Pokemon GOdebuted Shiny Flower Crown Cottonee and Shiny Flower Crown Whimsicott during the 2024 Verdant Wonders event. Players can encounter both Standard and Shiny variants of Flower Crown Cottonee in the wild. Once players catch Flower Crown Cottonee, they open the path to getting Flower Crown Whimsicott.
Pokemon GOplayers can get Shiny Flower Crown Cottonee and Shiny Flower Crown Whimsicott from the start of theVerdant Wonders eventonThursday, March 21, at 10 AM Local Time. The Shiny and Standard variants of Flower Crown Cottonee and Whimsicott share the same stats and power output, the only difference being their color profile. While players can get Shiny Flower Crown Cottonee in the wild, one requires intense grinding to bag an encounter. This guide explores the best method to get Shiny Flower Crown Cottonee and Shiny Flower Crown Whimsicott in the game.

Pokemon GO: How To Get Shiny Flower Crown Cottonee
Pokemon GOtrainerscan encounter both Standard and Shiny variants of Flower Crown Cottonee in the wild. The monster experiences a boosted wild spawn rate during featured events like the Verdant Wonders. This increased wild spawn rate can aid players in encountering multiple Standard variants, which may help them achieve the monster’s Shiny odds.
There are alsoseveralPokemon GOitemslike Incense, Lure Modules, and the Weather Boost effect that can increase wild spawn rate around a certain area. Flower Crown Cottonee experiences a Weather Boost around sunny and cloudy weather, and spawns more in areas with such weather.

One must look for a PokeStop or Gym with such weather, attach aPokemon GOLure Moduleto it, activate an Incense, and walk around that area. This strategy can significantly increase Flower Crown Cottonee’s wild spawn rate during featured events. But note that even with the boosted spawn rate, there is no guaranteed Shiny encounter.
Pokemon GO: How To Get Shiny Flower Crown Whimsicott
Once trainers catch a Shiny Flower Crown Cottonee, they can then proceed to get a Shiny Flower Crown Whimsicott. Players must evolve the monster, but the evolution process requires a valuable item besides thePokemon GOCandy.
Evolving a Shiny Flower Crown Cottonee into a Shiny Flower Crown Whimsicott requires 50 Candyand a Sun Stone. Fulfilling the Candy requirement is fairly easy; payers can do so by catching and transferring several Cottonee. There are different ways to acquire a Sun Stone inPokemon GO. One can get it by spinning Photo Discs or through Research Breakthrough packages.
