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Every wild Pokémon has a shiny chance, the same for everyone. Nothing you can buy changes it, and the spawn card never gives one away.
Where shinies come from
- Wild spawns in chat.
- Fishing bites and the Safari Zone, at the same chance.
- Eggs. An Egg is shiny or not from the moment it’s made.
Spotting one
The spawn card always shows the normal colors, so you won’t know until you’re in the encounter. A shiny keeps its shiny look everywhere after that: your box, battles, your Trainer Card.
Pokémon that can’t be shiny
Mythical Pokémon from Special Research are never shiny, the same as their game events. Phione is the one exception: breed it from Manaphy and it can be.
What changes your odds
Nothing you can pay for. There’s no Shiny Charm and no shop item for shinies. Supporting the bot is cosmetic only. The only thing that helps is meeting more Pokémon: chat, fish, take Safari trips, and breed.
If a shiny gets away
A shiny that leaves before anyone even looked at it isn’t lost: the server gets it back on a later spawn. One that somebody faced and lost is gone, so bring good balls.
Good luck finding one!