Get Stylish: Catch Minccino and Cinccino in Pokémon GO

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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 evolved form, Fashionable Cinccino, made their debut in Pokémon GO during the 2025 Fashion Week event. Several methods exist to acquire Fashionable Minccino, particularly during featured events. This guide outlines the optimal strategies for obtaining both Pokémon, including the chances of encountering a Shiny variant.

Fashionable Minccino first appeared in Pokémon GO on Friday, January 10, 2025, at 10 AM Local Time. It's available as a 1-Star Raid Boss and a reward for completing specific Research Tasks. Increased encounter rates occur during events featuring this Pokémon. The question of Shiny Fashionable Minccino availability is also addressed below.

Catching Fashionable Minccino in Raids

Fashionable Minccino, a Normal-type Pokémon, boasts base stats of 98 ATK, 80 DEF, and 146 STA. Its maximum Combat Power (CP) as a 1-Star Raid Boss is 986, making it a manageable challenge even for solo players with strong counters.

Victorious completion of Fashionable Minccino Raids guarantees an encounter with this Pokémon. Knowing its weaknesses and resistances is crucial for selecting effective counters and ensuring a quick raid victory.

Fashionable Minccino Weaknesses

• Fighting-type moves

Fashionable Minccino Resistances

• Ghost-type moves

Top Counters for Fashionable Minccino Raids in Pokémon GO

Fashionable Minccino's sole weakness is Fighting-type moves. Prioritize Raid Counters with powerful Fighting-type moves that activate the Same Type Attack Bonus (STAB) for optimal damage. Here are some excellent choices:

Obtaining Fashionable Minccino from Research Tasks

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

Evolving to Fashionable Cinccino

Evolving a Fashionable Minccino into a Fashionable Cinccino requires 50 Minccino Candy and an Unova Stone. Candy can be farmed by catching and transferring Minccino, while Unova Stones are obtained from Field Research Breakthrough rewards or specific Research Tasks.

Shiny Fashionable Minccino: Possibility and Rarity

Yes, Shiny Fashionable Minccino exists in Pokémon GO. Both standard and Shiny variants were released during the 2025 Fashion Week event.

Strategies for Acquiring Shiny Fashionable Minccino

While Raids guarantee a Fashionable Minccino encounter, the Shiny chance is random. Increased raid participation increases the odds of encountering a Shiny variant. Similarly, completing Research Tasks offering Fashionable Minccino encounters also presents a chance, albeit random, of obtaining a Shiny Pokémon.