What are Gold PokeStops in Pokemon Go?

Gold PokeStops are quite rare in Pokemon Go, and if you’ve spotted one while walking around you might be wondering what they are and what differences they have with the regular ones. So, here’s all you need to know about Gold PokeStops in Niantic’s game.

PokeStops have been around for years in Pokemon Go, but every now and then a PokeStop will appear that looks a little different from the blue ones you’d normally expect to see.

One example of this is the Gold PokeStop which made its debut in November 2022, during Dratini’s Community Day. However, these not only spawn randomly, players can generate them as well, and here’s how.

Contents

• What are Gold PokeStops in Pokemon Go?
• How to get a Gold PokeStop in Pokemon Go
• What can you get from a Gold PokeStop in Pokemon Go?
• What are Gimmighoul Coins used for in Pokemon Go?

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What are Gold PokeStops in Pokemon Go?

Gold PokeStops look exactly like regular PokeStops but with a distinctive yellow tone and when players spin their Photo Disc, they can trigger the appearance of Roaming Form Gimmighoul.

Additionally, players can obtain from 5 to 25 Gimmighoul Coins every time they spin it, with the very rare chance of getting 777 coins on one lucky spin. Although, on the other hand, sometimes you’ll get zero coins.

They will also reward you with more items than you would get from regular PokeStops, so it’s always worth giving a Gold PokeStop a spin when you spot one.

How to get a Gold PokeStop in Pokemon Go

Gold PokeStops can appear at random on the overworld map, during special events, or when you or another trainer places a Golden Lure Module onto a regular PokeStop.

Keep in mind that for trainers to get a Golden Lure Module, they must follow a series of steps to link their Pokemon Go accounts with their Pokemon Scarlet or Violet ones and send postcards for a few days first.

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What can you get from a Gold PokeStop in Pokemon Go?

Aside from the Roaming Form Gimmighoul spawns and Gimmighoul Coins, players can get some extra juicy rewards every time they spin the Gold PokeStop.

Usually, they last for 30 minutes, and the time between spin and spin is five minutes, so you’ll get a total of 6 spins per Gold PokeStop.

Here’s what you can find:

• Poke Balls/Great Balls/Ultra Balls
• Potions/Super Potions/Hyper Potions/Max Potions
• Revive/Max Revive
• Razz Berries/Nanab Berries/Pinap Berries
• Sun Stone/King’s Rock/Metal Coat/Dragon Scale/Upgrade
• Research Tasks
• XP

What are Gimmighoul Coins used for in Pokemon Go?

Gimmighoul Coins can be used to evolve Roaming Form Gimmighoul into Gholdengo in Pokemon Go.

The bad news is that you’ll need to collect a whopping 999 Gimmighoul Coins before you can do that, so it’s going to take you quite a while to complete this evolution process.

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There are a few different ways to get more Gimmighoul Coins. The first is to spin a “wild” Gold PokeStops, the second is to place a Golden Lure Module and spin that PokeStop, and the third is to catch a Gimmighoul.

If you’ve not caught a Roaming Form Gimmighoul yet, then we’ve got a guide for catching Gimmighoul that should help you out.

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