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Why is my Pokémon shiny?

Shiny Pokémon are rare variants of Pokémon that are differently colored than other Pokémon of their species. If you're lucky, you may randomly encounter Shiny Pokémon in the wild, especially during special events like Community Days or Pokémon GO Fest.
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Why is my Pokémon shiny in Pokémon GO?

Spotlight Hours, Community Days, and other Pokemon Go events will increase the chances of Shiny Pokemon. Community Day Shiny rates are 1/25. Specific Shadow Pokemon, Raid Pokemon, and very rare Pokemon spawned in the wild can have an increased chance of being Shiny.
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Are Shiny Pokémon too rare?

Shiny Pokemon are already rare, but some are even rarer in Pokemon GO. These are the most difficult to obtain shinies to get in the game.
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What is the most hardest Shiny Pokémon to get?

Pokemon Scarlet & Violet: The Hardest Pokemon To Shiny Hunt
  • 8 Wattrel. ...
  • 7 Varoom. ...
  • 6 Mimikyu. ...
  • 5 Ditto, Zorua, And Zoroark. ...
  • 4 Dusk Form Lycanroc. ...
  • 3 Tynamo. ...
  • 2 Family Of Three Maushold And Three-Segment Dudunsparce. ...
  • 1 Authentic Sinistea. This one Pokemon has plagued the shiny hunting community for years.
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What is the number 1 rarest shiny in Pokémon GO?

1. Shiny Alolan Grimer. The Poison- and Dark-type Alolan form of one of the original 151 Pokémon has become notorious in Pokémon GO for its hard-to-get status.
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The Weird Psychology of Shiny Pokemon

What is the benefit of Shiny Pokémon?

Shiny Pokémon don't have better stats or specifically good IVs. Battle-wise, they're as good as any other Pokémon you'd catch. Shinies are just for collection and clout among other trainers.
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Are Shiny Pokémon stronger?

Are Shiny Pokémon Any Stronger? It's easy to think that a super rare variant of a Pokémon would be much stronger than its normal counterparts, but the reality is, unless you're playing in Pokémon Gold, Silver, or Crystal, the answer is a definite no, Shiny Pokémon are not any stronger or weaker than normal Pokémon!
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Is it worth keeping Shiny Pokémon?

Yes shiny Pokémon are incredibly rare very few people won't even have one and if you're lucky enough to have one can you set yourself incredibly lucky that's probably the only shiny Pokémon you are ever going to have legitimately so it's totally worth keeping you can totally evolve it it will remain shiny.
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Should I purify Shiny Pokémon?

Why would you purify? The most obvious reason to purify is get yourself a 100% IV Shiny Pokemon. Even nearly four years after Pokemon Go released, this is something many trainers are still searching for. While this is good for your collection and bragging rights, the reason behind is purely aesthetic.
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Should I purify shiny?

Meanwhile, Purified Pokémon don't have any defense penalties, can learn new moves any time you want, and are easier to level up. But, since higher attack power is generally a more desired trait, you shouldn't purify your shiny Shadow Pokémon.
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Is it OK to transfer Shiny Pokémon?

You're unable to transfer multiple Shiny Pokémon, Lucky Pokémon, or Buddy Pokémon with whom you've reached Good Buddy status or above at a time. Additionally, certain Legendary and some Mythical Pokémon (e.g. Mew, Celebi) are not able to be selected for transfer.
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What is the lamest Shiny Pokémon?

The worst Shiny Pokémon
  • Regice. There are three general archetypes of shiny Pokémon. ...
  • Zapdos. Speaking of disappointing legendaries, the second archetype of terrible shiny is changing one part of the design. ...
  • Espeon. The third shiny archetype is green. ...
  • Gholdengo. ...
  • Tandemaus. ...
  • Flabébé ...
  • Garchomp. ...
  • Minior.
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What is the best Shiny Pokémon to get?

11 best shiny Pokémon
  • Ponyta. We love Ponyta here, and the fiery blaze that comes off it in the original form is cool enough. ...
  • Galarian Zigzagoon. The regional Pokémon variations already give us a new look for the ones involved, but they too have shiny variations. ...
  • Charizard. ...
  • Vaporeon. ...
  • Gyarados. ...
  • Dratini. ...
  • Luxray. ...
  • Spoink.
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What is a shiny locked Pokémon?

These Pokémon are commonly referred to as Shiny-locked. This can happen if the Pokémon is coded not to appear as Shiny in the wild, or via in-game gifts, in-game trades, cannot be bred, or has never been distributed as Shiny via events.
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How do you tell if a Pokémon is shiny before you catch it?

In order to tell if a Pokemon is shiny or not, you'll notice the Pokemon right away compared to others, as it'll be slightly off-colored compared to the other ones there. As well, when you go into battle, there will be a special noise and animation to indiciate that the Pokemon is indeed shiny.
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Where are the rarest Pokémon in Pokémon GO?

The Lake Guardians - Uxie, Mesprit and Azelf

This is due to two very important factors - they're very rare spawn rate and that all three are regionally exclusive Pokémon. The Lake Guardians can be found in the following regions: Uxie - Asia and Pacific regions. Mesprit - Europe, Middle East, Africa and India.
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What is a lucky Pokemon go?

Lucky Pokémon are a new type of Pokémon in Pokémon GO that require 50% less Stardust to power up over a regular Pokémon, and have a special background while viewing them in your Pokédex. While viewing one, you'll also see a new counter displaying the number of Lucky Pokémon you've caught for each species.
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How rare is shiny alpha Eevee?

The base odds of finding a Shiny in the wild are 4096/1, but these odds can be altered via different methods. Despite these methods, Alpha Pokemon have remained the hardest to find Shiny because of the many layers of RNG that go into hunting them.
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How rare is the shiny Ditto?

Key Findings. Around 2% of all Pokémon disguise species encountered in the wild are Ditto. Ditto likely uses the permaboosted shiny rate of 1 in 64.
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Are shiny Pokémon worth evolving?

Oh yes, you should evolve it, it will give rise to the shiny version of the evolved pokemon. So, if you don't have any other problem about evolution, you can surely evolve it.
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Are Shinies only female?

Gender-wise, it depends on the species of critter, usually a 7 would yield a female, but in others you'd need to go as far down as 3, and yet in others it is impossible to have a female shiny as the females of the species have a 1 or 0 in attack (examples: Eevee, Bulbasaur, etc.)
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Are Shinies always female?

Since a Pokémon's gender was also determined based on DVs back then, this resulted in it being impossible to have a female Shiny Pokémon for any Pokémon with a 87.5% chance of being male, such as starter Pokémon.
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Are Shinies harder to catch?

Thankfully, it's actually easier to catch shiny Pokemon in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet than in previous games -- but "easier" doesn't mean "easy." When Pokemon spawn in Scarlet and Violet, they have about a 1 in 4,000 chance of being shiny. Those odds are no good but can be improved by three methods.
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Do Shinies stay shiny after evolving?

Shiny Pokémon remain shiny after being evolved. Also Pokémon cannot become shiny via evolving a non-shiny one.
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Can your first Pokemon be shiny?

The starter Pokemon can only be Shiny if they're hatched from Eggs or traded from someone that already has a Shiny Sprigatito/Fuecoco/Quaxly.
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