Summary
- Sinistea and Polteageist are coming to Pokemon GO as part of a newly announced "My Cup of Tea" event, which is scheduled to run from December 3 to December 7.
- Sinistea will be obtainable from 1-star raids and as a Collection Challenge reward for the duration of the event. Evolving the Gen 8 Ghost-type mon into Polteageist will require 50 Sinistea Candy.
- Pokemon GO's debut version of Sinistea won't have a chance of being shiny.
Sinistea and Polteageist are coming to Pokemon GO, Niantic has announced. These Generation 8 Ghost-type pocket monsters will debut in the game as part of an upcoming Pokemon GO event taking place in early December 2024.
Niantic's hit mobile game has been adding Gen 8 mons since June 2020, starting with Obstagoon and Perrserker, which were introduced as part of the Pokemon GO Throwback Challenge Champion 2020 event. Another 33 Gen 8 Pokemon have been added to the game over the following four and a half years.
Niantic is now continuing this trend with Sinistea and Polteageist, which have just been revealed as the highlights of Pokemon GO event called My Cup of Tea, which is scheduled to kick off on Tuesday, December 3, starting at 10am local time. The event is planned to conclude on Saturday, December 7, at 8pm local time.
How To Catch Sinistea in Pokemon GO
There will be two ways to obtain Sinistea during My Cup of Tea. The easier option will be to find it in 1-star raids, where it will have a chance to appear alongside the male and female variants of Frillish. As is the case with all 1-star raids, the Sinistea one should be easily beatable by solo Pokemon GO players.
Alternatively or additionally, Sinistea will also be offered as a reward for completing a new Pokemon GO Collection Challenge that's going to be available during My Cup of Tea. This will presumably be a more difficult way to procure it, as Collection Challenges are designed to keep players engaged with the game for much longer than the duration of a single 1-star raid. Typically, these tasks involve catching around eight specific Pokemon in the wild. Although Niantic has yet to provide any additional details about the My Cup of Tea Collection Challenge, the theme of the event indicates that players could be tasked with catching Ghost-type mons.
How To Evolve Sinistea to Polteageist in Pokemon GO
Evolving Sinistea to Polteageist in Pokemon GO will require spending 50 Sinistea Candy. In other words, procuring Polteageist will become much more difficult after the My Cup of Tea event ends, making it no longer possible to easily farm Sinistea Candy through 1-Star raids. Sinistea's Pokemon GO debut doesn't include the teacup-shaped mon's shiny variant, which will presumably be included at a later date. Although Sinistea won't be obtainable after December 7, Niantic's track record suggests that the Gen 8 Ghost-type Pokemon will likely start regularly returning to the game following its debut.
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