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

Obtaining Fashionable Minccino and Cinccino in Pokémon GO

Fashionable Minccino and its evolution, Fashionable Cinccino, debuted during Pokémon GO's 2025 Fashion Week event. This guide outlines the methods for acquiring these costumed Pokémon, including the possibility of obtaining their Shiny variants.

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• Catching Fashionable Minccino in Raids
• Earning Fashionable Minccino from Research Tasks
• Evolving to Fashionable Cinccino
• Shiny Fashionable Minccino Availability
• Increasing Shiny Encounter Chances

Fashionable Minccino first appeared in Pokémon GO on January 10th, 2025, at 10 AM local time. It appeared as a 1-Star Raid Boss and a reward for completing specific research tasks. Increased encounter rates were available during events featuring the Pokémon.

Catching Fashionable Minccino in Raids

Fashionable Minccino is a Normal-type Pokémon with 98 ATK, 80 DEF, and 146 STA. Its maximum CP is 986, boosted further as a 1-Star Raid Boss. While solo raids are feasible with strong counters, strategic counter selection is crucial.

Fashionable Minccino Weaknesses: Fighting-type moves

Fashionable Minccino Resistances: Ghost-type moves

Top Raid Counters:

Note: "Legacy" moves indicate moves no longer available through standard means.

Winning a Fashionable Minccino Raid guarantees an encounter with the Pokémon.

Earning Fashionable Minccino from Research Tasks

Pokémon GO events featuring Fashionable Minccino often include research tasks rewarding an encounter. Participation in the 2025 Fashion Week event provided several research tasks with costumed Pokémon rewards, some guaranteeing a Fashionable Minccino encounter.

Evolving to Fashionable Cinccino

Evolving a 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

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

Increasing Shiny Encounter Chances

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 odds of encountering a Shiny variant.