Okay, so figuring out how to score a King’s Rock in Pokemon GO felt impossible at first, you know? Everyone kept talking about it for evolving Slowking and Politoed, but it just wouldn’t drop for me. Gotta evolve ’em all, right? Here’s exactly what I did, step by step.
The Grind Begins
Started with what seemed obvious: spinning PokéStops like crazy. Seriously, every single stop I saw, spinning that disc. Commuted different routes, hit up parks downtown, everything. Did this solid for like a week. Mostly got potions, revives, and those dang Nanab Berries. No sign of the rock. Got frustrating real fast.
Next up: research tasks. Made sure to pick up every single research task reward I could every day. Specifically looked for ones mentioning evolution items. Did a ton of “Make 3 Great Throws” and “Catch 10 Pokémon” hoping a random evolution item reward might be the King’s Rock. Ended up with a Metal Coat, some Up-Grades… still no rock. Felt like banging my head against a wall.
Getting a Bit Luckier
Heard maybe raids were key. Started doing more 3-star raids whenever I saw them pop up. Usually just T3s since I could solo them. Beat a few Machamp and Alakazam raids. Those reward bundles after winning… sometimes they’d toss in a rare candy or a TM. But after about 5 raids over a few days? Nada. Zip. Zilch. Still stuck.
Decided to go back to basics: weekly adventure sync rewards. Made sure my egg-hatching distance was tracked properly all week, walked over 50km like usual when grinding. Opened that Monday morning reward box with my fingers crossed.
And bam! There it was. Sitting right alongside some Silver Pinaps and Poké Balls. Finally got the King’s Rock! Seriously felt like winning the lottery after all that effort.
What Actually Worked
So, summing up the experience:
- Spinning stops daily: Easy but probably the least reliable way for me. Got zero from these.
- Completing research tasks: Also hit or miss. No luck, just other evolution items.
- Raiding: Got squat personally, but maybe others have better RNG luck?
- Adventure Sync reward (walking 50km): THIS is where it finally dropped.
Ended up using it immediately on my favorite Slowpoke. Just felt good after hunting it down. Lesson learned: focus most on hitting that 50km walk goal every week. Seems way more likely to pay off than hoping some random PokéStop feels generous. Good luck trainers!
