Shiny pokemon

Intro

This page is concerning shiny pokemon. Information on these rare creatures is scattered about all over the web. I thought that it might be a good idea to have this information located in one place for our users.

General Information

Shiny Pokemon are Pokemon with a different color scheme then normal ones. They are extremely rare and commonly sought after because of their rarity. Shiny Pokemon have a different color scheme and are different from other shiny Pokemon. A shiny Drifloon would not have the same colors as a shiny Pikachu, for example. A shiny Drifloon is yellow where it would normally be purple, and blue where it would normally be. A shiny pikachu is red instead of yellow.

Location

There is no location, throughout any of the games, that has a higher rate of encountering shiny Pokemon. This is a commonly asked question among those seeking shiny Pokemon; however, a place like this does not exist.

The chances are of finding a shiny Pokemon are consistent and small (the exact chance is 1/8192).

Increasing the Odds

Through use of the Pokeradar, a trainer can dramatically improve his odds of encountering a shiny Pokemon. This is done by attempting to encounter the same species of Pokemon consecutively, a process often referred to as "chaining." With every Pokemon encountered, the chance of finding a shiny Pokemon rises.

Using a Poketch app and the Repel item, trainers can extend the length of their "chain" to forty or more consecutive Pokemon.

"Chaining" In-Depth

An more specific guide to "chaining" Pokemon:

• Obtain the Pokeradar from Dawn after completing the Sinnoh-dex.
• Obtain the Trainer Counter Poketch app from Professor Oak in the Pal Park.
• Have a large stock of Repels/Super Repels/Max Repels.
• Go to the route where the desired Pokemon can be found.
• Use a Repel.
• Use the Pokeradar and enter a grass patch that moved or flashed.
• Note whether the patch entered moved or whether it flashed.
• If the encountered Pokemon is not shiny, defeat it to keep the Pokeradar active.
• When the Pokeradar goes off again, enter grass of the same type. The best odds of finding consecutive Pokemon lie with patches that are more than four spaces away.
• Repeat until you have defeated forty Pokemon of the same type. The odds of encountering a shiny Pokemon are now at their highest.
• Keep reseting the Pokeradar until you see a sparkling patch of grass, which indicates a shiny Pokemon.

types of patches

basic ones-basic ones are the ones that just move

Flashing ones-they flash for not even a second

Shiny ones!-these are the patches that flash except for a longer time these are the ones you are looking for, so for your first patch I'd try to make sure that it is a flashing one so that you dont need to get mixed up between the other patches and you could stumble upon a shiny one easier because flashers and shinies are hard to distinguish apart.

Shiny Legendary Pokemon

Legendary Pokemon can not be "chained" using the Pokeradar. The only way to encounter a shiny Legendary Pokemon is by the original 1/8192 chance. Many trainers save before approaching the Pokemon and reset their games until it appears as a shiny.