Throughout this event you’ll have the opportunity to catch Skwovet, Wooloo, Falinks, Zacian and Zamazenta. Keep in mind, however, that the legendary Zacian will only be available for part of the event and will be replaced by its partner, Zamazenta. While you hunt down these new Pokémon, you can complete the Ultra Unlock 2021: Sword and Shield research quest and a collection of event exclusive field research tasks. On this page: This section does contain spoilers, so read at your own risk! Thank you to Amiibofan101 for the help with this information. ‘Ultra Unlock 2021: Sword and Shield’ Stage 1 of 5
Send 5 Gifts to friends - 5 Great Balls Catch 8 Pokémon - 5 Razz Berries Defeat 2 Team Go Rocket Grunts - Pikachu encounter
Rewards: 888 XP, 10 PokéBalls and 5 Ultra Balls ‘Ultra Unlock 2021: Sword and Shield’ Stage 2 of 5
Power up Pokémon 5 times - 10 Super Potions Catch 10 Pokémon - 5 Revives Battle in the Go Battle League - Meowth encounter
Rewards: 888 XP and 10 Ultra Balls ‘Ultra Unlock 2021: Sword and Shield’ Stage 3 of 5
Evolve 2 Pokémon - 5 Pinap Berries Catch 5 Normal-type Pokémon - Galarian Meowth encounter Defeat 4 Team Go Rocket Grunts - Butterfree encounter
Rewards: 888 XP, 15 PokéBalls and 5 Ultra Balls ‘Ultra Unlock 2021: Sword and Shield’ Stage 4 of 5
Use 10 Berries to help catch Pokémon - Skwovet encounter Catch 8 different species of Pokémon - Galarian Farfetch’d encounter Win a raid - Gengar encounter
Rewards: 888 XP, 10 Great Balls and 5 Ultra Balls ‘Ultra Unlock 2021: Sword and Shield’ Stage 5 of 5
Earn 12 hearts with your buddy - Wooloo encounter Catch 8 different species of Pokémon - Galarian Stunfisk Win a raid in under 60 seconds - Snorlax encounter
Rewards: 25 PokéBalls, 5 Ultra Balls and 1 Rare Candy Here are the Ultra Unlock 2021: Sword and Shield field research tasks:
Earn 5 hearts with your buddy reward - Wooloo encounter Use 7 Berries to help catch Pokémon reward - Skwovet encounter Spin 10 PokéStops or Gyms reward - 5 PokéBalls Take a snapshot of a wild Pokémon reward - 2 Pinap Berries Defeat 3 Team Go Rocket Grunts reward - Galarian Farfetch’d encounter Win 2 raids reward - Falinks encounter
Thank you to SilphScience from reddit for the help with this information. Falinks, Wooloo and Skwovet will all be available through a number of means - from simply appearing in the wild to completing field research tasks - so you can make a good start on your Galar Pokédex. If you gather enough candy, you’ll be able to evolve a Wooloo into a Dubwool and a Skwovet into a Greedent. The legendary Pokémon Zacian and Zamazenta in their Hero of Many Battles forms will also be making appearances in five-star raids! It’s important to note, however, that the raid pool for this event will change on Thursday, 26th August at 10am (local time). From Friday, 20th August at 10am (local time) to Thursday, 26th August at 10am (local time), you’ll be able to battle Zacian in its Hero of Many Battles form in five-star raids. You’ll also be able to battle Galarian Slowpoke, Galarian Farfetch’d, Unown U and Galarian Zigzagoon in one-star raids. Meanwhile, in three-star raids, you’ll find Galarian Weezing, Lapras and Machamp. In Mega Raids, you’ll find Mega Beedrill. From Thursday, 26th August at 10am (local time) till Wednesday, 1st September at 10am (local time), Zamazenta will be available in five-star raids in its Hero of Many Battles form. Unown U will continue to appear in one-stars during this time, but it will be joined by Galarian Meowth, Galarian Ponyta and Galarian Darumaka. Gengar, alongside Snorlax and Galarian Stunfisk, will also be in three-star raids. Mega Pidgeot will also be in Mega Raids. It’s important to note that Falinks was removed from the three-star raid pool for this event due to a bug. The 7km egg pool will be fully focused on Galarian variants during the Ultra Unlock Part 3: Sword and Shield event. This means you’ll have the chance to hatch the following Pokémon from 7km eggs collected from gifts during this event:
Galarian Meowth Galarian Ponyta Galarian Slowpoke Galarian Farfetch’d Galarian Zigzagoon Galarian Darumaka Galarian Stunfisk
A range of Pokémon, including Galarian Darumaka and Trubbish, will also be appearing more frequently in the wild throughout this event.
Finally, Ultra Unlock 2021: Sword and Shield offers you the chance to catch the shiny forms of Galarian Meowth, Galarian Farfetch’d, Galarian Weezing and Galarian Stunfisk for the first time.
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.
It’s important to remember that the raid pool will change on Thursday, 26th August at 10am (local time), so you have until then to catch the legendary Zacian! This second raid pool, which includes Zamazenta, will be available till Wednesday, 1st September at 10am (local time).
The timed research quest will, however, vanish once the event ends, so, if you want to earn its rewards, you must complete it before this deadline.
Have fun catching the new Gen 8 Pokémon!
