{"id":275934,"date":"2025-11-10T18:17:08","date_gmt":"2025-11-10T18:17:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/275934\/"},"modified":"2025-11-10T18:17:08","modified_gmt":"2025-11-10T18:17:08","slug":"pokemon-go-into-the-wild-collection-challenge-research-tasks-and-bonuses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/275934\/","title":{"rendered":"Pok\u00e9mon Go Into the Wild Collection Challenge, research tasks and bonuses"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Into the Wild is the run-up event for the upcoming <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/pokemon-go-wild-area-2025-date-start-time-ticket-price-global-activities-9504\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Wild Area 2025 Global<\/a> event in Pok\u00e9mon Go.<\/p>\n<p>The Wild Area 2025 Global event isn&#8217;t until this coming weekend though, but thankfully the Into the Wild event offers enough to keep you busy in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/pokemon-go\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Pok\u00e9mon Go<\/a> until then. There&#8217;s the Into the Wild Collection Challenge and research tasks to complete!<\/p>\n<p>Alongside this, it&#8217;s a good idea to know the Into the Wild raid schedule as the five-star raid boss is changing on a daily basis.<\/p>\n<p>On this page:<\/p>\n<p>To see this content please enable targeting cookies.<\/p>\n<p>Manage cookie settings <\/p>\n<p>Into the Wild Collection Challenge Pok\u00e9mon list<\/p>\n<p>Into the Wild is the Collection Challenge for, well, the Into the Wild event in Pok\u00e9mon Go. This means you have until 8pm (local time) on Friday 14th November to complete it. Thankfully, there&#8217;s a number of ways you can catch each of the Pok\u00e9mon in this Collection Challenge alongside finding them in the wild.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-lightbox=\"\" data-uri=\"pokemon_carbink.jpg\" height=\"475\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1.0\" width=\"475\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s all of the Pok\u00e9mon in the Into the Wild Collection Challenge and how to get them:<\/p>\n<p>Spritzee &#8211; In the wild or event exclusive research task (Catch 5 Fairy-type Pok\u00e9mon)<br \/>\nSwirlix &#8211; In the wild or event exclusive research task (Catch 5 Fairy-type Pok\u00e9mon)<br \/>\nCottonee &#8211; In the wild, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/pokemon-go-field-research-tasks-special-research-breakthroughs-6002\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">seasonal research task<\/a> (Take a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/pokemon-go-snapshot-photobomb-smeargle-6002\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">snapshot<\/a> of a wild Pok\u00e9mon) or event exclusive research tasks (Catch 5 Fairy-type Pok\u00e9mon \/ Power up Fairy-type Pok\u00e9mon 5 times)<br \/>\nFidough &#8211; In the wild or event exclusive research task (Explore 1km)<br \/>\nCarbink &#8211; In the wild, seasonal research task (Win a Trainer Battle in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/pokemon-go-battle-league-rewards-ranks-seasons-7002\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Go Battle League<\/a>) or event exclusive research tasks (Power up Fairy-type Pok\u00e9mon 5 times \/ Win a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/pokemon-go-raid-hour-raid-battles-raid-passes-raid-rewards-4819\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">raid<\/a>)<br \/>\nPurrloin &#8211; In the wild or event exclusive research task (Catch 5 Dark-type Pok\u00e9mon)<br \/>\nCarvanha &#8211; In the wild or event exclusive research task (Catch 5 Dark-type Pok\u00e9mon)<br \/>\nNickit &#8211; In the wild, seasonal research task (Defeat 3 Team Go Rocket Grunts) or event exclusive research task (Explore 1km)<br \/>\nRattata (Can be Alolan Rattata) &#8211; In the wild or event exclusive research task (Power up Dark-type Pok\u00e9mon 5 times)<br \/>\nSableye &#8211; In the wild or event exclusive research tasks (Power up Dark-type Pok\u00e9mon 5 times \/ Win a Max Battle)<\/p>\n<p>Rewards: 5,000 XP, 5,000 Stardust and Dynamax Ralts encounter.<\/p>\n<p>Into the Wild field research tasks<\/p>\n<p>Here are the Into the Wild research tasks in Pok\u00e9mon Go:<\/p>\n<p>Catch 5 Dark-type Pok\u00e9mon reward &#8211; Carvanha, Purrloin or Scraggy encounter<br \/>\nCatch 5 Fairy-type Pok\u00e9mon reward &#8211; Cottonee, Spritzee or Swirlix encounter<br \/>\nExplore 1km reward &#8211; Nickit or Fidough encounter<br \/>\nPower up Dark-type Pok\u00e9mon 5 times reward &#8211; Alolan Rattata, Sableye or one Rare Candy<br \/>\nPower up Fairy-type Pok\u00e9mon 5 times reward &#8211; Cottonee, Carbink or one Rare Candy<br \/>\nWin a raid reward &#8211; Carbink, 1,000 Stardust or one Rare Candy<br \/>\nWin a Max Battle reward &#8211; Sableye, 1,000 Stardust or one Rare Candy<\/p>\n<p>\n&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\nThe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/pokemon-go-into-the-wild-collection-challenge-research-tasks-bonuses\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Into the Wild event<\/a> is currently running in the run up to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/pokemon-go-wild-area-2025-date-start-time-ticket-price-global-activities-9504\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Wild Area 2025 Global<\/a>. Remember to check the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/pokemon-go-event-schedule-november-2025\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">November event<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/pokemon-go-raid-schedule-november-2025\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">raid<\/a> schedule.