How to get Umbreon in Pokemon GO, and can it be shiny?
If you want to get Umbreon in Pokemon GO, you must partake in events such as Halloween 2024 Part 1 and Part 2. The time is right for everyone who has set their goal of acquiring Shiny Umbreon in the game, as its spawn rate will be boosted during the run of these events.
Umbreon is one of the evolutions of Eevee, a Normal-type Pokemon with eight distinct evolutions. Niantic introduced the monster alongside the release of numerous Johto Pokemon on February 16, 2017. As its Shiny form has gained high praise and recognition for its uniqueness, trainers' expectations to see it were met during the eighth Community Day event on August 11, 2018.
Umbreon and Shiny Umbreon in Pokemon GO can be obtained by following some methods listed below, and here is a guide for help.
How to get Umbreon in Pokemon GO?
An Eevee can evolve into Umbreon in Pokemon GO, and this is the traditional approach of adding the critter to your collection. But, other ways are there to get your hands on the Moonlight Pokemon. They are:
- Catch a wild Umbreon
- Evolve an Eevee
- Defeat Raid Battles
- Complete Research Tasks
- Win GO Battle League matches
- Trade
1) Catch a wild Umbreon
Capturing an Umbreon in the wild is challenging for many because it is an uncommon spawn. Unless a special event like GO Fest happens offering encounters with the creature, you cannot find it easily.
Umbreon and Shiny Umbreon in Pokemon GO are Dark-type species, which means they can spawn in areas with Fog weather in-game. However, you need to keep in mind that you will have to partake in events featuring Umbreon as spawns.
To maximize the chance of encountering a wild Umbreon, activate the Lure Module and Incense. These items can lure creatures like Umbreon to your location.
2) Defeat Raid Battles
Beating Raid Battles featuring Umbreon in Pokemon GO is a good way to come across Umbreon and Shiny Umbreon. During the live period of Halloween 2024 Part 1 and Part 2, the likelihood of encountering the latter is extremely high by completing raids. Therefore, you should learn the weaknesses of this raid boss so that you can take down and acquire both forms of the monsters.
A wild Umbreon is a single Dark-type species, making it weak to Bug-, Fairy-, and Fighting-type moves. As such, you must teach these to your counters for Umbreon three-star raids. The more powerful the counters, the faster you can eliminate the Raid Boss, allowing you to catch up with the odds of Shiny Umbreon in Pokemon GO.
- Mega Lucario: Force Palm and Aura Sphere
- Terrakion: Double Kick and Sacred Sword
- Shadow Conkeldurr: Counter and Dynamic Punch
- Incarnate Forme Enamorus: Fairy Wind and Dazzling Gleam
- Tapu Koko: Volt Switch and Nature’s Madness
- Pheromosa: Bug Bite and Focus Blast
- Togekiss: Charm and Aura Sphere
3) Complete Research Tasks
Developer Niantic occasionally brings back Umbreon as a research task Pokemon encounter reward. When you're aware of such an event, you can complete that particular task to encounter and obtain Umbreon in Pokemon GO.
4) Win GO Battle League matches
Another way of acquiring Umbreon is to win matches in the GO Battle League. The creature was given as an encounter reward to those who completed fights in this format. This happened during the twelfth season of Pokemon GO.
5) Trade
Trading is the best bet if you are unable to come across Umbreon in the game. For this reason, depending on the trade feature is the right thing one can do. Regardless, you will need a friend who is willing to share one of their Umbreon with you.
Once you build a contact, both traders have to meet in in-person and complete the trade process of Umbreon in Pokemon GO.
How to get Shiny Umbreon in Pokemon GO?
Shiny Umbreon will appear more frequently in raids during the run of Halloween 2024 Part 1 as well as Part 2 events. Therefore, you should beat as many raids as possible.
Some ways to obtain Shiny Umbreon:
- Catch a wild Shiny Umbreon
- Defeat Raid Battles
- Trade
- Finish Research Tasks
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