How to catch Shiny Fomantis in Pokemon GO

Catching shiny Pocket Monsters is one of the most fun aspects of playing Pokemon GO. Players go to great lengths to encounter rare, differently colored creatures and add them to their collections. Niantic, the developer of the AR-based mobile game, knows how important shiny Pokemon are to the community. So, it holds back on some shiny versions to release at a later date, keeping players on their toes.

Fomantis was released during the Lush Jungle event in Pokemon GO in March 2022. Its shiny form has been unavailable so far, but this is about change very soon. The developer has announced the release of Shiny Fomantis, so here are the different ways you can encounter the creature in-game.

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When is Shiny Fomantis coming to Pokemon GO?

Shiny Fomantis will debut in Pokemon GO during the Solstice Horizons event in the Hidden Gems season. The event will start at 10:00 am local time on June 16, 2023, and go on till 8:00 pm local time, June 25, 2023.

Other than Shiny Fomantis, Shiny Nihilego will also debut in the game and be available to fight and catch in five-star raids. Mega Sceptile will be available during the event through Mega Raids.

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What are the ways to catch Shiny Fomantis in Pokemon GO?

Upon the release of Fomantis in Niantic's mobile game, you will be able to encounter it in multiple different ways, each of which will give you a chance to meet the shiny version of the creature if you are lucky.

The first and most straightforward way of running into Fomantis would be through Wild Encounters. Fomantis will be available in the overworld as a random spawn during both day and night. The Sickle Grass Pokemon can be caught using berries and throwing Poke Balls at it. Other rare wild encounters during the Solstice event include Murkrow, Petilil, and Drifloon during the day and Misdreavus, Phantump, and Stunky at night.

Fomantis will also appear in one-star raids during the period. It will have a maximum CP of 2503, which should make this an easy-enough raid to complete on your own. Simply use a team of Fire, Flying, or Bug-type Pokemon, and you will sail through the raid.

The last way of finding shiny Fomantis will be through field research encounters. You can get field research tasks by spinning Poke Stops on your walks, some of which will have reward encounters from where you can find this creature during the Solstice Horizons event in Pokemon GO.

You can also evolve your shiny Fomantis into a shiny Lurantis by collecting 50 Candy once this event begins. As an additional bonus, you will get 2x Stardust for catching Pokemon during the event, and the Solrock-Lunatone duo will be available worldwide, irrespective of your location.