&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\nThere&#8217;s a lot to do in Pok\u00e9mon Go outside of the current event! First, it&#8217;s worth learning about the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/pokemon-go-level-cap-increase-level-50-rewards-item-list-7002\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">level update<\/a>. After this, you might want to fight in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/pokemon-go-battle-league-rewards-ranks-seasons-7002\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Go Battle League<\/a>, use <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/pokemon-go-party-play-challenges-power-9304\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Party Play<\/a>, compete in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/pokemon-go-showcase-how-enter-pokestop-showcases-to-switch-rewards-9304\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Pok\u00e9Stop Showcase<\/a> or explore a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/pokemon-go-routes-how-to-create-find-route-rewards-explained-9304\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Route<\/a> for its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/pokemon-go-gift-exchange-how-to-with-mateo-9304\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Gift Exchange<\/a>. Keep an eye out for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/pokemon-go-rare-pokemon-list-chart\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">rare Pok\u00e9mon<\/a> and don&#8217;t forget to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/max-particles-power-spots-pokemon-go-9404\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">collect Max Particles<\/a>, so you can battle <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/pokemon-go-dynamax-how-to-get-9404\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Dynamax Pok\u00e9mon<\/a> in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/pokemon-go-max-battles-how-to-win-rewards-9404\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Max Battles<\/a>.&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<\/p>\n<p>Into the Wild bonuses<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/pokemon-go-remote-raids-limitations-pass-7002\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Remote Raid<\/a> limit increased to 30 until Friday 14th November.<br \/>\nNo Remote Raid pass limit between Saturday 15th November to Sunday 16th November.<br \/>\nUsing a Charged TM will help a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/pokemon-go-shadow-purified-how-to-purify-6002\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Shadow Pok\u00e9mon<\/a> forget the Charged Attack, Frustration.<br \/>\nChance of earning a Special Background themed around the Wild Area 2025 event after successfully catching a five-star raid boss.<br \/>\nGo Pass: Into the Wild free track available for all players.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"A fairy-themed background, with purple plants and black grass, for Pok\u00e9mon Go.\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-lightbox=\"\" data-uri=\"Pokemon_Go_Wild_Area_Special_Background.jpg\" height=\"540\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1.7777777777777777\" width=\"960\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Image credit: Niantic<\/p>\n<p>Into the Wild Pok\u00e9mon spawns<\/p>\n<p>Here are the Pok\u00e9mon spawning more frequently in the wild during the Into the Wild event:<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-lightbox=\"\" data-uri=\"Pokemon-Fidough.jpg\" height=\"448\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1.0\" width=\"448\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Alolan Rattata<br \/>\nSableye<br \/>\nCarvanha<br \/>\nPurrloin<br \/>\nCottonee<br \/>\nScraggy<br \/>\nSpritzee<br \/>\nSwirlix<br \/>\nCarbink<br \/>\nNickit<br \/>\nFidough<\/p>\n<p>Into the Wild Raids<\/p>\n<p>When it comes to raids, Into the Wild is quite the busy event. Not only is there a different five-star raid boss every day, but each one will be having a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/pokemon-go-raid-hour-raid-battles-raid-passes-raid-rewards-4819\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Raid Hour<\/a> between 6pm to 7pm (local time) on the day they&#8217;re scheduled to appear.<\/p>\n<p>You&#8217;ll also be able to collect <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/pokemon-go-fusion-how-to-get-solar-lunar-energy-9404\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Solar Fusion Energy<\/a> from defeating Dusk Mane Necrozma and Lunar Fusion Energy from battling Dawn Wings Necrozma.<\/p>\n<p>So here&#8217;s the five-star raid schedule for the Into the Wild event:<\/p>\n<p>Into the Wild Max Battles<\/p>\n<p>One Star<br \/>\nThree Star<br \/>\nFour Star<\/p>\n<p>Dynamax Ralts<br \/>\nDynamax Sableye<br \/>\nDynamax Amped Form Toxtricity<\/p>\n<p>Dynamax Low Key Form Toxtricity<\/p>\n<p>Into the Wild Featured Attacks<\/p>\n<p>If you catch one of the below Pok\u00e9mon during the Into the Wild event, then they will know the featured attack Nature&#8217;s Madness, a Fairy-type Charged Attack. The Pok\u00e9mon are:<\/p>\n<p>Tapu Koko<br \/>\nTapu Lele<br \/>\nTapu Bulu<br \/>\nTapu Fini<\/p>\n<p>New stickers and avatar items<\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s start off with the new stickers! Until Sunday 16th November at 6pm (local time), you&#8217;ll be able to collect Wild Area 2025 themed stickers from spinning Pok\u00e9Stops and opening Gifts. These stickers can also be brought from the in-game shop during the same time frame.