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A '''Shiny Pokémon''' (Japanese: '''{{tt|光|ひか}}るポケモン''' ''Shiny Pokémon''), previously officially known as '''alternate coloration''' or '''rare coloration''' (Japanese: '''{{tt|色違い|いろちがい}}''' ''differently colored''), and called '''Color Pokémon''' in [[Pokémon Stadium 2]], is a specific {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} with different coloration to what is usual for its species. It is one of the many differences that a Pokémon can have within its species.
A '''Shiny Pokémon''' (Japanese: '''{{tt|光|ひか}}るポケモン''' ''Shiny Pokémon''), previously officially known as '''alternate coloration''' or '''rare coloration''' (Japanese: '''{{tt|色違い|いろちがい}}''' ''differently colored''), and called '''Color Pokémon''' in [[Pokémon Stadium 2]], is a specific {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} with different coloration to what is usual for its species. It is one of the many differences that a Pokémon can have within its species.


The term "Shiny Pokémon" was first created by fans to refer to the sparkling sound effect and animation made at the start of an encounter with one in the {{pkmn|games}}. Eventually, The term {{Shiny Pokemon}} was first used in {{Gold and Silver}}
The term "Shiny Pokémon" was first created by fans to refer to the sparkling sound effect and animation made at the start of an encounter with one in the {{pkmn|games}}. Eventually, this term fell into official usage in Generation IV, used on promotional material promoting Shiny [[event Pokémon]]. The term Shiny Pokémon was first used in-game in {{game|Black and White|s}} in [[Nimbasa City]].
promotional material promoting Shiny [[event Pokémon]]. The term Shiny Pokémon was first used in-game in {{game|Black and White|s}} in [[Nimbasa City]].


Shiny Pokémon can differ in color from their normal counterparts very little or very much. Some Pokémon, such as {{p|Glaceon}} or {{p|Pichu}}, have a Shiny coloration only a few shades darker or lighter in color. However, many Pokémon have a spectacular difference between their normal and Shiny variations; even extremely common Pokémon like {{p|Caterpie}} show a dramatic difference. An evolutionary line is not necessarily guaranteed to have similar Shiny colorations even if their standard colorations are the same; both {{p|Ponyta}} and {{p|Rapidash}} have orange flames, but a Shiny Ponyta has blue flames while a Shiny Rapidash has gray flames (this is switched in [[Generation II]]). Sometimes, two Pokémon in an evolutionary line with different standard colorations will have the same Shiny coloration, as in the case of {{p|Skitty}} and {{p|Delcatty}}.
Shiny Pokémon can differ in color from their normal counterparts very little or very much. Some Pokémon, such as {{p|Glaceon}} or {{p|Pichu}}, have a Shiny coloration only a few shades darker or lighter in color. However, many Pokémon have a spectacular difference between their normal and Shiny variations; even extremely common Pokémon like {{p|Caterpie}} show a dramatic difference. An evolutionary line is not necessarily guaranteed to have similar Shiny colorations even if their standard colorations are the same; both {{p|Ponyta}} and {{p|Rapidash}} have orange flames, but a Shiny Ponyta has blue flames while a Shiny Rapidash has gray flames (this is switched in [[Generation II]]). Sometimes, two Pokémon in an evolutionary line with different standard colorations will have the same Shiny coloration, as in the case of {{p|Skitty}} and {{p|Delcatty}}.

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"Pokémon Gallery: Encounter with Shiny Pokémon" by Ken Sugimori

A Shiny Pokémon (Japanese: るポケモン Shiny Pokémon), previously officially known as alternate coloration or rare coloration (Japanese: 色違い differently colored), and called Color Pokémon in Pokémon Stadium 2, is a specific Pokémon with different coloration to what is usual for its species. It is one of the many differences that a Pokémon can have within its species.

The term "Shiny Pokémon" was first created by fans to refer to the sparkling sound effect and animation made at the start of an encounter with one in the games. Eventually, this term fell into official usage in Generation IV, used on promotional material promoting Shiny event Pokémon. The term Shiny Pokémon was first used in-game in Pokémon Black and White in Nimbasa City.

Shiny Pokémon can differ in color from their normal counterparts very little or very much. Some Pokémon, such as Glaceon or Pichu, have a Shiny coloration only a few shades darker or lighter in color. However, many Pokémon have a spectacular difference between their normal and Shiny variations; even extremely common Pokémon like Caterpie show a dramatic difference. An evolutionary line is not necessarily guaranteed to have similar Shiny colorations even if their standard colorations are the same; both Ponyta and Rapidash have orange flames, but a Shiny Ponyta has blue flames while a Shiny Rapidash has gray flames (this is switched in Generation II). Sometimes, two Pokémon in an evolutionary line with different standard colorations will have the same Shiny coloration, as in the case of Skitty and Delcatty.

Form differences, such as that of Shellos and Gastrodon, are not normal/Shiny variations of one another, but the individual forms can be Shiny.

In the core series games

How Shiny Pokémon have been marked throughout the generations
Gen II Stadium 2 FRLG Gen IV Gen V Gen VI SMUSUM SMUSUM
Pokédex
PE
ShinyIIStars.png
ShinyStad2Star.png
ShinyFRLGStar.png ShinyIVStar.png ShinyVStar.png ShinyVIStar.png ShinyVIIStar.png ShinyVIIStar Pokédex.png ShinyLGPEStar.png


Shiny Pokémon were introduced in the Generation II games. When a Shiny Pokémon appears in the wild or from its Poké Ball, it is surrounded by a flash of stars or light, which is accompanied by a pinging sound effect.

Individual Pokémon cannot change their Shininess. A Shiny Pokémon will always be Shiny, and a regular Pokémon will never become Shiny. Upon evolution, a Pokémon retains its Shiny status; for example, a Shiny Charmander, if leveled up, will eventually become a Shiny Charmeleon and then a Shiny Charizard, while a regular Charmander will become a regular Charmeleon and then a regular Charizard.

An icon (seen in the table above) appears on the status screen of Shiny Pokémon in most games. In Generation II, this icon appears in the top-right corner of the screen, by the gender symbol, while in most other games, it appears in or near one of the corners of the Pokémon's image; however, Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald do not have any icon. In Generation III, the Pokémon's Pokédex number will be colored gold instead of white and the background of the Pokémon's image has a lighter shade; likewise, in Generation IV and V, the color of some elements of the status screen differ for Shiny Pokémon.

The table below summarizes the rates at which Shiny Pokémon can be found by the methods that will be detailed below. The Shiny Charm can directly add to the odds for most methods, with hidden Pokémon being affected uniquely.

