How to get a shiny Gimmighoul in Pokemon Scarlet & Violet

Gimmighoul will return to Pokémon Scarlet & Violet Tera Raids until August 22, 2024, as a 5-star raid. Trainers again have the opportunity to catch a shiny Gimmighoul, currently the only way through which a player can obtain this rare Pokémon and its evolution, Gholdengo.

Using conventional methods, it's quite hard to secure a shiny Gimmighoul. The shiny rate of the Pokémon itself is very marginally higher than the usual odds in a game of 1/4096. Encountering this Pokémon would, generally speaking, not contribute much to the effort. However, all hope is not lost, as we will delve into real strategies on maximizing your chances of encountering and capturing this shimmering variant in the following sections. Level up your shiny hunting strategies and increase those chances of grabbing a shiny Gimmighoul.

How to get a shiny Gimmighoul in Pokemon Scarlet & Violet
Unleash the Power of Shiny Gimmighoul

 Learn everything you need to know about this elusive Pokémon—from its challenging moveset and effective raid counters to how it could appear shiny. Find the best ways to catch Shiny Gimmighoul in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet and master the Tera Raid battles.

Shiny Gimmighoul Raid Moveset

Get ready for a tough fight! This raid will be only 5-star Gimmighoul, so it will be hard. These powerful enemies will be level 75 with random Nature and Tera Type; without Held Item and armed with Take Down, Shadow Ball, Hex, and Power Gem.

Shiny Gimmighoul raid counters

Since Gimmighoul's Tera Type is randomized, there is no explicit counter to this raid. That said, knowing its base type weaknesses will give you a much better chance. Knowing Gimmighoul is a Ghost/Steel-type Pokémon, Pokémon that have strong attacks against these types—like Ghost and Dark-types—should be generally effective choices. We have chosen powerful options below that should help you in conquering this tough raid.

Meowscarada

This Pokémon, as a Grass/Dark-type, is not damaged by attacks from Gimmighoul and has a very diverse movepool that could take advantage of many different Tera-type weaknesses.

Hisuian Zoroark

Zoroark is in Pokémon HOME with Normal/Ghost typing and hence cannot be damaged by Ghost-type attacks. In turn, while Power Gem will continue to be a significant threat, Gimmighoul will really be a weak opponent against it.

Tinkaton

Tinkaton is an asset to most raids. His sturdy Steel typing easily removes Power Gem, and his neutrality against Ghost-types is mostly irrelevant in the face of the devastation that Gigaton Hammer can dish out.

Shiny Gimmighoul easy method – Pokémon Scarlet & Violet

While there isn't an in-game guaranteed method for having the best chance of finding a shiny Gimmighoul, the community certainly can be. Websites like Reddit's r/ShinyPokemon and discord servers like Shiny Hunters Anonymous will often have posts about shiny raid codes. These are codes that multiple players can use to join a raid in which a shiny Gimmighoul has been found. However, because of the demand, securing a spot is pretty difficult and requires both speed and patience.

You can also participate in the in-game raids and get lucky. Again, this isn't guaranteed, but five-star raids have an increased shiny rate, which includes Gimmighoul.

Improvements:

• Much more concise and exciting language

• Better explanation of raid code system

• Emphasize competitive nature of nailing a raid spot

• Six star raids added

What does shiny Gimmighoul look like? – Pokémon Scarlet & Violet

It's very hard to recognize the shiny and standard forms of Gimmighoul. Not much is visually distinct in this shiny because it looks like a greyish color, a bit lighter than the regular form. Since its color is close and further does not turn out to be so different on its chest, it may become even tougher to find. While this shiny might turn out to be disappointing for some who look for striking changes in a shiny, its rarity and current exclusiveness will make it special to have for collectors.

This brings us to the very end of our guide on How to Get a Shiny Gimmighoul in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, and we really hope to have been as helpful as possible.