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how rare are shinies?

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Poke-Master

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    SO shiny Pokemon are really rare... but how rare? will be putting a poll soon. :P
     
    i believe this question has been answered in previous threads. i believe it goes like this: you encounter a pidgey in the wild. there is a 1 in 8192 chance that the pidgey will be an alternate colour than a normal pidgey
     
    some shinies i found

    so they're 1 in 8192 chance? yikes how rare! and even rarer in UK? tsk. *puts hands on chin*

    well i have a shining mawile i found in sky pillar.
    i once found a shining lairon before, but i think i accidentally ran away.
    in silver i found a shining meowth but i think i also ran.

    SO RARE!!! I've been hunting for shiny Swablu but no, all i found were blue ones...

    Oh yes a question for experts:
    If I want a shining Squirtle, for example, can i just save in front of his ball and pick him if i dont get shining i reset? Because I heard that Latios or Latias' color is determined at the start of the game.
     
    for suritle, yes. everytime you pick up the ball, there is a 1/8192 chance o fits being shiny. that doesnt mean if u reset the game 8191 times then once more and it will be shiny, just that the odds are extremely rare. finding shinies are all a matter of luck. as for latias and latios, i am unsure. some say that Rayquaza can be shiny, but you have to reset the game each time. to get a shiny suicune or latias WITHOUT A GAMESHARK OR ANY OTHER CHEATING DEVICES, now that would be a feat
     
    that is true, Tig. the only shiny i have ever found is a shiny duskull in Ruby, currently breeding it to see if the offpsring is shiny also
     
    i am guessing the shiny Espeon in Trainer Tower, Tig? yes, that is a peculiar place to see a shiny
     
    There is NO difference between the rarity of shinies in European, US or Japanese. The odds of encountering a shiny Pokemon are 1/8192. END OF DISCUSSION! To prevent n00bie spam, I'm going to close this, as the question has been answered. In future, try looking in the other forums before asking a question like this, as it has been answered beforehand. ^_^

    Case closed
     
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