How do I get Sharksbane on Pokémon GO? [Full Guide]

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Who hasn't been captivated by the relationship between Sacha and his faithful Dracaufeu in the Pokémon anime?

In this article, we reveal all the tips you need to enlist Firecracker in your adventures in Pokemon GO ! From evolutionary methods to special events, you'll find everything you need to know in this guide!

Method 1: Turn Salamèche into Dracaufeu

Among the methods you can use to capture a Dracaufeu on Pokémon GOthe royal road is simply to make it evolve. To achieve this, several steps are required:

Steps to take to develop Salamèche

Please bring Salamèche candies. If you'd like to find out more about how to get some, please click on the link. In all, you'll need 25 candies.
Once it's done, open the inventory card button. Then press the " evolve "In exchange for your 25 sweets. This evolution will turn him into a Reptincel.

Click on evolve to turn Salamèche into Reptincel — Click on evolve at the bottom to make it evolve into Reptincel. ©️Karen for Alucare.fr

Now that you're in possession of a Reptincel, get yourself some 100 candies by the means indicated above.

Buy 100 Salamèche candies to turn Salamèche into Reptincel — Get 100 candies to turn him into a Reptincel. ©️Karen for Alucare.fr

Finally, go back to its inventory sheet, and exchange your sweets against its evolution.

Successful evolution of Reptincel into Pokémon Go Firecracker — Successful upgrade to Firecracker. ©️Karen for Alucare.fr

Congratulations! You are the owner of a Firecracker !

Note : In video games, you have to reach a certain level to make changes possible. This means reaching the level 16 to evolve it into Reptincel and level 36 for the evolution into Dracafeu!

Thereafter, different evolutions are possible. For example, it can mega-evolve into Mega Firecracker X or in Mega Fireball Y.

Where to find Salamèche

If you're unable to carry out these steps because you don't yet own a Salamèche, don't panic! Here are the different places where you can have the opportunity to acquire it:

📍 List of likely places to find it	✔️ Reasons for choice
Specific zones	Choose warm, dry areas such as beaches, parks or urban zones.
Special events	The Community Days where the birthday celebrations Pokémon GO, of course, without forgetting those dedicated to Pokémon such as Salamèche, a Fire-type Pokémon.
Go Salamèche nest hunting:	In other words, places where the Pokémon has tendency to appear in large numbers.
Incubators and eggs	By focusing on incubators and eggs, you'll have more chances of getting one by making hatching eggs of 2 km or 5 km depending on the period.
Pokémon GO raids and quests	This pokémon can appear in level 1 raidsThis can be an opportunity to capture it, or a reward for field studies.

Method 2: Capture a Firecracker in the wild

If the idea of playing babysitter to a Salamèche doesn't thrill you, Pokémon GO gives us the opportunity to capture a wild firefly. Nevertheless, it's far from a walk in the park.

Indeed, the Pokémon that is part of the most iconic of pop culture, behind Pikachu of course, is struggling to make his presence felt in Pokémon GO. However, nothing ventured, nothing gained, right?

So how do you manage to enlist Drakafeu effectively?

Here is a list of best spots where you may have the opportunity to meet him:

1. Take advantage of special events

Developer Niantic is increasing our opportunities to meet Evolved Pokémon in the wild, including Firecracker. We invite you to be on the lookout for

The Community Days,
The Festivals,
And of course special celebrations related to fire types or Dragon types where you can also collect event bonuses!

Image showing a Pokémon GO Festival for the year 2024 helping you capture a wild Charizard.

2. Bring incense and bait.

At the same time, you can put your efforts into capturing it by equipping yourself with aIncenseor by staying close to a PokéStop with a Lurewhich will attract many Pokémon to you.

Who knows, one day Wild Crackthorn could appear, although this scenario is highly unlikely.

3. Pay attention to weather conditions

How can you take advantage of the weather to get this Pokémon? In fact, it's in your best interest to step up your efforts when the weather is sunnybecause it's a period of time favorable to Fire-type Pokémon like Dracafeu to appear because their attacks are boosted!

Similarly, when there is wind, their attacks are boosted, and therefore there is a greater chance of Dracafeu appearing in the wild.

4. Participate in raids and special studies

Finally, while the level 4 raids can give you the opportunity to confront a Firecracker, that you can capture by defeating it, special quests during an event may hide the creature in their rewards.

How do I get Shiny Sparrow on Pokémon GO?

Getting a Firecracker in the wild isn't easy enough. So if it's a Shiny you're after, arm yourself now with courage and of patience.

Ideally, broaden the search for a Dracaufeu Shiny by extending it to Salamèche Shiny is the right thing to do.
In fact, all it would take is for make it evolveand hey presto! A Dracaufeu Shiny in your Pokédex!

Even so, it's important to remain realistic. The rate of appearance of a Shiny is terribly low : about one chance in 450 as far as Pokémon GO is concerned... Of course, the probabilities increase slightly when special events take place.

However, luck remains your best (or worst) ally in this hunt. As you can see, whether you're looking for a Wild Crackthorn or one Dracaufeu ShinyThe low probability of coming face to face with it in Pokémon GO makes the hunt very challenging...

All in all, several methods are available to you to purchase a Firecracker:

On the one hand, you can proceed with the capture of a Salamèchethen the develop.
On the other hand, we wish all the best to the players who try your luck in the wildand even more so to those who won't settle for anything less than a Dracaufeu Shiny.

Don't hesitate to share your experiences and anecdotes in the comments. In the meantime, we invite you to discover our other articles on Pokemon GO to optimize your hunt: