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 details how to obtain both, including the possibility of finding their Shiny variants.
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Catching Fashionable Minccino in Raids
Fashionable Minccino, a Normal-type Pokémon, appeared as a 1-Star Raid Boss during the event. While its boosted CP (986 at maximum) might seem daunting, solo players can still conquer these raids with the right counter strategy.
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) |
Remember to utilize Pokémon with powerful Fighting-type moves for maximum effectiveness.
Catching Fashionable Minccino via Research Tasks
Specific Research Tasks during the Fashion Week 2025 event rewarded encounters with Fashionable Minccino. Keep an eye out for these opportunities during future events.
Evolving to Fashionable Cinccino
Evolving your Fashionable Minccino into a Fashionable Cinccino requires 50 Minccino Candy and an Unova Stone. Unova Stones are obtained from Field Research Breakthrough rewards and occasionally from specific Research Tasks.
Shiny Fashionable Minccino: Is it Possible?
Yes! Both regular and Shiny Fashionable Minccino were available during the Fashion Week 2025 event. Your chances of encountering a Shiny increase with the number of raids completed and Research Tasks finished. While there's no guaranteed method, persistence is key.