5 best Shiny Pokemon to catch in Pokemon GO Ultra Unlock: Better Together

With the conclusion of the yearly Pokemon GO Fest event, Ultra Unlock is soon to begin. This series of events typically offers some of the newest creatures in the franchise, which is why this iteration will be introducing the community to Tandemaus. This creature's more well-known evolution, Maushold, will also be coming to the mobile game as well.

While some players will be happy with the chance to catch a new type of Pokemon, other trainers may be looking to fill their collection with creatures in a rare variety. Shiny Pokemon are incredibly rare variants of monsters that offer an altered color pallet, as well as a sparkling effect when entering battle. Here are five of the best ones players will be able to find during the Ultra Unlock: Better Together event.

Note: This article is subjective and reflects the writer's opinions.

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5 best Shiny Pokemon from Pokemon GO's Ultra Unlock: Better Together

1) Paldean Wooper

Paldean Wooper evolves into Clodsire, one of the best creatures in Pokemon GO's Great League (Image via Game Freak)

Paldean Wooper is a Ground and Poison-type creature that can be encountered through wild spawns. Given its typing, Pokemon GO's weather boost mechanic grants Paldean Wooper a higher chance to spawn in sunny and cloudy weather conditions. This can be assisted even further through Incenses and Lure Modules.

Paldean Wooper evolves into Clodsire, a new Poison and Ground-type introduced in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet. Thanks to its mostly unique type combination and high stamina pool, Clodsire has taken over GO's Great League. This makes its shiny variant worth the grind for the extra bragging rights.

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2) Galarian Meowth

Galarian Meowth evolves into Perrserker, a decent Steel-type for low-level accounts, and a good choice for Ultra League (Image via The Pokemon Company)

Galarian Meowth can be encountered through wild spawns during Pokemon GO's Ultra Unlock event. This creature is a pure Steel-type, so it has an increased chance of spawning in areas experiencing snowy weather thanks to the game's weather boost feature. Since it is a wild spawn, Galarian Meowth's spawn rate can be boosted with Incense and Lure Modules.

Galarian Meowth evolves into Perrserker. This creature is a pure steel type, much like its pre-evolved form. This grants it resistance against more than half of the elemental damage types in the game. While not the best for end-game content, Perrserker can prove to be a decent damage dealer for newer players.

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3) Galarian Darumaka

Galarian Darumaka evolves into Galarian Darmanitan, one of the best Ice-types in the game (Image via The Pokemon Company)

The Galarian form of Darumaka can be encountered through Field Research rewards and is a pure Ice-type. Since it appears through Field Research rewards, there is no way to increase its spawn rate, so weather and consumable items will not make a difference when farming for this Shiny Pokemon.

Darumaka's Galarian form also evolves into Darmanitan. This form of Darmanitan is a pure Ice-type and sports a devastatingly high attack stat. As such, it has become one of the best attackers for Raid Battles against the many Dragon and Flying-type creatures that can be featured as bosses like Rayquaza, Dragonite, and Salamence.

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4) Galarian Zigzagoon

Galarian Zigzagoon evolves into Obstagoon, a Dark and Normal-type Pokemon (Image via The Pokemon Company)

Zigzagoon's Galarian form will be available through wild encounters during Pokemon GO's Ultra Unlock. This monster is a Dark and Normal-type creature, which means it will have a better chance of spawning in partly cloudy and foggy weather conditions. Since it is a wild spawn, using Incense and Lure Modules will help increase its spawn rate.

Galarian Zigzagoon ultimately evolves into Obstagoon. Thanks to Obstagoon's wide movepool and large general bulk, it has carved out a place in the game's Ultra League tier of the Battle League. Thanks to its access to Fighting-type attacks, in addition to Dark and Normal, Obstagoon can take on most metagame threats.

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5) Deino

Deino evolves into Hydreigon, the Pseudo-Legendary of the Unova region (Image via Game Freak)

Deino will be available to complete Field Research tasks during Pokemon GO's Ultra Unlock event. Though it cannot be farmed through wild encounters during optimal weather conditions, nor can it be found with Incense and Lure Modules, players can still farm Field Research tasks by spinning Pokestops.

Deino evolves into Hydreigon, which is a powerful Dragon and Dark-type Pokemon. Though it is crucially weak to Fairy-type attacks, it has become a great choice in the game's Master League tier of play, a tier filled with other Dragon-types, and without as many Fairy-types.

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