Gen. II Gen. III Gen. IV Gen. V Gen. VI Gen. VII
Base rate 1/8192 1/4096
Breeding a Shiny Pokémon
if the offspring is the opposite gender
1/64
Masuda method 5/8192 6/8192 6/4096
Poké Radar chaining (single patch): ≥40 41/8192 ?
Shiny Charm +2/8192 +2/4096
Friend Safari 5/4096
Consecutive fishing: ≥20 41/4096
Hidden Pokémon: Search Level 200 + X 0.08% + X*0.01%
SOS Battles: ≥31 13/4096


Determining Shininess

In Generation II

In Generation II, being Shiny is determined by a Pokémon's IVs. If a Pokémon's Speed, Defense, and Special IVs are all 10, and its Attack IV is 2, 3, 6, 7, 10, 11, 14 or 15, it will be Shiny. Because of this, a Shiny Pokémon traded to a Generation I game and then traded back to Generation II will retain its Shininess, and a Pokémon obtained in Generation I whose IVs meet the requirements for Shininess will also become Shiny when traded to Generation II.

Since the HP IV is calculated from the other four IVs, a Shiny Pokémon's HP IV will always be either 0 or 8. Shiny Pokémon are generally above average in terms of IVs, but only slightly.

The probability of a Pokémon encountered in the wild or obtained as a gift, in-game trade, or event in Generation II having its IVs line up in the above manner is 1/8192 (assuming every IV combination has the same probability, which is usually the case).

The probability differs for bred Pokémon, as their IVs are partially influenced by their parents. Specifically, a parent passes its Special stat (plus or minus 8) and its Defense stat to its children that are the opposite gender from it. (If Ditto is one of the parents, it is always the one that passes these stats.) This means that if a Shiny parent passes its IVs to a child, the child's inherited Defense IV will always be 10, its inherited Special IV will have a 1/2 chance of being 10, its randomly generated Attack IV will have a 1/2 chance of being an appropriate value, and its randomly generated Speed IV will have 1/16 chance of being 10. This results in a 1/64 chance that such a child will be Shiny. These breeding mechanics also mean that if a child inherits its IVs from a Pokémon that does not have a Defense IV of 10 and a Special IV of 2 or 10, it cannot be Shiny.

In Generations III and later

Generation III saw an overhaul of many aspects of the game, which included the calculation to determine a Pokémon being Shiny. Shininess in these games is determined by a calculation involving the Original Trainer's ID number and secret ID number, as well as the Pokémon's personality value. The exact calculation is:

(TrainerID xor SecretID) xor (PersonalityValue31..16 xor PersonalityValue15..0)

where the latter two values represent the highest and lowest 16 bits of the 32-bit personality value respectively. More details on this calculation can be found here.

The above formula can result in a number ranging from 0 to 65535. In Generations III to V, if this result is less than 8, then the Pokémon is Shiny; starting in Generation VI, this threshold was increased to 16. For Generations III to V, this gives an overall probability of 8/65536 or 1/8192, exactly the same as in Generation II. For Generations VI and later, the probability is doubled.

Transferring from Generation I Virtual Console games

Pokémon transported to Pokémon Bank from the Virtual Console releases of the Generation I games via Poké Transporter may be Shiny after being transported. Since Version 1.3 of Poké Transporter, this is determined by following the same criteria as for Generation II games, as described above. Prior to Version 1.3, the roles of the Attack and Defense IVs were swapped, meaning that the process did not properly correspond to Generation II.

The same quirks that apply to transferring Pokémon from Generation I to Generation II games also apply.

The Mew that were distributed to the Generation I Virtual Console games have IVs of 15 in every stat, meaning they can never be Shiny.

Generation II

A Shiny Gyarados in the anime

In-game Shiny Pokémon

In Generation II, any Pokémon can be Shiny, but the game includes a red Gyarados that the player must encounter at the Lake of Rage during the course of the story. In Pokémon Crystal, the Odd Egg also has a high chance of hatching a Shiny Pokémon: 50% in Japanese games, and 14% in all other languages. [citation needed]

In the Game Boy mode of Pokémon Gold and Silver, the sprites of both regular and Shiny Pokémon use the same shades of gray. A Shiny Pokémon can still be identified by the stars on its status screen or the animation shown when it comes into battle.

Quirks

Pokémon that are transferred from Generation I games may also be Shiny, depending on their IVs. Due to correlations between pseudorandom numbers in the Generation I games, Pokémon encountered in those games in tall grass, on cave tiles, or by Surfing on water cannot have a set of IVs that would allow them to be Shiny in Generation II. Fishing encounters, gift Pokémon (including from Pokémon Stadium), stationary Pokémon (such as Snorlax and Mewtwo), and in-game trades can have any set of IVs, so they always have the same 1/8192 chance of having a Shiny IV combination.[1]

Additionally, in Generation I, if a wild Pokémon transforms again while already transformed, when caught it will be a Ditto with the same IVs as the first Pokémon it transformed into, allowing Ditto's IVs to be manipulated so that it is Shiny in Generation II by having it initially transform into a Pokémon with Shiny IVs.

Generation III

In-game Shiny Pokémon

In Generation III, some Shiny Pokémon appear on NPCs' teams. In Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen, three Trainers in the Trainer Tower have Shiny Pokémon: the Trainer on the seventh floor in the Single Battle mode has a Shiny Meowth, the pair of Trainers on the first floor in the Double Battle mode have a Shiny Espeon, and the second Trainer on the fourth floor in the Knockout Mode has a Shiny Seaking. Several Pokémon Battle e Trainers also have Pokémon which are preset as Shiny.

Quirks

A bug with the way Shininess is handled for Eggs can cause the Shiny status of a Pokémon hatched from an Egg to differ from the Egg hatching animation. This means that a hatched Pokémon may appear to be Shiny during the hatching animation, but actually not be, and vice versa. This happens because an Egg is initially given the OT, Trainer ID and secret ID of the game in which it is generated, and if it is hatched in a different game, the hatched Pokémon will be given the Trainer details of that game's player; the problem originates in the fact that this update does not occur until after the cutscene of the Egg hatching, so while it may be Shiny for the player who hatched it, it may not be Shiny for the player who obtained the Egg (or vice versa). This also allows Eggs obtained from event distributions (which in Generation III were only distributed in Japan) to hatch a Shiny Pokémon when they would otherwise be non-Shiny Pokémon. This bug was not fixed until Generation VI.

Unown also has an uneven distribution of Shiny probability depending on its form. This is because Unown's form is also determined by its personality value. The exact probability for any given form depends on the player's Trainer ID and Secret ID, but it can have the values 1/5120, 1/6144, 1/9216, 1/10240, or 1/18432.

Generation IV

Pikachu-colored Pichu, a Shiny Pichu available via event

In-game Shiny Pokémon

In the Generation IV remakes of Generation II's Pokémon Gold and Silver, Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, the player once again must encounter a red Gyarados at the Lake of Rage during the course of the story.

In HeartGold and SoulSilver, a Shiny Pokémon's coloration is reflected in the overworld if it is used as a walking Pokémon.

