A Very Slow Discovery also sees the release of Galarian Slowpoke and Galarian Slowbro, alongside Mega Slowbro as it makes its first appearance in Mega Raids. Completing the Collection Challenge is also essential for any Slowpoke fan as it will reward you with a special Slowpoke themed avatar item, so get prepared to do some Pokémon hunting. On this page: Here are the Pokémon you need to catch for the A Very Slow Discovery Collection Challenge:
Slowpoke - In the wild or from a field research task - ‘Catch 8 Water-type Pokémon’ or ‘Catch 8 Psychic-type Pokémon’ Slowbro - Evolve a Slowpoke using 50 Slowpoke Candy Slowking - Evolve a Slowpoke using 50 Slowpoke Candy and a King’s Rock Galarian Slowpoke - One-star raids or from a field research task - ‘Win a raid in under 60 seconds’ or ‘Evolve 3 Slowpoke’
Completing the A Very Slow Discovery Collection Challenge will reward you with 3000 XP, 30 Ultra Balls and a Slowpoke Forever Shirt for your avatar.
Make sure you use Pinap Berries on every Slowpoke you catch to gather enough Candy for both of the evolutions in this Collection Challenge. If you’re having trouble finding Pokémon in the wild, use an Incense to bring them to you rather than the other way around. Don’t forget - Remote Raid Passes allows you to join any raid from the comfort of your own home! If you need a King’s Rock, make sure you collect the free box from the in-game store, which contains 20 Poké Balls, 10 Great Balls and a King’s Rock. Encounters for a number of Pokémon in the Collection Challenge can be earned by completing the exclusive field research tasks listed below.
Since, however, some of the Pokémon encounters you’ll earn will help you complete this event’s Collection Challenge, we recommend completing them during A Very Slow Discovery. Here are the field research tasks for A Very Slow Discovery:
Catch 8 Psychic-type Pokémon reward - Slowpoke encounter Catch 8 Water-type Pokémon reward - Slowpoke encounter Evolve a Pokémon reward - 1 King Rock Evolve a Psychic-type Pokémon reward - Slowpoke or Shellder encounter Evolve one Slowpoke reward - 20 Mega Slowbro Energy Evolve 3 Slowpoke reward - Galarian Slowpoke encounter Win a raid in under 60 seconds reward - Slakoth encounter Give your buddy 3 treats reward - Gulpin encounter
Thank you to Amiibofan101 from reddit for the help with this information!
Mega Slowbro is also making its debut in Mega Raids, so, if you like Slowpoke, this is the event for you!
As with all in-game events, a number of Pokémon, including Psyduck, Slowpoke, Slakoth, Gulpin and Spoink, will be appearing more frequently in the wild. Meanwhile, the rooster of raid bosses has also been altered for A Very Slow Discovery.
You’ll be able to battle Galarian Slowpoke, Alolan Grimmer, Shellder, Shinx and Timburr in one-star raids, while Snorlax, Slowking, Slaking and Toxicroak will all be available in three-star raids.
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 you’ve completed the Collection Challenge by catching all of the required Pokémon, you’ll be rewarded with a number of items and progress for your Elite Collector medal.
The A Very Slow Discovery Collection Challenge, along with its associated event, will be available from Tuesday, 8th June at 10am (local time) to Sunday, 13th June at 8pm (local time).
Collection Challenges can be found on the ‘Today View,’ which is accessed by pressing the field research button (the little binoculars) in the bottom right-hand corner of the screen.
After accessing ‘Today View,’ you’ll find the list of Pokémon you need to obtain to complete the Collection Challenge. Once you’ve found one of the Pokémon, it will be ticked off the Collection Challenge rooster, which will help you keep track of which ones you’ve caught and which you haven’t.
Remember - the Collection Challenge must be completed before its associated event ends and it vanishes forever.
Good luck completing the A Very Slow Discovery Collection Challenge and catching a Galarian Slowpoke!
