✨Shiny Pokémon

Shiny Pokémon are rare variants with an alternate color palette and dazzling particle effects.

Wild spawns have a base Shiny chance of $\frac{1}{4096} \approx 0.0244\%$, and can be increased with several spawn chance modifiers.

Normal Gardevoir (Left) beside Shiny Gardevoir (Right)

This page focuses on wild Shiny spawns. Shiny Eggs and some special encounters (e.g., Apex Bosses) use their own rules/odds

Chance Modifiers

All wild Shiny chance modifiers are applied additively to the base chance:

$$\text{Shiny chance} = \frac{1 + \sum \text{boost}}{\text{base chance}}$$

Example (70% boost with a 10% boost):

$$\frac{1 + 0.7 + 0.1}{4096}\Rightarrow \frac{1}{227.5} \approx 0.044\%$$

When fully stacked, the maximum possible boost is currently +140%, resulting in 0.0585% chance per wild spawn

Source	Shiny Boost
Eevee+Pikachu Shoulder Mount	5%
Catch Combos	20% → 70%
Crown Rank	2.5% → 15%
Donor Rank	2.5% → 10%
Living PokéDex Badge Reward	5% → 20%
Server Booster	20%
Shiny/HA Community Goal	20%

Catch Combos

Main Article: Catch Combos

Shiny Boost Milestones

Catch Combos are one of the strongest active ways to raise your wild Shiny odds, scaling up to +70% at a combo of 100.

Catch Combo	Shiny Boost
25	20%
50	40%
75	60%
100	70%

Bad Luck Mitigation Milestones

After reaching a combo of 100, each additional catch of that same Pokémon grants a +1% Shiny Boost per catch.

Bad Luck Streak	Shiny Boost
100	100%
150	150%
200	200%
250	250%

Ranks

Donor Ranks

Rank	Shiny Boost
Champion	2.5%
Omega	5%
Apex	10%

Crown Ranks

Rank	Shiny Boost
10	+3%
20	+6%
30	+9%
40	+12%
50	+15%
60	+17.5%
70	+20%
80	+27.5%

Server Boosters

Global Shiny Boosters are server-wide modifiers that increase the Shiny chance for everyone while active. They can be obtained from:

• Donation Store: Purchased with Bits.

• Community Goals: Activated when a goal is completed.

• VoteParty: Randomly selected as a VoteParty reward.

Living PokéDex Badge

Maintaining the Living PokéDex badge grants a Shiny boost based on your Badge Phase:

Badge Phase	Shiny Boost
VI	5%
VII	15%
VIII	20%

Shoulder Mounts

Main Article: Shoulder Mounts

Equipping Eevee + Pikachu grants a +5% Shiny boost.

Boosted Shiny Encounters

Outbreaks

Main Article: Outbreaks

Outbreak spawns have a $\frac{1}{300} \approx 0.33\%$ chance to be Shiny and are not affected by other Shiny chance modifiers. When you see the message “The Outbreak is reducing” the Outbreak Shiny chance is doubled to $\frac{1}{150} \approx 0.66\%$.

Rustles

Main Article: Rustles

Rustle spawns have a $\frac{1}{481.88} \approx 0.207\%$ chance to be Shiny and are not affected by other Shiny chance modifiers.

Fishing

Main Article: Pokémon Catches

When reeling in a Pokémon, there is a $\frac{1}{500} \approx 0.2\%$ chance it will be Shiny. This chance can be increased with:

• Shiny Rod perk upgrades

• Shiny Lure supply item (guarantees your next 2 catches will be Shiny)

• Spawn Beacon gadget (quadruples the chance of a Legendary, Shiny, and Apex Boss when you catch a Pokémon)

Shiny Rod perk boosts are applied the same way as other Shiny modifiers (additively to the base chance). For example, if you have an 80% total Shiny boost and a Tier 15 Shiny Rod with two Shiny Rod Augments equipped (25 perk points), you gain an additional 5.2% Shiny boost.

Obtainment

Shiny Pokémon can be obtained in numerous other ways besides wild spawns:

• Safari: Safari spawns have a base Shiny chance of $\frac{1}{3600} \approx 0.0277\%$.

• Raids: Final boss rewards include Random Shiny Pokémon.

• Bingo: Bingo completion rewards can include a Random Shiny Pokémon or a Random Shiny Legendary.

• Presents: Presents reward Shiny Keys in multiple categories.

• Apex Bosses: Apex Bosses have tier-based Shiny chances.

• Breeding: $\frac{1}{4096} \approx 0.0244\%$ chance to hatch Shiny. If both parents share the same Original Trainer, the chance increases to $\frac{6}{4096} \approx 0.146\%$.

• Player Trading: Browse through GTS with the Shiny filter enabled, or ask in chat and send someone a SafeTrade request.

• Crates: Various keys available in the Donation Store contain Shiny Pokémon (e.g., the Shiny Crate, Legend Crate, Ultra Crate, and Exotic Eggs).

FAQ

Do Shiny chance modifiers affect breeding?

No, egg shininess uses its own rules and is not increased by other chance modifiers.

Does catching a Shiny break my Catch Combo?

No, catching a Shiny does not reset your combo.