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Players in Paldea are stuck with chasing down the roaming variant and using it to collect coins, while Gimmighoul (Chest Form) can appear in various locations throughout the map\u2014initially starting out as a mystery that never really clears up even after catching it. Your best bet at finding Gimmighoul is by exploring ruins scattered throughout Paldea.\u00a0 And that encounter method is going to pain if you want to evolve your Gimmighoul into the golden athlete Gholdengo.\u00a0 How to evolve Gimmighoul into Gholdengo using Gimmighoul Coins in Pok\u00e9mon Scarlet and Violet The Coin Entity Pok\u00e9mon is an enigma, as it goes from a small little treasure gremlin to a fun-loving, friend-making snowboarder once you collect enough Gimmighoul Coins from across the region.\u00a0 Gimmighoul Coins are obtained by battling and either capturing or defeating Gimmighoul (Chest Form) during your journey. 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There are Pok\u00e9mon that revolve around gimmicks in every new game, but very few have had anywhere near the gimmicky impact of Gimmighoul in Pok\u00e9mon Scarlet <\/em>and Violet<\/em>. <\/p>

Not only does the little gremlin sit in a chest and make possessed trainers collect coins for it, but only one of its two forms is actually available to catch in Scarlet <\/em>and Violet<\/em>. This is due to an upcoming expansion to an already ongoing Pok\u00e9mon Go <\/em>crossover that has Gimmighoul (Roaming Form) approaching players who collect the odd coins in the real world.<\/p>

Players in Paldea are stuck with chasing down the roaming variant and using it to collect coins, while Gimmighoul (Chest Form) can appear in various locations throughout the map\u2014initially starting out as a mystery that never really clears up even after catching it. Your best bet at finding Gimmighoul is by exploring ruins scattered throughout Paldea<\/a>. <\/p>

And that encounter method is going to pain if you want to evolve your Gimmighoul into the golden athlete Gholdengo. <\/p>