Shiny Pokémon (GO) (2024)

FAQs

Do all Shinies have a 100 catch rate? ›

Shiny Pokémon from Raid Battles and from Team GO Rocket have a 100% catch rate when successfully hit with a Premier Ball. Only the Shiny forms of certain Pokémon have been released, often coinciding with a special event or update.

Shiny Pokémon are extremely rare Pokémon that differ in coloration from their regular appearance. These color variations may range from minor hue adjustments to completely altered palettes. Only one shiny variation exists for each Pokémon.

Some wild Pokémon, like Scyther, Sneasel, and Onix, actually have far better odds than others, often as good as 1:50! Sometimes Pokémon have better shiny rates during events, too.

Eating vendor food or making your own sandwiches grant special benefits called Meal Powers—and one of them, called Sparkling Power, increases the chance that you'll encounter a Shiny Pokémon.

One of the best ways you can hunt for Shinies in Pokemon GO is by taking part in as many Legendary Raids as possible. This method has the highest chances of coming into contact with a Shiny after you defeat the legendary in battle with other players.

Shiny Pokemon are rare, with generally only a 1/4096 chance of encountering them in the wild. A few games, such as Pokemon Sword & Shield, have DLC that increases your chance of success. Some shinies, like shiny Munchlax, are extremely difficult to catch with odds of 1/4,300,800.

When they are shiny, they are called shunundos. If players compare the odds of getting a nundo and a hundo in the wild, that's pretty much the same, standing at 1/4096. However, there are several factors in play that significantly increase the odds of getting a hundo.

The odds of finding a Tandemaus or Dunsparce able to evolve into the desired form, even with Sparkling Power and the Shiny Charm, is roughly 1/68,300, making them some of the rarest shiny Pokemojn.

For this reason, it can be presumed that Shadow Mewtwo will have a 1/20 chance of spawning in shiny form, as indicated by the player data that was collected and investigated by The Silph Road during their partnership with Niantic.

0-star Pokemon with high CP are also great for leaving in Gyms or even battling in Gyms. If GO trainers catch a Shiny Pokemon, there's a chance it will have 0-stars. However, it's a Shiny, meaning trainers had to be extremely lucky to even find one. A Shiny is not worth transferring even if it has a poor Appraisal.

What is the most wanted shiny in Pokemon GO? ›

Shiny Alolan Grimer stands out among the shiny variants in Pokémon GO with its peculiar and rare appearance. This unique variant of the slimy Pokémon brings a surprising twist to its coloration. That's when compared to its regular form, making it a coveted find for trainers.

You can tell if the Pokémon you've encountered is a Shiny Pokémon if you see an icon above their CP like the one in the picture below. Besides encounters in the wild, Raid Boss encounters, Special Research Breakthroughs, Research Task rewards, and other rewards are just a few ways you may encounter a Shiny Pokémon.

One of the best ways you can hunt for Shinies in Pokemon GO is by taking part in as many Legendary Raids as possible. This method has the highest chances of coming into contact with a Shiny after you defeat the legendary in battle with other players.

Start resetting your PokéRadar to try to make shiny patches appear. Once you've reached a 40 chain, your odds are as high as they are going to get. You can now start resetting your PokéRadar until a shiny patch of shaking grass appears. Shiny patches will start appearing in about 1 out of 50 resets.

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While the base rate is still 1 in every 4,096 Pokémon, it can be improved all the way to 1 in 1365, 819, or even 512 with a little effort and the right buffs. The core of this technique is finding a Mass Outbreak and beating 60 Pokémon in it.

Like other Pokémon games, Pokémon GO relies on a random number generator (RNG) system for determining if Pokémon found in the wild or encountered at the end of a raid will be Shiny, and each Pokémon's Shiny status is determined uniquely for each player.