Can I catch shiny Pokémon?
In other Pokémon games, you can catch shiny Pokémon if you are lucky. Can I catch shiny Pokémon in Pokémon Go?
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As of right now, there have been no shiny Pokemon encountered in Pokemon GO. As the game has been release for multiple days, more than 8192 Pokemon have been encountered by the install base of multiple hundreds of thousands. Its incredibly unlikely that there are shiny Pokemon in Pokemon GO.
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Can you catch a shiny Pokemon?
Shiny Pok\xe9mon don't offer any competitive advantages, but they feature different colors and a sparkling texture. The process of catching a shiny Pok\xe9mon is identical to capturing a regular one since you'll only need to get into an encounter with them and throw a couple of Pok\xe9balls to secure the deal.What are the chances of catching a shiny Pokemon?
The chance of seeing a shiny Pok\xe9mon is 1 in every 8192, or a probability of 0.01220703125% during each encounter. From Generation III onwards, shiny Pok\xe9mon are determined by other factors such as the Trainer ID number and the personality value of the Pok\xe9mon.What is the best way to catch shiny Pokemon?
Your chances of finding a shiny increase incrementally when you've fought the same Pok\xe9mon 1, 20, 50, 100, 200, 300, or 500 times total. That means that the best way to increase your chances is by having fought the same Pok\xe9mon 500 times during your game.Are you guaranteed to catch shiny Pokemon?
The good news about encountering a Shiny Legendary Pokemon from gym raids is that any catch is a guaranteed success!Easiest Shiny Pokemon in Every Game
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Answer 2
EDIT: Here's an online list of shinies that is updated regularly: https://www.imore.com/pokemon-go-shiny
Posting an updated answer since the old one is outdated. Legendaries are in italics, as they both can't be found in wild in normal circumstances and require higher stardust to trade for.
Kanto Pokedex: All Pokemon can be obtained as shiny. Mew, however, can only be obtained as shiny if you participated in the Pokemon Go Tour: Kanto and complete both the Kanto Tour Special Research and the All-in-One 151 Masterwork Research.
Jotho Pokedex (incomplete)
- Chikorita and its evolution line
- Cyndaquil and its evolution line
- Totodile and its evolution line
- Togepi, Togetic, and Togekiss
- Natu and its evolution line
- Marill, Azumarill, and Azurill
- Mareep and its evolution line
- Sunkern and its evolution line
- Snorunt and its evolution line
- Misdreavus and its evolution line
- Murkrow and its evolution line
- Pineco and its evolution line
- Snubbull and its evolution line
- Swinub and its evolution line
- Delibird
- Houndour and its evolution line
- Smeargle (previously available, cannot currently be caught as shiny)
- Raikou
- Entei
- Suicune
- Larvitar and its evolution line
- Lugia
- Ho-Oh
- Celebi (requires access to the Distracted by Something Shiny research questline)
Hoenn Pokedex (incomplete)
Pooychena and its evolution line
Zigzagoon and its evolution line
Taillow and its evolution line
Wingull and its evolution line
Makuhita and its evolution line
Sableye
Mawile
Meditite and its evolution line
Aron and its evolution line
Plusle
Minun
Spoink and its evolution line
Feebas and its evolution line
Wailmer and its evolution line
Swablu and its evolution line
Shuppet and its evolution line
Duskull and its evolution line
Absol
Wobbuffet and Wynaut
Snorunt, Glalie, and Froslass
Luvdisc
Beldum and its evolution line
Latias
Kyogre
Groudon
Sinnoh Pokedex (incomplete)
Shinx and its evolution line
Drifloon and its evolution line
Also some from the Unova, Kalos and Galar Pokedexes
Other
- Meltan and its evolution line
Answer 3
It's VERY easy to reskin in this game and, as far as I checked, the game files contain no shinies. Sorry guys, the only reskins you might see have been made by some people who want attention.
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