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The Mysterious Will-o'-the-Wisp is a Request in Pokemon Legends: Arceus. Read on for a walkthrough of the Request, including rewards, location, how to complete it, and the Pokemon you need!

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How to Unlock The Mysterious Will-o'-the-Wisp

Unlock Location

Paira Location
The Mysterious Will-o
By the building near the Pastures
Request Location in Map
The Mysterious Will-o
Jubilife Village

Unlock Condition

This request will only be available after quelling the Frenzied Noble Kleavor in the The Frenzy of the Lord of the Woods mission. Once you get back to Jubilife Village, you can talk to Paira by the building near the Pastures.

The Frenzy of the Lord of the Woods Mission Guide and Walkthrough

The Mysterious Will-o'-the-Wisp Information

#20 The Mysterious Will-o'-the-Wisp
The Mysterious Will-o
Requested By Paira
Description A villager named Paira wants you to catch the will-o'-the-wisp she saw on Windswept Run to prove to Waka that she's telling the truth.
Recommended Rank 1

The Mysterious Will-o'-the-Wisp Rewards

Reward Qty
Exp. Candy S Image Exp. Candy S
 x2

The Mysterious Will-o'-the-Wisp Walkthrough

Mission Objectives

Steps to proceed through The Mysterious Will-o'-the-Wisp
1 Go to Paira and talk to her in Jubilife Village to start on her request.
2
PLA The Mysterious Will-o
Follow the marker on the map in Obsidian Fieldlands to get the to the mysterious Will-o'-the-Wisp.
You can turn on quest markers by pressing A while hovering over a request in the Request List.
2 PLA Rest Til NightfallWait until nightfall for the Will-o'-the-Wisp to appear
You can head to the nearby Heights Camp to rest and pass the time.
3 PLA The Mysterious Will-oInvestigate the spot beside the tree at the quest marker location. A Chimchar will appear, which you'll have to fight and capture.
4 Go back to Jubilife Village and show Paira the Chimchar you just caught to complete the request.
You need to present Chimchar to Paira at night to complete this Request. You can go to your Quarters and sleep until nightfall to do this.

Capture Chimchar During the Battle

PLA Chimchar Quest Battle

Weaken the Chimcar by attacking it and inflicting it with Status Effects, such as Paralysis. However, you have to be careful not to drain its HP to 0, or you will have to fight it again to capture it and finish the request!

How to Catch Pokemon

Return to Jubilife Village After Catching

After capturing Chimchar, it is recommended to return to Jubilife Village immediately and talk to Paira to finish the Request. As the Chimchar found is tied to the Request completion, it may result in bug if it is evolved to Monferno, so return and finish the Request after getting it.

The Mysterious Will-o'-the-Wisp Pokemon

Pokemon Required for the Quest

Pokemon Requirement
Chimchar Image Chimchar
Pokemon Legends Arceus Fire Type
Catch the Chimchar and show Paira