Methods of increasing Shiny rates

Generation IV introduced the first ways to increase the chances of finding a Shiny Pokémon.

The Masuda method refers to breeding two Pokémon originating from games of different languages to increase the chances of breeding a Shiny Pokémon. Under these circumstances, the game generates up to five total personality values to attempt to find one that will be Shiny. Foreign language Pokémon obtained via in-game trades, such as the Meister's Foppa and Lt. Surge's Volty, still count as being from the same game, so they do not activate the Masuda method unless traded to a different language. This mechanic is retained in all subsequent games.

The Poké Radar slowly improves the odds of finding a Shiny Pokémon as the player builds a chain. The odds can reach a maximum of 41/8192 (approximately 1/200) for a single patch of grass for a chain of length 40 or higher; since up to four patches of grass can shake, the total odds become approximately 1/50. If the Poké Radar forces a Pokémon to be Shiny, it constructs a semi-random personality value that will fulfill the requirement for the Pokémon to be Shiny.

Quirks

Cute Charm can make it possible for players with certain Trainer ID number and Secret ID combinations to manipulate the chance of Pokémon with specific gender ratios being Shiny to be as high as 21.34% (while making the chance lower for all other players and Pokémon with different gender ratios, while using the Ability). This is due to how Cute Charm forces a wild Pokémon to be a specific gender when it activates, which is accomplished by modifying the Pokémon's personality value to be one of an extremely limited set of values.

The bug from Generation III that can cause a Pokémon's Shiny status to differ from the hatching animation persists. This again allows Eggs obtained from event distributions (which in Generation IV were only distributed in Japan) and the Manaphy Egg to be Shiny after hatching.

Generation V

In-game Shiny Pokémon

Generation V introduced a mechanism often referred to as a "Shiny lock", preventing wild Reshiram, Zekrom, and Victini from being Shiny. Any Pokémon obtained in Entree Forest (i.e., from the Pokémon Dream World) are also prevented from being Shiny. Reshiram, Zekrom, and Victini still have Shiny sprites in the games' data.

In Pokémon Black 2 and White 2, the player can obtain three specific Shiny Pokémon (but only two per version). If the player registers every non-event Pokémon in the New Unova Pokédex, they can receive a Permit that allows them to travel to the Nature Preserve, where they can encounter a Shiny Haxorus. After defeating Benga in the Black TowerB2 or White TreehollowW2, Benga will give the player a Shiny GibleB2 or Shiny DratiniW2.

Starting in Generation V, Pokémon in the Pokédex will appear Shiny if the first specimen of that Pokémon encountered was Shiny.

Methods of increasing Shiny rates

The Masuda method now generates up to six total personality values instead of five. This remains the case in later games.

Generation V also introduces the Shiny Charm, a Key Item that causes the game to generate up to two extra personality values in an attempt to make a wild or bred Pokémon Shiny. This effect can stack with the Masuda method's effect. This item is also available in all future games.

Quirks

The bug from Generation III that can cause a Pokémon's Shiny status to differ from the hatching animation persists. This again allows Eggs obtained from event distributions to be Shiny after hatching.

Generation VI

Promotional artwork of a Shiny Mega Metagross

In-game Shiny Pokémon

Generation VI slightly changed how Shiny Pokémon are determined to double the default chances that a Pokémon will be Shiny. The basic formula remains the same, but the threshold for a Pokémon to be Shiny is now 16 instead of 8. This results in a base Shiny probability of 16/65536 or 1/4096.

The following Pokémon are prevented from being Shiny when encountered as wild Pokémon in Generation VI games: the Legendary birds, the aura trio, Mewtwo, the weather trio, and Deoxys. The in-game gift Cosplay Pikachu also cannot be Shiny.

Methods of increasing Shiny rates

The Poké Radar returns for Pokémon X and Y. The exact mechanics of the Poké Radar in these games are not confirmed, but the Poké Radar can still force a Pokémon in a shaking patch to be Shiny.

In X and Y, in the Friend Safari, Shiny Pokémon are more common. The game achieves this by generating up to four extra personality values when checking if a Pokémon will be Shiny. This effect can stack with the Shiny Charm's effect.[2]

Consecutive fishing can increase the odds of finding a Shiny Pokémon as the player builds a chain of reeled-in Pokémon by fishing from the same spot. For every Pokémon added to the chain, the game tries two extra personality values to attempt to make the Pokémon Shiny, up to a chain of 20 Pokémon, at which point the chances reach a maximum of 41/4096 or approximately 1%. This effect can stack with the Shiny Charm's effect.[3]

In Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, hidden Pokémon have a chance to be forced to be Shiny. Unlike most other methods that increase the odds of finding a Shiny Pokémon, this does not increase the number of personality values that the game tries, but instead executes a custom algorithm to decide whether to force a Shiny personality value. In brief summary, the chances of forcing a Shiny Pokémon grow steadily from 0% at Search Level 0 to 0.06% at Search Level 100 (only surpassing the natural odds of finding a Shiny Pokémon at Search Level 41), then grows steadily to 0.08% at Search Level 200, after which the rate of growth becomes 0.01% for every 100 Search Levels. Certain factors can increase the odds further by performing the check extra times. There is a random 4% chance it will be performed four extra times; if the player has the Shiny Charm it will be performed two extra times; and if the player is encountering the 50th or 100th Pokémon in a chain of hidden Pokémon, it will be performed five or ten extra times respectively. All of these bonuses stack.[4]

Generation VII

Promotional artwork of a Shiny Tapu Koko

In-game Shiny Pokémon

In Pokémon Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon, after entering the Hall of Fame, Sightseer Marcus appears at the Seafolk Village Pokémon Center, battling the player with a Shiny Exeggcute. This marks the only time a Trainer outside of a battle facility uses a Shiny Pokémon (excluding capture tutorials).

Methods of increasing Shiny rates

Sun and Moon

In the Pokémon Sun and Moon, as well as Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon, as Pokémon in SOS Battles continue calling in allies, the chance that they will be Shiny increases. At chain lengths of 11, 21, and 31, the game will check up to four extra personality values to find a Shiny Pokémon (meaning the maximum number of personality values checked will be 13 for a chain of 31 Pokémon or more). In Pokémon Sun and Moon, the chain length resets to 0 after 255, but in Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon, it does not reset. This effect can stack with the Shiny Charm's effect.[5]

Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon

In Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon, Pokémon encountered through the Ultra Warp Ride (excluding Legendary Pokémon and Ultra Beasts) have a chance to be forced to be Shiny. The Shininess of these Pokémon is determined when the player arrives at the Ultra Space Wilds. The probability that a Pokémon encountered this way will be Shiny depends on the rarity of the wormhole and the distance traveled.[6]

Distance (ly) 0 rings 1 ring 2 rings 3 rings
0–999 1% N/A N/A N/A
1000–1499 2% 3%
1500–1999 3% 5%
2000–2499 4% 7%
2500–2999 5% 9% 16%
3000–3499 6% 11% 20%
3500–3999 7% 13% 24%
4000–4499 8% 15% 28%
4500–4999 9% 17% 32%
5000+ 10% 19% 36%


Note that 3-ring "blooming" wormholes will always contain Legendary Pokémon (which do not have increased odds of being Shiny), unless all Legendary Pokémon that could be encountered in that particular wormhole have already been caught.

Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!

In Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!, Shiny Pokémon rates can be increased dramatically with catch combos and lures. However, combos past 31 will have no additional effect on shiny chance.

Catch Combo Shiny Rate Lure Shiny Charm Lure + Shiny Charm
0–10 1 in 4096 1 in 2048 1 in 1365 1 in 1024
11-20 1 in 1024 1 in 819 1 in 682 1 in 585
21-30 1 in 512 1 in 455 1 in 409 1 in 372
31+ 1 in 341 1 in 315 1 in 292 1 in 273


Catch combos affect all Pokémon, so if the player has a catch combo of 31 Pikachu, all Pokémon have a 1 in 314 chance of being shiny. However, the Pokémon the player has a catch combo for will be more common.

With a catch combo of 31 or higher, a Shiny Charm, and a Lure, the highest chance of 1 in 273 can be reached.

The above three Shiny-increasing methods have no effect on in-game trades or Gift Pokémon.[7]

Appearance

Unobtainable Shiny Pokémon

In all generations since Shiny Pokémon debuted, there are a few species that cannot be legitimately obtained Shiny. This can happen if the Pokémon cannot be Shiny in the wild or as an in-game gift (or cannot be obtained this way at all) and has never been distributed as Shiny. However, with the exception of Magearna in its normal form, Cap Pikachu, and Partner Pikachu and Eevee, all of these Pokémon have Shiny variants in their respective games' code.

Generation II
  1. Mew distributed to Generation II games cannot be Shiny. All Mew distributed to Generation I games have a fixed set of IVs that do not match the requirements to be Shiny.[citation needed]
Generation III
Generation IV
Generation V
Generation VI
Generation VII
  1. With the exception of Partner Cap Pikachu, which is available in its Shiny form due to a programming error. The model is the same as the regular form as there is not a separate Shiny model for it programmed into the game. The only indicators to show whether or not it is Shiny are the status screen marking and the Shiny battle entry animation.

In the side series games

A Gloom nicknamed FruitSalad and an Ekans nicknamed KANS-E, sporting different colors (red eyes instead of the usual yellow)

Pokémon Stadium

In Pokémon Stadium and Pokémon Stadium 2, Pokémon with a nickname can be colored slightly differently, whether or not they are actually Shiny. The colors a nicknamed Pokémon has are determined by the Pokémon's nickname and the Original Trainer's Trainer ID number and name.

In the Ekans Hoop Hurl game in the Kids' Club, there are golden Diglett that are worth extra points.

In Stadium 2, there is an option while viewing the list to exclude any non-Shiny Pokémon from the listing (i.e. Group Color Pokémon/Cancel Color Pokémon). This will show Shininess, even if the player is currently viewing a Generation I cartridge in the Lab.

It is possible for Challenge Cup Pokémon to be Shiny.

Pokémon Colosseum

A Shiny Voltorb in Colosseum
Shiny Zigzagoon, Pikachu, and Bibarel as seen in My Pokémon Ranch
Main article: List of glitches in Generation III → Shiny Shadow Pokémon bug

In Pokémon Colosseum, non-Shadow Pokémon obtained in the game (such as the player's starter Espeon or Umbreon and Duking's Plusle) are ensured to be unable to be Shiny.

There is a 1/8192 chance of a Shadow Pokémon being Shiny, but when a Shiny Shadow Pokémon is captured it is highly improbable that the Pokémon will remain Shiny. Conversely, when an ordinary Shadow Pokémon is captured, there is still the 1/8192 chance of that Pokémon becoming Shiny when it is sent to the player's party or the Pokémon Storage System. Shininess is retained through purification.

In Pokémon Colosseum, the color of a Shiny Pokémon can differ drastically from the handheld games.

Pokémon XD

In Pokémon XD, the game ensures that all Shadow Pokémon are not Shiny by recalculating the Pokémon personality value if it would result in a Shiny Pokémon. However, non-Shadow Pokémon (such as the starter Eevee, in-game trades, Mt. Battle Johto starter Pokémon, and Poké Spot Pokémon) can be Shiny.

Like in Pokémon Colosseum, the color of a Shiny Pokémon can differ drastically from the handheld games. Shiny Pokémon have a different profile icon next to their health bar than their normally-colored counterparts.

My Pokémon Ranch

In My Pokémon Ranch, Pokémon's Shininess is visible. Pokémon traded by Hayley—except possibly Phione and Mew[citation needed]—cannot be Shiny.

Pokémon Battle Revolution

In Pokémon Battle Revolution, Shiny Pokémon have face-sprites which show their Shininess. Random Pokémon in Colosseums can be Shiny, but have the same chance of being Shiny as wild Pokémon. This is due to the RNG, which generates a random PID.

In the spin-off games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time, Darkness and Sky

In Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness and Explorers of Sky, a Shiny Celebi is part of the story, although Shiny Pokémon are not obtainable normally in the game.

An aternately colored Kecleon is one of the two brothers who run the main shop in the game. He has a different coloration from both a regular and a shiny Kecleon, being purple instead of green.

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon WiiWare

In the Pokémon Mystery Dungeon games for WiiWare, Shiny Pokémon can be found in dungeons. Unlike the core series, only 36 different species of Shiny Pokémon are obtainable. The chances of finding one in a dungeon is the same as finding one in the wild in the core series. Unlike Shiny Pokémon in the past however, the Shiny Pokémon found in these games have an added bonus: their Belly stat is 200 as opposed to the 100 of normal Pokémon. A Red Gyarados can also be obtained at Level 30 via Wonder Mail password, as a reference to the one found in the Johto-based games.

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity

Shiny Ho-Oh

In Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity, Ho-Oh can be uniquely encountered as a Shiny Pokémon at Eternal Ruins through a Legend of the Mysterious Ruins job request. This Shiny Ho-Oh has a slightly different moveset to the regular Ho-Oh that can be met. It also has a unique animation that plays before the battle begins.

Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon

Shiny Celebi

The Shiny Celebi from Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time, Darkness, and Sky makes an appearance. She is rescued as part of an expedition and subsequently connects with the player. She has a unique animation that plays when entering a dungeon.

