As a means of celebrating Pokémon Legends: Arceus, Hisuian Voltorb is now catchable in Pokémon Go, Niantic’s illustrious augmented-reality game that took the world by storm back in 2015.
Fortunately, catching Hisuian Voltorb doesn’t require a whole lot of effort. Despite being tied to special research for Professor Willow, Hisuian Voltorb can be captured in a matter of minutes, meaning you can add one of Pokémon’s latest regional variants to your Pokédex in no time at all.
Here’s everything you need to know about the Hisuian Voltorb special research and encounter requirements in Pokémon Go.
Pokémon Go – How to catch Hisuian Voltorb
While there is technically special research tied to Hisuian Voltorb, you can easily catch one in the wild, too. In general, both Voltorb and Hisuian Voltorb will spawn in the wild from 10am local time on Jan. 30 until an unspecified date and time.
When we signed in this morning, we immediately encountered two Voltorb and two Hisuian Voltorb (and a Surskit, as you can see in the screenshot). As a result, simply adding this Pokémon to your Pokédex should be a breeze.
Pokémon Go – Hisuian Voltorb special research tasks
If you’ve nabbed yourself a few Voltorb and want to complete the special research from Professor Willow, it’s divided into two separate parts.
Hisuian Voltorb special research task 1
Catch 10 Pokémon.
Use 10 Berries to help catch Pokémon.
Give your buddy 3 treats.
Hisuian Voltorb special research task 2
Catch 20 Pokémon.
Use 20 Berries to help catch Pokémon.
Make 10 curveball throws.
The rewards for both rounds of research are the same: three Razz Berries, three Pinap Berries, and a Hisuian Voltorb encounter.
Pokémon Go – Can you evolve Hisuian Voltorb into Hisuian Electrode?
Unfortunately, Hisuian Voltorb cannot evolve into Hisuian Electrode in Pokémon Go at this time. Electrode plays quite a significant role in Pokémon Legends: Arceus, so it’s possible that Nintendo wants to keep its existence a secret for just a little longer. When you try to evolve Hisuian Voltorb, the actual “Evolve” option will be missing, meaning all you can do is use Stardust to power it up. You can obviously get its Hisuian evolution in Legends: Arceus though.
Fortunately, regular Voltorb can be shiny as part of the event, so it’s still definitely worth hunting from now until it ends. You might not be able to get a Hisuian Electrode, but you can get a shiny, normal one!
Hisuian Voltorb may be a regional variant, but the latest Pokémon game also introduces a bunch of all-new ‘mons. Here’s every new Pokémon in Pokémon Legends: Arceus, ranked.
Written by Cian Maher on behalf of GLHF.
