Unown can only be obtained in its Shiny form during limited time periods.

Jirachi can currently only be obtained in its Shiny form as the final reward for the Special Research Masterwork Research: Wish Granted, which required a purchase from Pokémon GO Tour: Hoenn.

Celebi can currently only be obtained in its Shiny form as the final reward for the Special Research Distracted by Something Shiny, which was only obtainable during Secrets of the Jungle Event 2020.

Mew can currently only be obtained in its Shiny form as the final reward for the Special Research All-in-One #151, which required a purchase from Pokémon GO Tour: Kanto.

Some Pokémon can only be obtained in their Shiny form for a limited time, after which they cannot be obtained again until either a new event occurs or they are made permanently available. Those obtained from Grunts or Giovanni cannot be shiny, with a few exceptions.Īlmost all Shiny forms of Pokémon are currently in game assets, but only part of them are currently available to obtain by players in the gameplay.įor list of Shiny Pokémon that are available in the game, see here: List of Shiny Pokémon For list of Shiny Pokémon by their release dates, see here: List of Shiny Pokémon release dates For comparison of regular and shiny sprites of Pokémon, see here: List of Shiny Pokémon comparison List of Shiny Pokémon with limited-time availability Only Shadow Pokémon obtained from the three Rocket Leaders or Jessie and James are able to be shiny. Shiny Shadow Pokémon are registered to the Shadow Pokédex, which has additional switch buttons for shiny forms for eligible Pokédex entries. Once a player captures 10 Shiny (non-Shadow) Pokémon, they will unlock the Shiny Pokédex so they can see each entry of Shiny Pokémon they have seen/caught.

The in-game RNG determines if wild-spawned and Raid Pokémon are Shiny for each player's instance separately thus a Shiny Pokémon from the same spawn point may not, and most likely will not, appear shiny to other Trainers.

In the Map View and Sightings view, Shiny Pokémon are shown in their regular coloration until they appear on the encounter screen or on the summary page, where they have an aura of stars around them, a shiny tab shown above the CP and their different coloration is visible. Only one shiny variation exists for each Pokémon. These color variations may range from minor hue adjustments to completely altered palettes. Shiny Pokémon are extremely rare Pokémon that differ in coloration from their regular appearance.

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