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What are the odds of getting a shiny egg?

When you encounter a wild Pokémon or obtain a Pokémon from an Egg, there is a 1/4096 that it will be a Shiny. In Scarlet and Violet, Shiny Pokémon appear in the overworld so you can instantly tell what is and isn't a wild Shiny.
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What are the odds of getting a shiny egg in Pokemon go?

On average, there's a 1 in 500 chance, or . 2%, for a wild Pokémon in Pokémon GO to be Shiny, although the rates change depending on various circumstances. The rate appears to be eight times higher - a 1 in 62.5 chance, or 1.6% - for very rare wild spawns, certain Shadow Pokémon, and certain raid Pokémon.
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What is the chance of an egg being shiny?

Without Shiny Charm > 1 in 682.7 chance of shiny hatched from an egg. With Shiny Charm > 1 in 512 chance of shiny hatched from an egg.
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What are the odds of getting a shiny egg in Pokemon sword?

Essentially, the Masuda method is applicable when breeding two Pokemon from different language versions of the game. Any egg produced by two Pokemon originating from different languages in-game will have a higher chance of being shiny; 1/683 without the Shiny Charm, and 1/512 with it.
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Does shiny sandwich affect eggs?

Shiny Sandwiches will not help with the chance for an egg to be Shiny, so players should prepare other sandwiches for their eggs. Players will need to repeat this until they have hatched a shiny Pokemon, though there are a few things they can do to further increase their chances.
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Can you soft reset for shiny eggs?

No. The Pokemon inside the egg is pre-determined as soon as they are give to you, so, no. You can't receive the egg, save, hatch then soft reset for a shiny...
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Can you hatch a shiny egg?

You can also hatch Shiny Pokémon from Eggs when breeding two Pokémon at one of the Day Care centres in the Galar region (one can be found on Route 5 and the other is in the Wild Area). Any hatched Pokémon can be Shiny - just like any wild Pokémon can - but there's a way to dramatically increase your chances.
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How rare is a square shiny from eggs?

“Same 1:4096 odds to obtain a shiny, but there are two types of shiny. 15/16 show stars, 1/16 show squares. Square rarity is 1 in 65536!” However, “in a surprising twist, it looks like chained shinies that are destined to be shiny are forced to be shiny in such a way that [results in squares].”
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Do 2 shiny Pokemon make shiny eggs?

Yes. It typically has the same shiny odds as any other Pokémon (1 in 4096), although these odds can be increased with the Shiny Charm and the Masuda Method. Breeding with one or both of the parents being shiny does not increase the shiny odds outside of Gen II.
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Will a shiny egg always be shiny?

The only time a shiny parent is any kind of influence on the shininess of the egg is in gen 2. Even then, it's not a guarantee, only an improvement to between 1/128 and 1/64 chance depending on the species' gender ratio (and if both parents are shiny, they'll refuse to make any eggs so you have zero chance).
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Are star Shinies rare?

Regardless of the type of Shiny, the odds of obtaining a Shiny Pokémon are 1 in 4,096. Once you've obtained a Shiny, the odds of it being a Star Shiny are 15 in 16. Then there are the Square Shinies.
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What sandwich helps with shiny hunting?

Sparkling Sandwiches

This power causes the chance that a Pokemon will be a shiny by rolling the dice an additional time per level of the meal power, to a max of 3 extra chances for Pokemon to be shiny. This gives players a much greater chance of any Pokemon they encounter to be a shiny.
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Does hatching eggs increase shiny chance?

The probability of hatching a Shiny Pokémon is approximately equal to the normal Shiny rate multiplied by the total number of rolls (i.e. one more than the number of rerolls). The Shiny Charm also adds rerolls in the same way, so its effect can be combined with the Masuda method.
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How do you increase shiny odds?

By defeating or capturing them, you can increase your odds of a shiny Pokémon appearing. The easiest way to do this is simply to allow a powerful Pokémon to autobattle their way through the waves of spawns. After a while, if you're lucky, a shiny Pokémon will appear.
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Can you breed a Shiny Pokémon?

The best thing to do for breeding Shiny Pokémon is to get a foreign Ditto. Nab a Ditto from your region and find a person in another country to trade Ditto with. That way everything you breed going forward will have the Masuda Method's chances of being Shiny.
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Does sparkling power affect eggs?

Sparkling power doesn't affect eggs unfortunately, just wild spawns. So breeding with egg power is faster.
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Can you relearn egg moves scarlet?

Thankfully, Pokemon Scarlet & Violet allows any Pokemon to learn egg moves even if they didn't hatch from the egg with them.
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How do I know if Masuda method is working?

As long as that tag doesn't match your local region, then that's a Masuda Ditto. You can check this by examining the summary screen of the Pokemon you're trading with on the Link trade menu.
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Can you tell if an egg is shiny before it hatches?

All you do is save before you hatch a box of 30 eggs. When you find the shiny egg, restart the game and just remove the egg from the group. Hatch it again to confirm. All eggs are predetermined shiny after taking the egg from the nursery.
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Is the second Koraidon shiny locked?

The box art legendaries of this generation, Koraidon, and Miraidon, are shiny-locked due to the pattern followed from Generation V onwards. All Pokemon traded with NPCs in this generation are not obtainable in shiny form due to a restriction applied to them by the developers.
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What is the catch rate in Scarlet Violet?

The catch rate is calculated at 0.8 to the power of each badge you don't have, so at the start trying to catch a Level 50 Pokémon would only have 26.2% of its usual catch rate.
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What are the odds of a shiny sandwich encounter?

The base rate for finding a shiny Pokémon is 1/4096, which is miniscule. However, with sandwiches, the Shiny Charm, and Mass Outbreaks, the chances rise dramatically: Base shiny rate: 1/4086. Shiny rate with Shiny Charm: 1/1365.67.
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