6th Gen Easier to catch shiners in ORAS?

[Paleoctopus]

What's going on people? Just recently caught a shiny wingull in my travels and I was shocked. I have played pokemon practically all of my 22 years of existence. And not once have I caught ANYTHING shiny. Other than the red gyrados on gold/silver. And this wingull just SHOWS UP? So what gives? Am I lucky or are shiny pokemon more commonplace now than they were in my days of diamond and pearl?

Edit: can't figure out how to change my typo in the header. Sorry :(

 

[miragespot]

Shiny Pokemon are twice as likely to appear in this gen as they used to be.

 

[Paleoctopus]

Well that's depressing. So much for feeling special!

 

[OuterTsuchinoko]

Well that's depressing. So much for feeling special!

It may have been halved, but if you are just playing and not shiny hunting or using all the methods to increase your odds of a shiny it still is a rare occurrence. You should still feel special about getting that shiny Wingull.

 

[ST2111]

What's going on people? Just recently caught a shiny wingull in my travels and I was shocked. I have played pokemon practically all of my 22 years of existence. And not once have I caught ANYTHING shiny. Other than the red gyrados on gold/silver. And this wingull just SHOWS UP? So what gives? Am I lucky or are shiny pokemon more commonplace now than they were in my days of diamond and pearl?

Edit: can't figure out how to change my typo in the header. Sorry :(

Congrats on the Wingull!

Luck was on your side when you encountered that, but realize that even though shiny odds are better, finding a shiny is still a big accomplishment.

 

[Hikamaru]

Like Tsuchinoko said, shiny encounter rates were halved in 6th Gen so it's much easier to find a shiny compared to previous generations. Anyways, congrats on that Wingull!

 

[EC]

Shiny Pokemon are twice as likely to appear in this gen as they used to be.

Oh well that explains quite a lot.

 

[Karous]

If you want more shiny Pokemon, the rate is 1/513 with shiny charm + Masuda method. The latter is really easy to get now, just use the GTS or Wonder Trade.