Pokemon GO: How To Get Tatsugiri (Can Tatsugiri Be Shiny)

Pokemon GO debuts Tatsugiri as a region-specific Pokemon during the Water Festival 2025 event. The game releases three variants of Tatsugiri, each with the same typing but different appearances. Curly Tatsugiri, Droopy Tatsugiri, and Stretchy Tatsugiri are debuting.

You can get all three Tatsugiri in Pokemon GO starting July 15, 2025, at 10 AM Local Time. The Water Festival 2025 event participants can partake in Tatsugiri Raids. Each Tatsugiri variant comes as a 1-Star Raid Boss, and winning the Raid rewards an encounter. That said, this guide details how to get all three Tatsugiri in Pokemon GO and explores if Shiny Tatsugiri is available.

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By Diwas Budhathoki

Pokemon GO: Get Tatsugiri By Winning Raids

Pokemon GO Tatsugiri is known as the Mimicry Pokemon, and each of its variants shares the same dual Dragon and Water-typing. Curly Tatsugiri, Droopy Tatsugiri, and Stretchy Tatsugiri are region-specific Pokemon and only appear as Raid Bosses in their designated regions. You have to either physically travel to the location to get the respective variant or trade with a friend from that region.

Tatsugiri Variant	Available Region
Curly Tatsugiri	Available in Europe, the Middle East, Africa
Droopy Tatsugiri	Available in the Americas
Stretchy Tatsugiri	Available in Asia-Pacific

All Pokemon GO Tatsugiri Forms come as 1-Star Raid Bosses, but the Raid Battles are region-specific.

Players from Europe, the Middle East, and Africa can participate in Curly Tatsugiri Raids and encounter Curly Tatsugiri.
Pokemon GO trainers from the Americas can participate in Droopy Tatsugiri Raids and get Droopy Tatsugiri encounters.
Lastly, Asia-Pacific players can partake in Stretchy Tatsugiri Raids and encounter Stretchy Tatsugiri in Pokemon GO.

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Pokemon GO: Best Tatsugiri Raid Counters

All three forms of Tatsugiri in Pokemon GO have the same weaknesses, which are Dragon and Fairy-type moves. You must use such type-arttibute Pokemon with identical move-types for STAB bonus. Once you win Tatsugiri Raid, a Tatsugiri will spawn near the Raid location.

Since Tatsugiri is a 1-Star Raid Boss, you can easily win the Raid solo.

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