Super Smash Bros. series

In the Super Smash Bros. series, Pikachu, Jigglypuff, Mewtwo, Squirtle, Ivysaur, Charizard, Lucario, Greninja, and Incineroar each have several different colorations exclusive to the series. One of Pikachu's alternate colorations is its Shiny coloration wearing Red's hat, one of Jigglypuff's in Super Smash Bros. Brawl is its Shiny coloration wearing a straw hat, and one of Incineroar's alternate colorations greatly resembles its Shiny coloration; Mewtwo also has its Shiny coloration in Super Smash Bros. Melee. All other playable Pokémon in the series do not have their actual Shiny coloration as an alternate coloration.

Pokémon Rumble series

Pokémon Rumble

In Pokémon Rumble, Shiny Pokémon may rarely appear. They will always tip over when defeated. The chances of their appearance are unconfirmed, although they appear to occur more often than in the core series. Shiny Pokémon are always given a special trait, a blue name in menus, and a star below their picture on the Collection screen. Some Shiny Pokémon can be obtained by the use of passwords.

Pokémon Rumble U

Shiny Pokémon return to the Pokémon Rumble series in Pokémon Rumble U and function similarly to how they did in the original Pokémon Rumble.

Pokémon Conquest

Art of Nobunaga with his Shiny Rayquaza

A Shiny Rayquaza is featured in Pokémon Conquest, sharing a Perfect Link with Nobunaga, and is his Pokémon of choice during the final battle of the main scenario. Nobunaga's Black Rayquaza was distributed over Wi-Fi for Japanese Black and White players to commemorate the release of the game.

Pokémon Shuffle

There are 15 Shiny Pokémon, including Mega Evolved Pokémon, in Pokémon Shuffle: Charizard, Gengar, Magikarp, Gyarados, Mewtwo, Tyranitar, Ho-Oh, Gardevoir, Metagross, Rayquaza, Genesect, Hawlucha, Xerneas, Yveltal, and Diancie. Shiny Pokémon are treated as alternate forms of the standard Pokémon, sharing its Pokémon list number but not its Skill, experience, level, Mega Effect (where applicable), and sometimes type.

Pokémon GO

Shiny encounter in Pokémon GO

In Pokémon GO, Shiny Pokémon may be encountered randomly in the wild, from hatching Eggs, by completing Field Research tasks, or by winning Raid Battles. During Community Day events, featured Pokémon have an increased chance of being Shiny in the wild. All Pokémon seen in the overworld appear non-Shiny, but when a player attempts to capture a Pokémon, it may appear as a Shiny Pokémon. Likewise, during a Raid Battle, the Raid Boss always appears non-Shiny during battle, but it may become Shiny during the bonus challenge. Shiny encounters are random for each player, meaning that if two players attempt to catch the same Pokémon, one player may encounter a Shiny Pokémon and the other may not. Shiny Pokémon are represented by a ShinyGOStar.png icon. When a Shiny Pokémon is encountered in the wild, the icon appears at the upper left of the Pokémon's CP. When browsing the Pokémon Box, the icon appears at the upper left of its sprite. Upon capturing a Shiny Pokémon in the wild, its name is shown in yellow text instead of white.

Shiny Legendary Pokémon from raids have a 100% capture rate if successfully hit with a Premier Ball. However, this is not the case for other types of Shiny Pokémon encountered in raids nor Shiny Legendary Pokémon encountered outside of raids.

It has been observed that some Pokémon species experience boosted Shiny rates when featured during a limited-time event. [8] The following shows the Shiny rates of some observed encounter types:

Encounter Shiny rate
GO129 s.png Base wild encounter 1/450[9]
GO094 s.png Special Raid Challenge 1/10[10]
GO250 s.png Legendary Pokémon 1/20[11]
GO349 s.png Limited Research 1/20[12]
GO001 s.png Community Day spawns 1/25 [13]
GO142 s.png Event-highlighted raids 1/45
GO172 s.png Hatched baby Pokémon 1/50
GO204 s.png Event-highlighted Field Research 1/60
GO147 s.png Community Day Celebration spawns 1/90[14]
GO303 s.png Mawile raids 1/35
GO359 s.png Absol raids 1/75
GO808 s.png Meltan 1/60[15]


Only the Shiny forms of certain Pokémon have been released, often coinciding with a special event or update. For most evolution families, only the first-stage Pokémon is obtainable as Shiny, including those with baby Pokémon. The only known exceptions are:

The following lists the evolution families available as Shiny and their respective release dates.

