22 January 2026

How to Get Fidough and Dachsbun in Pokemon GO (Precious Pals)

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Greysun is the lead guides editor at Game Rant, covering all the biggest AAA titles to the smaller indie gems. He’s been a big Nintendo fan since the SNES days and patiently awaits a Super Mario Odyssey sequel.

The Precious Pals event going on right now in Pokemon GO (it comes to a close on January 25 at 8 pm local time) introduces the Shiny versions of Fidough and its evolution, Dachsbun, into the game for the first time.

The (baked?) puppy and dog duo are also part of one of the two collection challenges for the Pokemon GO event, so this guide will cover how to get both of them and the rewards for completing ‘In Knead of Friend.’ We’ll also go over the second Precious Pals collection challenge: ‘Little Friends, Big Potential.’

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How to Complete In Knead of a Friend Collection Challenge in Pokemon GO

How to Get Fidough and Dachsbun

To complete the ‘In Knead of a Friend’ collection challenge in Pokemon GO, you must catch a Fidough and then evolve it (using 50 Fidough Candy) into Dachsbun.

The rewards for completing this challenge are…

5000 XP
An encounter with another Fidough
5000 Stardust

How do you get yourself a Fidough, you ask? Well, there are five different methods during the Precious Pals event.

If you cough up $5 in the in-game shop for the Premium ticket for special timed research, you’ll be able to get an encounter with Fidough after the six tasks are completed. The tasks involve earning hearts with your Buddy Pokemon, feeding your Buddy, and taking a picture of your Buddy.
The second way to get Fidough is through a regular field spawn encounter. Fidough is one of the Pokemon that should appear more often as the event goes on. Remember, it ends on January 25 at 8 pm local time!
The third way is to try hatching 2 km eggs. Fidough is one of the five Pokemon that will hatch during the event. The other Pokemon are Golden, Togepi, Riolu, and Happiny (so you just need to get lucky!)
The fourth way to encounter Fidough is by completing one of the Field Research Tasks, specifically the one that asks you to earn Candy while exploring with a Buddy. (If you need a guide on how Buddy Pokemon work, we got you covered)
And last but not least, you can simply complete the other collection challenge (Little Friends, Big Potential). Fidough is one of the rewards for catching a Magikarp, Stufful, Swablu, and Wimpod (all of which appear as increased spawns during the event). You will also earn 5000 XP and 5000 Stardust for its completion –same as the first collection challenge.