Pokemon GO Max Out season marks the release of Grookey, Thwackey, and Rillaboom. There are also multiple Galar Pokemon that made their debut as the season started. Game enthusiasts also wonder if Shiny Grookey, Shiny Thwackey, and Shiny Rillaboom are available.
Pokemon GO Grookey made its debut during the September 3, 2024, GO All Out event. You can also catch Galar monsters like Dreepy, Scorbunny, and Sobble for the first time. Regarding Grookey, there is a chance you can encounter a High IV variant during featured events. This guide explains how to get Grookey, Thwackey, and Rillaboom and discusses their Shiny availability in the game.
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How To Get Grookey In Pokemon GO?
Pokemon GO Grookey is a solo Grass-type Monster with a maximum Combat Power of 1227. The Galar Pokemon’s stat spread of 122 ATK, 91 DEF, and 137 STA. Grookey’s further evolutions have better battle prowess.
Grookey is a wild spawn, and you can also get it by completing specific Research quests, or by hatching Pokemon GO Eggs. But you cannot encounter Thwackey and Rillaboom the same way as Grookey, you can only get Thwackey and Rillaboom by evolving your Grookey. Niantic might add other ways of encountering Thwackey and Rillaboom later.
Pokemon GO: Get Grookey In The Wild
Grookey is a wild spawn and featured events increase its spawn rate. You can boost the spawn rate even more using different Pokemon GO items. Stacking the effects of the Weather Boost, Incense, and Lure Modules can help in spawning numerous wild Grookey.
- Locate a PokeStop within sunny weather areas
- Attach a Lure Module to that PokeStop
- Activate an Incense
- Walk around that PokeStop
- Wait for numerous Grookey to spawn
Pokemon GO: Get Grookey By Completing Research Tasks
Several Research tasks that reward a Grookey encounter upon completion. In-game content like the Pokemon GO Galar Calling Special Research and the GO All Out Field Research offer numerous encounters with Grookey. Unlike the wild spawn, the Grookey encounter is guaranteed.
Pokemon GO: Get Grookey By Hatching Eggs
Hatching 5 KM Pokemon GO Eggs can secure you a Grookey encounter. Events like the GO All Out bring Grookey as an Egg Pokemon with increased hatch chances. You must Incubate numerous 5 KM Eggs and walk the distance to boost the probability of hatching a Grookey.
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Pokemon GO: How To Get Thwackey And Rillaboom?
After catching a Grookey, evolve it to get a Thwackey and Rillaboom. Unlike Grookey, its evolutions possess amazing battle abilities. All you require is some Pokemon GO Candy to get these evolutions.
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Evolution Requirement |
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Evolving Grookey into Thwackey |
25 Grookey Candy |
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Evolving Thwackey into Rillaboom |
100 Grookey Candy |
Farm the Grookey Candy by catching and transferring numerous Grookey, doing daily tasks with Grookey as the Buddy Pokemon, and completing Research tasks featuring the monster.
Pokemon GO: Can Grookey, Thwackey, And Rillaboom Be Shiny?
Although you can get the Standard variant of Grookey, Drizzle, and Rillaboom, the Shiny variants have yet to debut in Pokemon GO. Niantic rarely releases the Standard and Shiny variants of a Pokemon at the same time. Shiny Grookey and its Shiny Family might appear in future events featuring Grookey.
