Party Top Hat Pikachu in Pokemon GO is featured in the New Year’s 2026 event. Its shiny version is also available to encounter.
Pikachu rocking a Party Top Hat is a unique costume variant. You can evolve this creature into Party Top Hat Raichu by using Candies.
The Pokemon GO New Year’s 2026 event will increase the chance to encounter the Shiny version of Party Top Hat Pikachu in the wild and in raids.
Therefore, it is necessary for collectors to know how they can get their hands on this creature.
This article provides information on methods to obtain Party Top Hat Pikachu in Pokemon GO and it also sheds light on the critter’s shiny availability.
Also read: 5 Shiny Pokemon worth hunting for in Pokémon GO New Year’s 2026
How to get Party Top Hat Pikachu in Pokemon GO
There are three ways to get Party Top Hat Pikachu in Pokemon GO during New Year’s 2026 event:
- Catch in the wild
- Defeat One-star raids
- Trade
Catch in the wild
You have higher chances of finding Party Hat Bulbasaur, Ribbon Jigglypuff, and New Years Hat Hoothoot. However, the rate of finding Party Top Hat Pikachu is low, unlike the said Pokemon.
As a result, you have to strategize how you can encounter Pikachu wearing a Party Top Hat.
For this, you can take the help of the Lure Module and Incense. These two items boost the spawn rate of wild Pocket Monsters.
Also read: How to get Holiday Hat Eevee in Pokemon GO, and can it be shiny?
Defeat one-star raids
You can beat one-star raids featuring Party Top Hat Pikachu in Pokemon GO to earn encounters with the creature.
Pikachu is an Electric-type critter, and it is weak to only Ground-type moves. You can teach these attacks to your counters to take down the creature in a Raid Battle.
Counters to Party Top Hat Pikachu raids:
- Primal Groudon: Mud Shot and Precipice Blades
- Mega Garchomp: Mud Shot and Earth Power
- Shadow Excadrill: Mud-Slap and Scorching Sands
- Therian Forme Landorus: Mud Shot and Sandsear Storm
- Shadow Mamoswine: Mud-Shot and High Horsepower
Trade
If you do not acquire a Party Top Hat Pikachu by yourself, you have to perform a Special trade, which costs a substantial amount of Stardust. However, if you have caught one, then you can ask your in-game friends for a trade.
That is all for how trainers can get their hands on Party Top Hat Pikachu in the mobile game.
