Summary
- In Pokemon GO, some Pokemon require special items like Metal Coat to evolve, while others just need candies.
- Getting Metal Coat is based on luck by spinning PokeStops, with a guaranteed chance on the 7th day of spinning.
- Metal Coat can be used to evolve Onix into Steelix and Scyther into Scizor, but players need to collect multiple Metal Coats.
While some Pokemon can just be evolved with candies in Pokemon GO, others require special items such as Metal Coat. Here is how to get Metal Coat in the game, and which Pokemon evolve with it.
For those that aren't familiar with the ins and outs of Pokemon lore, evolution stones are used to evolve certain Pokemon to their next form. While there are still Pokemon that can evolve with the tried-and-true method of sending Pokemon to the professor in exchange for candy, specific Pokemon can only evolve with evolution stones.
Updated by Md Armughanuddin on 27th July 2024: The article has been updated with much more thorough information about how to get Metal Coat in Pokemon GO. Additionally, the links in the article have also been refreshed to provide users with a deeper insight into the references made.
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How to Get the Metal Coat
While some Pokemon in Pokemon GO use unconventional tricks like naming Eevee certain things to evolve it, the others actually incorporate evolution stones into the gameplay. However, fans may be disappointed to learn that obtaining evolution items like the Metal Coat boils down to luck of the draw.
Basically, players need to go to a PokeStop, spin the wheel, and keep their fingers crossed that it gives them the Metal Coat. If it bestows them with potions or Pokemon eggs instead, players will need to wait for the PokeStop to reset to spin it again or try their luck elsewhere, by traveling to a different one. Of course, players hoping to farm for evolution stones like the Metal Coat may want to visit areas that have many PokeStops in close vicinity, like shopping malls or other popular public areas.
The only way players can improve their odds is by ensuring that they spin PokeStops several days in a row. This is because, on the 7th day, there is a guaranteed chance of getting an evolution item, although it can range from anything from Metal Coat to King's Rock, Sun Stone, and various other items.
Who Can Evolve with the Metal Coat
In Pokemon GO, there are two different Pokemon that can evolve using the Metal Coat item in the game. Players can use the Metal Coat on Onix to evolve it into Steelix, or they can use the Metal Coat on Scyther to evolve it into Scizor. However, before they use the Metal Coat on either Pokemon, players should note that all the Pokemon involved in this process are rare, as is the Metal Coat itself.
Unless one lives in a PokeStop-heavy area, it will likely take a while to collect the two Metal Coats necessary to obtain Steelix and Scizor. On the bright side, players will have plenty of time to collect a backup Scyther and Onix while grinding for Metal Coats, so that when they do evolve them, they won't lose any Pokemon in their collection.
Even after obtaining enough Metal Coats to evolve both Onix and Scyther, players will still have plenty of other second-generation Pokemon to collect in Pokemon GO, including rare ones like Unown, Heracross, and more. As they continue their quest to catch them all, Pokemon GO fans will want to hit as many PokeStops as possible to collect the rest of the evolution items.
Pokémon GO
- Released
- July 6, 2016
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