Catching Fashionable Minccino and Cinccino in Pokémon GO: A Comprehensive Guide
Fashionable Minccino and its evolution, Fashionable Cinccino, made their debut during Pokémon GO's 2025 Fashion Week event. This guide outlines the various methods for obtaining these costumed Pokémon, including the possibility of encountering their Shiny variants.
Quick Links:
- Catching Fashionable Minccino in Raids
- Catching Fashionable Minccino via Research Tasks
- Evolving to Fashionable Cinccino
- Shiny Fashionable Minccino: Availability
- Increasing Your Chances of a Shiny Encounter
Obtaining Fashionable Minccino Through Raids
Fashionable Minccino appears as a 1-Star Raid Boss. While its boosted CP (986 maximum) might seem daunting, solo players can successfully complete these raids with strategically chosen counters. Remember to exploit its weaknesses and avoid its resistances for optimal results.
Minccino Weaknesses: Fighting-type moves
Minccino Resistances: Ghost-type moves
Top Raid 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) |
Note: "Legacy" moves are no longer readily available through standard means.
Obtaining Fashionable Minccino Through Research Tasks
Special Research tasks during events featuring Fashionable Minccino often reward players with an encounter. The 2025 Fashion Week event included such tasks, guaranteeing a Fashionable Minccino encounter upon completion.
Evolving Fashionable Minccino into Fashionable Cinccino
Evolving your Fashionable Minccino into a Fashionable Cinccino 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.
Shiny Fashionable Minccino: Availability
Yes, Shiny Fashionable Minccino is available in Pokémon GO. Both regular and Shiny variants were released during the 2025 Fashion Week event.
Increasing Your Chances of a Shiny Encounter
While there's no guaranteed method, increasing your encounter rate with Fashionable Minccino directly increases your odds of finding a Shiny one. Participate in numerous raids and complete as many relevant Research tasks as possible to maximize your chances.
