The dual-type Fire/Water Mythical Pokémon is now available for fellow Pokémon trainers to receive as an award in Pokémon HOME. But it isn't that easy to acquire the Pokémon.

To acquire the Shiny Volcanion, you'll need to follow certain steps. Pokémon Legends: Z-A is split into three Pokédexes: Lumiose Pokédex, Mega Evolution Pokédex, and Hyperspace Pokédex. For obtaining the Shiny Volcanion, you'll need to complete all three Pokédexes.

The Shiny Volcanion was among the list of permanently Shiny-locked Pokémon until now. As mentioned in a report by Insider Gaming, a card, namely Shining Volcanion, did feature in the Sun and Moon era of the Pokémon TCG.

For the Hyperspace Pokédex, you can reset the Wormholes on a bench just by time-skipping to make more Pokémon spawn. For the Mega Evolution Pokédex, you need to obtain a Pokémon and its Mega Stone as well.

When you complete all the steps, you need to register the caught Pokémon in Pokémon HOME as well.

Registering Pokémon in Pokémon HOME

Completing all three of the Pokédexes alone won't give you the reward you crave. You would also need to register them in Pokémon HOME. For registering a Pokémon, you need to transfer it from the game into Pokémon HOME, which ultimately takes it off the Pokédex as well.

While transferring Pokémon, make sure that they have the Z-A mark, indicating that they are caught in Pokémon Legends: Z-A only. That means if you have already evolved a Pokémon, it will not count, and you would need to catch the Pokémon once again.

Also, as there is no breeding in Legends: Z-A, you can't really speed up the process of evolution. As for the Shiny Volcanion itself, the Pokémon also comes with four powerful moves: Steam Eruption, Flare Blitz, Hydro Pump, and Heavy Slam.

The acquisition process requires significant effort across all three Pokédexes. Complete the Legends: Z-A Pokédex and sync with Pokémon HOME to finally add the elusive Shiny Volcanion to your collection.

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Written by

Dhruv Singh

Edited by

Pulkit Prabhav