Mastering the Art of Catching Fashionable Minccino and Cinccino in Pokémon GO
Fashionable Minccino and its evolution, Fashionable Cinccino, made their debut during the 2025 Pokémon GO Fashion Week event. This guide details the best methods for obtaining these stylish Pokémon, including the possibility of encountering their Shiny variants.
Quick Links
- Catching Fashionable Minccino via Raids
- Catching Fashionable Minccino via Research Tasks
- Evolving to Fashionable Cinccino
- Shiny Fashionable Minccino: Is it Possible?
- Increasing Your Chances of a Shiny Encounter
1. Securing Fashionable Minccino Through Raids
Fashionable Minccino, a Normal-type Pokémon, boasts a stat spread of 98 ATK, 80 DEF, and 146 STA. Reaching a maximum CP of 986 (potentially higher as a 1-Star Raid Boss), it's still conquerable solo with the right counters. Winning a Fashionable Minccino Raid guarantees an encounter. Knowing its weaknesses and resistances is key to a quick victory.
Fashionable Minccino Weaknesses:
- Fighting-type moves
Fashionable Minccino Resistances:
- Ghost-type moves
Top Raid Counters:
The following Pokémon, with their powerful Fighting-type moves, are ideal counters:
| Counter | Fast Move | Charged Move |
|---|---|---|
| Lucario | Force Palm (Fighting) | Aura Sphere (Fighting) |
| Terrakion | Double Kick (Fighting) | Sacred Sword (Fighting) |
| Dusk Mane Necrozma | Psycho Cut (Psychic) | Sunsteel Strike (Steel) |
| Keldeo (Ordinary) | Low Kick (Fighting) | Sacred Sword (Fighting) |
| Marshadow | Counter (Fighting) | Close Combat (Fighting) |
| Conkeldurr | Counter (Fighting) | Dynamic Punch (Fighting) |
| Hisuian Decidueye | Psycho Cut (Psychic) | Aura Sphere (Fighting) |
| Breloom | Force Palm (Fighting) | Dynamic Punch (Fighting) |
| Cobalion | Double Kick (Fighting) | Sacred Sword (Fighting) |
| Pheromosa | Low Kick (Fighting) | Focus Blast (Fighting) |
2. Fashionable Minccino from Research Tasks
Pokémon GO events featuring Fashionable Minccino often include Research Tasks that reward an encounter. Participating in Fashion Week 2025 events and completing specific tasks can guarantee a Fashionable Minccino encounter.
3. Evolving to Fashionable Cinccino
Catching a Fashionable Minccino allows you to evolve it into a Fashionable Cinccino. This requires 50 Minccino Candy and an Unova Stone. Candy can be farmed through catching and transferring Minccino, while Unova Stones are obtained from Field Research Breakthrough rewards or specific Research Tasks.
4. Shiny Fashionable Minccino: A Reality?
Yes, Shiny Fashionable Minccino exists in Pokémon GO, released alongside its standard counterpart during the 2025 Fashion Week event.
While there's no guaranteed method, increasing your chances of encountering a Shiny Fashionable Minccino involves maximizing your raid participation and completing as many relevant Research Tasks as possible. The more encounters you have, the higher your chances of finding a Shiny variant.
