Shiny Pokémon (GO)

A Shiny Pokémon (Japanese: ポケモン differently colored Pokémon) is a specific 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.
==Overview==
In Pokémon GO, Shiny Pokémon may be encountered randomly in all types of encounters: the , from hatching s, by completing Field Research tasks, or by winning s. During Community Day events, featured Pokémon have an increased chance of being Shiny in the wild. Shiny Pokémon are represented by a 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 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.
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. Similarly, all used by Team GO Rocket members appear non-Shiny in battle, but certain ones have a chance of becoming Shiny during the bonus challenge.
Shiny Pokémon from s and from Team GO Rocket have a 100% when successfully hit with a Premier Ball. 
Only the Shiny forms of certain Pokémon have been released, often coinciding with a special event or update. For most evolutionary lines, only the first-stage Pokémon is obtainable as Shiny, including those with baby Pokémon; however, there have been several exceptions for evolutionary lines with baby Pokémon and during limited-time events.
==Shiny rates==
Unlike in the core series, Shiny rates vary across different species but are constant across all encounter methods.A Shiny Rate Hypothesis: Learning From Pineco - The Silph Road However, since 2022, Shiny rates specific to encounter methods have been implemented, such as boosted Shiny rates from 7 km Eggs during certain events. 
The following lists the various Shiny rate estimates that have been observed.Reflecting on Pokémon GO Shiny Rates I: Boosted Wild Rates - The Silph RoadReflecting on Pokémon GO Shiny Rates II: Raids, Eggs, and Quests - The Silph Road
Shiny rate	Applies to
1 in 512 	
* The base Shiny rate for the vast majority of Pokémon.
1 in 256 	
* Eligible from s
1 in 128 	
* Some rare species (e.g. ).
* Pokémon that have been obtainable from s
** Single-stage Pokémon whose Shiny rates were previously 1 in 512, like and , had their rates permanently increased since their Mega Raid debuts. 
** Single-stage Pokémon that already had the higher 1 in 64 Shiny rate, like , were unchanged.
1 in 64 	
* Pokémon that rarely or never spawn in the wild (e.g. , , and baby Pokémon)
* from s, Jessie, and James
1 in 20 	
* Pokémon obtainable from 5-star s
** Legendary Pokémon
** Mythical Pokémon
** Ultra Beasts
====Event-boosted Shiny rates====
Shiny rate	Applies to
1 in 256 	
* and , during Catch Mastery in March 2023
* and , during Catch Mastery in December 2023
1 in 128 	
* Featured Pokémon from GO Fest and Safari Zone global tie-ins since November 5, 2018
* Some global ticketed events, including
** GO Fest after 2020
* Meltan, during the limited times when its Shiny form was available
** The lower Shiny rate may be to compensate for the Mystery Box cooldown timer being reduced from 7 days to 3 days.
* Event-boosted Pokémon in some standard events (e.g. during Festival of Lights 2022, , , , and during Ultra Unlock: Paldea)
1 in 64 	
* Some ticketed events, including
** GO Fest 2020 Pokémon GO Fest 2020 Shiny Rates - The Silph Road
** GO Tour: Kanto and Go Tour: Johto
* Some ticketed, local events, including
** Pokémon GO Tour: Hoenn - Las Vegas
** Pokémon GO Tour: Sinnoh - Los Angeles
** In-person Pokémon GO Fest events
* Meltan, the first time its Shiny form was available.Meltan Event: Unbolting the Limited Time Shiny Rate! - The Silph Road
* Event-boosted Shiny rate for 7 km Eggs.
1 in 40 	
* Limited Research, for Europe, the Middle East, and Africa Swimming with the Feebas: Limited Research Shiny Rates - The Silph Road
* , during the Pokémon GO Lunar New Year Event in 2020
1 in 25 	
* Featured Pokémon during Community Days
* Featured Pokémon from GO Fest and Safari Zone global tie-ins prior to November 5, 2018
1 in 20 	
* Some Limited Research events
1 in 10 	
* Raid Days (usually 3-hour events)
* Some Limited Research events
* Hatch Day events
==Pokémon released as Shiny==
==Trivia==
* On June 2023, shiny rates for Legendary Pokémon were accidentally nerfed, but only for remote raids (1 in 64 for Uxie; 1 in 128 for Azelf).Lake Trio shiny rates from Remote Raids may have been nerfed, according to crowd-sourced data from Japanese website - The Silph Road Niantic has acknowledged this and compensated affected players.Niantic Support on X
* During Kleavor Raid Day, players observed a unique, but statistically significant, rate of 8.7% (1 in 11.5).Followup: Kleavor Raid Day's shiny rate was also different from previous raid days, might be due to a Remote Raid shiny nerf (from Japanese crowd-sourced data) - The Silph Road Niantic has acknowledged this and compensated affected players.
==References==
==Related articles==
* Shiny Pokémon
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