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Updated with the different Spinda forms.


Niantic has recently added Spinda to Pokémon GO, bringing us one step closer to having all of the Gen 3 Pokémon in the hit mobile game.

The crazy thing about Spinda is that the pattern on its body is random for every single catch, and there's apparently over four billion different possibilities. That probably explains what took Niantic so long.

You also don't catch it using the usual means. In this guide, we're going to explain exactly what you have to do to catch this unusual Pokémon.

How To Catch Spinda

Right now, Spinda doesn't appear in the wild. Instead, you have to catch it by completing a specific Field Research task: land three curveballs in a row.

To get a Field Research task, you have to spin a PokéStop. If you currently have three Field Research tasks underway, you'll have to delete one to get a place for a new one.

You can check your current Field Research tasks by tapping on the binocular icon on the bottom right of your screen, and delete one by hitting the bin icon on the task itself.

It might take you some time until you get that specific Research Task, but if you're committed to grabbing Spinda you'll make it work.

Spinda Forms

Spinda has the potential to have a limitless number of different forms, but in Pokémon GO that's currently limited to just eight. You can tell each form by the pattern on Spinda's body, and we've rounded up all of the options currently in the game below.

Pattern 1 Pattern 2 Pattern 3 Pattern 4
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How To Land A Curveball

Landing a curveball is pretty easy. Simply spin the Pokéball in circles and then throw it at a Pokémon while it's spinning to make it curve before hitting it.

You do have to account for that curve though when you throw – throwing it at a Pokémon directly like usual won't work. Instead, throw it slightly to the left or right of the Pokémon depending on the spin direction – you want to throw it against the spin direction.

How far to the left or right depends on how far away the Pokémon is. If it's really far, throw it high and slightly to the left or right. If it's near, throw it low and quite far to the left or right.

Practice for a while and you'll start to get the hang of it. To get three in a row, we'd recommend trying it out on a Pokémon that has a smaller chance to be caught and, preferably, a large hitbox.


This article is part of our Pokémon GO walkthrough and guide series. We have articles that take you through the basics, covering How To Catch Pokémon: Throwing Tips, Poké Balls, & Capture Rates, How To Redeem Pokémon GO Promo Codes, How To Check A Pokémon's IVs Using An IV Calculator, How Trading Works, How To Track Pokémon Using Maps And Trackers, What Star Pieces And Stardust Do And How To Get Them, How Player Vs. Player Trainer Battles Work, and How To Complete Field Research And Research Breakthroughs And All Rewards.

We cover regular weekly and monthly Pokémon GO events, such as Spotlight Hour Times And Bonus Hour Times, and Community Days. We also have charts, including a Type Chart With Effectiveness And Weakness For All Types, an Egg Chart Explaining 2km, 5km, 7km, & 10km Eggs, and a Buddy Chart Explaining How To Earn Candy.

Elsewhere we cover Friend Code And Sharing Them For Easy XP and Which Pokémon GO 'Auto Catch' Companion Device Is The Best, plus more advanced tactics and info such as All Fast Moves And Charge Moves, How To Get TMs, And How It All Works, Shiny Pokémon And How To Catch Them, Glacial Lures, Magnetic Lures, Mossy Lures in Pokémon GO (And Their Exclusive Evolutions), How To Get Lots Of Candy Fast, How Lucky Pokémon Work & How To Catch Them, How To Catch All 27 Regional Pokémon, the Best Attackers And Best Defenders, All Raid Bosses And Best Counters Listed By Tier, What EX Raids Are And How To Get EX Raid Passes, What A Super Incubators Does And How To Get One, and How Get Mega Energy.

Pocket Monster-wise, we have specific guides for How To Get Pangoro, Sylveon, Glaceon, Aromatisse, Slurpuff, Sirfetch’d, Galarian Cofagrigus And More, How To Get Sylveon, Leafeon, Glaceon, Umbreon, Espeon, Vaporeon, Jolteon And Flareon, How To Evolve Wurmple Into Silcoon Or Cascoon, How To Get Tyrogue, Hitmonlee, Hitmonchan And Hitmontop, How To Use The Weather To Get Each Castform Form, How To Catch And Evolve Into Galarian Slowbro, How To Catch Smeargle, How To Find And Evolve Burmy, How To Catch Spinda, Where To Find Unown, How To Catch Ditto, and The Rarest Pokémon Including Wild, Shiny, Mythical And Regional Catches.

We also cover timed research and special events, including Mew's 'A Mythical Discovery', Jirachi's 'A Thousand-Year Slumber', Celebi's 'A Ripple In Time', and Regigigas' 'A Colossal Discovery'. Other (past) event guides include Twitch Codes List - Pokémon World Championship 2022, How To Battle A Challenger (World Championships 2022), How To Battle Fashion Challengers, 'A Spooky Message' Spiritomb Quest, Kanto Event FAQ, and the Summer Tour 2018 Chicago GO Fest And Dortmund And Yokosuka Safari Zones.

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