What does it mean if the Pokemon is shiny?
Nov. 21, 2013What does it mean if the Pokemon is shiny?
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Shiny Pokemon are Pokemon with different colorations. They are named “Shiny” because of the sparkle they give off in battle. They are no more powerful than ordinary Pokemon; their colours are just different.
They are prized for their rarity; they only have a 1/8192 chance of appearing (which is halved in X and Y however). This number can be lowered through the use of tricks and items like the Masuda method breeding trick and the Shiny Charm item, which, if in a trainer’s possession, will increase their chance of finding a Shiny Pokemon.
Nothing really, but if you find one, no matter how useless it is, you should DEFINITELY catch it, because there is a 1/8192 chance of finding one (even catch a shiny Sunkern, for crying out loud.) It really just changes how the Pokemon looks. For example:
Normal Rattata:
Shiny Rattata:
This does not affect the Pokemon’s stats, though.Hope I helped!
