Pokemon GO regularly debuts monsters like Annihilape through special events like the Raging Battles 2024. Shiny variants of such monsters are precious, mainly when they perform exceptionally well in battles. Shiny Mankey is the same; with extraordinary fighting prowess, its evolutions are considered great collectibles for trainers.
Mankey and its Shiny variant have the same power level and stats in Pokemon GO, the only difference being their color. While Mankey is a potent fighter in its power level, its capabilities increase further after evolving into Primeape and Annihilape. Shiny Mankey first appeared in the 2019 Battle Showdown event and has been available for trainers to capture ever since. That said, one can acquire Shiny Mankey and its evolutions through various means, and this guide explains everything in detail.
Pokemon GO: How To Get Shiny Mankey
Shiny Mankey and its Standard variant are wild spawns in Pokemon GO and are usually featured in events. Players can also secure their chances of getting a Shiny Mankey by completing Research tasks. When featured in events, monsters experience a boost in their wild spawn rate, and so is the case with Mankey. The increased spawn rate of Mankey may help trainers match its Shiny odds faster.
Get Shiny Mankey As A Wild Spawn In Pokemon GO
Although getting a Mankey in the wild might be easy, encountering a Shiny Mankey is difficult. But while Shiny Mankey is rare, Pokemon GO players can take advantage of the boosted spawn rates during events that feature the monster. However, a Shiny encounter isn’t guaranteed even with a boosted spawn rate. Players can increase Mankey’s Shiny odds by encountering as much wild Mankey as possible and matching its Shiny odds.
One can use various Pokemon GO items and the Weather Boost feature to boost Pokemon’s spawn rate in the wild significantly. The more a player encounters a Pokemon, the quicker they may match its Shiny odds. Under specific weather conditions, the Weather Boost passive activates, increasing the spawn rate of monsters; players can also use Lure Modules and Incense during the boosted weather to increase the spawn rate of a beast further.
Mankey spawns are increased in areas with cloudy weather. Players must search for PokeStops and Gyms in cloudy weather, attach a Lure Module, activate an Incense, and traverse the area. This method will stack the effect of all the used items, and using it during an event featuring Mankey can be worthwhile.
Get Shiny Mankey Through Research Tasks In Pokemon GO
There is a chance of encountering Shiny Mankey by completing specific Research quests in Pokemon GO. Events like the Raging Battles feature the monster in particular Research tasks. Players can also acquire various in-game rewards, such as Stardust, Great Balls, Ultra Balls, and the Shiny variant by completing some of the Research tasks. But the Shiny encounter isn’t guaranteed; unlucky players may get a Standard variant instead.
Pokemon GO: How To Get Shiny Primeape
While players can encounter a Shiny Mankey in the wild or through Research tasks, getting Shiny Primeape can be difficult. Once Shiny Mankey is caught, one must evolve it into a Shiny Primeape. Feed Shiny Mankey 50 Pokemon GO Candy to evolve into a Shiny Primeape. One can farm the required Candy by catching multiple Mankey, transferring them, or through the Buddy system.
Pokemon GO: How To Get Shiny Annihilape
Before the Raging Battles 2024 event, there wasn’t a way to get Annihilape or Shiny Annihilape in Pokemon GO. The event debuted both variants and presented specific ways to get the monster. One must defeat 30 Ghost-type or 30 Psychic-type monsters to evolve their Shiny Primeape into a Shiny Annihilape.
One must note that they don’t need to defeat these monsters with their Shiny or Standard Primeape; they can use any Pokemon to win against the required types. Players need to keep their Primeape as the Buddy Pokemon while hunting for these monsters. There are several ways to meet the requirement: battle Pokemon GO friends with such monster types, find a Team GO Rocket Grunt with such types or fight Blanche’s Metagross in the Master League.
Pokémon GO
After a test run via an April Fools’ joke on Google Maps, Pokemon GO was released to the public in the summer of 2016. The AR mobile app saw unparalleled success and continues to be one of the largest mobile games in the world, pulling in billions for developer Niantic.
