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

Gallade in Pokemon GO has been around since January 2019. The creature's shiny form was released in August of the same year. It is even available in its Shadow form, and its Mega Evolution was released on January 11, 2025. There are several ways to acquire it in Niantic's mobile game.

This article outlines all the ways you can get Gallade in Pokemon GO.

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How to get Gallade in Pokemon GO

Gallade can be acquired in the following ways in the AR-based mobile game:

• Evolve Kirlia
• Catch from raids
• Trade

Gallade in the anime (Image via TPC)

Evolve Kirlia

Male Kirlia (the evolved form of Ralts) evolves into Gallade when fed 100 Candy and given a Sinnoh Stone. It is a special evolution and players can trigger it only if they fulfill both requirements simultaneously.

Check out our Pokemon GO Evolution Calculator to learn about Gallade's stats post-evolution.

Catch from raids

Gallade is available as a three-star raid boss with 21,910 CP during certain events. It is also available from Mega Raids. Completing these challenges rewards you with an encounter with Gallade directly. The spawn's CP lies in one of the following ranges:

• No weather boost: 1,688 - 1767 CP at Level 20 (10/10/10 - 15/15/15 IVs)
• Weather boosted (Windy or Cloudy): 2,110 - 2,209 CP at Level 25 (10/10/10 - 15/15/15 IVs)

Trade

If you can't capture Gallade in Pokemon GO in other ways, you can always have an in-game friend trade you one. However, since you won't have the creature registered in your Pokedex, it will count as a Special Trade and cost you a hefty amount of Stardust. Moreover, the creature's IVs will be randomized.

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Can Gallade be shiny in Pokemon GO?

Shiny Gallade and its Mega Evolution in Pokemon GO (Image via TPC)

Shiny Gallade has been available in Pokemon GO since August 2019's Ralts Community Day event. All methods of acquiring it have a 1-in-128 chance of spawning its shiny variant.

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How to Mega Evolve Gallade in Pokemon GO

You need 200 Gallade Mega Energy to trigger' the evolution process for the first time. After this is achieved, the amount of energy goes down over time. Here's the minimum and maximum number of raids you must complete to go through this process.

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Check out our other Pokemon GO guides:

• Ditto disguises
• Buddy Evolution Adventure Together guide
• Best Fast Attacks in Pokemon GO
• Sierra counters
• Cliff counters
• Arlo counters
• Giovanni counters
• Team GO Rocket Grunts