Pokémon Go introduced Gimmighoul and Gholdengo officially in Feb. 2023, though you’ll need some good luck, or a copy of Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, to get your hands on both.
Gimmighoul works similarly to the Meltan; you’ll need to connect your Pokémon Go to your Nintendo Switch, exchange some items, and then use the Coin Bag (which works like an Incense) to attract the Roaming Form Gimmighoul.
It can also involve gold / yellow PokeStops, which may also appear as part of events.
Here’s how to get Gimmighoul and Gimmighoul Coins in Pokémon Go using various methods.
What are gold / yellow PokéStops in Pokémon Go?
Gold and yellow PokéStops appear in Pokémon Go for one of three reasons:
As part of special events, including the A Paldean Adventure / Ultra Unlock: Paldea events until Friday, Sept. 15, 2023
As part of in-person events, such as Go Fest
If a Golden Lure is used, there is a chance for gold / yellow PokéStops in Pokémon Go, it means it’s possible they will drop Gimmighoul Coins.
Spinning a gold / yellow PokeStops means there is a chance you’ll receive Gimmighoul Coins, which is used to evolve Gimmighoul into Gholdengo. However, only when a Golden Lure was used to make the PokéStop change will see Gimmighoul spawn around it.
How to get Gimmighoul using the Coin Bag in Pokémon Go
The ability to catch Gimmighoul is a multi-step process, and requires connecting to Pokémon Scarlet and Violet.
How to connect Scarlet and Violet to Pokémon Go
Before you get your Coin Bag, you’ll need to connect your Pokémon Go account to your Scarlet and Violet game.
Open the Poké Portal in Scarlet/Violet.
Select “Mystery Gift” from the menu.
Select “Connect to Pokémon Go” from that menu.
Go to your settings in Pokémon Go and scroll all the way down, and tap “Nintendo Switch.”
Select “Pair with a Pokémon Go account” in Scarlet/Violet.
It should prompt you to connect with your Pokémon Go account, stating your account name. Choose to connect.
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How to get a Coin Bag in Pokémon Go
Make sure your accounts are connected as shown above.
Open Mystery Gift through the Poké Portal in Scarlet/Violet and select “Connect to Pokémon Go” twice. (It’s an option on two menus.)
Open your Postcard Book in Pokémon Go (below your trainer level your main profile page).
Select a postcard and click the three-line menu. Select “Send to Nintendo Switch.”
Wait for your Switch to receive the postcard as a Mystery Gift.
After the postcard is sent, use the Coin Bag from your Pokémon Go inventory.
Catch as many Gimmighoul as you can for 30 minutes.
How to get Gimmighoul in Pokémon Go without Scarlet and Violet
So far, the only way to get a Gimmighoul (without Scarlet/Violet) is to head to a PokéStop that was turned gold using aGolden Lure Module.
Lucky players will be able tofind Gimmighoul at golden PokéStops, but note that it cannot be just a regular randomly created golden PokéStop; it needs the Golden Lure Module.
In future, it’s also possible that there will be a Special Research Task set that may reward a Gimmighoul or two, similarly to how they did it with Meltan.
How to evolve Gimmighoul into Gholdengo with Gimmighoul Coins
Gimmighoul does not use candy to evolve. You’ll need to find and collect999 Gimmighoul Coins, just like in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet. Catching a Gimmighoul can make it drop some coins, but you’ll primarily need to grab them from golden PokéStops, which reward them if you spin them.
Once you have the coins, you can just select to evolve the Gimmighoul into Gholdengo from the Pokémon’s summary screen. 999 Coins will take you a while, mind...
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How to get Golden Lure Modules in Pokémon Go
You get Golden Lure Modules for sending multiple Postcards to Pokémon Scarlet and Violet. When you send your first postcard, you’ll get the Coin Bag, but for subsequent sends, you’ll get a Golden Lure Module.
You need to send a Postcard for five days to get a Golden Lure in Pokémon Go. You do not need to do this in a row — just five days in total.
Note you can only have Golden Lure Module in your inventory at a time, otherwise you’ll earn Gimmighoul Coins instead.
At the time of writing, there is no way to get Golden Lure Modules without Pokémon Scarlet and Violet.
Other tips for Gimmighoul and the Coin Bag in Pokémon Go
You cannot use the Coin Bag while you have other Incense items activated (including the Meltan Mystery Box).
The Coin Bag can only be used once per day.
Wandering Form Gimmighoul is only available in Pokémon Go. Once Pokémon Home support begins for Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, you’ll be able to transfer this version from Go to Scarlet and Violet.
The Chest Form Gimmighoul is not available in Pokémon Go (yet).
On the feature’s debut, the in-game shop gifted all players nine free Gimmighoul Coins for a limited time.
