In Pokémon Go, however, it’s less about cards and more about Collection Challenges. Lots of Collection Challenges. Three additional Collection Challenges - Bulbasaur Collection Challenge 2, Charmander Collection Challenge 2 and Squirtle Collection Challenge 2 - have now been added to the event! If you want to add them all to your Elite Collectors medal, then make sure you complete them before the event ends. Alongside these challenges, there’s also a collection of Pokémon TCG Crossover field research tasks and the release of both Wimpod and Golisopod in Pokémon Go. On this page: Collection Challenges: Event explainers: If you want to add this challenge to your Elite Collectors Medal, then you need to complete it by 8pm (local time) on Thursday, 30th June. Here are the Pokémon in the Bulbasaur Collection Challenge 1, along with how to find them:
Bulbasaur - In the wild Spinarak - In the wild Wimpod - In the wild and field research task (Spin 5 PokéStops or Gyms) Aipom - In the wild TCG Hat Pikachu - In the wild or field research task (Trade a Pokémon)
For completing this challenge, you’ll receive 1000 XP and a Venusaur encounter. If you want to complete this challenge and add it to your Elite Collectors Medal, then you must complete it by 8pm (local time) on Thursday, 30th June. Below you can find all of the Pokémon in the Bulbasaur Collection Challenge 2, along with how to find them:
Bulbasaur - In the wild Spinarak - In the wild Pidove - In the wild Natu - In the wild TCG Hat Pikachu - In the wild or field research task (Trade a Pokémon)
Completing this challenge will reward you with 1000 XP and an encounter with Venusaur. If you want to earn this challenge’s rewards and add it to your Elite Collectors Medal, you need to complete it by 8pm (local time) on Thursday, 30th June. Below you can find the Pokémon in the Charmander Collection Challenge 1, along with how to find them:
Charmander - In the wild Numel - In the wild Magikarp - In the wild Alolan Rattata - In the wild TCG Hat Pikachu - In the wild or field research task (Trade a Pokémon)
Completing this challenge will earn you 1000 XP and a Charizard encounter. You must complete this challenge before 8pm (local time) on Thursday, 30th June if you want to earn its rewards and add it your Elite Collectors Medal. Here you’ll find the Pokémon in the Charmander Collection Challenge 2, along with how to find them:
Charmander - In the wild Numel - In the wild Wimpod - In the wild and field research task (Spin 5 PokéStops or Gyms) Natu - In the wild TCG Hat Pikachu - In the wild or field research task (Trade a Pokémon)
Completing this reward will reward you with 1000 XP and a Charizard encounter. You have until 8pm (local time) on Thursday, 30th June to complete this challenge or else you’ll lose the chance to add it to your Elite Collectors Medal. Here are the Pokémon included in the Squirtle Collection Challenge 1, along with how to find them:
Squirtle - In the wild Bidoof - In the wild Slowpoke - In the wild Eevee - In the wild TCG Hat Pikachu - In the wild or field research task (Trade a Pokémon)
Once this challenge is completed, you’ll receive 1000 XP and a Blastoise encounter. To earn the rewards for this challenge and add it to your Elite Collectors medal, you must complete it before 8pm (local time) on Thursday, 30th June. Below you can find the Pokémon included in the Squirtle Collection Challenge 2, along with how to find them:
Squirtle - In the wild Bidoof - In the wild Pidove - In the wild Wimpod - In the wild and field research task (Spin 5 PokéStops or Gyms) TCG Hat Pikachu - In the wild or field research task (Trade a Pokémon)
After completing this challenge, you’ll be rewarded with 1000 XP and a Charizard encounter. To earn this challenge’s rewards, as well as add it to your Elite Collectors medal, you need to complete it before 8pm (local time) on Thursday, 30th June. Below you can find all of the Pokémon in the Trade Collection Challenge and all have to be obtained by trading with another player:
