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Players of Pokémon Go are once again shocked about one of developer Niantic’s decisions – but it’s a rare occasion of that surprise being positive. Later in January the Raging Battles event will introduce Annihilape from Pokémon Scarlet & Violet, which just got its own epilogue content update, to the mobile game. Usually when big names like this one join Pokémon Go, Niantic requires players to participate in raids or hatch eggs, which are both activities that drive users to make real-currency purchases in the game to enhance their chances of getting the newcomer. Here’s everything you need to know about how to evolve Annihilape in Pokémon Go. Annihilape will be available through the regular evolution process with a requirement that seems easily doable. You need to set the Primeape you want to evolve as your buddy and then defeat 30 Ghost- or Psychic-type Pokémon in battle. Mind that you don’t need to use your Primeape in these fights, it just has to be your buddy while you do them. Best of all, Annihilap

This article first appeared on Video Games on SI and was syndicated with permission.

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