Pokemon GO Catches Fashionable Minccino and Cinccino

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• Catching Fashionable Minccino in Raids
• Obtaining Fashionable Minccino from Research Tasks
• Evolving to Fashionable Cinccino
• Shiny Fashionable Minccino Availability
• Securing a 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 your chances of encountering one.

Catching Fashionable Minccino in Raids

Fashionable Minccino, a Normal-type Pokémon, boasts stats of 98 ATK, 80 DEF, and 146 STA. Its maximum Combat Power (CP) reaches 986, potentially higher as a 1-Star Raid Boss. Even solo players can conquer these raids with strategically chosen counters.

Victorious raids yield an encounter with Fashionable Minccino. 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

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 activate the Same Type Attack Bonus (STAB) for optimal damage. 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

Pokémon GO events featuring Fashionable Minccino often include research tasks that reward players with an encounter. The 2025 Fashion Week event provided several research tasks with costumed Pokémon as rewards, some guaranteeing a Fashionable Minccino encounter upon completion.

Evolving to Fashionable Cinccino

A captured Fashionable Minccino can evolve into a Fashionable Cinccino. This evolution requires 50 Minccino Candy and an Unova Stone. Candy can be farmed by catching and transferring Minccino, while Unova Stones are obtained through Field Research Breakthrough rewards or specific research tasks.

Shiny Fashionable Minccino Availability

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

Securing a Shiny Fashionable Minccino

While Fashionable Minccino raids guarantee an encounter, the chance of it being Shiny remains random. Increased raid participation increases your chances of encountering a Shiny variant. Similarly, completing research tasks featuring Fashionable Minccino offers a chance, albeit not guaranteed, at obtaining a Shiny Pokémon.