Summary
- Mythical Pokemon like Mew in Pokemon GO are rare and only available through specific Special Research tasks.
- Shiny and hundo Mews are extremely coveted by players due to their rarity and strength in the game.
A Pokemon GO player has caught an incredibly rare Mew and shared their acquisition with the community. Pokemon GO players find a significant proportion of the pocket monsters available in the game through encounters in the wild. However, another part is only available on a limited basis.
That is the case with Mythical Pokemon, which, although not the norm, are generally tied to Special Research stories. For example, to find and catch Meloetta in Pokemon GO, trainers must have attended the 2021 GO Fest and obtained the Special Research "The Melody Pokemon," which guarantees an encounter with the Aria Forme. Another opportunity came later the same year when Meloetta Aria Forme was made available through the "Find Your Voice" Special Research. Finding powerful creatures in Pokemon GO is an extra challenge, so one trainer recently celebrated a very special catch.
Pokemon GO Quest Attempt Ends in Heartbreak
A Pokemon GO player tries to complete a complicated task, but their efforts end in tragedy because of a really simple detail.
On the Pokemon GO subreddit, user Sod987 showed off their new monster: a shiny hundo Mew. Impressed, they asked how rare it is to get a Mew that is a shundo, the name Pokemon GO players give to pocket monsters that are shiny and have the perfect attack, defense, and stamina stats. This type of critter is one of the most coveted in Niantic's game, as they are rare to come by, and the strongest variant possible. Another eye-catching detail is its CP of 1399, the highest CP the Kanto Pokemon can have when found through Research.
How to Get Mew in Pokemon GO?
Although the OP didn't say how they got this rare Mew, the Psychic-type is currently only available in two ways. The regular variant is found by players who have the Special Research "A Mythical Discovery." Released in 2018, one of the tasks of the seventh step is to capture the Kantonian Pokemon. The shiny variant was introduced in 2021 with the release of the "All-in-One" Special Research during the Pokemon GO Tour: Kanto. Here, the pocket monster is one of the rewards for completing the third stage. Because of this, Mew has one of the rarest shinies in Pokemon GO.
Mew may not be available to players who don't have the research related to it, but other powerful pocket monsters will soon unleash their power. Pokemon GO will add new variants for Zamazenta and Zacian during GO Fest 2025, with players able to change them into Crowned Sword and Crowned Shield forms. Additionally, the Pokemon will learn their signature moves, with Behemoth Blade available for Crowned Sword Zacian, and Behemoth Bash for Crowned Shield Zamazenta.
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- Augmented Reality, RPG
