If you don’t have any friends in foreign countries, it’s often easy to find a foreign Pokémon via the GTS or Wonder Trade. The most common way to do this is to use one Pokémon from your own game and one from a game of a different language. An Egg resulting from such a pairing has an increased chance of 1 in 683 (or 1 in 512 with the Shiny Charm) of containing a Shiny Pokémon. The method involves breeding two Pokémon created in games of different languages. The Masuda Method is a fan-made term which describes a way to obtain Shiny Pokémon more easily through breeding. After a chain of 255, the increased chance goes back to 0.

If you have obtained the Shiny Charm, the chance becomes 1 in 683. Defeating multiple allies in a row is called chaining, and making long chains increases the chance of a called ally being Shiny.Ī chain length of 70 to 255 gives you a 1 in 1,024 chance of encountering a Shiny Pokémon. Wild Pokémon gain this ability after you have cleared Ilima’s trial. In Pokémon Sun and Moon you can receive the Shiny Charm from the game director at Game Freak in Heahea City (Akala Island) after obtaining all Pokémon in the Alola Pokédex (with the exception of Magearna and Marshadow).Īn SOS Battle is a battle in which a wild Pokémon calls for help from allies. Having the Shiny Charm in your bag increases the chance of encountering a Shiny Pokémon to 1 in 1,365. The Shiny Charm is a Key Item that increases the chance of encountering a Shiny Pokémon, both in the wild and through breeding. There are ways to increase this chance however, which you can read about below.

The chance of encountering a Shiny Pokémon like this is 1 in 4,096. The first way to find a Shiny Pokémon is to simply encounter one in the wild or while breeding. Find out how in this guide on Shiny hunting! Random Encounters These Pokémon are very rare, but there are tricks for finding them. Next to its different coloration, you can recognise a Shiny Pokémon by the stars that surround it and a pinging sound effect when it appears. A Shiny Pokémon is a specific Pokémon with different coloration to what is usual for its species.

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