Pokemon GO: How To Get Fashionable Minccino & Cinccino (Can They Be Shiny)

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• Pokemon GO: Get Fashionable Minccino By Winning Raids

• Pokemon GO: Get Fashionable Minccino By Completing Research Tasks

• Pokemon GO: How To Get Fashionable Cinccino

• Pokemon GO: Can Fashionable Minccino Be Shiny

• Pokemon GO: How To Get Shiny Fashionable Minccino

Pokemon GO's Fashionable Minccino and its evolution, Fashionable Cinccino, debuted during the 2025 Fashion Week event. You can encounter the stylish Minccino in several ways during these special events. Catching a Fashionable Minccino allows you to evolve it into its equally fashionable Cinccino form.

Starting Friday, January 10, 2025, at 10 AM local time, Fashionable Minccino appeared in Pokémon GO. This adorable Pokémon appears as a 1-Star Raid Boss and as a reward for completing certain Research Tasks. Events featuring this Pokémon significantly increase your chances of encountering it. Many trainers are also eager to know if a Shiny Fashionable Minccino is available. This guide will detail the best methods for obtaining both Fashionable Minccino and Cinccino, and discuss the Shiny possibilities.

Pokemon GO: Get Fashionable Minccino By Winning Raids

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Fashionable Minccino, a Normal-type Pokémon, boasts stats of 98 ATK, 80 DEF, and 146 STA. This costumed Pokémon has a maximum Combat Power (CP) of 986, potentially higher as a 1-Star Raid Boss. Despite its boosted power, solo players can still conquer these 1-Star Raids with strong counters.

Winning a Fashionable Minccino Raid guarantees an encounter with this fashionable Pokémon. Understanding its weaknesses and resistances is crucial for selecting effective counters and securing a quick victory.

Fashionable Minccino Weaknesses

• Fighting-type moves

Fashionable Minccino Resistances

• Ghost-type moves

Best Fashionable Minccino Raid Counters In Pokemon GO

Fashionable Minccino's only weakness is Fighting-type moves. Choose Raid Counters with powerful Fighting-type moves that activate the Same Type Attack Bonus (STAB) effect. Here are some top counters:

CounterFast MoveCharged MoveLucarioForce 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)

Pokemon GO: Get Fashionable Minccino By Completing Research Tasks

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Pokemon GO events featuring Fashionable Minccino often include Research Tasks that reward an encounter with it. Participants in the 2025 Fashion Week event can complete various Research Tasks with costumed Pokémon rewards. Successfully completing some of these tasks guarantees a Fashionable Minccino encounter.

Pokemon GO: How To Get Fashionable Cinccino

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Catching a Fashionable Minccino allows you to evolve it into a Fashionable Cinccino. This evolution requires 50 Minccino Candy and an Unova Stone in Pokémon GO. While Candy can be farmed by catching and transferring Minccino, Unova Stones are obtained as Field Research Breakthrough rewards or sometimes as rewards from specific Research Tasks.

Pokemon GO: Can Fashionable Minccino Be Shiny?

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

Pokemon GO: How To Get Shiny Fashionable Minccino

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While Fashionable Minccino Raids guarantee an encounter, there's a chance it will be Shiny. There's no guaranteed method, but increasing your chances involves participating in more raids to encounter more Fashionable Minccino, increasing your odds of a Shiny variant.

Completing Research Tasks featuring Fashionable Minccino also offers a chance to encounter a Shiny Pokémon GO Fashionable Minccino. While not guaranteed, the probability is higher.