How to get a Sinnoh Stone in Pokemon GO

Pokemon GO is a mobile Pokemon spin-off where you can collect numerous Pokemon in the real world. Many mechanics carry over from the mainline games, such as catching Pokemon, methods of evolving Pokemon, and even trading Pokemon. However, Generation 4 has unique evolution methods that could not be replicated in Pokemon Go. The game’s solution to this issue is Sinnoh Stones. Sinnoh Stones are evolution items that work on Pokemon specific to Generation 4. Here’s how to get a Sinnoh Stone in Pokemon Go.

How to get a Sinnoh Stone in Pokemon Go

There are numerous ways to get a Sinnoh Stone in Pokemon Go:

Field Research

You can complete a week of Field Research tasks to earn a Research Breakthrough. (In other words, you’ll have to complete seven Field Research tasks.) In your Research Breakthrough, you’ll earn a number of rewards. One of these rewards could potentially reward you with a Sinnoh Stone. There’s no guarantee your reward will be a Sinnoh Stone, so you’ll have to keep trying in the event you don’t get one.

Team Rocket Leader Battles

You can get a Sinnoh Stone by defeating a Team Rocket leader. Team Rocket Leader battles that may drop a Sinnoh Stone are ones against Cliff, Sierra, Arlo, or Giovanni. You’ll need to use a Rocket Radar or Super Rocket Radar to find these trainers. You can earn the Rocket Radar by collecting six Mysterious Components which are dropped from regular Team Rocket grunts.

PvP battles

You can earn a Sinnoh Stone as a potential reward after ranking up in PvP trainer battles.

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Pokemon that evolve with a Sinnoh Stone in Pokemon Go

There are eighteen Pokemon in Pokemon Go that evolve by using a Sinnoh Stone. As the name suggests, these are all Pokemon native to Sinnoh or the game’s fourth generation. These Pokemon had alternate methods of evolution, such as a special item that is not available in Pokemon Go. To evolve the following Pokemon, you’ll need a Sinnoh Stone and 100 candy:

• Kirlia (male) evolves into Gallade
• Gligar evolves into Gliscor
• Rhydon evolves into Rhyperior
• Dusclops evolves into Dusknoir
• Roselia evolves into Roserade
• Yanma evolves into Yanmega
• Misdreavus evolves into Mismagius
• Sneasel evolves into Weavile
• Lickitung evolves into Lickilicky
• Magmar evolves into Magmortar
• Togetic evolves into Togekiss
• Porygon 2 evolves into Porygon-Z
• Aipom evolves into Ambipom
• Murkrow evolves into Honchkrow
• Snorunt (female) evolves into Frosslass
• Piloswine evolves into Mamoswine
• Electabuzz evolves into Electivire
• Tangela evolves into Tangrowth