Where to Find Specific Pokémon Types in Pokémon Go
If you're looking to catch specific Pokémon types in Pokémon Go, such as Water, Bug, or Electric, knowing where to search can significantly increase your chances. Each of the 18 unique Pokémon types has preferred locations where they are more likely to spawn.
How to Find Specific Pokémon Types in Pokémon Go
While some Pokémon types can be found almost anywhere, others are more challenging to track down due to their rarity or unique spawning conditions. For instance, Dragon-type Pokémon are particularly hard to find, as they meet specific conditions and have a low spawn rate, making them the toughest catch.
Pokémon Types and Their Preferred Locations
Here's a list of Pokémon types and their preferred locations:
- Bug: Parks, forests, and smaller city locations
- Dark: Buildings, cemeteries, and notable landmarks with indoor activities
- Dragon: Cities or windy days
- Electric: Power plants, industrial buildings, or college campuses
- Fairy: Cities, churches, or notable monuments
- Fighting: Sports arenas, small gyms, or parks
- Fire: Beaches, sunny days, or when it's not raining
- Flying: Large grassy areas, open plains, farms, or during windy days
- Ghost: Nighttime, indicated by visible stars in Pokémon Go
- Grass: Open fields, parks, gardens, forests, or near city borders
- Ground: Beaches, streams, railways, or open fields
- Ice: Higher chance of appearing during Winter months when it's cold and snowy
- Normal: Can appear anywhere, but often near cities, forests, ponds, or beaches
- Poison: Swamps, parks, cities, industrial areas, or marshes
- Psychic: Cities or near grasslands, with a higher chance during events
- Rock: Mountains, trails, parks, or the wild
- Steel: Large cities, especially in areas with industrial work
- Water: Forests, gardens, swamps, and beaches with nearby water sources
Keep in mind that while these locations can increase your chances of finding specific Pokémon types, it's essential to remember that some types are rarer or more challenging to find than others.
Remember, the availability of certain biomes in your city can significantly impact the Pokémon types you can find. Use this information to narrow down the ones you can regularly find in your area.