The Galarian Expedition event has begun inPokémon GO, with two new Collection Challenges arriving in the game. You’ll need to catch a range of event-themed creatures like Beldum, Absol, and Foongus to complete them both. There will also be a few evolutions that need to be initiated for each Collection Challenge, meaning they could take a while to finish.
Collection Challengesregularly appear inPokémon GO’s events, giving Trainers a reason to go out exploring and catch the event’s themed wild spawns. There’s usually some exciting rewards on offer for finishing them before they expire, so it’s worth taking part in them when you get the chance. Here’s everything you need to know to complete both of the Galarian Expedition Collection Challenges.
How To Complete Galarian Expedition Collection Challenge 1
Eight Pokémon To Obtain Including Multiple Evolutions
The first Galarian Expedition Collection Challenge requires you to catch three Pokémon and fully evolve them. Here are all of the Pokémon you need to catch or evolve, as well as tips on how to find them, for the first Collection Challenge:
What It Looks Like
Abra
Encounter it in the wild or as a Field Research task reward
Evolve an Abra with 25 Candy
Alakazam
Evolve an Alakazam with 100 Candy (or no Candy when traded)
Spheal
Evolve a Spheal with 25 Candy
Evolve a Sealeo with 100 Candy
Foongus
Amoonguss
Evolve a Foongus with 50 Candy
For completing this Collection Challenge, you’ll earn5000 XP, an Alolan Marowak encounter, and 20 Ultra Balls.
The good news is that Abra, Spheal, and Foongus are all expected to be common spawns during the Galarian Expedition event, so you shouldn’t have too much trouble finding them and saving up enough Candy to evolve them.
Remember that you canuse Pinap Berrieswhen catching wild Pokémon to get a small boost in Candy as a reward. You can also set one of them as your Buddy and go out exploring together to earn some extra Candy for them.
The trickiest Pokémon in this Collection Challenge will probably be Abra and its evolutions, Kadabra and Alakazam. This is because Abra has a very high flee rate when encountered in the wild, meaning if you don’t catch it on your first attempt, it will probably run away. Use Razz Berries and land Excellent Curveball Throws to increase your odds of catching it.
How To Complete Galarian Expedition Collection Challenge 2
Some Rare Pokémon Spawns Including Absol Are Required
The second Galarian Expedition Collection Challenge requires you to catch four Pokémon and fully evolve two of them. Here are all of the Pokémon you need to catch or evolve, as well as tips on how to find them, for the second Collection Challenge:
Nidoran ♂
Evolve a Nidoran ♂ with 25 Candy
Evolve a Nidorino with 100 Candy
Nidoran ♀
Evolve a Nidoran ♀ with 25 Candy
Evolve a Nidorina with 100 Candy
Encounter it in the wild
Absol
Encounter it in the wild (rare) or as a Field Research task reward
For completing this Collection Challenge, you’ll earn5000 XP, an Aerodactyl encounter, and 20 Ultra Balls.
The trickiest Pokémon to catch for this Collection Challenge is probably going to be Absol, as it’s expected to be arare wild spawnduring the Galarian Expedition event. you may also get an Absol encounter as a potential reward forcompleting the"Explore 5km"Field Research task. These tasks can be obtained by spinning PokéStops during the event, as long as you have space for more tasks.
You’ve got untilFriday, July 06, 2025, at 8 PM local timeto finish these Collection Challenges and claim all of their rewards, as that’s when the Galarian Expedition event ends. That gives you a whole week to get out and catch the required Pokémon and evolve them inPokémon GO. Good luck out there!
