for you. There’s also an Alola to Alola Collection Challenge and event exclusive field research tasks to complete as well! On this page: Alola to Alola special research quest: Other event details: You must log into Pokémon Go before Wednesday, 1st June at 9:59am (local time) to unlock this quest. Once you’ve done so, you can complete it at your own pace. If you have not completed the required special research quests, you can purchase a ticket for Alola to Alola from the in-game store for $4.99 or the equivalent in your local currency. Alola to Alola is also a branching quest, which means that the challenges and rewards will differ depending on which path you choose. Below you’ll find the first two sets of challenges and rewards for the Alola to Alola special research quest and, afterwards, we outline each individual path in their own dedicated section. Just be prepared for spoilers! Thank you to Amiibofan101 from reddit for the help with this information. ‘Alola to Alola’ Step 1 of 4
Catch 1 Pokémon - Rowlet Catch 4 Pokémon - Litten Cach 7 Pokémon - Popplio
Rewards: 1000 XP, 500 Stardust and 15 Poké Balls ‘Alola to Alola’ Step 2 of 4 On this step, you’ll be asked to choose one of four paths - Melemele Island, Akala Island, Ula’ula Island and Poni Island. You can’t change this choice once it’s been made. The following four sections cover the challenges and rewards for each individual path. ‘Alola to Alola’ Step 3 of 4
Catch 10 Pokémon - 5 Razz Berries Make 3 Nice Throws - 15 Great Balls Send 5 Gifts to friends - 1 Poffin
Rewards: 1500 XP, 1500 Stardust and 3 Silver Pinap Berries ‘Alola to Alola’ Step 4 of 4
Send 15 Gifts to friends - 1 Poffin Take 5 snapshots of wild Pokémon - 15 Ultra Balls Trade Pokémon 3 times - 1 Star Piece Earn 10 hearts with your buddy - 3 Golden Razz Berries Make a new friend - 1 Lure Module
Rewards: Pom-Pom Style Oricorio Hat, 1 Lucky Egg and an Alolan Raichu encounter ‘Alola to Alola’ Step 3 of 4
Catch 10 Pokémon - 5 Razz Berries Make 3 Nice Throws - 15 Great Balls Walk 2km - 1 Incense
Rewards: 1500 XP, 1500 Stardust and 3 Silver Pinap Berries ‘Alola to Alola’ Step 4 of 4
Walk 7km - 1 Incense Spin 10 PokéStops or Gyms - 15 Ultra Balls Complete 3 Field Research tasks - 1 Star Piece Take 5 snapshots of wild Pokémon - 3 Golden Razz Berries Hatch 3 eggs - 1 Super Incubator
Rewards: Pa’u Style Oricorio Hat, 2 Incubators and an Alolan Marowak encounter ‘Alola to Alola’ Step 3 of 4
Catch 10 Pokémon - 5 Razz Berries Make 3 Nice Throws - 15 Great Throws Catch 5 different species of Pokémon - 1 Lure Module
Rewards: 1500 XP, 1500 Stardust and 3 Silver Pinap Berries ‘Alola to Alola’ Step 4 of 4
Catch 30 Pokémon - 1 Glacial Lure Module Make 10 Curveball Throws - 15 Ultra Balls Use 15 Berries to help catch Pokémon - 1 Star Piece Make 5 Nice Curveball Throws in a row - 3 Golden Razz Berries Catch 15 different species of Pokémon - 1 Magnetic Lure Module
Rewards: Baile Style Oricorio Hat, 4 Incense and an Alolan Vulpix encounter ‘Alola to Alola’ Step 3 of 4
Catch 10 Pokémon - 5 Razz Berries Make 3 Nice Throws - 15 Great Balls Defeat 2 Team Go Rocket Grunts - 1 Rocket Radar
Rewards: 1500 XP, 1500 Stardust and 3 Silver Pinap Berries ‘Alola to Alola’ Step 4 of 4
Battle in the Go Battle League 10 times - 1 Rocket Radar Defeat 4 Team Go Rocket Grunts - 15 Ultra Balls Power up Pokémon 10 times - 1 Star Piece Defeat a Team Go Rocket Leader - 3 Golden Razz Berries Win 3 Trainer Battles in the Go Battle League - 1 Premium Battle Pass
Rewards: Sensu Style Oricorio Hat, 3 Star Pieces and an Alolan Exeggutor
The Season of Mythical Wishes continues with the Winter Holiday event, which has brought Mega Glalie to Pokémon Go. Don’t forget to partake in the new Go Battle League season.
