How to Get a Metal Coat in Pokemon Go – Easy Methods

In Pokemon Go, a Metal Coat is an evolution item that is used to evolve Pokemon. It is a special metallic film that increases the power of steel-type moves. Metal Coasts are very rare, here I have explained How to Get a Metal Coat in Pokemon Go.

How to get Metal Coat in Pokemon Go

There are different ways to get a Metal Coat in Pokemon Go, Spinning Pokestops, Field Research, Friends’ Gifts, and Trade with friends.

Get a Metal Coat by spinning Pokestops in Pokemon

Spinning Pokestop and Gyms gives evolution items including Metal Coats. But the chance of getting an evolution item or Metal Coat by this method is very low (only 1%). If you spun Pokestop 250 times you may get an evolution item but we cannot say it will be a Metal Coat.

You can Spin Pokestops and Gyms in different areas which will increase the chance of getting a Metal Coat. You can also focus on 7-day streak rewards which have a higher chance of giving an evolution item.

Field Research tasks reward Metal Coats in Pokemon Go

Some field research tasks give Metal Coats as a reward. But the task that gives rewards is usually difficult, You have to do a lot of field research to get a Metal Coat.

Here are some field research tasks that reward evolution items including Metal coats.

• Catch 3 Pokemon
• Evolve a Pokemon
• Evolve 3 Pokemon
• Evolve 5 Pokemon
• Use an item to evolve a Pokemon
• Win 2 Raid Battles
• Battle in the Go Battle League
• Catch a certain type of Pokemon

All of the above field research tasks reward evolution items like Metal Coat, Dragon Scale, King’s Rock, Sun Stone, or Up-Grade.

Get a Metal Coat from Friends’ Gifts

It is another way to get a Metal Coat in Pokemon Go. You can get a Metal Coat by opening gifts from friends the chance of getting a Metal Coat from this method is very low. So you may have to open a lot of gifts to get a Metal Coat.

Trade with friends

Trading is a feature in Pokemon Go that allows players to swap Pokemon with other players. If your friend has an extra Metal Coat you can trade with them.

Here are some things you have to keep in mind.

– Trade can be done with a player who is within 100 meters from you.

– Both of you must be at least Trainer level 10 to trade evolution items.

– Check the Stardust cost, the Stardust cost for trading a Metal Coast depends on the rarity of the Pokemon you trading for.

How do you get a Metal Coat in Pokemon Go for free?

All the methods mentioned above are free methods to get a Metal Coat in Pokemon Go. As Metal Coast can not be purchased we have to try these in-game methods.

How to use a Metal Coat in Pokemon Go

As Metal Coat is an evolution item in Pokemon Go, it can be used to evolve Pokemon in the game.

Here are the steps to evolve Pokemon with Metal Coasts.

How to evolve Pokemon with Metal Coats

1. Open the Pokemon app, and select the Poke Ball icon.

2. Select Pokemon from the menu that appears, it will open Pokedex.

3. Select the Pokemon you want to evolve.

4. Now tap on the Evolve button, it will show the requirements to evolve a Pokemon.

5. If you meet the requirements tap on Evolve button again to confirm.

Now the Pokemon will evolve into a new form.

Which Pokemon can I evolve with Metal Coat?

Onix and Scyther are two Pokemon in Pokemon Go that can be evolved with a Metal Coat.

Onix can evolve into Steelix and Scyther evolves into Scizor.

Requirements to evolve Pokemon

You need a Metal Coat and 50 Onix Candy to evolve Onix into Steelix.

You will need a Metal Coat and 50 Scyther Candy to evolve Scyther into Scizor.

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