Pokemon Go Guide- How to Get a Sinnoh Stone
By Jeff Kotuby ·
Rather than make Pokemon Go players grind out Dusk and Dawn Stones, Niantic instead introduced the Sinnoh Stone, a one-size-fits-all option for Gen IV evolutions! Here's how to get one, and what you should be using it on!
Pokemon Go recently started unveiling Pokemon native to the Sinnoh region last month, but recently Generation 4 evolutions were made available. Pokemon like Gliscor, Rhyperior, and Roserade are now able to be acquired by evolving their pre-evolved forms. Rather than make Trainers grind out a variety of items, series developer Niantic instead introduced the Sinnoh Stone. The Sinnoh Stone is the catalyst to evolve all of these Gen 4 Pokemon. But how do you get your hands on one? Well, there's only one was as of right now.
How to Get The Sinnoh Stone in Pokemon Go
Updated 1/2/19: There are now two ways to acquire the Sinnoh Stone within Pokemon Go: weekly Breakthroughs and Trainer Battles. This helpful guide (courtesy of GOHub) explains how to get your hands on this rare but super useful item.
Cashing in your weekly Breakthrough stamps is probably the least viable way of getting your hands on a Sinnoh Stone, as Leader and Trainer battles have much fewer rewards than your stamps do. As such, they should be considered the best ways to acquire your Sinnoh Stone (so don't be salty when you get those Great Balls at the end of the week!)
Which Gen 4 Pokemon Should I Evolve First?
Now that you have your shiny new Sinnoh Stone, you're probably wondering what to use it on first? Well, hopefully you were stacking up on Roselia and Sneasel candy, because those are the Pokemon you'll be evolving first. Roserade becomes the best Poison-type attacker in the game and the second-best attacker for Fairy-types after Meteor Mash Metagross. Consequently, Weavile becomes the best Ice-type attacker until Mamoswine is released, so putting some resources into it might not be a bad call. On the fringe of this "top tier" so to speak is Honchkrow, who becomes a powerful Dark-type attacker, which is always useful. Rhyperior, Porygon-Z, and Electivire round out the top of your priority list.
Togekiss would be among the Pokemon at the top, but its moves stink. Hopefully one day we'll get a Raid Day or a Community Day so our precious little wingy baby can get the shine it deserves.
Does this look like the face that deserves
Aerial Ace as a Charge move?
Mismagius, Gliscor, Dusknoir, and Magmortar are also elligible to be evolved at this point, but they generally serve as Pokedex entries only at this point. Wait until we have more ways to get Sinnoh Stones before investing any into these Pokemon.
As we get more news on how to acquire these mysterious new Sinnoh Stones, we'll be sure to fill you in, so keep checking back with us! If you're not sure how many candies you'll need to evolve your Sneasel or Roselia into their superior evolutionary forms, then head over to our guide on Generation 4 Candy!