Elsewhere, be sure to use Daily Adventure Incense for the chance of encountering Galarian Articuno, Galarian Zapdos and Galarian Moltres.
Exactly which Oricorio Hat you receive will also depend on which path you select to reflect each Alola island has a different Oricorio variant living upon it.
Due to this, it’s important you choose your path carefully, especially since you can’t change paths.
So - which out of the four paths is best?
Well the answer all depends on which activties you prefer to do in Pokémon Go, because the challenges and rewards for each path focuses on a different feature.
Below you can find a summary of which features each path focuses upon, including which Oricorio Hat you’ll recieve from that path:
Melemele Island Path - Friendship, trading and buddy Pokémon with the Pom-Pom Style Oricorio Hat Akala Island Path - Hatching eggs, exploring and field research tasks with the Pa’u Style Oricorio Hat Ula’ula Island Path - Catching Pokémon, using berries and throws with the Baile Style Oricorio Hat Poni Island Path - Go Battle League battle, Team Go Rocket battles and powering up Pokémon with the Sensu Style Oricorio Hat
If you don’t mind spoilers, then you can base your decision around which rewards each path offers, which you can find in the sections above. Personally, I’ll be choosing the Akala Island Path for those extra Incubators, but avid raiders might want the Premium Battle Pass from the Poni Island Path. Players who unlock Alola to Alola by completing the Alola themed special research quests - A Melemele Adventure, An Akala Adventure, An Ula’ula Adventure and A Poni Adventure - can also purchase a ticket for this quest from the in-game store for $4.99 or the equivalent in your local currency. Doing so will allow you to select a second path and earn even further rewards. It’s important to note that while you do have the option to select the path you’ve already completed, you can’t receive the same Oricorio Hat twice. You can still gain free access to the special research quest, however, by completing the four required quests before Wednesday, 1st June at 9:59am (local time). Here are the Pokémon in Alola to Alola , along with how to find them:
Gumshoos - Evolve Yungoos during the day using 50 Yungoos Candy Trumbeak - Evolve Pikipek using 25 Pikipek Candy Dartrix - Evolve Rowlet using 25 Rowlet Candy Torracat - Evolve Litten using 25 Litten Candy Brionne - Evolve Popplio using 25 Popplio Candy Cubone - In the wild Alolan Rattata - In the wild and 7km eggs Toucannon - Evolve Trumbeak using 100 Pikipek Candy
Completing this challenge will reward you with 15,000 XP, 15 Ultra Balls and a Rockruff encounter. While these tasks can be saved in your field research collection and completed once the event ends, we recommend completing some during the Alola to Alola event, because the Pokémon encounters you earn will help you complete the Alola to Alola Collection Challenge. Below you can find the Alola to Alola field research tasks in Pokémon Go:
Walk 1km rewards - Pikipek or Yungoos encounter Power up Pokémon 7 times rewards - Rowlet, Litten or Popplio encounter Use 7 Berries to help catch Pokémon rewards - 7 Ultra Balls Send 3 Gifts to friends rewards - 5 Poké Balls Send 3 Gifts and add a sticker to each rewards - 3 Pinap Berries
Thank you to SilphScience from reddit for the help with this information. This isn’t, however, the only bonus the event offers - any Cubone evolved during Alola to Alola will become a Alolan Marowak which knows Shadow Bone. Shadow Bone is a charged ghost-type attack and has the following power levels:
Trainer Battles - 75 power Gyms and raids - 80 power
Thankfully, you won’t have to hunt far for a Cubone as they’ll be appearing more frequently in the wild during the event, along with the following Pokémon:
Alolan Rattata Alolan Meowth Alolan Exeggutor Rowlet Litten Popplio Pikipek Yungoos
Pokémon from the Alola region - both Alolan forms and Gen 7 Pokémon - have also invaded raids for the Alola to Alola event. In one-star raids, you can find Alolan Rattata, Alolan Geodude, Alolan Diglett, Alolan Grimer and Rockruff. Meanwhile, Alolan Raichu, Alolan Exeggutor and Alolan Marowak are in three-raids. All of the guardian deities of the Alola region - Tapu Koko, Tapu Lele, Tapu Bulu and Tapu Fini - have returned to five-star raids. This is perfect for anyone who missed one of these legendaries when they made their debut appearance - who knows when they’ll return! Finally, any 7km egg collected during this event will have the following egg pool: Tier One
Alolan Rattata Dewpider Formantis Oranguru
Tier Two
Alolan Meowth Alolan Grimer
Tier Three
Alolan Sandshrew Alolan Vulpix Alolan Diglett Stufful
Hope you enjoy the final week of the Season of Alola!
