In Pokémon GO, the Fashion Week started with the task that you should defeat Fashion Challengers. See here what kind of opponents they are and with which Pokémon they attack.
What is it about? With the new Fashion Week event, a new type of opponent has entered the game, the Fashion Challengers. These are NPC opponents, similar to Team GO Rocket. However, the new opponents attack with fashionable Pokémon.
In this overview, we show you how to complete the task with the Fashion Challengers and which attackers they bring along.
Finding Fashion Challengers / Completing Tasks
Where can you find them? You can find the Fashion Challengers at PokéStops during the event. Just like with the Rocket Grunts, you can find and battle them at the stops.
This is what an encounter in the game looks like, as seen in the following screenshot:
Task: Fight Against Fashion Challengers – How to Defeat Them?
What challengers are there?
- Quirky Challenger
- Slick Challenger
- Eccentric Challenger
- Cool Challenger
- Sassy Challenger
- Rugged Challenger
Which Pokémon do they fight with? All Fashion Challengers have a Coiffwaff in their team. This is the new Pokémon that can take on different forms. And this is also special about the trainers, as each has a different form of Coiffwaff in their team.
- Eccentric Challenger / Eccentric Challenger
- Coiffwaff (Star Cut), Alolan Geodude, Stylish Elezeba
- Quirky Challenger / Quirky Challenger
- Coiffwaff (Lady Cut), Rutena, Stylish Sheinux
- Cool Challenger / Cool Challenger
- Coiffwaff (Mop Cut), Stylish Sniebel, Morbitesse
- Sassy Challenger / Sassy Challenger
- Coiffwaff (Gentleman Cut), Stylish Smettbo, Aquana
- Slick Challenger / Slick Challenger
- Coiffwaff (Diamond Cut), Stylish Glibunkel, Barrikadax
- Rugged Challenger / Rugged Challenger
- Coiffwaff (Miss Cut), Stylish Kirlia, Wie-Shu
The battles against the Fashion Challengers are not really demanding. Start with a fighting Pokémon like Lucario or Machoke to easily defeat Coiffwaff. The remaining Pokémon are not really challenging; just use type counters against them and you should win easily.
As a reward, you will receive Poké Balls, Stardust, and various types of berries.
How do you like the new challengers in Pokémon GO? Do you think it’s a good idea to bring some variety to NPC battles, or would you have preferred a greater challenge? Let us know your opinion about the new opponents here in the comments on MeinMMO.
