A Paldean Adventure is a Pokémon Go special research quest released at the beginning of the Season of Adventure Abound.

As part of the celebrations for the true release of Gen 9 in Pokémon Go, A Paldean Adventure offers you the chance to bond with one of the Paldean starter Pokémon - Sprigatito, Fuecoco and Quaxly.

A Paldean Adventure is also a branching quest. This means you have to pick one of three Paths through the quest, with your choice determining which challenges and rewards you receive.

We’ve covered the best A Paldean Adventure Choose Path choice to help you make this decision, along with the A Paldean Adventure quest steps and rewards for each Path.

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'A Paldean Adventure' quest steps in Pokémon Go

A Paldean Adventure is a special research quest which is unlockable in Pokémon Go until Friday 1st December at 9:59am (local time). Since it’s a special research quest you can complete it at your own pace after unlocking it, because, despite only being available for a limited time period, A Paldean Adventure doesn’t have a deadline.

The Path choices for A Paldean Adventure. | Image credit: Niantic/Eurogamer

A Paldean Adventure is also a branching quest and asks you to pick between three different Paths - Adventure with Sprigatitio, Adventure with Fuecoco and Adventure with Quaxly - after the first quest step. Remember, once you’ve chosen a Path, you can not change said Path.

Your choice will determine a number of challenges you’ll face and the rewards you can earn from this quest. Due to this, we recommend looking at our dedicated sections for each Path before making your selection to ensure you choose the right Path for you. We also cover the best Choose Path for A Paldean Adventure further along in this guide.

Below you’ll find all of the A Paldean Adventure quest steps and rewards you encounter before making your Path choice and, afterwards, you’ll find sections covering the quest steps for each path.

Be wary - spoilers lie below!

'A Paldean Adventure' Step 1 of 5

Catch 9 Pokémon - 20 Poké Balls

Rewards: 900 XP and 900 Stardust

Adventure with Sprigatito Path quest steps in Pokémon Go

Below you’ll find the challenges and rewards for the Adventure with Sprigatito Path of the A Paldean Adventure special research quest in Pokémon Go:

'Adventure with Sprigatito' Step 2 of 5

Catch 3 Pokémon - 3 Poké BallsTake a snapshot of a wild Pokémon - 300 Stardust

Rewards: 900 XP and Sprigatito encounter.

'Adventure with Sprigatito' Step 3 of 5

Spin 50 PokéStops or Gyms - 20 Razz BerriesCatch 200 Pokémon - 15 Pinap BerriesSend 60 Gifts to friends - 25 Poké BallsEvolve a Sprigatito - 1000 XPEarn a heart with your buddy on 7 different days - 3000 Stardust

Rewards: 900 XP and Lechonk encounter.

'Adventure with Sprigatito' Step 4 of 5

Explore 30km - 5 Mysterious ComponentsCatch 400 Pokémon - 25 Great BallsEarn 40 Candies walking with you buddy - 9 Golden Razz BerriesEvolve a Floragato - 2000 XPVisit PokéStops on 14 different days - 6000 Stardust

Rewards: 900 XP and a currently unknown encounter.

'Adventure with Sprigatito' Step 5 of 5

Explore 80km - 25 Ultra BallsCatch 100 different species of Pokémon - 2 Rocket RadarsComplete 150 Field Research Tasks - 2 Silver Pinap BerriesPower up Pokémon 50 times - 50 Sprigatito CandyCatch a Pokémon on 14 different days - 6000 Stardust

Rewards: 900 XP and 1 Lucky Egg

Adventure with Fuecoco Path quest steps in Pokémon Go

Here you’ll find all of the challenges and rewards for the Adventure with Fuecoco Path of the A Paldean Adventure special research quest in Pokémon Go:

'Adventure with Fuecoco' Step 2 of 5

Catch 3 Pokémon - 3 Poké BallsTake a snapshot of a wild Pokémon - 300 Stardust

Rewards: 900 XP and Fuecoco encounter.

'Adventure with Fuecoco' Step 3 of 5

Spin 50 PokéStops or Gyms - 20 Razz BerriesCatch 200 Pokémon - 15 Pinap BerriesSend 60 Gifts to friends - 25 Poké BallsEvolve a Fuecoco - 1000 XPEarn a heart with your buddy on 7 different days - 3000 Stardust

Rewards: 900 XP and Lechonk encounter.

'Adventure with Fuecoco' Step 4 of 5

Explore 30km - 5 Mysterious ComponentsCatch 400 Pokémon - 25 Great BallsEarn 40 Candies walking with you buddy - 9 Golden Razz BerriesEvolve a Crocalor - 2000 XPVisit PokéStops on 14 different days - 6000 Stardust

Rewards: 900 XP and a currently unknown encounter.

Thank you to Silveruchu from reddit for the help with the above step.

