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

The upcoming Spotlight Hour event will feature Spheal and Shiny Spheal in Pokemon GO, giving trainers opportunities to catch them as wild spawns. It will be held on July 9, 2024, from 6 pm local time to 7 pm local time. This offers one way to get your hands on this Ice and Water-type Pokemon, but there are many more. While some methods are straightforward to have Spheal, like putting Eggs inside the Incubators, others are demanding, like winning GO Battle League matches to earn encounter rewards.

Trainers are more likely to encounter and catch Spheal because Niantic loves to feature this Pocket Monster in events like Community Day and Spotlight Hour.

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All ways to get Spheal and Shiny Spheal in Pokemon GO

Spheal in Pokemon GO (Image via TPC)

There are seven different approaches to obtaining distinct variants of Spheal in Pokemon GO. They are listed below:

• Catch in the wild
• Hatch eggs
• Win Raids
• Complete Research tasks
• Take GO Snapshots
• Rescue Shadow Spheal for purification
• Beat GO Battle League challengers

Catch in the wild

You can encounter and capture Spheal in the wild, and the best locations to do this are places with Snow and Rain weather. This is its natural habitat, and due to this, the chances of this seal-like critter appearing are much higher. Moreover, using items like Lure Module and Incense can boost the spawn effect further, allowing you to find the Pokemon.

Shiny Spheal in Pokemon GO can also be found using the same strategy. However, the likelihood of encountering one is low due to its rare appearance.

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Hatch eggs

The developer organizes special events like Community Day featuring Spheal, where trainers are offered prospects to hatch Spheal eggs. That said, one can hatch 2 KM and 5 KM eggs to get the Pocket Monster.

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Win Raids

Spheal and its shiny form have appeared as a one-star raid boss back in the past, so there is a chance that they may come back in the raids again. When this happens, you can use Electric, Fighting, Grass, and Rock-type counters to tackle them.

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Complete Research tasks

Research tasks reward trainers with valuable items, Mega energy, Pokemon encounters, and more. Thus, when special research quests are completed, trainers can earn encounters with Spheal or Shiny Spheal in Pokemon GO.

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Take GO Snapshots

You can also take a GO snapshot to receive an encounter reward for Spheal and Shiny Spheal in Pokemon GO. However, obtaining using this way is the most challenging because this Pokemon is barely featured in snapshots activities.

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Rescue Shadow Spheal from Team Rocket

Team Rocket Grunts invaded trainers' locations for almost a year from 2021 to 2022 with their Shadow Pokemon, one of which was Shadow Spheal. You can transform this Shadow entity into a regular one with the help of the purification process.

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Beat GO Battle League challengers

Trainers can win GO Battle League matches against challengers and get items like Stardust, Candy, and Spheal (Shiny) encounters. That said, one can follow any of the given methods to come across these monsters.