How to farm Gimmighoul Coins in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet

If you’re exploring Paldea in Pokemon Scarlet & Violet, you’ll inevitably encounter Gimmighouls that give out Gimmighoul Coins.

These little ghosts will often be sitting on rocks or ledges in random places. When you examine a Gimmighoul, you’ll receive between 1 to 200 Gimmighoul Coins. These materials seem to have no purpose at first, but there’s a huge reward for collecting them.

Since the launch of Pokemon Scarlet & Violet, Gholdengo has proven itself to be a serious force to be reckoned with. Not only does it boast a powerful Steel/Ghost-Typing, but its signature move Make It Rain can also help you farm Pokedollars. It’s useful in both casual playthroughs and competitive play, so grinding Gimmighoul Coins to get it is well worth the effort.

Yet how, exactly, are you supposed to farm 999 Gimmighoul Coins when they appear so inconsistently? As it turns out, there are a few strategies to speed up the process.

Where to find roaming Gimmighouls to obtain Gimmighoul Coins

As mentioned above, the roaming Gimmighouls will be your passive source of Gimmighoul Coins. 90% of the time, a roaming Gimmighoul will award you with 1-5 Gimmighoul Coins. If you’re really lucky, there’s roughly a 2% chance you’ll get 50-200 coins. Never pass by these Gimmighouls if you see one.

If you’re looking to grind roaming Gimmighouls specifically, your best bet is to check ruins. These monsters will be found more commonly here, in addition to other Pokemon who tend to gravitate towards ruins, like Tinkatink. These Gimmighouls have a 50% chance to reappear daily, so don’t bother to double-check the areas you’ve covered until your system’s clock has rolled over to the next day.

You can expedite this process via date-skipping, but I wouldn’t really recommend this. Not only is it a hassle to mess with the Switch’s clock, but it’s not the most efficient way to farm Gimmighoul Coins. Instead, you should be like a classic RPG protagonist and look for treasure chests.

Where to find Gimmighoul chests

For those looking to actually catch Gimmighoul, you’ll need one in its chest form. These encounters can be reliably found on top of watchtowers across Paldea. Whether you catch or defeat a chest form Gimmighoul, you’ll receive many more Gimmighoul Coins than the wandering Gimmighouls give. This will typically range from 10-50 coins, but you can receive as many as 777 coins from a chest!

There are 14 watchtowers in total, and they are easy to access since each unlocks a fast travel point when you climb atop them. The one exception is the Leaking Tower of Paldea near Alfornada, which doesn’t have a ladder you can climb. You’ll want to mount Koraidon or Miraidon and jump to the top yourself from the nearby cliffside.

Gimmighoul chests can also be found in select ruins, so always keep your eyes peeled.

Each Gimmighoul chest has a 5% chance to respawn each day. A low chance to be sure, but keep checking spots where you found Gimmighoul chests and you’ll inevitably have the 999 you need. Remember to keep track of your Gimmighoul Coin count in the TM Materials section of your inventory!

How to evolve Gimmighoul in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet

You can evolve Gimmighoul in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet by having 999 Gimmighoul Coins in your backpack and level it up once. It doesn’t matter what level your mon is. Once it evolves, it’ll use up those said 999 Coins in your inventory to become Gholdengo.

Gimmighoul coin NPC in Medali

There is an NPC in Medali who will give you any excess Gimmighoul coins you’ve earned past the cap of 999. You can find him at Medali (West) just around the Pokemon Center. He’ll be wearing light green, yellow, and white stripes standing next to a tree.

A yellow dialogue bubble will appear over his head that reads “I keep finding these coins…” Simply talk to him and he’ll give you the coins.

Since reaching 999 coins may potentially put you over the limit, you will never truly waste any if you go beyond that. Navigating menus in this game can be a hassle with all the lag. So if you just farm chests and Gimmighouls without constantly checking how many coins are in your inventory, this guy will keep every excess unit in reserve for you.

If he has nothing left for you, he’ll tell you “Lately, I’ve found a coin or two lying around. Perhaps folks have more than they can hold onto.”

How to get Gimmighoul Coins in Pokemon GO

You can get Gimmighoul Coins in Pokemon GO by linking your GO account to either Scarlet or Violet. Upon doing so, you’ll get a Postcard and a Coin Bag.

When you open the bag, you’ll have a 30-minute period where you can find roaming Gimmighouls. Upon catching one, you’ll receive some coins. Note that they spawn every few minutes, so you may need to repeat the Coin Bag opening.

When the 30-minute period is over, you have to wait a day so you can receive another Postcard and repeat the process.

Alternatively, you can earn Golden Lure Modules which convert PokeStops into Golden PokeStops. Once that happens, you can spin them to earn Gimmighoul Coins.

Upon getting 999, you can do the same just as you did in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet to turn your Gimmighoul into a Gholdengo.