Gimmighoul works similarly to the Meltan; you'll need to connect your Pokémon Go to your Nintendo Switch, exchange some items, and then use the Coin Bag (which works like an Incense) to attract the Roaming Form Gimmighoul. It can also involve gold / yellow PokeStops, which may also appear as part of events.
How to Get the Pokemon Go Coin Bag. Once your Pokemon Go account is connected to your Pokemon Scarlet/Violet game on your Nintendo Switch, you can start sending and receiving Postcards. Send a Postcard to Pokemon Scarlet/Violet to unlock the Pokemon Go Coin Bag.
This works like any Lure in the game, spawning seemingly random Pokemon for half an hour once you activate it at a PokeStop. However, the 'Stop turns golden and gives you greater rewards when you spin, including 5-10 Gimmighoul Coins.
If you connect Pokémon GO to Pokémon Scarlet or Pokémon Violet and send Postcards multiple times, you'll be able to obtain Golden Lure Modules. Using a Golden Lure Module changes PokéStops into Golden PokéStops and allows you to collect Gimmighoul Coins by spinning the Photo Discs.
In addition to acting as fast travel points, watchtowers in Paldea are the best way to farm Gimmighoul Coins, as they house Gimmihoul's chest form instead of its roaming form. There are 14 watchtowers, and you'll find a chest form Gimmighoul ready to take you on in a Pokemon Battle.
The difference between the two Gimmighoul forms is hard to spot. Shiny Gimmighoul is unfortunately not very different from the regular form, so spotting it can be rather difficult. The shiny form is simply a lighter shade of grey than the regular, as the chest doesn't change color at all.
Stat-wise, Roaming Form Gimmighoul has lower Defense and Special Defense stats than its Chest counterpart, but is faster thanks to its higher Speed stat. Both forms will still evolve into the same Gholdengo once you get 999 Gimmighoul Coins in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet.
So far, the only way to get a Gimmighoul (without Scarlet/Violet) is to head to a PokéStop that was turned gold using a Golden Lure Module. Lucky players will be able to find Gimmighoul at golden PokéStops, but note that it cannot be just a regular randomly created golden PokéStop; it needs the Golden Lure Module.
Once you collect 999 Gimmighoul Coins in Pokémon Scarlet or Pokémon Violet, Chest Form Gimmighoul will evolve into Gholdengo after it levels up. After connecting Pokémon GO to Pokémon Scarlet or Pokémon Violet and sending a Postcard, you'll be able to use the Coin Bag in Pokémon GO.
It evolves into Gholdengo when leveled up while the player has 999 Gimmighoul Coins. After the evolution, the Gimmighoul Coins disappear. Gimmighoul's evolution cannot be canceled with the B button. Gimmighoul has two separate forms: Chest Form and Roaming Form.
Collect 999 Gimmighoul Coins to evolve Roaming Form Gimmighoul into Gholdengo! Give 999 Gimmighoul Coins to Roaming Form Gimmighoul to evolve it into Gholdengo! You can get Gimmighoul Coins by catching Roaming Form Gimmighoul or by adventuring with it as your buddy. You can also get them from Golden PokéStops!
The short answer is yes, but you would need to find a Golden PokéStop that was changed using a Golden Lure Module. So the best way to do this is to cooperate with friends or people in the Pokémon GO community who also play Scarlet and Violet so that you will be present when they drop a Golden Lure module on a PokéStop.
Critters like the starter trio, gift mon from NPCs, and the legendaries Koraidon and Miraidon are all examples of mons that are shiny-locked, though shinies of the starters can be obtained by breeding, but Gimmighoul is in the unique position of being a shiny-locked mon gaining the possibility of being shiny from a ...
The Coin Bag, when opened, provides a special bonus. For 30 minutes (or more during bonuses), you will have the ability to find the Coin Hunter Pokémon Gimmighoul and catch it. It spawns on average of one Gimmighoul every 1.5 minutes.
When Gimmighoul is in Chest Form, you can battle and defeat or catch them. While you likely already have a Gimmighoul that you're trying to evolve into a Gholdengo, defeating or catching a Gimmighoul can yield you 10 to 777 Gimmighoul Coins.
Gimmighoul works similarly to the Meltan; you'll need to connect your Pokémon Go to your Nintendo Switch, exchange some items, and then use the Coin Bag (which works like an Incense) to attract the Roaming Form Gimmighoul. It can also involve gold / yellow PokeStops, which may also appear as part of events.
Gimmighoul Coins in Pokemon GO can be obtained in one of the following ways: You can get Gimmighoul Coins by catching Roaming Form Gimmighoul. Spinning Golden PokeStops will yield Gimmighoul Coins. Walking Gimmighoul as your Buddy Partner will earn Gimmighoul Coins for you.
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