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Shiny Pok�mon

Standard Methods

You have probably heard or seen a picture of them. Pok�mon that are different colors than normally seen with. An example of that could be a Metagross with a silver coating and a golden X on it, a dark green Zubat, or a black Rayquaza. The Torchic you may have obtained from Professor Birch may be a lighter colored orange and you may think the game is glitched up, but it isn't. As you can imagine, these occurences are very, very rare. Not very many people even have a shiny Pok�mon to begin with. So how do you get them?

It depends on very, very good luck to get a shiny Pok�mon. You can find shiny Pok�mon in the wild, in eggs, and in the battle tower, which is basically everyplace you can catch a Pok�mon save for the Battle Tower in which you won't be able to catch the shinys there. Needless to say, you wont be very lucky if a shiny ends up there. People have said that you can also meet a shiny when in your first battle against the wild Poochyena and Wally's Ralts as well. Basically, like I said, it revolves around how lucky you are. Now the bad thing is that the odds of finding a shiny Pok�mon in the wild are 1 in 8,192 battles...all the time, meaning after 8,191 battles it'll still be 1 in 8,192 and not a dead cert that you will get one i.e. not 1 in 1 battles. This rate has been altered as of Pok�mon X & Pok�mon Y to make Shiny Pok�mon more common.

Now you'd think with a Pok�mon this rare, it has to have good Individual Values and such. That's no longer the case. Shiny Pok�mon are always going to end up with the same odds of good stats as normal Pok�mon. They used to have set IV's in the Metal generation where it had 0 HP IVs, random Attack IVs and IVs of 10 in Defense, Speed, Special Attack and Special Defense, but since then and until XY, it has been based upon the hidden PID of the Pok�mon. As of Pok�mon X & Y, it is a 1 in 4,096 chance of finding a shiny Pok�mon.

Alternate Methods

Masuda Method

In the fourth generation, a variety of things have changed in order to allow for the obtaining of Shiny Pok�mon. First is a method commonly known as the Masuda Method, named after the game developer and the person who revealed it; Junichi Masuda. This method has you breed two Pok�mon. However, one of the Pok�mon must be of a different nationality than your game (such as a Japanese Pok�mon on an English game). This will lower the chances of hatching a shiny Pok�mon from 1 in 8,192 to 1 in 2,048 cutting it by 75% in Generation IV. However, in Generation V, it is boosted even further from 1 in 8,192 to 1 in 1,365.3. Generation VI has increased the likelihood even further thanks to the decrease in standard shiny rate, being 1 in 682.7.

Pok�Radar Chaining

The second method of obtaining shiny Pok�mon is through the method called "chaining". This method has you carry on a chain on the Pok�Radar within Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, X & Y. As you battle the Pok�mon and your chain increases, the chances of seeing a Shiny Pok�mon also increases up until you're on the 40th chain where it levels out. Continue the chain and you may see the grass glow instead of shaking. If this occurs, there is a shiny Pok�mon there. When you defeat or capture a Pok�mon you have discovered with the Pok�Radar, the chain begins and you need to follow the chain to other grass tiles to continue the chain. These chains are broken when a different Pok�mon appears or you encounter a Wild Pok�mon outside of the set grass tiles so it is recommended that you use Repel or other Wild Pok�mon prevention techniques. Shiny Pok�mon are easily findable with the Pok�Radar. If you have found a Shiny Pok�mon with the Pok�Radar, the grass will shine as opposed to shaking. With chaining, you have the ability to increase the likelihood of finding a Shiny Pok�mon. This is done by having a prolonged chain on the Pok�Radar. The chances increase up until the 40th Pok�mon in the chain. This is calculated with the following formula;
Chance = (14747 - 40*ChainNumber)/2621440(41-ChainNumber)
After each use of the Pok�Radar, it requires recharging. This is done by walking 50 steps.

Consecutive Fishing

Chaining goes even further in Pok�mon X & Y due to the inclusion of Consecutive Fishing. With this, as you hook Pok�mon with the fishing rod, you get increased chances of getting a shiny Pok�mon. This will increase with each Pok�mon you hook without leaving the spot, regardless of if you defeat them, capture them or run from battle. If you don't get a nibble, or if you move from the place you were fishing, you will break the chain. The chain also resets once you get a shiny Pok�mon. Exact values are still to be discovered.

