The Pokemon GO 2023 World Championships event has brought exciting new content, including Shiny Scraggy and Shiny Scrafty. These monsters’ original variants debuted in 2020 and have been prominent in the game since then. The event offers encounters with Passimian, World Championships 2023 Pikachu, other Pokemon, and Shiny Scraggy.
The 2023 World Championships Celebration event starts on August 11 at 10 a.m. Local time and ends days after on August 15 at 8 p.m. Local time. Pokemon GO trainers need to encounter and catch a Shiny Scraggy before the event ends. Scraggy is a dual Dark and Fighting-type monster with a highly balanced stat spread. Evolving it into a Scrafty makes it an even more powerful existence. That said, this guide discusses the possible ways of catching Shiny Scraggy and Shiny Scrafty.
Pokemon GO: Get Shiny Scraggy Through Wild Encounters
Scraggy is among the boosted wild spawns in the World Championships Celebration event. Players can utilize Pokemon GO Lure Modules, Incense, and Weather Boost to increase their chances of encountering it.
Since Fog and Cloudy weather boosts the Scraggy spawn rate, locate a Pokemon GO Gym and PokeStop with such conditions. Players should then attach a Lure Module to it, activate an Incense, and walk around that area to maximize Scraggy’s spawn rate.
Pokemon GO: Get Shiny Scraggy Through One-star Raids
Players can face Scraggy as a 1-Star raid boss. It is common knowledge that 1-Star raids can be conquered solo, so completing a Scraggy raid might be easy for seasoned trainers. Although it might not be as hard to complete the 1-Star raid as Mega or Pokemon GO Elite raids, it still requires meta-knowledge.
The dual Dark and Fighting typing of Scraggy gives it multiple weaknesses and resistances. The monster shows vulnerability against Fairy, Fighting, and Flying-type moves and can resist Dark, Ghost, Psychic, and Rock-type moves in Pokemon GO. Players must select counters that utilize STAB potential moves aligning with the raid boss’s weaknesses. Avoid using counters that excel in attacks the raid boss can resist.
Once players defeat the raid boss, Shiny Scraggy will likely appear nearby. Trainers should note that a Shiny Scraggy encounter is not guaranteed, and one needs to catch up to its Shiny rate to have a chance. The more raids players complete, the quicker they can complete the Shiny odds and encounter a Shiny Scraggy.
Pokemon GO: How to Get Shiny Scrafty
Although Shiny Scrafty is available, players cannot hunt for the monster directly. One needs first to catch a Shiny Scraggy and later evolve it into a Shiny Scrafty. The evolution process requires 50 Scraggy Candy, which can be collected easily with increased spawn rates during the event. One should hunt for Shiny Scraggy and collect multiple Scraggy to fulfill the Pokemon GO Candy requirement.
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