# Model Release date Event
001, 002, 003 GO001 s.png GO002 s.png GO003 s.png March 25, 2018 Bulbasaur Community Day
004, 005, 006 GO004 s.png GO005 s.png GO006 s.png May 19, 2018 Charmander Community Day
007, 008, 009 GO007 s.png GO008 s.png GO009 s.png July 8, 2018 (worldwide except Japan);
August 4, 2018 (Japan)
Squirtle Community Day
010, 011, 012 GO010 s.png GO011 s.png GO012 s.png November 1, 2018 November 2018 Field Research shuffle
016, 017, 018 GO016 s.png GO017 s.png GO018 s.png February 27, 2019 Pokémon Day 2019
019, 020 GO019 s.png GO020 s.png February 27, 2019 Pokémon Day 2019
GO019A s.png GO020A s.png June 28, 2019 Pokémon GO 3rd Anniversary
025, 026, 172 GO025 s.png GO026 s.pngGO172 s.png August 9, 2017 (Japan: Yokohama Red Brick Park and Cup Noodle Museum Park, Yokohama);
August 14, 2017 (worldwide)
Pikachu Outbreak
GO026A s.png November 23, 2018 Let's Go Celebration
027, 028 GO027 s.png GO028 s.png December 6, 2018 (Japan: Tottori Prefecture);
December 22, 2018 (worldwide)
Sandshrew Festival in Tottori
GO027A s.png GO028A s.png June 28, 2019 Pokémon GO 3rd Anniversary
029, 030, 031 GO029 s.png GO030 s.png GO031 s.png October 11, 2018 International Day of the Girl Child 2018
032, 033, 034 GO032 s.png GO033 s.png GO034 s.png July 4, 2019 Pokémon GO Fest 2019 Dortmund
035, 036, 173 GO035 s.png GO036 s.png GO173 s.png February 13, 2019 Valentine's Day 2019
037, 038 GO037A s.png GO038A s.png June 28, 2019 Pokémon GO 3rd Anniversary
039, 040, 174 GO039 s.png GO040 s.png GO174 s.png April 16, 2019 Eggstravaganza 2019
050, 051 GO050 s.png GO051 s.png April 29, 2019 Earth Day 2019
GO050A s.png GO051A s.png June 28, 2019 Pokémon GO 3rd Anniversary
052, 053 GO052A s.png GO053A s.png June 28, 2019 Pokémon GO 3rd Anniversary
054, 055 GO054 s.png GO055 s.png January 25, 2019 (Brazil: Guaíba Riverbank, Porto Alegre);
January 26, 2019 (worldwide)
Safari Zone in Porto Alegre
056, 057 GO056 s.png GO057 s.png March 5, 2019 Battle Showdown 2019
058, 059 GO058 s.png GO059 s.png September 1, 2018 September 2018 Field Research shuffle
063, 064, 065 GO063 s.png GO064 s.png GO065 s.png June 13, 2019* Pokémon GO Fest 2019 Chicago (Unofficial)
066, 067, 068 GO066 s.png GO067 s.png GO068 s.png March 5, 2019 Battle Showdown 2019
074, 075, 076 GO074 s.png GO075 s.png GO076 s.png September 13, 2018 Global Research Challenge 2018 reward
GO074A s.png GO075A s.png GO076A s.png June 28, 2019 Pokémon GO 3rd Anniversary
077, 078 GO077 s.png GO078 s.png November 5, 2018 Ingress Prime launch
081, 082, 462 GO081 s.png GO082 s.png GO462 s.png November 16, 2018 (Magnemite and Magneton);
May 18, 2019 (Magnezone)
Let's Go Celebration (Magnemite and Magneton);
Fourth wave of Sinnoh (Magnezone)
086, 087 GO086 s.png Dewgong (Pokémon) May 1, 2019 May 2019 Field Research shuffle
088, 089 GO088 s.png GO089 s.png September 13, 2018 Global Research Challenge 2018 reward
GO088A s.png GO089A s.png June 28, 2019 Pokémon GO 3rd Anniversary
090, 091 GO090 s.png GO091 s.png June 7, 2018 Water Festival 2018
092, 093, 094 GO092 s.png GO093 s.png GO094 s.png November 3, 2018 (Gengar);
November 4, 2018 (Gastly and Haunter)
Gengar Special Raid Challenge
095, 208 GO095 s.png GO208 s.png June 4, 2019 Adventure Week 2019
096, 097 GO096 s.png GO097 s.png October 5, 2018 Psychic Spectacular 2018
098, 099 GO098 s.png GO099 s.png October 1, 2018 October 2018 Field Research shuffle
103 GO103A s.png June 28, 2019 Pokémon GO 3rd Anniversary
104, 105 GO104 s.png GO105 s.png GO105A s.png November 5, 2018 Ingress Prime launch
116, 117, 230 GO116 s.png GO117 s.png GO230 s.png June 13, 2019 Pokémon GO Fest 2019 Chicago
123, 212 GO123 s.png GO212 s.png April 2, 2019 Bug Out 2019
124, 238 GO124 s.png GO238 s.png February 13, 2019 Valentine's Day 2019
125, 239, 466 GO125 s.png GO239 s.png GO466 s.png November 14, 2018 Hatchathon 2018
126, 240, 467 GO126 s.png GO240 s.png GO467 s.png March 22, 2018 (Magmar and Magby);
November 14, 2018 (Magmortar)
Eggstravaganza 2018 (Magmar and Magby);
Hatchathon 2018 (Magmortar)
127 GO127 s.png November 1, 2018 (Taiwan: Tainan Metropolitan Park and Chimei Museum, Tainan);
November 3, 2018 (worldwide)
Safari Zone in Tainan
129, 130 GO129 s.png GO130 s.png March 22, 2017 Water Festival 2017
131 GO131 s.png April 18, 2019 (Singapore: Sentosa);
April 20, 2019 (worldwide)
Safari Zone in Sentosa
133, 134, 135, 136, 196, 197, 470, 471 GO133 s.png GO134 s.png GO135 s.png GO136 s.png GO196 s.png GO197 s.png GO470 s.png GO471 s.png August 11, 2018 (Eevee, Kanto and Johto Eeveelutions);
May 18, 2019 (Sinnoh Eeveelutions)
Eevee Community Day (Eevee, Kanto and Johto Eeveelutions);
Fourth wave of Sinnoh (Sinnoh Eeveelutions)
138, 139 GO138 s.png GO139 s.png May 24, 2018 Adventure Week 2018
140, 141 GO140 s.png GO141 s.png May 24, 2018 Adventure Week 2018
142 GO142 s.png May 24, 2018 Adventure Week 2018
144 GO144 s.png July 7, 2018 (worldwide except Japan);
August 4, 2018 (Japan)
Articuno Special Raid Challenge
145 GO145 s.png July 21, 2018 Zapdos Special Raid Challenge
146 GO146 s.png September 8, 2018 Moltres Special Raid Challenge
147, 148, 149 GO147 s.png GO148 s.png GO149 s.png February 24, 2018 Dratini Community Day
152, 153, 154 GO152 s.png GO153 s.png GO154 s.png September 22, 2018 Chikorita Community Day
155, 156, 157 GO155 s.png GO156 s.png GO157 s.png November 10, 2018 Cyndaquil Community Day
158, 159, 160 GO158 s.png GO159 s.png GO160 s.png January 12, 2019 Totodile Community Day
175, 176, 468 GO175 s.png GO176 s.png GO468 s.png March 22, 2018 (Togepi and Togetic);
November 14, 2018 (Togekiss)
Eggstravaganza 2018 (Togepi and Togetic);

Hatchathon 2018 (Togekiss)