Shiny Charm

In Pok�mon Black 2 & White 2, a new item is introduced called the Shiny Charm. This item, obtained when you have completed the National Pok�dex, increases the chances of Shiny Pok�mon appearing. As it's a Key Item, when you have the item in your bag, then the chances of encountering Shiny Pok�mon in the wild is increased to 300% of normal, making it a 1 in 2,730.6 chance. If, however, you're using the Masuda Method to breed, it reduces it from 1 in 1,365.3 down to 1 in 1024 and, from X & Y onwards, 1 in 512!

In-Game Shiny Pok�mon

In addition to this, there have been numerous Shiny Pok�mon that have been encountered in events and even more notably, within the games themselves. These Pok�mon are always shiny no matter how many times you soft reset. In the Trainer Tower in FireRed/LeafGreen, there were also a couple of trainers with Shiny Pok�mon

#130 Gyarados

Game: Pok�mon Gold/Silver/Crystal & HeartGold/SoulSilver
Location: Lake of Rage

Method:
This Gyarados is the only Alternate Coloured Pok�mon that you are guaranteed to encounter in these games. Before you reach Mahogany Town, you will be informed of problems at the Lake of Rage. Once you get there, you will discover that a Gyarados is rampaging in the lake. To calm it, you need to capture it or defeat it. Once defeated, Lance will request your help in stopping Team Rocket.

Gyarados

Level 30

OT:	Yours
ID:	Yours
Ability:	Intimidate
Hold Item:
None

??? Nature.
Date of Receiving
Lake of Rage. Caught at Lv. 30

#147 Dratini & #443 Gible

Location: Flocessy Town

Method:
After defeating Benga in Black City or White Forest's main attraction, Benga will visit Alder and while there, will give you a special prize, a Gible or a Dratini depending on which facility he was beaten. Gible in Black and Dratini in White These Pok�mon are unique in that they are Shiny

Gible ♂

Level 1

OT:	Yours
ID:	Yours
Ability:	Sand Veil
Hold Item:
EXP. Share

??? Nature.
Date of Receiving
Flocessy Town. Caught at Lv. 1

Tackle

Dratini ♂

Level 1

OT:	Yours
ID:	Yours
Ability:	Shed Skin
Hold Item:
EXP. Share

??? Nature.
Date of Receiving
Flocessy Town. Caught at Lv. 1

Bind

Leer

#612 Haxorus

Game: Pok�mon Black 2 & White 2
Location: Nature Preserve

Method:
After you have seen all the Pok�mon in the Unova Dex, you will receive a License. This item, when shown to the airport attendant in Mistralton City, takes you to the Nature Preserve, a place filled with wild Pok�mon. However, in the middle of this sanctuary is the rare Shiny Haxorus.

Haxorus

Level 60

OT:	Yours
ID:	Yours
Ability:	Rivalry or Mold Breaker
Hold Item:
None

??? Nature.
Date of Receiving
Nature Preserve. Caught at Lv. 60

Events & Un-obtainable Shiny Pok�mon

In Generation IV and Generation V, nearly all the non-Shiny event Pok�mon you obtain are coded to not be shiny. These Pok�mon can usually be soft reset for IVs and natures, but they will never be shiny. There are a few exceptions for this, such as a couple of Kyushu events in 2012 in Japan. In addition to this, in Pok�mon Black, White, Black 2 & White 2, several of the wild Pok�mon are coded to not be shiny, specifically the legends Victini, Reshiram and Zekrom. In X & Y, none of the Legendary Pok�mon can be shiny.

As of now, the following Pok�mon cannot be shiny under any circumstance.

Unavailable Shiny Pok�mon

Victini

Coded to not be shiny in Black/White

Keldeo

Event only

Event only

Event only

Event only

Coded to not be shiny

Tapu Bulu

Coded to not be shiny

Tapu Fini

Coded to not be shiny

Cosmog

Coded to not appear shiny

Cosmoem

Coded to not appear shiny

Solgaleo

Coded to not appear shiny

Lunala

Coded to not appear shiny

Necrozma

Coded to not appear shiny

Magearna

Event Only

Marshadow

Event Only

Zeraora

Event Only

Shiny Locks

Starting in Pok�mon Black & White, the developers started instituting locks where Pok�mon could be caught in a wild but prevented from being shiny. These locks are mostly done on the signature legendary Pok�mon of the games, but do range further. These Pok�mon are usually available as shiny through other games and are only locked through the particular game listed.

Game

Picture

Pok�mon

Location

Pok�mon Black & White