Pokemon GOdebuts Tatsugiri as a region-specific Pokemon during the Water Festival 2025 event. The game releases three variants of Tatsugiri, each with the same typing but different appearances.Curly Tatsugiri, Droopy Tatsugiri, and Stretchy Tatsugiriare debuting.

You can get all three Tatsugiri inPokemon GOstarting Jul 13, 2025, at 10 AM Local Time. The Water Festival 2025 event participants can partake in Tatsugiri Raids. Each Tatsugiri variant comes as a 1-Star Raid Boss, and winning the Raid rewards an encounter. That said, this guide details how to get all three Tatsugiri inPokemon GOand explores if Shiny Tatsugiri is available.

All three Tatsugiri in Pokemon GO

Pokemon GO: Get Tatsugiri By Winning Raids

Pokemon GOTatsugiri is known as the Mimicry Pokemon, and each of its variants shares the same dual Dragonand Water-typing. Curly Tatsugiri, Droopy Tatsugiri, and Stretchy Tatsugiri are region-specific Pokemon and only appear as Raid Bosses in their designated regions. You have to either physically travel to the location to get the respective variant or trade with a friend from that region.

Available in the Americas

Win Tatsugiri Raid in Pokemon GO

Stretchy Tatsugiri

Available in Asia-Pacific

AllPokemon GOTatsugiri Forms come as 1-Star Raid Bosses, but the Raid Battles are region-specific.

Pokemon GO: Best Tatsugiri Raid Counters

All three forms of Tatsugiri inPokemon GOhave the same weaknesses, which are Dragon and Fairy-type moves. You must use such type-arttibute Pokemon with identicalmove-types for STAB bonus. Once you win Tatsugiri Raid, a Tatsugiri will spawn near the Raid location.

Since Tatsugiri is a 1-Star Raid Boss, you can easily win the Raid solo.

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Can Tatsugiri Be Shiny In Pokemon GO?

The developers debuted three different forms of Tatsugiri duringthe Water Festival 2025. But you cannot get Shiny Tatsugiri inPokemon GOyet. It is rare for game developers to release a Pokemon and its Shiny variant at the same event.