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# Alphas
Giant, tougher Pokémon with better drops, and the cards that change a Pokémon's size.
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Alphas are giant versions of wild Pokémon. They're bigger, tougher and rarer than normal, and they drop much better loot when you knock them out.
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An Alpha Pyroar
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## 🔍 Finding Alphas
* **In the wild.** Alphas spawn in herds, in the same biomes as the normal version. They're rare, so keep an eye out for an oversized Pokémon in the distance.
* **Fossils.** Every revived fossil has a 1 in 800 chance to come out as an Alpha. See [Fossils & reviving](/cobblemon-au-docs/pokemon-and-spawns/fossils.md).
* **Honey.** Pokémon drawn in by Honey have a 1 in 4,000 chance to be an Alpha.
* **Hopo Berry bait.** Fishing with Hopo Berries gives a small chance of reeling in an Alpha.
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⚠️ Alphas hit hard. Bring a strong team before you start a fight with one.
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## 💎 Alpha drops
Knock out a wild Alpha and you can get:
| Drop | Chance |
| -------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| 💎 **A random Mega Stone** | 1 in 5. It can be any of 92 Mega Stones, including Mewtwonite X and Y, Latiasite, Latiosite, Darkranite, Heatranite and Zygardite. |
| 🍬 **EXP Candies** | Higher level Alphas drop bigger candies, and the strongest can drop Rare Candies |
| 💪 **Stat candies** | From higher level Alphas |
| 💠 **Type Gems** | Matching the Alpha's type |
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## 🃏 Alpha Card & Mini Card
These cards change the size of a Pokémon you already own. Send out your Pokémon, then right-click it while holding the card. The card is only used up if it works.
| Card | What it does | Where to get it |
| ----------------- | --------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------- |
| 🔴 **Alpha Card** | Turns your Pokémon into an Alpha | Glory Shop, Battle Tower BP Shop, Team Rocket Crate |
| 💨 **Mini Card** | Shrinks your Pokémon to half size | Glory Shop, Team Rocket Crate |
* Neither card works on a Pokémon that's already an Alpha.
* Clearing the Nuzlocke Challenge gives a small chance of an Alpha Card too.
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## 🎯 Alpha bounties
The [PokéHunt](/cobblemon-au-docs/pokemon-and-spawns/pokehunt.md) board has a weekly **Alpha** page with three Alpha targets. Catch one before anyone else for a big reward.
