Alpha Pokémon

Originally introduced in Pokémon Legends: Arceus, Alpha Pokémon make a return in Pokémon Legends: Z-A. After you have completed the special mission, A Big Ol' Bunnelby, where you face off against an Alpha Bunnelby, Alpha Pokémon will start to appear throughout the game

Like before, Alpha Pokémon are denoted by a special symbol on their status screen. Their size is also set to maximum so they will be bigger than standard Pokémon of the species.

Alpha Pokémon also come with 3 maximum IVs at random, and in a change from the previous game, they natively come with 252 HP EVs as standard. They also come with a move the Pokémon can typically only learn through using a TM already mastered as a Plus Move

Alpha Pokémon can be found frequently in the wild in multiple ways in addition to ones you encounter during the story and missions.

First, throughout Lumiose City there are certain spawns that are guaranteed to be an Alpha such as a Gourgeist in Wild Zone 15, a Abomasnow in Wild Zone 12 and so forth.
In addition to that, many but not all spawns throughout the city have a chance of being an Alpha Pokémon. This chance varies based on different circumstances and runs from a 5% chance to a 40% chance depending on species and location. These Pokémon have an increased level compared to the initial spawn of typically around 10 levels. This activates after you have completed the Wild Zone survey task for each respective Wild Zone for Pokémon spawning in the Wild Zone.

Alpha Pokémon, when captured or caught, will also drop some items for you to collect. Each Alpha Pokémon spawn has got a specific table of items, which varies based on species and location, and offers percentage chances of getting a number of each item in the table. The prominent item that an Alpha Pokémon can drop is a Seed of Mastery, but they also typically drop a number of Exp. Candy

Picture	Name	Effect
	Exp. Candy L	A candy that is packed with energy. If consumed, it grants a Pokémon a large number of Exp. Points.
	Exp. Candy M	A candy that is packed with energy. If consumed, it grants a Pokémon a moderate number of Exp. Points.
	Exp. Candy S	A candy that is packed with energy. If consumed, it grants a Pokémon a small number of Exp. Points.
	Exp. Candy XL	A candy that is packed with energy. If consumed, it grants a Pokémon a very large number of Exp. Points.
	Exp. Candy XS	A candy that is packed with energy. If consumed, it grants a Pokémon a very small number of Exp. Points.
	Seed of Mastery	A rare variety of seed. A certain person can help you upgrade your Pokémon's moves into Plus Moves if given one of these.