Alpha Pokémon

Alpha Pokémon are a new feature of this game. As you go through various parts of the game, you will find Pokémon larger than normal and with big red eyes. These are Alpha Pokémon. Alpha Pokémon are denoted by a red symbol when you battle them and in the various menus.

An Alpha Pokémon's size value is set to 255 meaning they are as tall as can be, far taller than any standard variant of the Pokémon that you can get, and aside from ones you find in the story, they have 3 stats guaranteed to have an Effort Level of 3, implying 3 IVs of 31 and may have moves normally requiring the Move Shop for standard variants. They can also be Shiny if not encountered as part of the story.

Alpha Pokémon can show up at any time in the game once you have beaten the Noble Pokémon of that area. For every place with encounters, for each Pokémon that spawns, it also has a very small chance of being an Alpha Pokémon. This means every Pokémon encountered in the wild aside from Legendary & Mythical Pokémon has got a chance of being an Alpha. This ranges from a 0.2% chance to a 2% chance depending on the Pokémon, location and time of day.

There are also guaranteed Alpha Pokémon that roam around all the areas of the Hisui Region. These will respawn when you come back to the area after catching or defeating.

Alphas of a higher level to you will be harder to catch, the higher the level, the harder it gets

When you catch an Alpha Pokémon, you will get increased rewards for completing a survey, and some Pokémon have Research Tasks requiring you to catch Alpha Pokémon.