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The Ultimate Guide to Catching the Rarest Shiny Scatterbug in Pokémon GO
This video provides the ultimate guide on how to get a shiny Scatterbug in Pokémon GO. Scatterbug is one of the rarest shiny Pokémon in the game because it cannot be found in the wild, in raids, or in research. This video shares how to get Scatterbug, resources to help you add friends to get all 18 versions, and other tips and secrets that no one is talking about regarding shiny Scatterbug.
Here are some resources to give you a better idea of which regions you can get gifts from.
Anyone who doesn't use the Discord system will have their messages deleted.
1. ✨ Introduction to Scatterbug and Regional Variants in Pokémon GO
- ✅ Shiny Scatterbug cannot be found in the wild, raids, or research.
- ✅ Scatterbug was first introduced to Pokémon GO in December 2022.
- ✅ Scatterbug has a 2-stage evolution line. It evolves into Spewpa with 25 candies, and then into Vivillon with 100 candies.
- ✅ Vivillon has regional variants.
- ✅ Vivillon has a total of 20 patterns, with only 18 currently available in Pokémon GO.
- ✅ The missing patterns are the Poké Ball Pattern, a Vivillon pattern only available during event distributions, and the Fancy Pattern, also only available during event distributions.
| Pokémon | Evolution Cost |
|---|---|
| Scatterbug | 25 Candies (Spewpa) |
| Spewpa | 100 Candies (Vivillon) |
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1. ✨ Introduction to Scatterbug and Regional Variants in Pokémon GO
- ✅ Shiny Scatterbug cannot be found in the wild, raids, or research.
- ✅ Scatterbug was first introduced to Pokémon GO in December 2022.
- ✅ Scatterbug has a 2-stage evolution line. It evolves into Spewpa with 25 candies, and then into Vivillon with 100 candies.
- ✅ Vivillon has regional variants.
- ✅ Vivillon has a total of 20 patterns, with only 18 currently available in Pokémon GO.
- ✅ The missing patterns are the Poké Ball Pattern, a Vivillon pattern only available during event distributions, and the Fancy Pattern, also only available during event distributions.
| Pokémon | Evolution Cost |
|---|---|
| Scatterbug | 25 Candies (Spewpa) |
| Spewpa | 100 Candies (Vivillon) |
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2. 📌 Pinning Gifts to Get Scatterbug and the Vivillon Collector Medal
- ✅ To encounter Scatterbug that can evolve into Vivillon's regional variants, you need to pin gifts from your friend list.
- ✅ You can track all of this through the Vivillon Collector Medal.
- ✅ If you've never pinned a gift from a specific region before, you only need to pin 3 gifts to encounter Scatterbug.
- ✅ If you've never pinned a gift from the Tundra region before, the medal will go to the bronze level, and you'll need to pin 9 gifts to encounter Scatterbug again.
- ✅ You need to pin 15 gifts to get the gold version of the medal.
- ✅ To keep encountering Scatterbug from a specific location, you need to pin 15 gifts each time.
- ✅ Once you get gold in all encounterable Scatterbug regions, you'll get the platinum version of the Vivillon medal.
Here are some resources to give you a better idea of which regions you can get gifts from.
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3. 🤝 How to Add Friends for Scatterbug: Discord Resources
- ✅ You can drop your friend code and share your region on Discord to add friends from other regions.
- ✅ You can verify your account through the Discord link and access all Discord channels.
- ✅ Check the rules in the Vivillon Info channel, and select the region you're sending gifts from in the dropdown.
- ✅ Drop your friend code, trainer name, and the region you're looking for in the correct area.
- ✅ Add friends from other regions through other channels, but only add people who are looking for that region.
Anyone who doesn't use the Discord system will have their messages deleted.
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4. ✨ Secret Strategies and Tips for Scatterbug
- ✅ Pinning and unpinning gifts still counts towards Scatterbug encounters.
- ✅ You cannot pin the same gift twice.
- ✅ You can pin and unpin unlimited gifts every day, but they must be new gifts.
- ✅ It's recommended to only pin and unpin gifts that you can open daily.
- ✅ The daily gift limit in Pokémon GO is generally 20.
- ✅ You can get more by using a Go Pass. In September, you can open up to 40 gifts daily if you reach rank 25.
- ✅ If you purchase the Go Pass Deluxe, you can open 50 gifts daily and store 40 gifts in your item bag at once.
- ✅ You can only pin and unpin 3 collected gifts per day.
- ✅ The best strategy used by pros is to utilize the nickname feature.
- ✅ You can only change a friend's nickname 20 times per hour in your friend list.
- ✅ Check where the gift came from and nickname them with that region.
- ✅ After encountering Scatterbug, gifts pinned before clicking the encounter button will not count towards the next Scatterbug encounter.
- ✅ Do not continue pinning gifts before claiming Scatterbug.
- ✅ Send gifts to people who haven't sent you gifts.
- ✅ Keep an eye out for increased daily gift limits.
- ✅ Use Pinap Berries and activate a Bug Mega every time you pin and open gifts.
- ✅ Scatterbug needs 125 candies to evolve into Vivillon.
- ✅ You need approximately 2,200 candies to get all Scatterbug patterns.
- ✅ Use Pinap Berries or Silver Pinap Berries every time you catch Scatterbug, and Mega Evolve a Bug Mega at maximum level.
- ✅ Always trade caught Scatterbug to receive extra candies.
| Tip | Explanation |
|---|---|
| Nicknaming | Nickname friends with their region to easily keep track of gifts. |
| Sending Gifts | Send gifts to people who haven't sent you gifts. |
| Candy Maximization | Utilize Pinap Berries, Bug Megas, Candy Events, and trading to maximize candies. |