<\/p>\n<p>The Bewear Onesie and Morgrem Hairstyle have also been added to the in-game avatar shop. Both of these items will continue being on sale after both this event and Wild Area 2025 ends.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, every player can earn the Go Wild Area 2025 Purple Tee for free from the free track of Go Pass: Into the Wild. If you&#8217;ve purchased the Deluxe track, however, you&#8217;ll be able to earn the Grimmsnarl Hairstyle.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Items from the Go Wild Area 2025 battle pass, including a picture of Shadow Darkrai and costume Bewear.\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-lightbox=\"\" data-uri=\"Pokemon-Go-Pass-Wild-Area-2025.jpg\" height=\"540\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1.7777777777777777\" width=\"960\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Image credit: Niantic<\/p>\n<p>Ready for the Wild quest steps: Into the Wild pay-to-play quest<\/p>\n<p>\u00a34.99, $4.99 or the equivalent pricing tier in your local currency.<br \/>\nNon-refundable and can not be purchased using <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/pokemon-go-coins-how-to-get-pokecoins-4819\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Pok\u00e9Coin<\/a>.<br \/>\nCan be given to a player you&#8217;re <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/pokemon-go-friendship-levels-bonuses-how-to-add-friends-5392\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Great Friends<\/a> or higher with.<br \/>\nQuest, with rewards claimed, must be completed by 8pm (local time) on Friday 14th November.<br \/>\nTicket will be on sale until 6pm (local time) on Friday 14th November.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Ready for the Wild&#8217; Step 1 of 5<\/p>\n<p>Catch 20 Pok\u00e9mon &#8211; 2 Premium Battle Pass<br \/>\nSpin 10 Pok\u00e9Stop or Gyms &#8211; 2 Egg Incubators<br \/>\nWin a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/pokemon-go-raid-hour-raid-battles-raid-passes-raid-rewards-4819\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">raid<\/a> &#8211; 1 Lucky Egg<br \/>\nEarn 5,000 XP &#8211; 3 Rare Candy<\/p>\n<p>Rewards: 2,000 XP, three <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/pokemon-go-berries-nanab-berry-pinap-berry-razz-berry-4819\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Golden Razz Berries<\/a> and a Carbink encounter.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Ready for the Wild&#8217; Step 2 of 5<\/p>\n<p>Catch 20 Pok\u00e9mon &#8211; 800 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/max-particles-power-spots-pokemon-go-9404\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Max Particles<\/a><br \/>\nSpin 10 Pok\u00e9Stops or Gyms &#8211; 2 Egg Incubators<br \/>\nWin a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/pokemon-go-max-battles-how-to-win-rewards-9404\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Max Battle<\/a> &#8211; 2 Star Pieces<br \/>\nEarn 5,000 Stardust &#8211; 3 Rare Candies<\/p>\n<p>Rewards: 2,000 Stardust, three Silver Pinap Berries and Alolan Rattata encounter.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Ready for the Wild&#8217; Step 3 of 5<\/p>\n<p>Use 3 super effective Charged attacks &#8211; 1 Premium Battle Pass<br \/>\nPower up Pok\u00e9mon 10 times &#8211; 800 Max Particles<br \/>\nLevel up a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/pokemon-go-dynamax-how-to-get-9404\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Max Move<\/a> &#8211; 3 Fast TMs<br \/>\nUnlock a Max Move &#8211; 3 Charged TMs<\/p>\n<p>Rewards: 2,000 XP, 10 Rare Candies and one Max Mushroom.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Ready for the Wild&#8217; Step 4 of 5<\/p>\n<p>Catch 5 Fairy-type Pok\u00e9mon &#8211; 3,000 Stardust<br \/>\nPower up Fairy-type Pok\u00e9mon 5 times &#8211; Dynamax Ralts encounter<br \/>\nEvolve 3 Fairy-type Pok\u00e9mon &#8211; 3 Golden Razz Berries<\/p>\n<p>Rewards: 2,000 Stardust, one Premium Battle Pass and two Rare Candies XL.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Ready for the Wild&#8217; Step 5 of 5<\/p>\n<p>Catch 5 Dark-type Pok\u00e9mon &#8211; 3,000 Stardust<br \/>\nPower up Dark-type Pok\u00e9mon 5 times &#8211; Dynamax Sableye encounter<br \/>\nEvolve 3 Dark-type Pok\u00e9mon &#8211; 3 Silver Pinap Berries<\/p>\n<p>Rewards: 2,000 XP, one Premium Battle Pass and two Rare Candies XL.<\/p>\n<p>Hope you enjoy the Into the Wild event and are prepared for Wild Area 2025!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Into the Wild is the run-up event for the upcoming Wild Area 2025 Global event in Pok\u00e9mon Go.&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":275935,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[64,63,105,238,239,240],"class_list":["post-275934","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-virtual-reality","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-technology","tag-virtual-reality","tag-virtualreality","tag-vr"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/275934","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=275934"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/275934\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/275935"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=275934"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=275934"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=275934"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}