How to complete the Valentine’s Day Collection Challenge.
THE Valentine’s Day Collection Challenge will be available throughout the Valentine’s Day Event at the Pokémon Go.
To complete a Collection Challenge, you need to pick up a specific list of Pokémon during the event with which the challenge is associated. The Valentine’s Day Collection Challenge contains Pokémon of several generations and two legends.
These Pokémon can be captured by defeating them in raids, finding them in the jungle and completing the Valentine’s Day field research tasks. This event also marks the launch of Gen 6 Pokémon Munna and Musharna on Pokémon Go!
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List of Pokémon and rewards for the Pokémon Go Valentine’s Day Collection Challenge explained
The Pokémon Go Valentine’s Day Collection Challenge gives you the task of capturing twelve Generation 1, Generation 2, Generation 3 and Generation 5 Pokémon. It is by far the most difficult Collection Challenge we’ve seen so far, because many of Pokémon can only be captured after defeating them in an attack.
Here are the Pokémon you need to capture for the Valentine’s Day Collection Challenge:
- Nidoran – Female (in nature)
- Nidoran – Male (in nature)
- Espeon (three-star raids)
- Umbreon (three star attacks)
- Plusle (in nature)
- Minum (in nature)
- Volbeat (in the jungle, star attacks and field research tasks)
- Illumise (in the jungle, star attacks and field research tasks)
- Luvdisc (in the wild and 5 km eggs)
- Latias (five-star raids)
- Latios (five-star raids)
- Alomomola (three star attacks and field research tasks)
Remember – these Pokémon must be captured in order to be eligible for the Valentine’s Day Collection Challenge. This means that the evolution of an Eevee to Espeon or Umbreon will not count towards the Collection Challenge.
Upon completing the Valentine’s Day Collection Challenge, you will receive five Silver Pinap Berries, a Lucky Egg and an Egg Incubator.
The time for celebration has arrived! With that comes a level cap increase – including the addition of XL Candy, the Legacy 40 Challenge mission and boosts for some XP sources – Platinum medals, the arrival of Pokémon Gen 6 like Espurr and changes to the Go Battle League Recently. saw the addition of ‘Strange’ red eggs and new formations by Arlo, Cliff, Sierra and Giovanni.
Tips for completing the Valentine’s Day Collection Challenge on Pokémon Go
Here are some tips that will help you enjoy every day for the Valentine’s Day Collection Challenge:
- Since most Pokémon for the Valentine’s Day Collection Challenge can be found in the wild, it is a good idea to use Incense to increase your chances of finding these creatures.
- You can also use a Lure Module to attract Pokémon to a specific PokéStops; using the Magnetic Lure will increase your chances of finding Minum or Plusle, while the Mossy Lure will attract the poisonous and insect type Pokémon.
- There are several Pokémon that you can only capture by defeating them in raids, so if you have any spare Remote Raid Passes, this is the time to use them.
- To add Latias and Latios to your Collection Challenge, you’ll want to build dedicated teams that will help you defeat them in raids. Try to prevent any of your Pokémon from passing out during these raids, as this will decrease the amount of Premier Balls you receive.
- If you have trouble finding Luvdisc in the wild, try to hatch some of the 5 km eggs you collect during the Valentine’s Day event.
- During the Valentine’s Day event, there will be a series of field research tasks, which will reward you with some of the Pokémon on the Collection Challenge list. However, you may need to visit several PokéStops to find the research task you need.
Field research for Valentine’s Day event in Pokémon Go
You will be able to collect a variety of field research tasks during the Valentine’s Day event in Pokémon Go. These tasks can be saved and completed as soon as the event ends, but as your rewards include Pokémon you will need for the Challenge Collection, we recommend completing these tasks during the Valentine’s Day event.
Here are the Valentine’s Day event field research challenges and their rewards:
- Send 3 gifts to friends reward – Illumise or Volbeat encounter
- Use 5 berries to help catch Pokémon reward – Ralts meeting
- Win 2 attacks reward – Alomomola encounter
- Take 20 Luvdiscs reward – Alomomola encounter
Thanks to reddit’s SilphSciene for help with this information!
How the Pokémon Go Valentine’s Day Collection Challenge works
Pokémon Go Collection Challenges were launched in January 2021 and run alongside certain game events. In each Collection Challenge, you will catch several Pokémon that, thanks to the event, are appearing more frequently in the jungle.
After completing the Collection Challenge by taking all of them, you will be rewarded with a series of items and progress towards your Elite Collector badge.
The Valentine’s Day Collection Challenge takes place alongside the Valentine’s Day event and will be available at Sunday, February 14th at 1pm (local time) through Thursday, February 18th at 8pm (local time).
The Challenges in the collection can be found in the ‘View Today’, which can be accessed by pressing the field search button (the small binoculars) in the lower right corner of the screen. Depending on whether you are looking at your current field or special research tasks, you may have to scroll to the left.
After accessing the ‘Today View’, you will find a list of the Pokémon you need to capture to complete the Collection Challenge. Capturing a Pokémon in the Collection Challenge cock will mark it on the list to keep track of which you have captured and which you have not.
It is important to note that evolving a Pokémon will not count towards the Collection Challenge, which means that you cannot evolve Eevee into Espeon or Umbreon. Instead, you will have to get them.
Remember – the Collection Challenge must be completed before your associated event ends and it disappears.
Good luck completing the Valentine’s Day Collection Challenge!