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Pokémon Go's rarest

Pokémon and how to
increase your chances of
getting rare Pokémon
What are the rarest Pokémon in
Pokémon Go?

Guide by Lottie Lynn | Guides Editor

Additional contributions by Matthew
Reynolds
Updated on 1 Sep 2023

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Collecting rare Pokémon and, in doing so,

completing the Pokédex is one of the main goals
in Pokémon Go.

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Pokémon rarity in Pokémon Go, however, is not

an exact science like it is in the mainline Pokémon
series, since some Pokémon will become easier
to find if you visit certain real world locations or
partake in in-game events.

Now that the Pokémon Go Pokédex spans from

Gen 1 to Gen 8, we’ve created a rare Pokémon
list, so you know which creatures you need to be
on the lookout for - whether it’s in the wild,
during an event or from a research quest.

On this page:

Rare Pokémon list: What are the rarest

creatures in Pokémon Go?
How to increase your chances of getting rare
Pokémon in Pokémon Go

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Rare Pokémon list: What are the

rarest creatures in Pokémon Go?

While this isn’t a complete list of every rare

Pokémon, it does cover the majority of creatures
which are currently difficult to find in Pokémon
Go.

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Dragon-type Pokémon are quite hard to find.

When hunting for rare Pokémon, it’s important to

remember that certain factors, such as where you
live, have an effect on which specific Pokémon
are rare for you. If you live by the sea, for
example, you’re more likely to encounter rare
water-type Pokémon than someone who lives in a
city.

How often you play Pokémon Go also has an

effect, with regular players often finding a rarer
Pokémon more frequently due to having a higher
Trainer Level. This is because your Trainer Level
sneakily gates a selection of Pokemon from the
wild spawn pool if you’re not certain levels - so
the higher your Trainer Level, the more Pokémon
species you can encounter.

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Finally, don’t forget that in-game events, like

Community Day, have an effect on which
Pokémon appear in raids, occasionally egg pools
and in the wild, such as boosting specific types or
particular Pokémon.

Considering the release of new Pokémon, like the

Ultra Beasts, and Daily Adventure Incense, we've
updated our list of the Pokémon which are
considered rare in Pokémon Go in September
2023:

Armored Mewtwo

Armored Mewtwo is one of the rarest Pokémon in

the game, because, at the time of writing, the
only way to obtain it is via trading.

This is because Armored Mewtwo is a special

costume variant of the Gen 1 legendary, which
was originally available in five-star raids between
10th July to 31st July 2019. It has only returned
once since this date during the Pokémon Day
2020 celebrations in February of that year. There
has been no sight of Armored Mewtwo since
these days and no sign of its return.

Interestingly, Armored Mewtwo is the only

costume Pokémon to have different stats when
compared to its non-costume form, along with
having a different moveset.

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Clone Pokémon

Clone Pokémon are

a set of four
Costume Pokémon -
Clone Venusaur,
Clone Charizard,
Clone Blastoise and Pokémon Go's new
Clone Pikachu - that, Party Play feature lets
you group up, if you
at the time of physically stick
writing, have only together
been available in Read more on
Pokémon Go Eurogamer.net

between 25th
February to 2nd March 2020. Due to their very
limited release, the only way to currently obtain
a Clone Pokémon is through trading.

The Clone Pokémon were part of the celebrations

for Pokémon Day 2020 and the release of
Pokémon: Mewtwo Strikes Back - Evolution,
which is the remake of the first Pokémon movie,
in Pokémon Go. As a homage to these films, the
Clone Pokémon all share the same design as the
clones Mewtwo creates, such as Clone Charizard
having brown stripes.

At the time of writing, there's been no sign of the

Clone Pokémon returning to Pokémon Go or the
release of new Clone Pokémon, such as Ninetails
or Vaporeon. Nor can you recreate the famous
Clone Pikachu slap.

Clone Venusaur, Charizard and Blastoise in Pokémon

Go.

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Galarian Articuno, Galarian Zapdos and

Galarian Moltres

Galarian Articuno, Galarian Zapdos and Galarian

Moltres can only be encountered while using
Daily Adventure Incense. This means you have
15 minutes per day to cover as much ground as
possible in hopes of randomly finding one of
these legendary birds.