Previous and Next Guides

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List of All Requests

No. Mission No. Mission
1 Wurmple Can Evolve 2 Adorable Starly
3 What Did Shinx's Ears Look Like? 4 Big Buizel, Little Buizel
5 What It Takes to Be Awesome 6 Mushroom Cake Marketing
7 Playing With Drifloon 8 Bothersome Bidoof
9 Zubat's Eyes 10 Wurmple's Evolved
11 The Timbre of the Fields 12 A Perfect Pickling Stone
13 Trees that Bear Berries 14 Berry Helpful
15 Balloon Race in the Fieldlands 16 Strange Happenings at Midnight
17 To Bloom or Not to Bloom 18 Please! Make Me a Pokeshi Doll!
19 A Peculiar Ponyta 20 The Mysterious Will-o'-the-Wisp
21 Back-Alley Mr. Mime 22 Eerie Apparitions in the Night
23 Getting Ahold of New Wares 24 Inspiration from Hippopotas
25 The Pokemon in the Woodland Photo 26 Aim for the Big Leagues
27 Help Wanted: Plowing the Fields 28 Measuring Your Compatibility
29 The Search for Bitter Leaves 30 A Beautiful Rose...
31 Setting Up the Bogbound Camp 32 The Headache-Stricken Psyduck
33 What a Massive Mushroom! 34 Croagunk's Curative Poison
35 Battling with Pachirisu 36 Watering with Care
37 The Fragrance of Nostalgic Herbs 38 Gone Astray...in the Mirelands
39 All about Magikarp 40 The Charm Lost in the Swamp
41 An Elegant Tail 42 Help Wanted: Watering the Fields
43 More New Wares 44 The Pokemon in the Nighttime Photo
45 Shellos of the East and West 46 Setting Up the Coastlands Camp
47 Balloon Race in the Coastlands 48 The Taste of Home
49 Keep an Eye Out for Aipom! 50 Double the Tails, Double the Fun
51 Coming Up Roses 52 Eevee's Evolutions
53 Octillery's Ink 54 Serving Up Swap Snacks
55 Poor, Peckish Piplup 56 Getting Help from Machoke
57 The Taste of Honey 58 Gone Astray...in the Coastlands
59 Misdreavus the Hairstyle Muse 60 Help Wanted: Rock Smashing in the Fields
61 Even More New Wares 62 The Pokemon in the River Photo
63 Fancy, Fashionable Wormadam 64 Getting to Know the Ghosts
65 Setting Up the Mountain Camp 66 The Sea's Legend
67 The Clefairy's Moonlit Dance 68 A Nosepass to Guide the Way
69 Gone Astray...in the Highlands 70 Colorful New Looks
71 New Wares Yet Again 72 Pesselle's Easy Errand
73 Which is the Real Burmy? 74 A Bit of Help from Blissey
75 Kirlia the Hairstyle Muse 76 Mushroom Hunting with Swinub
77 Gone Astray...in the Fieldlands 78 Setting Up the Icepeak Camp
79 Balloon Race in the Icelands 80 The Perfect Pickle Recipe
81 In Search of a Fiery Pokemon 82 Traces of a Lost Village
83 Snow-White Vulpix in the Snow 84 The Bergmite Enthusiast
85 At Home under the Eaves 86 Gone Astray...in the Icelands
87 Rolling with Spheal 88 Steely Lucario
89 The Diamond Clan's Treasure 90 The Pearl Clan's Treasure
91 On the Trail of Giratina 92 A Token of Gratitude
93 The Darksome Nightmare 94 Incarnate Forces of Hisui
95 A New Anomaly 96 Massive Mass Outbreak in the Fieldlands
97 Massive Mass Outbreak in the Mirelands 98 Massive Mass Outbreak in the Coastlands
99 Tricky Treat Strategy 100 Massive Mass Outbreak in the Highlands
101 Massive Mass Outbreak in the Icelands 102 Daybreak
103 Digging for Tomorrow 104 Battling the Security Corps' Secret Weapon
105 The Ultimate Balloon Race 106 Adaman's Hope
107 Irida's Wish 108 Bidoof's Path of Solitude
109 Eevee's Path of Solitude 110 Wormadam's Path of Solitude
111 Abra's Path of Solitude 112 Blissey's Path of Solitude
113 Sneasel's Path of Solitude 114 Rotom's Path of Solitude
115 Bastiodon's Path of Solitude 116 Roselia's Path of Solitude
117 Magikarp's Path of Solitude 118 Roserade's Path of Solitude
119 Kleavor's Path of Solitude 120 Lilligant's Path of Solitude
121 Wurmple's Path of Solitude 122 Kricketot's Path of Solitude

Comment

4 Anonymousover 2 years

Any chance it can be shiny?

3 Anonymousalmost 3 years

With this quest you have to do it durning nightfall because I had the same problem I have two too. It works during nightfall bc it says it in the quest

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