Dunsparce, the Land Snake Pokémon from Johto, can be found in the wild in Pokémon Go. Yes, Dunsparce can be shiny in Pokémon Go!
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As of this writing, Dudunsprace (Dunsparce’s funny evolution from Paldea) is not in the game. Regional Pokémon, whether they’re an evolution exclusive to a region or an actual regional form, normally don’t take long to get added to Pokémon Go.
What is the shiny rate for Dunsparce in Pokémon Go?
As per old research by the now-defunct website The Silph Road (via Wayback Machine), the shiny rate for Pokémon on a regular day is approximately one in 500. Dunsparce is not a confirmed Pokémon that gets a “permaboost” (meaning that it’s a rare spawn and thus gets a boosted shiny rate).
What can I do to attract more shiny Pokémon?
Not much, unfortunately. It appears to be random chance. Shiny Pokémon catch rates are set by developer Niantic, and they are typically only boosted during special events like Community Days or Safari Zones, or in Legendary Raids. There are no consumable items that boost shiny Pokémon rates.
Where can I find a list of available shiny Pokémon?
Pokémon Go is having a Wooper Community Day event on Nov. 5 from 2-5 p.m. in your local time.
As expected with a Community Day event, both Johtoan Wooper and Paldean Wooper will spawn in huge numbers with a high chance for it to appear shiny. There are also several other bonuses and perks, which we’ve list out below.
How do I catch a shiny Wooper?
As per old research by the now-defunct website The Silph Road (via Wayback Machine), Shiny rates on Community Days are about 1 in 24, which means that if you keep playing throughout the three-hour window, you should find quite a few shiny Pokémon.
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If you’re short on time or Poké Balls, you can pop an Incense, then quickly tap each Wooper to check for shiny ones, running from any that aren’t shiny. Notably, any Wooper you’ve already tapped will face where your player is standing, so that should help identify which ones you may have already checked.
What Community Day move does Wooper’s evolution learn?
If you evolve Wooper into Quagsire from 2 p.m. until 10 p.m. in your local time, it will learn the charged move Aqua Tail. Evolving Paldean Wooper into Clodsire gives it the charged move Megahorn.
If you miss out on evolving it during this period, you will likely be able to evolve it during a Community Day weekend event in December to get Aqua Tail and Megahorn. If you don’t want to wait, you can use an Elite TM to get the move.
How do Quagsire and Clodsire do in the meta?
Neither Quagsire nor Clodsire have spaces in the PvE raid meta, but they are pretty decent in the Great League, if you’re into PvP.
For Great League, give Quagsire Mud Shot, Mud Bomb, and Stone Edge. Give Clodsire Poison Sting, Earthquake, and Sludge Bomb. These muddy boys will do you proud.
How do I make the most of Wooper Community Day?
The following bonuses will be active during Wooper Community Day:
1⁄4 hatch distance for eggs placed into Incubators during the event
Doubled candy for catching Pokémon
Doubled chance for trainers over level 31 to get XL candy from catching Pokémon
Incense lasts three hours
Lure Modules lasts three hours
Wooper can do special photobombs when taking snapshots
One additional special trade
Stardust cost halved for trading
That said, you should definitely put your eggs in Incubators and pop an Incense and try to nab some powerful Wooper.
If you can Mega EvolveSwampert, you’ll score additional Wooper Candy per catch for both types of Wooper. Unfortunately this is the only ground-type Mega Evolution in the game so far, so this is the only Mega Evolution that’ll cover both bases. You can use a water-type Mega Evolution (Slowbro, Blastoise, or Gyarados) for the regular Johto Wooper or a poison-type Mega Evolution (Gengar, Beedrill, or Venusaur) for Paldean Wooper. Note that both Wooper share candy anyway, so you shouldn’t have to fret too much about which Mega to pick.
In addition to all this, Niantic is still running special four-star raids from 5-10 p.m., where if you clear the Wooper raid, they will spawn in a 300-meter radius around the gym for 30 minutes. These raids cannot be done remotely. If the usual 2-5 p.m. spawn increase doesn’t get you the Wooper you wanted, you can try raiding for another chance.
Pokémon Go is hosting its yearly Día de Muertos event, bringing out Pokémon wearing special cempasúchil crowns on Nov. 1 and 2.
Throughout the event, candy obtained from catching Pokémon will be doubled and both Incense and lures will last for 90 minutes instead of 30 minutes. Cubone wearing a cempasúchil crown will also be available for the first time. (And yes, both costumed Cubone and Duskull can be shiny.)
You can see all the perks of the Pokémon Go Día de Muertos 2023 event below.
Pokémon Go Día de Muertos 2023 event Field Research and rewards
Spinning PokéStops during the event period may net you one of the following Field Research Tasks:
Make a great throw (Sunkern encounter)
Make a nice curveball throw (Drifloon encounter)
Make 3 great curveball throws in a row (Cubone [Cempasúchil Crown] encounter)
Win a gym battle (Alolan Marowak encounter)
Pokémon Go Día de Muertos 2023 event boosted spawns
The following Pokémon will spawn more frequently during the event:
Cubone (Cempasúchil Crown)
Sunkern
Sableye
Roselia
Duskull (Cempasúchil Crown)
Drifloon
Yamask
Litwick
Phantump
Image: Niantic
Pokémon Go Día de Muertos 2023 event boosted Incense spawns
Using Incense will net you the Pokémon below more frequently:
Yamask, the Spirit Pokémon from Unova, can be found in the wild in Pokémon Go. Yes, Yamask can be shiny in Pokémon Go!