'Adventure with Fuecoco' Step 5 of 5

Explore 80km - 25 Ultra BallsCatch 100 different species of Pokémon - 2 Rocket RadarsComplete 150 Field Research Tasks - 2 Silver Pinap BerriesPower up Pokémon 50 times - 50 Fuecoco CandyCatch a Pokémon on 14 different days - 6000 Stardust

Rewards: 900 XP and 1 Lucky Egg

Adventure with Quaxly Path quest steps in Pokémon Go

Below lies all of the challenges and rewards for the Adventure with Quaxly Path of the A Paldean Adventure special research quest in Pokémon Go:

'Adventure with Quaxly' Step 2 of 5

Catch 3 Pokémon - 3 Poké BallsTake a snapshot of a wild Pokémon - 300 Stardust

Rewards: 900 XP and Quaxly encounter.

'Adventure with Quaxly' Step 3 of 5

Spin 50 PokéStops or Gyms - 20 Razz BerriesCatch 200 Pokémon - 15 Pinap BerriesSend 60 Gifts to friends - 25 Poké BallsEvolve a Quaxly - 1000 XPEarn a heart with your buddy on 7 different days - 3000 Stardust

Rewards: 900 XP and Lechonk encounter.

'Adventure with Quaxly' Step 4 of 5

Explore 30km - 5 Mysterious ComponentsCatch 400 Pokémon - 25 Great BallsEarn 40 Candies walking with you buddy - 9 Golden Razz BerriesEvolve a Quawuaval - 2000 XPVisit PokéStops on 14 different days - 6000 Stardust

Rewards: 900 XP and a currently unknown encounter.

'Adventure with Quaxly' Step 5 of 5

Explore 80km - 25 Ultra BallsCatch 100 different species of Pokémon - 2 Rocket RadarsComplete 150 Field Research Tasks - 2 Silver Pinap BerriesPower up Pokémon 50 times - 50 Quaxly CandyCatch a Pokémon on 14 different days - 6000 Stardust

Rewards: 900 XP and 1 Lucky Egg

A Paldean Adventure best Choose Path in Pokémon Go

While this might not be the answer you’re looking for, the best Choose Path choice for A Paldean Adventure is subjective to which Gen 9 starter you like best. This answer may become clearer as we learn more about where the final evolutions for these starters - Meowscarada, Skeledirge and Quaquaval - sit in Pokémon Go’s meta, but, for now, one of the easiest ways to pick a path is to simply pick the starter you think is the coolest or cutest.

Personally I choose the Sprigatito Path, because it’s the starter I choose in Pokémon Scarlet. (Also who doesn’t love a cute little cat?)

Meowscarada, Skeledirge and Quaquaval.

If you plan on making your decision based around the different challenges each Path offers, then it's important to note that the only change between the Paths revolves around evolving your chosen Gen 9 starter. If you've chosen the Sprigatito path, for example, you'll be asked to evolve one into Floragato and then Meowscarada, but, if you picked Fuecoco, you'll need to evolve it into Crocalor and Skeledirge.

Since there are no candy related rewards until the final step and, by this point, you'll have already conducted these evolutions, your decision could be based upon which Gen 9 starter you've gathered the most candy for. This would speed up the process of completing the evolution challenges.

Even if you do make your choice based around which Pokémon will be faster to evolution, it's important to note that A Paldean Adventure has been desgined to take a good amount of time to complete. (It even forgoes having the fifth quest step soley consist of 'Collect Reward' challenges.) So don't be surprised if it takes you a number of weeks to complete!

The Season of Adventures Abound is here! The Halloween event has returned, bringing with it Greavard and Houndstone.Party Play - Pokémon Go's multiplayer feature - is here, along with the Welcome Party quest.You can also work on the Timed Investigation: Master Ball quest and compete in the Go Battle League.Be sure to compete in Shadow Raids, complete Routes, use Daily Adventure Incense for the chance of encountering Galarian Articuno, Galarian Zapdos and Galarian Moltres. This incense may also give you encounters with other rare Pokémon in Pokémon Go.

How does A Paldean Adventure work in Pokémon Go

Every player has the ability to unlock the A Paldean Adventure special research quest in Pokémon Go until Friday 1st December at 9:59am (local time). Once this date passes, you’ll no longer be able to unlock this quest so, if you want to complete it, make sure you unlock A Paldean Adventure before this date.

To unlock A Paldean Adventure, you simply have to log into Pokémon Go during this time period and the quest should automatically unlock. We recommend going through the opening dialogue to ensure the quest is properly unlocked.

After unlocking the A Paldean Adventure quest, you’ll be able to complete it at your own pace as it doesn’t have a deadline.

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It’s also important to note that A Paldean Adventure is a branching quest. This means there are three different Paths you can take through this research quest, with some of the challenges and rewards you encounter being dependent on this choice. You can’t change your Path choice after you’ve made it, so make sure you pick the right Path for you.

Aside from these stipulations, A Paldean Adventure works exactly the same as any other Pokémon Go special research quest; you’re tasked with completing a number of challenges to complete each quest step and, as you go, you’ll earn a selection of rewards. Remember - this quest doesn’t have a deadline, so, as long as you’ve unlocked it, you can complete it whenever you like.

Good luck completing A Paldean Adventure!

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