Gimmighoul appears in Pokémon GO. To catch it, you need to connect Pokémon GO with the Nintendo Switch. This involves golden stops and Gimmighoul coins.
This is Gimmighoul: Gimmighoul is a monster that unexpectedly appeared in Pokémon GO for the first time on November 5, 2022. It started stalking trainers and tried to guide them to golden coins at PokéStops. This variant of Gimmighoul is called the Wandering Form
.
Additionally, Gimmighoul is available in the Pokémon games Scarlet
and Violet
, but in the “Chest Form”. There, it could also previously be caught and the evolution Gholdengo obtained.
Catch Gimmighoul in Pokémon GO – With the Nintendo Switch and Coin Bag
How can you catch Gimmighoul ? To catch Gimmighoul, you need the Coin Bag. For this, you must send postcards to Pokémon Scarlet or Violet.
Sending a postcard to Pokémon GO is possible once per day. The first time you do this, you receive the Coin Bag
. This item then works similarly to the Wonder Box
, with which you get Meltan. The Coin Bag attracts Gimmighoul to you.
Here’s how to connect Pokémon GO with Scarlet & Violet on Nintendo Switch
Follow these steps to connect Pokémon GO and Nintendo Switch:
- Update Scarlet & Violet on Nintendo Switch and Pokémon GO on your phone
- Enable Bluetooth on your phone
- Go to the “Mystery Gift” menu in Scarlet on Violet
- Press “X” to access settings
- Select “PokéPortal”
- Select “Mystery Gift”
- Select “Link with Pokémon GO”
- Then select “Link a Pokémon GO account”
- Go to settings in Pokémon GO
- Select “Connected Devices and Services”
- There, select “Connect to Nintendo Switch”
- Link the two accounts by pressing the button on the Switch
- Now go to “GO” in the postcard book and select a postcard
- Under the three lines in the bottom right corner, you can select “Send to Nintendo Switch”
- Press “Connect with Pokémon GO” again on the Switch
Now you should have received the Coin Bag and see this screen:
How do I get postcards? You receive them through gifts from your friends. When they send you gifts, you can pin the postcard to add it to your postcard book. You can also pin your own postcards when sending gifts.
What do golden PokéStops provide in Pokémon GO?
This is what golden PokéStops are good for: At the golden stops, you can collect Gimmighoul coins. However, they are not always available. Generally, you need the Gold Lure Module
to turn PokéStops into golden PokéStops.
What are Gold Lure Modules? You obtain them by sending multiple postcards to Scarlet and Violet. The Gold Lure Module can then be used at a stop to transform it.
These stops then provide:
- More items than normal stops
- Gimmighoul coins
- And with a lot of luck, Gimmighoul spawns (this applies only to gold stops where the Gold Lure Module was also used.)
What are Gimmighoul coins in Pokémon GO?
These are Gimmighoul coins: You need Gimmighoul coins to evolve Wandering Form Gimmighoul into Gholdengo. However, you need a whole 999 of them.
How do I get Gimmighoul coins? You get them:
- When catching Gimmighoul
- When walking with Gimmighoulas a buddy
- From golden PokéStops
Basically, Gimmighoul is among the more unusual Pokémon in Pokémon GO that you cannot catch quite as easily. Its evolution, Gholdengo, is even rarer. Because getting the amount of coins required for the evolution is not easy at all. A comparable Pokémon in this regard is Zygarde. To change its form, you need to complete many routes and find Zygarde Cells. You can read everything about Zygarde and the Zygarde Cells here.
