Roaming Gimmighoul
How can you get Gimmighoul in Pokémon GO? Gimmighoul is one of the rarest and most sought-after Pokémon, but getting it is quite simple! So here is everything you need to know to catch the Roaming Form of Gimmighoul in Pokémon GO.
Send Postcards from Pokémon GO to Pokémon Scarlet or Pokémon Violet for opportunities to encounter Roaming Form Gimmighoul and collect Gimmighoul Coins in Pokémon GO. Sending Postcards will also affect your Paldean adventure—in Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet, the patterns of Vivillon that live in the Paldea region will change based on the location listed on the Postcard.
How to get Gimmighoul
By sending a Postcard to Pokémon Scarlet or Pokémon Violet, you will be able to use the Coin Bag in Pokémon GO. When you use the Coin Bag, Roaming Form Gimmighoul will appear near you for a certain period of time!
It seems that Gimmighoul love and are lured in by the bag’s treasure chest–like appearance and the sound of coins jingling within. Professor Willow noticed that Roaming Form Gimmighoul wanders around more to return to treasure chests than to collect coins, so he developed the Coin Bag and entrusted it to you.
You can use it the Coin Bag once per day by sending a Postcard.
Tips & Tricks
- You can send a Postcard only once per day. Your ability to send a Postcard resets at midnight.
- The first time you send a Postcard, you will receive the Coin Bag and be able to use it.
- Once you send another Postcard, you will be able to use the Coin Bag again.
- The Postcards you send will remain in your Postcard Book, but each Postcard can only be sent once.
- If you do not have a Switch console or Scarlet/Violet, you could ask a friend to help out.
The Coin Bag is an item in Pokémon GO that allows players to access the 999th and 1000th Pokémon, Gimmighoul and Gholdengo. The Coin Bag can only be obtained by connecting your Pokémon GO game to the Nintendo Switch titles, Pokémon Scarlet and Violet. To receive the special Coin Bag, you need to send a Postcard from Pokémon GO to Pokémon Scarlet & Violet.
- When you open the Coin Bag, you receive a special bonus: for 30 minutes (or longer during special bonuses), you will have the chance to find and catch the Coin Hunter Pokémon, Gimmighoul. On average, one Gimmighoul will spawn every 1.5 minutes.
- Once the 30 minutes are up, Gimmighoul will stop appearing in the wild. However, you can reopen the Coin Bag after waiting 1 day. After this time, send another Postcard to Pokémon Scarlet & Violet, and you’ll be able to open the Coin Bag again.
- Connect your Pokémon Scarlet and Violet game to Pokémon GO by having both Pokémon GO and your Nintendo Switch game open
- On your phone, within Pokémon GO settings, go to Connected devices > Nintendo Switch and click Connect to Nintendo Switch
- On your Switch, go to the Mystery Gift option in the PokePortal, then go to Connect to Pokémon Go and then click Pair with a Pokémon GO account
- Follow the prompts on screen. Both devices should search, find your account, and connect
- Once paired, go to your items in Pokémon GO, open your postcard book, pick a postcard, click the three lines at the bottom of the screen, and click ‘send to Nintendo Switch‘
- On your Switch, click ‘Connect to Pokémon GO,’ and the two devices will pair again
- The postcard will then be sent to your Switch, and in return the Coin Bag will be delivered to your item storage in Pokémon GO
- You can then use the Coin Bag to get Gimmighoul to spawn in GO. Once successfully paired, you will be able to repeat the process from the postcard sending stage. Just move around, and you will see Gimmighoul spawn around you!
Gholdengo
Gholdengo is the evolution of Gimmighoul. It can only evolve from Gimmighoul in Pokémon GO by using 999 Gimmighoul Coins. This means you need to utilise the Coin Bag repeatedly in order to capture enough Gimmighoul to evolve it into Gholdengo.
How to get Gimmighoul Coins
To get Gimmighoul Coins, you will need to catch Gimmighoul, but you can also get them for spinning golden PokéStops that have had Golden Lure Modules activated on them, or by adventuring with Gimmighoul as your buddy.
You can obtain Golden Lure Modules by sending Postcards to Pokémon Scarlet or Pokémon Violet on five different days. If you already have a Golden Lure Module, you will receive Gimmighoul Coins instead.
- Golden Lure Modules turn PokéStops into Golden PokéStops. You can give them a spin for the chance to collect Gimmighoul Coins!
- In addition, it seems that you can get more items from Golden PokéStops than from regular PokéStops, and extremely fortunate Trainers may even encounter Roaming Form Gimmighoul!
Shiny Gimmighoul are very tricky to spot, so be sure to watch for those sparkles!
Gimmighoul Items and Stickers
Avatar items featuring Roaming Form Gimmighoul are available in the in-game shop.
Stickers featuring Roaming Form Gimmighoul are available from PokéStops and Gifts, as well as in the in-game shop.
