How to evolve Koffing into Galarian Weezing in Pokemon GO?
In Pokemon GO, there is a lot to like about Galarian Weezing, from its rare Poison/Fairy type combination to its access to moves like Brutal Swing and Play Rough. However, is it possible to evolve Koffing into Galarian Weezing? While the answer is yes, there are some caveats to it. This is because the opportunity to obtain Galarian Weezing from evolution isn't possible without Niantic's assistance.
Specifically, Koffing can only evolve into Galarian Weezing in Pokemon GO during events like the ongoing Legendary Heroes event (though Niantic may introduce other methods in the future). The good news is that if you're participating in this event, the evolution of Koffing into Galarian Weezing is carried out exactly how evolving Koffing into Weezing would be done.
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Breaking down how to evolve Koffing into Galarian Weezing in Pokemon GO
As mentioned above, Koffing can't evolve into Galarian Weezing in Pokemon GO during ordinary gameplay. However, events like the current Legendary Heroes event taking place from September 26 - October 1, 2024, can temporarily allow Koffing to evolve into Galarian Weezing. You would only require 50 candies to do so, just like the requirement for evolving the critter into standard Weezing.
Naturally, this means you'll need a Koffing to evolve, and you'll also need to collect some candy for it. Candy for Koffing can be obtained from the following methods both during ordinary gameplay and the Legendary Heroes event:
- Catching Koffing anywhere it appears including the wild, raids, Research Task encounters, and defeating Team GO Rocket Grunts. Using a Pinap Berry before catching it will triple the candy yield, and a Silver Pinap Berry will multiply candy yields by 2.333x.
- Hatching 5km eggs that contain Koffing.
- Catching Weezing anywhere it appears including in the wild, in raids, as a Research Task encounter, and defeating Team GO Rocket Grunts. Using a Pinap Berry before catching it will triple the candy yield, and a Silver Pinap Berry will multiply candy yields by 2.333x.
- Trading Koffing/Weezing to other trainers.
- Transferring Koffing/Weezing to Professor Willow.
- Feeding berries to a Koffing/Weezing while it's residing in a gym, though this is very rare.
- Setting Koffing/Weezing as your Buddy Pokemon and walking with it.
For maximum results during Pokemon GO Legendary Heroes, it's advised to catch a Koffing you'd like to evolve and set it as your buddy. Then, continue to catch additional Koffing (plenty will spawn in the wild during this event) while also completing the Legendary Heroes Timed Research that will offer more encounters with Koffing for you to catch.
After you've collected plenty of Koffing, you'll either already have the 50 candies to evolve Koffing into Galarian Weezing, or you can transfer your excess Koffing to Professor Willow to collect more. Once you've got your 50 candies, open your Koffing's Pokemon info page, scroll down, and press the evolve button. During Legendary Heroes, Koffing will evolve into Galarian Weezing instead of Weezing.
As previously noted, this evolution method is currently a limited-time luxury during events like Legendary Heroes. Unless Niantic changes things in the future, Koffing will only evolve into standard Weezing outside of these events. Aside from evolution, it's possible to obtain Galarian Weezing from 3-star raids or research rewards, but this is a catch encounter and isn't always available.
Fortunately, the Pokemon GO Legendary Heroes event will last for six full days before it concludes, giving you plenty of time to catch and evolve Koffing into Galarian Weezing. If you miss your chance though, don't worry. There may be future events where this rare evolution opportunity is reintroduced.
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