177, 178 GO177 s.png GO178 s.png August 20, 2018 Johto Festival
179, 180, 181 GO179 s.png GO180 s.png GO181 s.png April 15, 2018 Mareep Community Day
183, 184, 298 GO183 s.png GO184 s.png GO298 s.png December 18, 2018 Holiday 2018
190, 424 GO190 s.png GO424 s.png May 7, 2019 Pokémon Detective Pikachu
191, 192 GO191 s.png GO192 s.png August 20, 2018 Johto Festival
198, 430 GO198 s.png GO430 s.png March 31, 2018 (Murkrow);
November 14, 2018 (Honchkrow)
April Fools' Day 2018 (Murkrow);
Hatchathon 2018 (Honchkrow)
200, 429 GO200 s.png GO429 s.png December 1, 2018 December 2018 Field Research shuffle
202, 360 GO202 s.png GO360 s.png March 22, 2018 Eggstravaganza 2018
204, 205 GO204 s.png GO205 s.png August 20, 2018 Johto Festival
209, 210 GO209 s.png GO210 s.png August 1, 2018 August 2018 Field Research shuffle
213 GO213 s.png April 18, 2019 (Singapore: Sentosa);
April 20, 2019 (worldwide)
Safari Zone in Sentosa
220, 221, 473 GO220 s.png GO221 s.png GO473 s.png February 16, 2019 Swinub Community Day
225 GO225 s.png December 18, 2018 Holiday 2018
228, 229 GO228 s.png GO229 s.png August 1, 2018 August 2018 Field Research shuffle
244 GO243 s.png June 29, 2019 Global Research Challenge 2019 reward
244 GO244 s.png July 14, 2019 Global Research Challenge 2019 reward
245 GO245 s.png August 17, 2019 Global Research Challenge 2019 reward
246, 247, 248 GO246 s.png GO247 s.png GO248 s.png June 16, 2018 Larvitar Community Day
249 GO249 s.png March 16, 2018 Second raid release
250 GO250 s.png May 19, 2018 Second raid release
252, 253, 254 GO252 s.png GO253 s.png GO254 s.png March 23, 2019 Treecko Community Day
255, 256, 257 GO255 s.png GO256 s.png GO257 s.png May 19, 2019 Torchic Community Day
258, 259, 260 GO258 s.png GO259 s.png GO260 s.png July 21, 2019 Mudkip Community Day
261, 262 GO261 s.png GO262 s.png February 15, 2018 Lunar New Year 2018
263, 264 GO263 s.png GO264 s.png January 15, 2019 Hoenn Celebration 2019
270, 271, 272 GO270 s.png GO271 s.png GO272 s.png March 30, 2019 Weather-focused Limited Research, featuring Lotad
276, 277 GO276 s.png GO277 s.png January 15, 2019 Hoenn Celebration 2019
278, 279 GO278 s.png GO279 s.png August 25, 2018 (Japan: Kanagawa Prefecture, Yokosuka City; Australia)[16];
August 29, 2018 (worldwide)
Safari Zone in Yokosuka
287, 288, 289 GO287 s.png GO288 s.png GO289 s.png June 8, 2019 Slakoth Community Day
296, 297 GO296 s.png GO297 s.png May 1, 2018 Battle Showdown 2018
302 GO302 s.png October 20, 2017 Halloween 2017
303 GO303 s.png December 8, 2017 Second wave of Hoenn
304, 305, 306 GO304 s.png GO305 s.png GO306 s.png January 23, 2018 Fourth wave of Hoenn
307, 308 GO307 s.png GO308 s.png May 1, 2018 Battle Showdown 2018
311 GO311 s.png July 13, 2018 Pokémon GO Fest 2018
312 GO312 s.png July 13, 2018 Pokémon GO Fest 2018
315, 406, 407 GO315 s.png GO406 s.png GO407 s.png June 30, 2018 (Roselia and Budew);
November 14, 2018 (Roserade)
Safari Zone in Dortmund (Roselia and Budew);
Hatchathon 2018 (Roserade)
320, 321 GO320 s.png GO321 s.png April 24, 2018 Earth Day 2018
325, 326 GO325 s.png GO326 s.png February 4, 2019 Lunar New Year 2019
327 GO327 s.png July 1, 2019 July 2019 Field Research shuffle
333, 334 GO333 s.png GO334 s.png February 9, 2018 Fifth wave of Hoenn
337 GO337 s.png March 19, 2019 Equinox 2019
338 GO338 s.png March 19, 2019 Equinox 2019
345, 346 GO345 s.png GO346 s.png June 4, 2019 Adventure Week 2019
347, 348 GO347 s.png Armaldo (Pokémon) June 4, 2019 Adventure Week 2019
349, 350 GO349 s.png GO350 s.png January 19, 2019 Limited Research, featuring Feebas
351 GO351 s.png March 30, 2019 Weather-focused Limited Research, featuring Lotad
353, 354 GO353 s.png GO354 s.png October 31, 2017 Halloween 2017
355, 356, 477 GO355 s.png GO356 s.png GO477 s.png October 26, 2017 (Duskull and Dusclops);
November 14, 2018 (Dusknoir)
Halloween 2017 (Duskull and Dusclops);
Hatchathon 2018 (Dusknoir)
359 GO359 s.png December 8, 2017 Second wave of Hoenn
361, 362, 478 GO361 s.png GO362 s.png GO478 s.png December 22, 2017 (Snorunt and Glalie);
January 31, 2019 (Froslass)
Third wave of Hoenn
366, 367, 368 GO366 s.png GO367 s.png GO368 s.png February 23, 2019 Limited Research, featuring Clamperl
370 GO370 s.png February 13, 2018 Valentine's Day 2018
371, 372, 373 GO371 s.png GO372 s.png GO373 s.png April 13, 2019 Bagon Community Day
374, 375, 376 GO374 s.png GO375 s.png GO376 s.png October 21, 2018 Beldum Community Day
380 GO380 s.png February 22, 2019 Special Raid Week
381 GO381 s.png April 15, 2019 Special Raid Week
382 GO382 s.png June 7, 2018 Water Festival 2018
383 GO383 s.png January 15, 2019 Hoenn Celebration 2019
403, 404, 405 GO403 s.png GO404 s.png GO405 s.png October 16, 2018 First wave of Sinnoh
425, 426 GO425 s.png GO426 s.png October 23, 2018 Halloween 2018
427, 428 GO427 s.png GO428 s.png April 16, 2019 Eggstravaganza 2019
436, 437 GO436 s.png GO437 s.png May 21, 2019 Extraordinary Raid Week 2019
488 GO488 s.png May 27, 2019 Second raid release
808, 809 GO808 s.png GO809 s.png February 5, 2019 Lunar New Year 2019

Pokémon Duel

There are several figures that are Shiny Pokémon in Pokémon Duel. These figures are usually posed identically or near-identically to their regular Pokémon counterparts. A Shiny figure's Data Disk is always identical to the regular version's but a few have different Abilities. A Shiny figure cannot evolve or change form into a non-Shiny figure nor vice-versa. Additionally, a Shiny figure cannot be selected to be made into a Golden or Silver Figure. The following is a list of Shiny figures.

Pokémon: Magikarp Jump

Gold Magikarp

A Shiny Magikarp, referred to as a Gold Magikarp, is one of the possible Magikarp to fish in Pokémon: Magikarp Jump. Shiny Feebas, Luvdisc and Corsola may also appear in random encounter events during feeding.

Pokémon Quest

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Pokémon can appear Shiny in Pokémon Quest.

In the TCG

Shiny Pokémon have appeared in the TCG as well, first as Shining Pokémon in Neo Revelation and Neo Destiny, and later as Pokémon Star in EX Team Rocket Returns - EX Power Keepers. Players can only have one Pokémon Star per deck. The Stormfront, Platinum, Supreme Victors and Arceus sets include three cards each with alternate coloration artwork and a reverse holo effect, but are not classified as an entirely separate rarity. Unlike Shining Pokémon and Pokémon Star, these newest alternate coloration cards are not limited by special gameplay and deckbuilding rules, and since the names of the cards are not changed to indicate the alternate coloration, they can be evolved into non-Shiny Stage 1 Pokémon, or, in the case of Shiny evolved Pokémon, from normal Basic Pokémon.

Shiny versions of several Legendary Pokémon were also featured in the Call of Legends expansion as secret rares under the SL numbering subset.

From Next Destinies until XY, all secret rare cards depicted Shiny Pokémon.

Sometimes, cards with Shiny Pokémon are tied to ongoing events in the games or anime, such as the Shiny Gengar distributed in October 2014, or the appearance of the Red Genesect in Genesect and the Legend Awakened.

