How to get Pop Star Pikachu and Rock Star Pikachu during Pokémon Go Wild Area Global

I will explain to you how to get Pop Star Pikachu and Rock Star Pikachu during the Pokémon Go Global Wild Area.

Two of Pikachu's iconic costume forms are returning to Pokémon Go for the first time since Go Fest 2021, bringing with them their shiny forms for the first time in the game's history.

Pop Star Pikachu and Rock Star Pikachu will be appearing again during the Pokémon Go Wild Area Global, but finding them is a lot harder than you think. They're both incredibly rare spawns, which sucks if you're trying to get them both as shiny to add to your growing collection of shiny Pikachu.

How to get Pop Star Pikachu and Rock Star Pikachu during the Pokémon Go Global Wild Area.

Two of Pikachu's iconic costume forms are returning to Pokémon Go for the first time since Go Fest 2021, bringing with them their shiny forms for the first time in the game's history.

Pop Star Pikachu and Rock Star Pikachu will be appearing again during the Pokémon Go Wild Area Global, but finding them is a lot harder than you think. They're both incredibly rare spawns, which sucks if you're trying to get them both as shiny to add to your growing collection of shiny Pikachu.

So where exactly can you track them down during the weekend festivities on November 23-24?

Where to find Pop Star Pikachu and Rock Star Pikachu during Pokémon Go's Wild Area global event

The duo is returning for the first time since 2021. Image via Niantic

There are only a few ways to get Pop Star Pikachu and Rock Star Pikachu during Pokémon Go's Wild Area global event, and it all depends on which branching path you take during the main Special Research.

If you choose to Amplify or Lay Low during the A Consummate Trainer Special Research tasks introduced during the event, you'll get one of two Pikachus during the weekend. You can't get both, so your only way to get the one you're missing is to trade with someone who chose the other route.

If you choose to Amplify, you'll get Pop Star Pikachu appearances during the event; if you choose to Lay Low, you'll get Rock Star Pikachu appearances instead.

So the only way to find the Pikachus is through specific methods, including:

• The final part of the Special Research tree An Accomplished Trainer gives you a Pikachu spawn.
• You get a Pikachu encounter for completing Wild Area Collection Challenges.
• You get a Pikachu to appear as a Daily Instant by taking a photo of your Buddy Pokemon.

And that's it. No raids, no ways to get them outside of these methods, so if you're hoping to find a shiny version of the duo, you need to get lucky during the limited amount of spawns you get during the day to find one.

Hopefully, Niantic will create new ways to get the duo in the future in other events to help those trying to get a shiny form of both, but for Go Wild Area Global, we're hoping luck is on your side with your two to five daily Pikachu chances. If you don't get a shiny or a strong one, you'll have to rely on trading to get one for the time being.

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