Unlock Pokémon: collection routes and battle records

Guide updated October 14, 2026

Your selected starter becomes owned immediately. For another normal Pokémon, draw from its regional banner; successful rescues have a separate 1/5 collection chance. Defeating an eligible wild shiny records its shiny variant and ownership. Winning a normal legendary rift records the defeated legend and gives a Bond, but does not itself grant ordinary playable ownership.

Which route changes which record?

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Route	Result / next action
Choose a starter	Owned partner; selectable after the personality test.
Regional gacha	Owned status for the selected draw; repeats refund coins.
Successful rescue	1/5 chance of ownership, separately from the guaranteed ticket.
Defeat eligible shiny	Shiny variant and owned record; appearance alone is insufficient.
Ordinary rift victory	Defeat/arena records and Bond; not automatic ordinary ownership.

Example: playable Mewtwo

Mewtwo belongs to Kanto’s 5★ pool. Choose Kanto for ownership draws, not a different region, and verify the owned collection afterwards. Defeating Mewtwo in a rift answers the defeat achievement instead. Arceus in the Judgment cannot be targeted or captured; that encounter is a survival phase.

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Which route changes which record?

Example: playable Mewtwo

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