The Official Shiny Thread

[mike_hawk]

i caught a shiny zubat in a cave
now its a crobat =]

 

[Conor]

Today I chained a shiny ponyta and medite and then if that weren't enough ran into a shiny unknown!

 

[RazorClaw]

I recently got a shiny Graveler!

I didn't even chain to get it, I was training my pokemon in the battle area thing in Platinum, and out popped a gold Graveler. It was like lvl 50 at the time and it had bad attacks so I just decided to make it an exploder lol. I just taught it Explosion and raised its defense EV's high, and its pretty decent.

 

[rishi 20]

Question About Shiny Pokemon!?!?!?!?!?!?!?

Hi,

I recently traded a shiny budew for a shiny bidoof.

The problem is when i go onto the summary of the bidoof, the pokemon number is in red. Everything else looks legit. Anyone now why it's red??

 

[TwilightBlade]

That means that Bidoof is shiny.. It should have a red star near its picture too. Bidoof is fine.

Yes, it's okay.

 

[rishi 20]

Oh so its ok for the pokemon number to be in red?

 

[Cerese912]

Any tips for hunting shinies.

I'm going shiny hunting. I tried last night and got a chain of 11 starlys. I'm trying again today. :D

 

[Pikadance14]

https://www.gamefaqs.com/portable/ds/file/925601/48478

I just asked my friend about this after getting at max 10 chained before it breaks. I hope this helps.

Ther'e a square thing in there that shold help you a lot.

 

[Deoxys55]

I'm going shiny hunting. I tried last night and got a chain of 11 starlys. I'm trying again today. :D

Refer to this picture...

Spoiler:

This is how I chain my shinies. It's time-consuming, but it all but guarantees a good patch every time. Find a big patch of grass, go to the second/third-to-last row (BLUE box), and charge the Pokeradar there. Once you set it off, ONLY take the patch if it is in the second-to-last row on the opposite side (RED box). Make sure that you have to take four steps to get to it, otherwise it's no good. It works left-to-right too.

I hope that's not too confusing. xP Also, some people say not to chain with fast-shaking patches, but sometimes I find those easier to see.

 

[Cerese912]

Refer to this picture...

Spoiler:

This is how I chain my shinies. It's time-consuming, but it all but guarantees a good patch every time. Find a big patch of grass, go to the second/third-to-last row (BLUE box), and charge the Pokeradar there. Once you set it off, ONLY take the patch if it is in the second-to-last row on the opposite side (RED box). Make sure that you have to take four steps to get to it, otherwise it's no good. It works left-to-right too.

I hope that's not too confusing. xP Also, some people say not to chain with fast-shaking patches, but sometimes I find those easier to see.

Thanks. I chained 15 phanpy today (swarm pokemon) but a geodude broke it :( I guess I'll try again :)

 

[TwilightBlade]

https://www.gamefaqs.com/portable/ds/file/925601/48478

I just asked my friend about this after getting at max 10 chained before it breaks. I hope this helps.

Ther'e a square thing in there that shold help you a lot.

I just want to add a visual of this "square thing" (grid or 4 rings) located here. ^__^

 

[Cerese912]

Here's the latest: I chained 30 Floatzels and then a skuntank broke my awesome chain....for no reason ;_;
Always the optimist....I'll try again tomorrow...

 

[.Ozymandias]

Hi,

I recently traded a shiny budew for a shiny bidoof.

The problem is when i go onto the summary of the bidoof, the pokemon number is in red. Everything else looks legit. Anyone now why it's red??

This means it was caught by a female trainer. Male trainers have it in blue.

 

[Wichu]

This means it was caught by a female trainer. Male trainers have it in blue.

Nope, that's the OT. If the Pokémon number (e.g. No. 399) is red, it means the Pokémon is shiny.

 

[Pan!ko]

im sad to say ive never seen a REAL shiny on my pearl even after i spent two weeks looking for one. Although i got a shiny magnemite in ruby after trying to get a blue voltorb that i heard about off a sight. Took me i think 4 hours straight. I transfered it into my pearl and evolved it into a magnezone. Its fully legit and I'm willing to trade it for a different legit shiny.
I also saw a shiny weedle in silver but didn't catch it cause i didn't have any pokeballs. Ive always made sure I'm stock up since then.

 

[thomasc096]

shiny umbreon, smeargle and a shiny canidos that i traded for but its hacked

 

[Conor]

Just chained 2 shiny electrikes!
Can evolve one and keep the other UT :D

 

[Jdub010]

I have found a couple of shinies in my days they include


Floatzel
Growlithe
Zubat
Bidoof
Piplup (i have no clue whatsoever how)
and i have traded for the following
Rayquaza
Giratina
Charmander

And back a while ago i found a im guessing a 1 in 1,000,000,000,000 chance i foound a shiny celebei in pokemon crystal using the ilex forest event

 

[.little monster]

Today I got a chain of 39 Stantler. A shiny patch appeared on 39 and I caught a Shiny Female Stantler. Hurrah!

 

[riolu's]

ive caught a shiny zubat before beating the first gym, and a shiny sneasel.

without pokeradar!