While Pokémon Yellow Version remakes Pokémon: Let’s Go, Pikachu! and Pokémon: Let’s Go, Eevee! may return Pokémon Trainers to the original region of Kanto, that doesn’t mean they can only obtain Kanto Pokémon there. While, sadly, only the first 151 Pokémon can be obtained in-game, players can get their hands on Alolan Forms of Gen I Pokémon — versions introduced in 2016’s Pokémon Sun and Moon for Nintendo 3DS.
Wanna know how to get Alolan Forms of your favorite Gen I Pokémon on your Nintendo Switch? Look no further! Here’s how.
What Alolan Pokémon can be obtained in Pokémon: Let’s Go?
The following Pokémon can be obtained in both Pokémon: Let’s Go, Pikachu! and Pokémon: Let’s Go, Eevee!:
- Alolan Marowak
- Alolan Exeggutor
- Alolan Geodude
- Alolan Diglett
- Alolan Raichu
- Alolan Rattata
The following can only be obtained in Pokémon: Let’s Go, Pikachu! or by trading with someone with that version of the game:
- Alolan Grimer
- Alolan Sandshrew
The following can only be obtained in Pokémon: Let’s Go, Eevee! or by trading with someone with that version of the game:
- Alolan Meowth
- Alolan Vulpix
How do I get the Alolan Pokémon I want?
Alolan Pokémon aren’t found in the wild; instead, they’re acquired by trading the original Kanto Form for the Alolan Form with various NPCs. Each NPC can be found in the Pokémon Center in the cities listed below. Plus, you can trade with them as many times as you want!
| Alolan Form | Can Be Found In | Where to Find | Arrives At |
| Rattata | Both | Cerulean City | Level 12 |
| Geodude | Both | Vermilion City | Level 16 |
| Diglett | Both | Lavender Town | Level 25 |
| Vulpix | Let’s Go, Eevee! | Celadon City | Level 27 |
| Sandshrew | Let’s Go, Pikachu! | Celadon City | Level 27 |
| Raichu | Both | Saffron City | Level 30 |
| Marowak | Both | Fuchsia City | Level 38 |
| Grimer | Let’s Go, Pikachu! | Cinnabar Island | Level 44 |
| Meowth | Let’s Go, Eevee! | Cinnabar Island | Level 44 |
| Exeggutor | Both | Indigo Plateau | Level 46 |
What’re the differences between Kanto Forms and Alolan Forms?
Alolan Forms differ from Kanto Forms quite a bit, especially by the way they’re Typed. Here’s a list of differences in Typing:
| Pokémon | Kanto Form Type | Alolan Form Type |
| Diglett | Ground | Ground/Steel |
| Dugtrio | Ground | Ground/Steel |
| Exeggutor | Grass/Psychic | Grass/Dragon |
| Geodude | Rock/Ground | Rock/Electric |
| Graveler | Rock/Ground | Rock/Electric |
| Golem | Rock/Ground | Rock/Electric |
| Grimer | Poison | Poison/Dark |
| Muk | Poison | Poison/Dark |
| Marowak | Ground | Fire/Ghost |
| Meowth | Normal | Dark |
| Persian | Normal | Dark |
| Vulpix | Fire | Ice |
| Ninetales | Fire | Ice/Fairy |
| Raichu | Electric | Electric/Psychic |
| Rattata | Normal | Dark/Normal |
| Raticate | Normal | Dark/Normal |
| Sandshrew | Ground | Ice/Steel |
| Sandslash | Ground | Ice/Steel |
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Written by Daniel Dell-Cornejo
Daniel is an editor at Nintendo Wire. Always with his head in the clouds, he is never apart from his creative thoughts – a blessing for an aspiring fiction writer. As a journalist and lifelong gamer, he aims to provide readers with the very best in Nintendo coverage.