List of cards featuring Shiny Pokémon


In the anime

Like Shiny Pokémon in the games, Noctowl sparkles as it exits its Poké Ball
Normal and Shiny Dustox in the anime
Main article: List of alternately colored Pokémon in the anime

Although the games had not premiered alternate colored Pokémon until Generation II, several Pokémon seen beforehand were colored differently. One such example is the pink Butterfree, the mate of Ash's Butterfree, which appeared as early as the twenty-first episode. This is, however, not the standard alternate coloration for a Butterfree, and therefore may not be counted as a Shiny Pokémon. Likewise, the first appearance of a Generation III Pokémon in The Kecleon Caper featured a non-standard alternately colored Pokémon, this time a purple Kecleon. Another example would be in Fighting Back the Tears!, where a non-standard alternately colored Mareanie (who happens to be James's Mareanie's first love) appears, and later evolves into a Toxapex.

In the Orange Archipelago, certain Pokémon have a different coloration because the climate is different than that of the mainland. For example, a Butterfree, instead of the normal white with black markings, would have gold wings with red spots on them. On Pinkan Island of the Orange Archipelago, all of the Pokémon are colored pink because the Pinkan Berries they eat make them that way.

The first true Shiny Pokémon that appeared was a Noctowl in Fowl Play!. Ash eventually captured it, and, as in the games, sparkles surround it as it comes from its Poké Ball. Several other Shiny Pokémon have appeared later as well, often used to make them stand out more, or be the focus of an episode. The term "Shiny" was first used in Working on a Right Move!.

In the manga

Gyara, a regular Gyarados (left) and Silver's red Gyarados (right) in Pokémon Adventures
The Red Gyarados in Pokémon Pocket Monsters

Because most manga series are published in black-and-white, Shiny Pokémon are few and far between. One major exception, because of its importance to the plot of Gold, Silver, Crystal, HeartGold, and SoulSilver, is the red Gyarados.

In the movie adaptations

A Red Genesect appeared in Genesect and the Legend Awakened.

A Shiny Rayquaza appeared in Hoopa and the Clash of Ages. It had the ability to Mega Evolve into a Mega Rayquaza.

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

In Pokémon Adventures's Gold, Silver & Crystal arc, Silver captured the raging leader of a group of Gyarados, who had been on a rampage since Team Rocket took control of the Goldenrod Radio Tower and sent out their evolution-inducing radio waves.

Crystal mentions that she caught a different colored Pineco as part of the Pokémon sent to Professor Oak in Off Course with Corsola.

In the Pocket Monsters HGSS Jō's Big Adventure manga

In Pocket Monsters HGSS Jō's Big Adventure, and his Totodile befriend the red Gyarados by calming its rampage and feeding it berries. It later appears to help Jō and Lance battle Ariana and Petrel.

In the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga

The Red Gyarados makes an appearance in Stop That Strange Sonic Sound!! where Team Rocket plots on catching it by luring it out of hiding using sonic waves while at the same time, Clefairy went fishing for it. The Red Gyarados is darker than any normal-colored Gyarados in this media.

Trivia

A Shiny Minccino in the introduction screen
  • In Generation III onwards, it is possible for an Egg to hatch Shiny on one game but not another. This is because Shininess is partially determined by the Original Trainer ID and Secret ID number. Eggs have the ID and SID of the game they were originally bred on, but change to the ID and SID of the hatcher immediately after hatching. It is this change that affects Shininess.
    • Confusingly, this means that if a player hatches a traded Egg that would have been Shiny on the game it was originally bred on, it will appear Shiny on the hatching screen (since it still has the ID and SID of the original game), and then suddenly no longer be Shiny afterward (once it has obtained the ID and SID of the hatcher's game). Conversely, it is also possible for a newly hatched Egg to not appear Shiny on the hatching screen and then suddenly become Shiny afterward, if the Egg has been traded.
    • While all (Generation III onward) event Eggs are set to prevent or force Shininess, if a player other than the one who obtained it from the event hatches the Egg, this prevention is bypassed, allowing an event Egg to hatch Shiny. This is the only way to obtain a Shiny Manaphy.
  • Due to Shininess being determined by IVs in Generation II, several odd quirks arise:
    • Since gender is also determined by IVs in Generation II, it is impossible to have a Shiny Pokémon with a gender ratio of seven males to one female that is female in those games, as the highest Attack IV a female Pokémon with a gender ratio of seven males to one female can have is 1, while the lowest Attack IV a Shiny Pokémon can have is 2.
    • Since Unown's letter is also determined by IVs in Generation II, only Unown I and V can be Shiny.
    • Since Hidden Power is determined by IVs, a Shiny Pokémon's Hidden Power type in Generation II can only be either Grass or Dragon, with a power of either 49 or 69.
    • As Generation II does not allow two Pokémon to breed if they are likely to be from the same family, two Shiny Pokémon can never breed in Generation II.
  • Pokémon Black 2 and White 2 have the most in-game event Shiny Pokémon available, with two.
  • It is possible for all of the following to be Shiny:

In other languages

Shiny Pokémon

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 發光寶可夢 Faatgwōng Pokémon
Mandarin 發光寶可夢 / 发光宝可梦 Fāguāng Pokémon
The Czech Republic Flag.png Czech Alternativně zbarveného Pokémon
Denmark Flag.png Danish Skinne Pokémon
The Netherlands Flag.png Dutch Flitsende Pokémon
France Flag.png French Pokémon chromatique
Germany Flag.png German Schillerndes Pokémon
Italy Flag.png Italian Pokémon cromatico
South Korea Flag.png Korean 빛나는 포켓몬 Binnaneun Pokémon
Poland Flag.png Polish Lśniący Pokémon
Portuguese Brazil Flag.png Brazil Pokémon Brilhante*
Pokémon Shiny*
Shiny Pokémon*
Portugal Flag.png Portugal Pokémon Brilhante
Russia Flag.png Russian Шайни покемон Shayni Pokémon
Spain Flag.png Spanish Pokémon variocolor
Sweden Flag.png Swedish Glänsande Pokémon
Vietnam Flag.png Vietnamese Pokémon Sáng Ngời

Different-colored Pokémon

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 異色寶可夢 Yihsīk Pokémon
Mandarin 異色寶可夢 / 异色宝可梦 Yìsè Pokémon
France Flag.png French Pokémon de couleur inhabituelle
Germany Flag.png German Unterschiedlich gefärbte Pokémon
Italy Flag.png Italian Pokémon di colore diverso
South Korea Flag.png Korean 색이 다른 포켓몬 Saegi Dareun Pokémon
Brazil Flag.png Brazilian Portuguese Pokémon de cor diferente
Spain Flag.png Spanish Pokémon de color diferente
Vietnam Flag.png Vietnamese Pokémon khác màu

See also

References


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