How to get Aggron in Pokemon GO, and can it be shiny?

Trainers can get Aggron and Shiny Aggron in Pokemon GO by winning 3-star raids during the run of the Strength of Steel (Ultra Unlock Part 2) event. The regular form of this Pocket Monster is encountered more often than its Shiny counterpart, making the latter elusive, covert, and rare. Although the likelihood of finding Shiny Aggron in the game is low, there are a few tips for this endeavor herein.

Aggron and Shiny Aggron debuted in GO as part of the Hoenn-region Desert-themed Pokemon event in 2018. Both can be obtained by beating raid battles, completing research tasks, and more. This Pokemon GO Aggron guide will go over everything you need to know.

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All methods to acquire Aggron in Pokemon GO

Aggron, as seen in the anime. (Image via TPC)

Niantic offers trainers five distinct ways to obtain Aggron in Pokemon GO:

• Encounter and catch in the wild
• Win raids
• Evolve a Lairon
• Complete research tasks
• Trade Aggron

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Encounter and catch in the wild

Since October 16, 2019, Aggron has been appearing in the wild. Its natural habitat is locations with Snow and Partly Cloudy weather in-game. You can encounter it by being present in these conditional areas. Lure Modules and Incense have the effect of boosting the spawn rate of all wild Pocket Monsters, so you should activate them in these locations.

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Win 3-star raids

Aggron in Pokemon GO (Image via TPC)

Aggron is a dual Rock- and Steel-type Pokemon that is weak to Fighting-, Ground-, and Rock-type moves. The ongoing 3-star Aggron raids will end on July 30, 2024, at 8 pm local time. During this period, you can create a team of counters to exploit its weaknesses so that you can win to get Aggron in Pokemon GO.

Pokemon and moves to beat Aggron 3-star raids

• Primal Groudon: Mud Shot and Precipice Blades
• Terrakion: Double Kick and Sacred Sword
• Keldeo: Low Kick and Sacred Sword
• Lucario: Counter and Aura Sphere
• Therian Forme Landorus: Mud Shot and Sandsear Storm
• Excadrill: Mud-Slap and Scorching Sands
• Conkeldurr: Counter and Dynamic Punch

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Evolve a Lairon

A Lairon, which evolves from an Aron when 25 Lairon Candy is fed to it, can evolve into an Aggron by giving it 100 Lairon Candies. The evolution process to evolve a Shiny Lairon into a Shiny Aggron is also the same.

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Complete research tasks

Research tasks are assigned to trainers by Professor Willow. When these quests are completed, trainers are rewarded with valuable items and sometimes with Pokemon encounters. Keep an eye out for research tasks that offer an encounter with Aggron in Pokemon GO.

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Trade an Aggron

If your GO friends have a spareable Aggron in their game account, you can ask them if they would like to trade the critter with you. If they are up for it, you can obtain it with the cost of Starudust. Before you go ahead with this, you may want to read up on the Pokemon GO trade mechanics.

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How to get Shiny Aggron in Pokemon GO

Shiny Aggron in Pokemon GO (Image via TPC)

Trainers can get their hands on Shiny Aggron in Pokemon GO by catching the creature in the wild, winning 3-star Aggron raids, completing research tasks, trading an Aggron, or evolving a Shiny Lairon into one. Due to the low Shiny odds of this variant, encountering it can be challenging.