Cranidos is one of the more challenging Pokemon to encounter in Pokemon Go. This guide will help players find and catch it for the Sinnoh Collection challenge. To kick off the New Year, Pokemon Go is hosting collection challenges where players will need to capture specific Pokemon from regions all over the Pokemon mythos. It began with the Unova region and now the Sinnoh Collection challenge is currently active until this upcoming Sunday. It is likely Hoenn, Johto, and Kanto will also receive their own collection challenges later in the month. Now, Cranidos is 1 of the 9 Pokemon required to complete this challenge. This guide will help players locate it.
There are a few important pieces of information players should know about this challenge. For starters, Sinnoh Pokemon appear more frequently due to an increased spawn rate to help players complete the challenge. Also, players will need to capture the Pokemon in the wild. Getting the Pokemon from an egg or trading will not count towards the challenge. Not only are the 9 Pokemon from Sinnoh spawning more, but several other Pokemon from the Sinnoh region will also appear on the map. This is also the first time players will be able to encounter a Shiny Buizel. Here's what players can do to increase their chances of finding a Cranidos.
How To Find and Catch Cranidos in Pokemon Go (Sinnoh Collection)
The starter Pokemon are amongst the easiest to capture for this challenge but Carnidos and Shieldon, the fossil Pokemon, are a bit more challenging. Here are a few ways to increase your chances of finding one.
- Encountering it in the Wild.
- Using an Incense to increase the spawn rate of Pokemon. From experience, Carnidos spawned 3 times within the hour the Incense was active.
- Completing the "Win 2 Raids" Field Research. Players will be rewarded with either a Cranidos or Shieldon encounter.
From experience, the best thing to do would be to use an Incense. It might be a bit harder to go outside and find Pokemon in the wild or by completing raids due to the situation surrounding COVID-19. Players can complete this challenge from the safety of their own homes. Incenses can be purchased from the PokeShop using PokeCoins. If players are interested in completing the Sinnoh Collection challenge, investing a few bucks into the game never hurt anyone. Players will be rewarded with an exclusive medal for completing the Sinnoh Collection challenge.
Pokemon Go is available now on iOS and Android.