Pokemon GO: Gen four confirmed in new teaser FREE for the biggest new releases, reviews and tech hacks SUBSCRIBE Invalid email Sign up forfor the biggest new releases, reviews and tech hacks When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they'll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. Our Privacy Notice explains more about how we use your data, and your rights. You can unsubscribe at any time. Evolution items in Pokemon Go are nothing new. Pokemon Go's Sinnoh Stone is the latest special evolution item, allowing players to transform some of the game's existing creatures into exciting Generation 4 versions. However some Pokemon Go players have been left frustrated, complaining it feels far too tricky to get hold of a Sinnoh Stone. The recent introduction of Sinnoh Stones to Pokemon Go have already caused quite a stir. And the buzz about Sinnoh Stones is only going to grow, as Pokemon Go developer Niantic is finally giving players the opportunity grab lots of Sinnoh Stones. This is because the Pokemon Go February Community Day, on February 16, will allow players to earn 10 of the Sinnoh Stones. Five stones can be earned by challenging Team Leaders, and players can gain the other half by taking part in Trainer Battles. Pokemon Go: Getting hold of Sinnoh Stones is the game's new goal Pokemon Go: Niantic is offering the opportunity to grab lots of Sinnoh Stones How to earn Sinnoh Stones in Pokemon Go: Sinnoh Stone’s primary purpose is to help certain species of Pokemon evolve. The method involved in acquiring a Sinnoh Stone remain the same, regardless of which Pokemon it is used on. The Sinnoh Stone may well arrive when collecting a seventh day Field Research reward. And there is also a chance of one dropping after completing a PvP Trainer Battle. As already mentioned, Pokemon Go February Community Day offers the opportunity to acquire 10 Sinnoh Stones in a single day. This differs to other special evolution items encountered so far, requiring either the seventh day of your PokeStop Daily Bonus streak, or (an even rarer) drop from spinning standard PokeStops and opening Gifts. So for the present, it will take 11 weeks for players to capture every creature, without taking trading into account. Pokemon Go: Sinnoh Stones help certain species of Pokemon evolve Pokemon Go: Rhydon requires a Sinnoh Stone and 100 Rhyhorn Candy to evolve Which Pokemon can use Sinnoh Stone? An unprecedented 22 Gen 4 creatures can be evolved from previous generations. Only 11 Pokemon are currently available in the augmented reality game. But remember, Pokemon Go players will also require 100 Candy to evolve. And some Pokemon will also need a specific gender.<doc-sep>Another month has brought another Pokemon GO Community Day, this time focused on the ice character Swinub. One thing that makes this CD different than any other is that it focuses on a Pokemon with a brand new evolution from Gen 4. Previous events were about Gen 1 or later characters with their evolutions already in place. This new evolution is Mamoswine, but to get one you’ll need a bunch of Sinnoh Stone. Thankfully there’s a bunch you can get. Here’s how to get a ton of Sinnoh Stone for Pokemon GO’s Swinub Community Day. Similar to how you get other Sinnoh Stone in the game, you’ll need to hop into the PvP system to get all of your guaranteed ones for CD. Starting now you can do battle five times in both regular PvP and in Training against the various team leaders. Each battle will drop a reward of either Stardust or a Sinnoh Stone. On the actual Community Day in your region, meaning Saturday, February 16th, you’ll earn a guaranteed Sinnoh Stone for each battle. All you need to do is make sure to complete five PvP matches against friends on the day of, no matter the time. You can then get five more Sinnoh Stone by clicking Nearby and swiping to the right to reveal the Training menu. Here just choose any of the three team leaders to do battle. Focus on counters against their respective types, but really the fights aren’t too difficult. Toss some Mewtwo or Tyranitar out there and you should knock it out pretty easily. Once you have a good team, just reuse them every battle against the same trainer. Do it five times and you’ll walk away with five Sinnoh Stone. Add your five PvP matches and you’ll have ten of them by the end of the day. Now you know how to get all your Sinnoh Stone for Pokemon GO’s Swinub Community Day. - This article was updated on:February 15th, 2019<doc-sep>
If you're a keen Pokémon GO player, you'll no doubt be aware that Sinnoh Stones have become one of the more frustrating new additions to the game. They allow you to evolve some great Pokémon into amazing fighting machines, but getting your hands on one feels trickier than it needs to be. Luckily, that's about to change this weekend, as Niantic is finally giving its players the chance to get lots of Sinnoh Stones quickly and easily. During February's Community Day, you'll be able to earn five of the pesky stones by challenging Team Leaders, and then another five from participating in Trainer Battles. Sinnoh Stones from challenging Team Leaders and five additional Sinnoh Stones from participating in Trainer Battles. Check out the in-game news to learn more. Great news, Trainers! All day during your region's #PokemonGOCommunityDay , you can earn fiveSinnoh Stones from challenging Team Leaders and five additional Sinnoh Stones from participating in Trainer Battles. Check out the in-game news to learn more. pic.twitter.com/PE27GgsNqR February 11, 2019 So when exactly is this Community Day taking place? Well, it's happening on 16th February from 10am - 1pm GMT. As well as picking up Sinnoh Stones, you'll be able to catch lots of Swinub (which, after evolving into Piloswine, can be evolved again into Mamoswine using one of your newly found Sinnoh Stones). It's almost like the whole thing was planned especially. Have you been struggling to get Sinnoh Stones in your game? Will you be heading out this weekend to evolve 'em all? Let us know in the comments.