How To Get Sobble In Pokémon GO: Evolution & Shiny Availability

The Galar region's Water-type starter Pokémon, Sobble, has finally made its debut to kick off the Max Out season. This emotional creature is known for crying when it gets sad or overwhelmed, but its final evolution, Inteleon, is a suave, secret agent-inspired lizard that could be a pretty powerful ally to have on your team, so it's a good idea to get one while you can.

Alongside the Grass-type Grookey and the Fire-type Scorbunny, Sobble was one of the first Pokémon that Trainers got to meet in the mainline games on Nintendo Switch. Now, five years later, all three Galar-region starters are making their debut in meaning you can finally catch Sobble and evolve it into Drizzile and Inteleon, getting you one step closer to that completed Pokedex.

There are four Pokémon to catch in Spotlight Hours during September, as well as bonuses like double catch XP to make the most of in Pokémon GO.

There are two main ways to encounter Sobble during the Max Out season: Find one as a wild spawn or hatch one from a 5km Egg. This will be the case throughout the entire season, which is scheduled to finish on December 3, 2024, so you've got plenty of time to catch a good Sobble and stock up on Candy to evolve it or power it up.

However, you'll have a better chance of encountering Sobble during the GO All Out event, which runs from September 3 to September 10, 2024. To celebrate this event, Sobble will appear more frequently in the wild. You'll also be able to encounter Sobble as a reward for completing specific event-exclusive Field Research tasks that can be obtained by spinning PokéStops.

I've already managed to find a few Sobble spawning in the wild since the event started, although they're certainly not as frequent as other common spawns like Wooloo and Skwovet. More importantly, the Galar-region starters all seem to have very low catch rates, so I'd recommend using an Ultra Ball and a Razz Berry when catching them. Landing a Great or Excellent Throw will definitely help boost