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Both versions of Yamask can be shiny. Whether you have a Galarian Yamask or the original Unovan Yamask, you can use the same candy to evolve and power up both.
What is the shiny rate for Yamask in Pokémon Go?
As per old research by the now-defunct website The Silph Road (via Wayback Machine), the shiny rate for Pokémon on a regular day is approximately one in 500. Yamask is not a confirmed Pokémon that gets a “permaboost” (meaning that it’s a rare spawn and thus gets a boosted shiny rate).
What can I do to attract more shiny Pokémon?
Not much, unfortunately. It appears to be random chance. Shiny Pokémon catch rates are set by developer Niantic, and they are typically only boosted during special events like Community Days or Safari Zones, or in Legendary Raids. There are no consumable items that boost shiny Pokémon rates.
Where can I find a list of available shiny Pokémon?
Pokémon Go has its own version of the notorious Team Rocket, called Team Go Rocket. In this Pokémon Go guide, we’ll break down how to find leaders Sierra, Cliff, and Arlo and take them down.
Below, we list their parties and strategies as it stands in October 2023, with the most recent changes following the the Team Go Rocket Takeover event that activated alongside the arrival of the “Showdown in the Shadows” quest in late Oct.
How to find leaders Sierra, Cliff, and Arlo in Pokémon Go
Team Go Rocket leaders can be found in black PokéStops or hot air balloons flying above you with a Rocket Radar equipped.
To get a Rocket Radar, you must get six Mysterious Components, with one regular Go Team Rocket encounter rewarding one Mysterious Component each.
With the Rocket Radar equipped, you will then encounter a leader at random. The three leaders are Sierra, Arlo, and Cliff.
Some Timed Research and Team Go Rocket Special Research tasks require you to beat all three leaders. Completing the Team Go Rocket Special Research will reward you with a Super Rocket Radar, allowing you to find the boss, Giovanni. Beating Giovanni will net you a Legendary Shadow Pokémon.
Team Go Rocket leader Sierra counters
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Note: Leader Sierra’s team will update in Rocket Balloons from Thursday, Oct. 26 onwards, with the first encounter as Sableye, which can be a possible shadow shiny.
The previous Sierra team — still active in PokéStops until Friday, Oct. 27, is:
Though coming in to scope out her team first is recommended, if you come equipped with water- and fighting-types, that will help a ton. Her party is pretty diverse, so you may also want to sprinkle in electric-, steel-, and ice-type moves as well, depending on what she’s running. Notably, Sableye is only weak against fairy-type moves, so you’ll want to either bring a Pokémon that knows fairy moves or you’ll want to brute force it.
We recommend using the following:
Raikou with Thunder Shock and Wild Charge
Magnezone with Spark and Wild Charge
Lucario with Counter and Aura Sphere
Machamp with Counter and Dynamic Punch
Kyogre with Waterfall and Origin Pulse
Swampert with Water Gun and Hydro Cannon
Glaceon with Ice Shard and Avalanche
Avalugg with Ice Fang and Avalanche
Metagross with Bullet Punch and Meteor Mash
Dialga with Metal Claw and Iron Head
Team Go Rocket leader Arlo counters
Image: Niantic
Note: Leader Arlo’s team will update in Rocket Balloons from Thursday, Oct. 26 onwards, with the first encounter as Bellsprout, which can be a possible shadow shiny.
The previous Arlo team — still active in PokéStops until Friday, Oct. 27, is:
If you come with ghost-, fighting-, and fire-type moves, you’ll take down almost every possible encounter in Arlo’s party.
We recommend using any of the following:
Giratina with Shadow Claw and Shadow Force
Gengar with Shadow Claw and Shadow Ball
Lucario with Counter and Aura Sphere
Machamp with Counter and Dynamic Punch
Reshiram with Fire Fang and Fusion Flare
Volcarona with Fire Spin and Overheat
Team Go Rocket leader Cliff counters
Image: Niantic
Note: Leader Cliff’s team will update in Rocket Balloons from Thursday, Oct. 26 onwards, with the first encounter as Dratini, which can be a possible shadow shiny.
The previous Cliff team — still active in PokéStops until Friday, Oct. 27, is:
Cliff’s potential parties are diverse in typing, so you should match up against him just to see what he has and then plan accordingly. Water-type moves will help you take out Aerodactyl, Mamoswine, and Tyranitar. Ghost-type moves also have some good coverage here. Steel– and flying-type moves will also help you a good amount.
We recommend using a mix of the following:
Kyogre with Waterfall and Origin Pulse
Swampert with Water Gun and Hydro Cannon
Origin Forme Giratina with Shadow Claw and Shadow Force
Chandelure with Hex and Shadow Ball
Metagross with Bullet Punch and Meteor Mash
Dialga with Metal Claw and Iron Head
Moltres with Wing Attack and Sky Attack
Honchkrow with Peck and Sky Attack
Team Go Rocket leader tips
If you’re struggling against the leaders, here’s a few tips to keep in mind:
They will use their shields on the first two Charge Attacks you use. Using a Pokémon that can charge and use Charge Attacks quickly will help you get rid of their shields, allowing you to freely damage them.
You should be prepared for the first Pokémon you use to get knocked out. If you use a Pokémon that gets through shields easily, that’s fine, but your other Pokémon will need to have decent type advantages to defeat any remaining Pokémon.
Remember, you can attempt the battle many times using one Rocket Radar, so you can queue up your strongest Pokémon just to see what the leader is carrying. If you defeat them on the first try, great! If not, you can swap your party around for some type-effective counters.
The team leaders have high CP Pokémon, so you should definitely be using the highest CP Pokémon you have if you’re struggling.
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