How to Find (& Catch) Shiny Hippopotas in Pokémon GO

Shiny Hippopotas has made its debut in Pokemon Go. This guide will show players how they can capture it. Shiny Pokemon are the most valuable Pokemon in existence. These creatures are rarer than any legend or mythical Pokemon players come across during their time throughout the various regions of the game. With Shiny Pokemon, it is completely up to chance if the player will find them or not. They don’t even really do anything different than the normal Pokemon. They just have a different color variation when compared to the common Pokemon, but that is what makes players want them so much. Here’s how players can find Shiny Hippopotas in Pokemon Go.

Currently, Pokemon Go is hosting its Sinnoh Collection challenge, where a specific 9 Pokemon from the Sinnoh region will need to be captured before the end of the week. Some of these Pokemon are fairly easy to find, like the starter Pokemon Turtwig, Chimchar, and Piplup, while others might take a while to find like Shadow Snover and Shadow Stunky. Although during this time period, the game has increased the spawn rates of Sinnoh Pokemon to make it a bit easier. This is how players will be able to find their own Shiny Hippopotas.

How To Find (& Catch) Shiny Hippopotas in Pokemon Go

The important thing to bring up about Hippopotas is the fact that the Pokemon has different colors depending on its gender. For Hippopotas, its form is different between the male of female version as all of the colors on the Pokemon are inverted. It’s much more apparent when it evolves into Hippowdon. To find the Shiny version, the best thing players can do is increase the spawn rates using an Incense. Players will be able to purchase Incense at the Poke Shop using to PokeCoins they earn from spending money or battling gyms. For 1 hour, Pokemon will spawn much more frequently. Focus on only Hippopotas for this to get the Shiny. Not only does it save time, but also catching every Pokemon might make the player miss out on the Shiny they need.

Also, players can use the normal Lure Modules on PokeStops to increase the spawn of Pokemon even more. This is also great to do with friends to save time and resources. It may take a while since finding a Shiny Pokemon in the game is rare. Just continue to use Incense until it finally appears. Also, try and get 50 Candy to evolve Hippopotas into its final form.

Pokemon Go is available now on iOS and Android.

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