This Pokémon Go event also brings us the final update to the A Cosmic Companion special research quest. To learn about these new steps, visit our A Cosmic Companion guide. Don’t forget to complete the Astral Eclipse Sun and Moon Challenges and event-exclusive research tasks while you’re at it! On this page: If you want to earn the rewards from this Collection Challenge and add it to your Elite Collectors medal, you need to finish it before this deadline or else they’ll be gone forever. Here are the Pokémon in the Astral Eclipse: Sun Challenge and all of these Pokémon can be found in the wild:
Solrock Yungoos Sunkern Cottonee Petilil Alolan Vulpix
For completing this Collection Challenge, you’ll earn 3000 Stardust. If you want to earn the rewards from this Collection Challenge and add it to your Elite Collectors medal, you need to finish it before this deadline or else they’ll be gone forever. Here are the Pokémon in the Astral Eclipse: Moon Challenge and all of these Pokémon can be found in the wild:
Lunatone Alolan Rattata Hoothoot Clefairy Munna Alolan Sandshrew
For completing this Collection Challenge, you’ll earn 3000 Stardust. Though these tasks can be completed once the Astral Eclipse event has ended, we recommend completing them during the event as they’ll help you complete the Collection Challenge above. Here are the Astral Eclipse field research tasks:
Catch 5 Staryu reward - 1000 Stardust Catch 3 Psychic-type Pokémon reward - Staryu encounter
Thank you to SilphScience for the help with this information! On this Sunday, Ultra Beasts will be invading raids and, in doing so, giving you the perfect opportunity to add them to your collection. The Ultra Beasts you’ll be able to battle, however, depends on your current location, with them appearing in raids in the following regions:
Americas - Nihilego, Buzzwole and Guzzlord Asia-Pacific - Nihilego, Xurkitree and Guzzlord Europe - Nihilego, Pheromosa and Guzzlord North Hemisphere - Kartana South Hemisphere - Celesteela
There will also be a timed research quest running throughout the event that will focus on Raid Battles and, if you complete its tasks, you’ll gain the opportunity to encounter more Ultra Beasts. A number of bonuses will also be running throughout this event, such as an increased chance of earning Rare Candy XL from attending raids in-person and earning x1.25 XP from winning an Ultra Beast raid. Spinning a Gym Photo Disc between 11am and 7pm (local time) will also allow you to receive up to five additional Raid Passes, so you can partake in as many raids as possible. Finally, this event is the perfect time to get together with other trainers, because the following Pokémon will appear around a Gym after you’ve defeated an Ultra Beast:
Machoke Scyther Magmar Gulpin Absol Minccino Frillish - Female Dedenne
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.
If you haven’t claimed this quest already, we highly recommend doing so, because it’s only available until Thursday, 1st December at 9:59am (local time). All you have to do to claim A Cosmic Companion is log into Pokémon Go!
The Astral Eclipse event also brings Solgaleo and Lunala to Pokémon Go! These legendary Gen 7 Pokémon are the third staged evolutions of Cosmog and, if you want to add them to your Pokédex, visit our how to get Solgaleo or Lunala page.
The following Pokémon will be appearing more frequently in the wild throughout the Astral Eclipse event:
Alolan Rattata Alolan Sandshrew Clefairy Alolan Vulpix Staryu Hoothoot Sunkern Lunatone Solrock Munna Cottonee Petilil Yungoos
In raids, meanwhile, you can find the following Pokémon, with Nihilego being the headliner: Finally, a selection of Solgaleo and Lunala-themed avatar items are now for sale in the Pokémon Go store. Hope you enjoy the Astral Eclipse event and remember to complete the new A Cosmic Companion steps!
