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

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• Catching Fashionable Minccino in Raids
• Obtaining Fashionable Minccino from Research Tasks
• Evolving to Fashionable Cinccino
• Shiny Fashionable Minccino Availability
• 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 during featured events. This guide outlines the optimal strategies for obtaining both Pokémon, including the possibility of encountering their Shiny variants.

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. Event participation significantly increases encounter rates. Many trainers are eager to know if a Shiny Fashionable Minccino is obtainable.

Catching Fashionable Minccino in Raids

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Fashionable Minccino, a Normal-type Pokémon, boasts base stats of 98 ATK, 80 DEF, and 146 STA. Its maximum Combat Power (CP) reaches 986, potentially higher as a 1-Star Raid Boss. Despite its increased power, solo players can still conquer these raids with strategic counter selection.

Victorious raids yield an encounter with Fashionable Minccino. Understanding its weaknesses and resistances is crucial for selecting effective counters.

Fashionable Minccino Weaknesses

• Fighting-type moves

Fashionable Minccino Resistances

• Ghost-type moves

Top Fashionable Minccino Raid Counters in Pokémon GO

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

Counter Fast Move Charged Move Lucario Force Palm (Fighting-type) (Legacy) Aura Sphere (Fighting-type) Terrakion Double Kick (Fighting-type) Sacred Sword (Fighting-type) (Legacy) Dusk Mane Necrozma Psycho Cut (Psychic-type) Sunsteel Strike (Steel-type) Keldeo (Ordinary Forme) Low Kick (Fighting-type) Sacred Sword (Fighting-type) Marshadow Counter (Fighting-type) Close Combat (Fighting-type) Conkeldurr Counter (Fighting-type) Dynamic Punch (Fighting-type) Hisuian Decidueye Psycho Cut (Psychic-type) Aura Sphere (Fighting-type) Breloom Force Palm (Fighting-type) Dynamic Punch (Fighting-type) Cobalion Double Kick (Fighting-type) Sacred Sword (Fighting-type) (Legacy) Pheromosa Low Kick (Fighting-type) Focus Blast (Fighting-type)

Obtaining Fashionable Minccino from Research Tasks

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Pokémon GO events featuring Fashionable Minccino often include Research Tasks that reward encounters. The 2025 Fashion Week event offered various tasks with Costumed Pokémon as rewards; some guaranteed a Fashionable Minccino encounter.

Evolving to Fashionable Cinccino

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

Shiny Fashionable Minccino Availability

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

Acquiring Shiny Fashionable Minccino

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While Fashionable Minccino Raids guarantee an encounter, there's a chance it will be Shiny. Increasing the number of raids completed increases the odds of encountering a Shiny variant. Similarly, completing Research Tasks featuring Fashionable Minccino also offers a chance at a Shiny encounter.