Shiny Minccino in Pokemon GO: Fashion Tips and Availability

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• Catching Fashionable Minccino in Raids
• Obtaining Fashionable Minccino from Research Tasks
• Evolving to Fashionable Cinccino
• Shiny Fashionable Minccino: Possibility and Rarity
• Strategies for Acquiring Shiny Fashionable Minccino

Fashionable Minccino and its evolution, Fashionable Cinccino, made their debut in Pokémon GO during the 2025 Fashion Week event. Several methods exist to acquire Fashionable Minccino throughout featured events. This guide outlines the optimal strategies for obtaining both Fashionable Minccino and Cinccino, including the chances of encountering their Shiny variants. The event commenced on Friday, January 10th, 2025, at 10 AM local time.

Catching Fashionable Minccino in Raids

Fashionable Minccino, a Normal-type Pokémon, boasts base stats of 98 ATK, 80 DEF, and 146 STA. As a 1-Star Raid Boss, its Combat Power (CP) reaches a maximum of 986, although this can be further enhanced. Even solo players can successfully complete these raids with appropriately powerful counters. Victorious raids guarantee an encounter with Fashionable Minccino. Understanding its weaknesses and resistances is crucial for selecting effective counters.

Fashionable Minccino Weaknesses and Resistances

• Weaknesses: Fighting-type moves
• Resistances: Ghost-type moves

Top Counters for Fashionable Minccino Raids

Fashionable Minccino's sole weakness is to Fighting-type moves. Prioritize counters with strong Fighting-type moves that benefit from the Same-Type Attack Bonus (STAB). Here are some excellent choices:

CounterFast MoveCharged Move LucarioForce Palm (Fighting-type) (Legacy)Aura Sphere (Fighting-type) TerrakionDouble Kick (Fighting-type)Sacred Sword (Fighting-type) (Legacy) Dusk Mane NecrozmaPsycho Cut (Psychic-type)Sunsteel Strike (Steel-type) Keldeo (Ordinary Forme)Low Kick (Fighting-type)Sacred Sword (Fighting-type) MarshadowCounter (Fighting-type)Close Combat (Fighting-type) ConkeldurrCounter (Fighting-type)Dynamic Punch (Fighting-type) Hisuian DecidueyePsycho Cut (Psychic-type)Aura Sphere (Fighting-type) BreloomForce Palm (Fighting-type)Dynamic Punch (Fighting-type) CobalionDouble Kick (Fighting-type)Sacred Sword (Fighting-type) (Legacy) PheromosaLow Kick (Fighting-type)Focus Blast (Fighting-type)

Obtaining Fashionable Minccino from Research Tasks

Events featuring Fashionable Minccino often include Research Tasks that reward players with an encounter. Participation in the 2025 Fashion Week event offered various Research Tasks with Costumed Pokémon as rewards, some guaranteeing a Fashionable Minccino encounter.

Evolving to Fashionable Cinccino

Catching a Fashionable Minccino allows for its evolution into a Fashionable Cinccino. This requires 50 Minccino Candy and an Unova Stone. Candy can be farmed through catching and transferring multiple Minccino, while Unova Stones are obtained from Field Research Breakthrough rewards or specific Research Tasks.

Shiny Fashionable Minccino: Possibility and Rarity

Shiny Fashionable Minccino is available in Pokémon GO. Both standard and Shiny variants were introduced during the 2025 Fashion Week event.

Strategies for Acquiring Shiny Fashionable Minccino

While raids guarantee a Fashionable Minccino encounter, the Shiny rate remains probabilistic. Increased raid participation maximizes chances of encountering a Shiny variant. Similarly, completing Research Tasks featuring Fashionable Minccino also offers a chance, albeit not guaranteed, of obtaining a Shiny Pokémon.