Golett 100% perfect IV stats, shiny Golett in Pokémon Go
This week’s Spotlight Hour is all about the Automation Pokémon. That’s actually a pretty cool category, and a useful hint if you know your lore. Yep, that means it’s the perfect chance to catch a Golett in Pokémon Go.
Catching as many golems as possible is the plan for this week’s Spotlight Hour – both because of the chance to shiny hunt a PVP Pokémon in Pokemon Go and because of the double catch Stardust bonus that runs alongside the event.
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Golett 100% perfect IV stats in Pokémon Go
This week’s Spotlight Hour is a great opportunity to catch a Golett with perfect IV stats.
‘Perfect’, of course, means two things in Pokémon Go. First, there’s the maxed out, 100% IV version, which is the 15/15/15 you’re looking for your 4* Pokédex, raids and Master League. Yet, because of how CP is calculated using three stats, a perfect IV Pokémon is only ever the best version of itself in the Master League.
Of course, you can’t see the IV of a Pokémon without catching it first, but with a little research beforehand, you can quickly spot a perfect Golett based on the CP alone.
If you’re at Level 30 (or above), you’ll ideally be looking for the following CPs for a perfect 15/15/15 Golett:
The wild CP value aligns with your Trainer Level until you reach Level 30 and, due to the majority of the player base now being above this level, we’ve kept to these values for the sake of simplicity. These values will, however, be different if you’re currently below Level 30.
Is Golurk good in PVP?
You know what – it’s not awful…
Golett is based on the Jewish folklore, the golem. No, not the one that likes shiny jewellery and hates the Hobbitses, the clay dolls that is brought to life either to protect the community or carry out tasks. While Golett looks like a nifty little clay automaton that carries out tasks, Golurk is set to full-on protector mode. The issue is that it is so swole, it has a bigger attack stat than a defense stat, which seems anathema to PVP. You can read more about these two Pokémon in their official Pokédex entries below:
Golett – These Pokémon are thought to have been created by the science of an ancient and mysterious civilization. Its movements are powered by a mysterious energy. It has continued to move since ancient times, so its power may soon run out.
Golurk – Golurk were created by ancient people to protect both people and Pokémon. They run on a mysterious energy. When the seal on its chest is removed, it rages indiscriminately. During such rampages, it can turn a whole town into a mountain of rubble.
So, if you want to make Golurk work, you want to start with a Shadow Golett and lean into the glass cannon archetype. Run Mud Slap, Shadow Punch and Dynamic Punch, and you will have a great time spamming Shadow Punch until the opponent runs out of either Shields or Pokémon. Its relatively unique typing (the other being Runerigus) is also a draw – as a Ground/Ghost-type, it is weak to Dark, Ghost, Grass, Ice and Water, but resistant to Poison, Normal, Fighting, Electric, Rock and Bug.
In Great League, a Shadow Golurk will help you beat Shadow Drapion, Clodsire, Annihilape, Cradily and Claydol. Not only does it get moral victory over the other golem, but that’s a pretty good list of meta Pokémon to beat. Losses will come from Jumpluff, Malamar, Shadow Sableye, Azumarill and Lapras.
Looking to Ultra League, you can expect similar but slightly worse results. You can take down Cobalion, Skeledirge, Grumpig and Annihilape. Losses will come from Giratina Altered, Feraligatr, Virizion, Talonflame and Clefable.
You might think Golurk is eligible for Master League, given its high CP cap, but really this is just a niche pick against the Steel-types at the top of the meta. It doesn’t perform well beyond that.
Make you complete the Might and Mastery quest before its season ends!
You can now catch Dynamax Pokémon through Max Battles. First, however, you need to visit Power Spots to collect Max Particles and complete the To the Max! quest.
Don’t forget to try out Routes, Gift Exchange and Party Play while you’re hunting down rare Pokémon, fighting in the Go Battle League or competing in PokéStop Showcases.
Is there a shiny Golett in Pokémon Go?
Great news – shiny Golett and shiny Golurk are in Pokémon Go!
The shiny forms of these Pokémon were released back in September 2018 alongside Shiny Geodude, Graveler, Golem, Grimer and Muk as part of the Ultra Bonus Event.
If luck is on your side, you may find a shiny Golett in the wild, but be aware that this is not a Community Day and shiny rates are not boosted, so the chances of catching one, let alone a perfect one, are very low. That said, each of these Pokémon have the potential to be shiny, so it’s purely a numbers game – tap each and every one of them and see what you get. Good luck finding the one you need!
What does shiny Golett look like?
As you can see, shiny Golett and shiny Golurk are quite subtle. Shiny Golett swaps its darker blue for a dark purple and its yellow markings for green. It’s not the most subtle shiny in the game by a long shot, but it may be difficult to see on a sunny day!
Shiny Golurk conserves these two changes while picking up another change – swapping its light blue for a steely colour, making it look far more ‘robotic’ than the normal cobalt blue. This is a pretty cool shiny, all in all!
Thanks to YouTuber L&Z Gaming for the handy preview!
Other reasons to catch as many Pokémon as possible
Aside from trying to catch a shiny mushroom in Pokémon Go, there are a couple of other good reasons to partake in this week’s Spotlight Hour.
- The best reason is, of course, the double catch Stardust bonus running throughout the hour. The base rate of 100 Stardust per catch. This means each catch is worth 200 Stardust.
- If the weather in Pokémon Go is to your favour – in this case Sunny or Cloudy you will get twice the normal weather bonus (an additional 50 Stardust).
- This all stacks with a Star Piece to give a x1.5 multiplier to all Stardust gained.
- Also, if you’re a newcomer, this Spotlight Hour is the perfect time to collect enough of the various Candy on offer to fully evolve Golett Pokémon and enter its evolution, Golurk, to the Pokédex.
- Thanks to Golett being a Ghost/Ground-type, catching a bunch during this Spotlight Hour will add progress to your respective catch bonus medals.
Spotlight Hour events only last for an hour from 6pm to 7pm (local time). Come back next week for a primer on whoever takes the spotlight!
Good luck finding a perfect Golett!
