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Do Shiny Pokémon even exist?

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, the community-driven Pokémon encyclopedia. A Shiny Pokémon (Japanese: 色違い color variation; 光る shining) is a specific Pokémon with a different coloration to what is usual for its species. It is one of the many differences that a Pokémon can have within its species.
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How do Shiny Pokémon exist?

Fans speculate Shiny Pokémon were invented as a way to make Gyarados stand out against the lake and be more noticeable to players, as the old pixel graphics of Gold and Silver would have made finding a blue Gyarados difficult in the lake's murky waters.
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Did Shiny Pokémon exist in Gen 1?

Shiny Pokémon have been included since Generation II in Gold and Silver in which the first shiny Pokémon that was introduced was a Red Gyarados.
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Do shiny Pikachu exist?

Over years we've seen a variety of shiny Pokémon released into Pokémon Go, including Shiny Pikachu, Shiny Blitzle and legendary Pokémon like Shiny Tapu Koko.
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Why is gyarados red?

The red Gyarados (Japanese: あかいギャラドス Red Gyarados) is a term used to refer to a Gyarados that is Shiny, which is red rather than its usual blue. According to the anime, this is due to the forced evolution; the Magikarp it evolves from retains its red color, having no time to change its scale color to blue.
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Do Shiny Pokemon Even Exist?

How rare is a shiny Ditto?

Shiny Ditto

(the exact observed rate was 1 in 56.5 with a 95% confidence interval of 1 in 81.9 to 1 in 40.3). This means Ditto falls within the permaboost category of our shiny database.
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Does Ash own any Shiny Pokémon?

Noctowl is the first Shiny Pokémon seen in the anime, although it is not the first alternately colored Pokémon to appear. It is also the first Shiny Pokémon to be owned by a main character and the only Shiny Pokémon owned by Ash.
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What Pokémon Cannot be shiny?

Events & Un-obtainable Shiny Pokémon

In addition to this, in Pokémon Black, White, Black 2 & White 2, several of the wild Pokémon are coded to not be shiny, specifically the legends Victini, Reshiram and Zekrom. In X & Y, none of the Legendary Pokémon can be shiny.
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How did Shinies start?

Shiny Pokemon were introduced in Pokemon Gold and Silver. Fittingly for titles that would primarily be played on the Game Boy Color, the second generation would experiment with color schemes in addition to properly representing designs after the awkward spritework in Red, Blue, and Yellow.
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How rare is a shiny in?

The standard base Shiny rate is 0.2% (1 in 500).
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What's so special about Shiny Pokémon?

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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Does killing Pokémon increase shiny odds?

Your odds of finding a shiny Pokemon go up once you kill 30 -- and go up even more once you kill 60.
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What were Shiny Pokémon called before?

They were originally called rare (Japanese: レア rare) in the debug menu from Pokémon Gold and Silver, Color Pokémon in Pokémon Stadium 2, and also referred to as Alt.
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Why are most Shinies green?

Most of the first shiny Pokemon were created by shifting their palette a few colors. For many Pokemon this meant they became green. A lot of the blue Pokemon actually became pink for the same reason.
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Will Shinies evolve into Shinies?

Shiny Pokémon remain shiny after being evolved. Also Pokémon cannot become shiny via evolving a non-shiny one.
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What's the coolest shiny Pokemon?

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 the coolest shiny Pokemon ever?

15 Coolest Shiny Pokémon, Ranked
  • 8 Altaria.
  • 7 Ponyta.
  • 6 Rayquaza.
  • 5 Guzzlord.
  • 4 Lucario.
  • 3 Charizard.
  • 2 Gyarados.
  • 1 Haxorus.
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What is the rarest type of shiny?

Unown C is the rarest of them all. Its shiny version was made available for only eight hours in three cities in November 2020. Players who wanted access to the event had to cough up $5 and expend multiple incense to attract the Pokemon. Basic forms of Unowns are black throughout, with an eye in the middle.
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What is Ash's rarest Pokémon?

Instead, the rarest Pokémon Ash has ever caught is one that goes all the way back to Johto: Noctowl. In the episode "Fowl Play!" Ash encountered a very rare Pokémon, a shiny Noctowl.
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Is Ash gengar shiny?

Gengar has a color scheme that is different from others of its species, although it isn't considered Shiny.
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Has Ash ever caught a legendary Pokemon?

Ash has had multiple chances to catch a legendary Pokémon throughout the series but never did, despite forming close bonds with a few of them in the wild. Melmetal he caught through luck and coincidence, having already captured its pre-evolution form, Meltan.
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Is shiny rarer than legendary?

Although there are various methods for increasing this chance, like Mass Outbreak hunting, the Masuda Method, or Dynamax Lairs, Shiny Pokemon will always be the rarest Pokemon you can catch in any game, and at the very least, much rarer than legendaries.
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How rare is shiny Eevee?

Researches show that there is a 1 in 450 chance that you might catch Shiny Eevee in Pokémon GO.
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What Pokémon turn into Ditto?

Pokémon Ditto disguises in March 2023: What Pokémon can Ditto be hiding as?
  • Ekans (Gen 1)
  • Gastly (Gen 1)
  • Spinarak (Gen 2 - new for June)
  • Natu (Gen 2)
  • Surskit (Gen 3)
  • Numel (Gen 3 - new for June)
  • Bidoof (Gen 4 - new for June)
  • Finneon (Gen 4)
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Are all Shiny Pokémon female?

Shiny pokémon can be male or female -- the code you've been entering via gameshark most likely assigned the pokémon shiny genes with a Male attack gene ( above 7 ).
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