Catching Galarian Articuno, Galarian Zapdos and

Galarian Moltres involves a good amount of luck,
because they all share a base catch rate of 0.3%
and a flee rate of 90%. It's very reminiscent of
hunting roaming Pokémon in the mainline games
- you have that wonderful moment of finally
finding them in the wild, only to have it vanish as
they escape the Poké Ball before vanishing from
sight.

Just remember to use your Daily Adventure

Incense every day, so you can, eventually, add
these Pokémon to your collection!

Rotom

While Rotom has six

forms, only two
have been been
released into
Pokémon Go at the
time of writing and, How Pokémon's
if you weren't able arrival in the UK
changed Games
to catch them during Workshop forever
their small release
Read more on
windows, the only Eurogamer.net
way to obtain Rotom
is by trading with
another player.

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Wash Rotom was originally only available to

players who purchased a Go Fest 2020 ticket and
had it photobomb one of their Go Snapshot
pictures. It did, however, become available to all
players during the Sixth Anniversary event in July
2022 and was the final reward for completing this
event's timed research quest.

Mow Rotom was the second form to be released

and, at the time of writing, was only avaliable to
players who attended Go Fest 2022 Berlin. There
it could once again be found by having it
photobomb Go Snapshot pictures.

Frost Rotom was the third form to be released

and, at the time of writing, has only been made
avaliable to players who attended in-person Go
Fest 2023 events at either London, Osaka or New
York in August of that year. Like the other Rotom
forms, Frost Rotom could be found by having it
photobomb Go Snapshot pictures.

Hopefully Wash, Frost and Mow Rotom will return

in the future, along with the release of this
Pokémon's other forms - Regular, Heat and Fan!

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The Lake Guardians - Uxie, Mesprit and

Azelf

Uxie, Mesprit and Azelf are the Lake Guardians of

the Sinnoh and, despite being the only
legendary Pokémon to appear in the wild
outside of events and Daily Adventure Incense,
they’re three of the rarest Pokémon in the game.

This is due to two very important factors - they’re

very rare spawn rate and that all three are
regionally exclusive Pokémon.

The Lake Guardians can be found in the following

regions:

Uxie - Asia and Pacific regions

Mesprit - Europe, Middle East, Africa and India
Azelf - Americas and Greenland

So, even if you’re lucky enough to encounter one

of the Lake Guardians in the wild, you’ll only ever
find the one which lives in your region.

Uxie, Mespirt and Azelf do make the occasional

appearance in five-star raids and, through the
power of Remote Raid passes and apps like Poke
Genie, it’s possible to battle each of them no
matter where you are.

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Unown

The easiest way to find Unown is in the wild and

in raids during special in-game events like Go
Fest. They are also incredibly rare spawns
outside of events - with emphasis on incredibly.
If Arceus blesses you with such an encounter, we
highly recommend using Golden Razz Berries to
catch the Unown!

The true challenge Unown offers, however,

depends on how much of a completionist you
are, because there are 28 Unown forms to
collect! Since only a specific selection of Unowns
appear in a small number of events each year, this
is a challenge which will take you years to
complete.

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Larvesta and Volcarona

At the time of writing, Larvesta and Volcarona are

two of the rarest Pokémon in Pokémon Go. This is
because, even though Larvesta can be obtained
from 2km, 5km and 10km eggs, it sits on the
highest rarity tier. Due to this, it may take you a
very long time to hatch a Larvesta.

Even after you've caught a Larvesta, your journey

to adding Volcarona to your Pokédex has just
began as you need 400 Larvesta Candy for this
evolution. While using Rare Candy and setting
Larvesta as your buddy Pokémon will help you
gather this candy, it will take you a good amount
of time to collect 400 Larvesta Candy.

We recommend simply continuing to hatch eggs

and, eventually, you'll get a Larvesta. Just keep in
mind that adding Volcarona to your Pokédex is a
long term goal!

Salandit and Salazzle

At the time of writing, Salandit and Salazzle are

two of the rarest Pokémon in the game.

If you want to add their entries to your Pokédex,

your quest begins by hatching a Salandit from a
12km egg - the only way to currently obtain one.
These strange eggs can only be obtained by
defeating a Team Go Rocket Leader, so you’ll
need to start gathering Mysterious Components.

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