Let's talk about Alocasia. My experience with an Alocasia is mostly not successful. I've had an Alocasia Polly. I had two of them last year and none of those had new growth. I just followed it because of social media, Instagram, and others where it looked amazingly beautiful.
I didn't have any particular issue with that, it just didn't grow at all so I sold both of those. Back then I also got an Alocasia Calidora or Elephant Ears plant. It got spider mites almost immediately and still has it. I gave it a treat so many times I can't even remember. Then I cleaned the roots of the soil and now it "temporary-permanently" lives in drainage. I thought it would keep the mites away but didn't work out. I secretly hate that plant to be honest.
Back then I also bought an Alocasia Zebrina. To this day, I don't really get this plant. It did grow big since then but what I hate about an Alocasia is its ability to drop leaves when watering is unstable. I did have five leaves with this plant but it immediately dropped two of them. Since then I didn't have more than three. I couldn't really find the right spot for it for a long period of time. It now stays on a new spot again but I don't think it has received as much lighting before. I've seen lots of beautiful Zebrinas on Instagram and I have no idea how to keep it this big and beautiful to be honest.
A friend of mine is working with Alocasias and I actually didn't think I'd get any other Alocasia but she suggested getting an Alocasia Dragon Scale. I gave up and bought one too. I've seen it before and I didn't really understand the hype before I got one. The structure of the leaves reminds of the dragon's skin and it's freaky amazing. My plant has also dropped its leaves right away but gave one on my home care since then. So far I don't have issues with the plant.
Very recently I got an Alocasia Lauterbachiana. I am not sure I can even pronounce it. I've been eyeing it for quite a while and I actually didn't intend of getting one. It just happened. The plant is imported so I suppose it would drop its leaves sooner or later. I don't have anything to say about the plant since it's very new to me. All I know is that it looks amazingly beautiful.
With the Lauterbachiana I also got the Alocasia Wentii. I know nothing about this plant and I actually wasn't intended to get one but you know how it happens lol.
Lighting
The Alocasia generally loves bright indirect light but can survive under some lowish lighting conditions too. The general rule is
The greener the plant, the more light it will need
for most of the plants by the way.
The best it feels on the windows facing east but can be living on the western windows too.
Watering
Watering can be tricky if you are new to plants. The soil has to be wet but be careful with not overwatering it. If the soil gets too dry or too wet the plant drops the oldest leaf. So the watering situation should be stable. More or less at least. If you have had a Calathea before you should be aware of watering. But an Alocasia is an easier-to-care plant anyways.
All in all, an Alocasia is beautiful and not as freaky as some other plants Calathea. Once you have mastered its care you are going to have a beautiful plant.