What is Pokérus moon?

Pokerus is a very useful and VERY rare virus in the Pokemon world. It's rare to get it in the wild, but it's easy to come by now that online trading is so easily accessible. This virus will allow Pokemon to gain Effort Values twice as fast as usual.

Is Pokérus good or bad?

While a virus surely sounds bad, Pokérus is actually completely beneficial. The status, which was indicated by a small icon, doubled the EV points that the infected Pokémon gained from battle, making training exceedingly easy.

What does it mean if your Pokémon has Pokérus?

Pokérus is a super rare virus that your Pokémon can contract in Sword and Shield. In fact, your Pokémon have a 1/21,845 chance of generating the virus. That makes it rarer to catch the virus than it is to catch or hatch a regular shiny Pokémon.

How long does Pokérus last?

When in the party, a Pokemon's Pokerus will usually last for about one to four days before being cured by itself. However, the Pokemon will still gain double the EVs in battle; it just won't be able to spread the virus.

What do the Pokérus symbols mean?

Infected Pokémon will have a purple icon next to their name—either a purple smiley icon or a bar that says “Pokérus.” A smiley icon indicates that the Pokémon has recovered from the virus while the bar icon means that the Pokémon is still infected and can spread the infection to others in the team.

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How rare is Pokérus?

Pokérus has a 3 in 65,536 (or approximately a 1 in 21,845) chance of being generated on one of the player's Pokémon after a battle, making it rarer than encountering or hatching a Shiny Pokémon.

What happens when Pokérus is cured?

Don't worry, it will wear off." Pokérus spreads from an infected Pokémon to a healthy one through battling or training with the infected Pokémon. The virus, however, does not last forever; after two days or so, it will wear off of the Pokémon and will not be able to be received again.

Why remove Pokérus?

The removal of Pokerus can change how players approach raising their creatures. The virus was a useful tool when used to raise a competitive team, as the double EV's Pokemon earned would make them stronger than a pocket monster that was raised without it.

Can Pokémon get Pokérus twice?

Since Pokérus isn't technically a status condition within the game, you cannot heal the infection with items or by going to a Pokémon Center. The condition automatically clears up after four days and, similar to Chicken Pox, once your Pokémon is no longer infected, it can never catch Pokérus again.

Is Pokérus more rare than a shiny?

The odds of Pokérus are 3/65536. This is bad in itself, but when combined with the 1/8192 odds of a Shiny Pokémon in Generations 1–5, gives a probability of 3/536870912 (3/2^29).

Why is Pokérus so good?

Pokerus doesn't kill your buddies, or anything like that. Actually, the virus is a good thing: Any monster that has Pokerus will gain double the amount of Effort Points, which help determine a creature's final stats. Savvy players like having Pokerus, because it makes raising buffed-up monsters easier.

What to do if you have a Pokérus?

After you win a few battles, the pokémon that are next to the one with Pokérus will will also have Pokérus. Pokérus doesn't spread over time; you have to do battles in order to make it spread. Also, a pokémon in the PC box who has Pokérus can't spread it to other pokémon from there.

Does Pokérus make Pokémon stronger?

Pokerus is a very useful and VERY rare virus in the Pokemon world. It's rare to get it in the wild, but it's easy to come by now that online trading is so easily accessible. This virus will allow Pokemon to gain Effort Values twice as fast as usual.

Is Pokérus permanent in Pokémon?

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Fortunately, Pokérus' effects don't go away even if the infected Pokémon is no longer contagious. So long as a Pokémon has Pokérus at least once, they'll still be able to gain double EVs from training.

Can Pokérus spread to eggs?

No it is not a Bad Egg. From Generation III onward, Eggs may catch Pokérus like any other Pokémon. Starting in Generation VI, the Poké Ball of the female Pokémon (other than a Master Ball and Cherish Ball, which result in the default standard Poké Ball) will be passed down to its offspring.

Is there a Pokérus in Scarlet?

It was a data miner who discovered that the Pokérus isn't present in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet.

What is the most powerful form of a Pokémon?

Arceus is, without a doubt, the most powerful Legendary Pokémon. This Normal type Mythical Pokémon is the creator of the universe and thus the closest that the Pokémon world has to a god. When it hatched from its egg, Arceus brought with it time, space, and antimatter in the form of the Creation Trio.

Is the Pokérus virus bad?

Through Pokérus, Pokémon can infect one another with the virus, potentially even infecting the whole team. This is far from a bad thing, however. Pokérus, when used intelligently and properly, can be an amazing tool for EV training or simply building up a competitive team.

What is the hardest Shiny Pokémon to get?

Who is the rarest shiny?

While there are numerous other Pikachu's that wear special hats in the game, Detective Pikachu is the rarest shiny version, and it was only available during one of Pokémon Go's one-time limited events. What is this?

What is the highest Pokémon shiny odds?

For the best possible odds of finding shiny Pokémon, stack Sparkling Power, Shiny Charm, and 60 Outbreak defeats, for a 1-in-512 chance of finding a shiny Pokémon.

Do Shinies have 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.

How rare is a 100% shiny in Pokemon GO?

There's a one in 4,096 chance, or 0.0244% portability, of finding perfect IVs from a wild catch.

Are Shinies 100 percent catch rate?

If a Shiny Legendary is found after completing a Raid, it has a 100% catch rate.

What is the lamest Shiny Pokémon?