Mega Manectric arrives in Pokémon GO this Tuesday as part of the Charge Up event. The dataminers known as Pokéminers have now discovered in the code as Mega Manectric, and their Shiny form, will appear in Pokémon GO.
One of the most interesting parts about introducing a new Mega Raid is that the evolved Pokémon can now be found as a Shiny. Generally, only the first stage of a species ‘evolutionary line can be found in its Shiny forms (with some notable exceptions), but the addition of the species’ Mega in the game opens up the possibility of a Shiny encounter as well.
So far, we know that Manectric can be found in Mega Raids starting on Tuesday. One notable thing to keep in mind, however, is that evolved forms have appeared more frequently in nature since the beginning of the Season of Legends. Gabite, Ampharos, Arcanine, Aggron and many other evolved species have been seen in the wild. Can we see the same with Manectric? During the Holiday 2020 event, the launch of Abomasnow’s Mega Raid also saw evolved Pokémon appear in the jungle with increased frequency. So keep an eye on this species in the wild, because all encounters, not just invasion encounters, will be able to shine.
Other features of the Charge Up event will include, according to the Pokémon GO blog:
Electric-type Pokémon – including Alolan Geodude, Voltorb, Electrike, Stunfisk and others – will appear more frequently in the wild. Also keep an eye out for Tynamo, which will make its debut on Pokémon GO! The following electric type Pokémon will hatch into 5 km Eggs: Pichu, Elekid, Electrike, Shinx, Joltik, Tynamo and Stunfisk. Exclusive field research tasks for events will reward Poké Balls, Ampharos Mega Energy, Manectric Mega Energy, encounters with electric Pokémon and more. Timed research focusing on the evolution and energization of electric Pokémon will be available!