Pikachu Bulbasaur Charmander Squirtle
Completing this challenge will earn you 3000 XP and a Lure Module. You have until 8pm (local time) on Thursday, 30th June to complete this challenge and, in doing so, add it to your Elite Collectors medal. Here are the Pokémon in the Kanto Collection Challenge, along with how to find them:
Ivysaur - In the wild and field research task (Catch 15 Pokémon) Charmeleon - In the wild and field research task (Catch 15 Pokémon) Wartortle - In the wild and field research task (Catch 15 Pokémon) Venusaur - In the wild and field research task (Catch 25 Pokémon) Charizard - In the wild and field research task (Catch 25 Pokémon) Blastoise - In the wild and field research task (Catch 25 Pokémon)
For completing this challenge, you’ll earn 5000 XP and an Incubator. This Collection Challenge is available until 8pm (local time) on Thursday, 30th June and, if you miss this deadline, you won’t be able to earn its rewards. Below you’ll find the Pokémon in the Advanced Collection Challenge, along with how to find them:
Venusaur - Trade Charizard - Trade Blastoise - Trade Snorlax - In the wild and field research task (Catch 40 Pokémon) Slaking - In the wild and field research task (Catch 40 Pokémon) Dragonite - In the wild and field research task (Catch 40 Pokémon)
Completing this challenge will earn you 10,000 XP and a Meltan encounter.
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.
Once the event is over, they will also swap regions to the following:
Lunatone - Western hemisphere Solrock - Eastern hemisphere
We, however, highly recommend completing these field research tasks during the event, since some of the Pokémon rewards will help you complete the Collection Challenges. Here are the Pokémon TCG Crossover field research tasks:
Catch 10 Pokémon reward - x5 Pinap Berries or x3 Razz Berries Catch 15 Pokémon reward - Ivysaur, Charmeleon or Wartortle encounter Catch 25 Pokémon reward - Venusaur, Charizard or Blastoise encounter Catch 40 Pokémon reward - Snorlax, Dragonite or Slaking encounter Transfer 10 Pokémon reward - x5 Poké Balls Spin 5 PokéStops or Gyms reward - Wimpod encounter Trade a Pokémon reward - TCG Hat Pikachu encounter
Thank you to Amiibofan101 from reddit for the help with this information. There is also a new costume Pokémon in the form of Pokémon TCG Hat Pikachu. Maybe you’ll get lucky and find a shiny version of this special Pokémon… On the topic of shiny Pokémon - shiny Meltan has returned! If you want to try your hand at finding shiny Meltan, you’ll need to transfer a Pokémon to either Pokémon Home, Let’s Go, Pikachu! or Let’s Go, Eevee! After doing so you’ll be able to open the Mystery Box and encounter Meltan for half an hour. Thankfully the reset time for the Mystery Box has been reduced for this event. In celebration of the new Pokémon Go expansion for the Pokémon TCG, a large host of Pokémon featured on the cards themselves will be appearing more frequently in the wild during the event:
Bulbasaur Ivysaur Charmander Charmeleon Squirtle Wartortle Alolan Rattata Pokémon TCG Hat Pikachu Slowpoke Onix Chansey Magikarp Eevee Snorlax Dragonite Spinarak Natu Aipom Slaking Numel Bidoof Pidove Wimpod
In raids, you can expect to see Chansey, Larvitar, Timburr and Wimpod all in one-star raids. Meanwhile, Alolan Exeggutor, Snorlax, Dragonite and Slaking are in three-star raids. Best of all, Mewtwo has returned to five-star raids and, depending on when you catch it, they will have a different charged attack. From Thursday, 16th June till Thursday, 23rd June at 10am (local time), it will know Shadow Ball - a ghost-type charged attack. This will change to Psystrike - a psychic-type charged attack - from Thursday, 23rd June until Friday, 1st July at 10am (local time). Finally, all of the Mega Evolutions for the Kanto starters, including both Mega Charizard X and Y, will be available in the Mega Raids throughout the event, which makes it the perfect time to collect their Mega Energy. Hope you enjoy the Pokémon TCG Crossover!
