how rare are shinies?

[Poke-Master]

SO shiny Pokemon are really rare... but how rare? will be putting a poll soon. :P

 

[Murpheos]

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

 

[IceKitten]

They are even rarer in UK games! o________O

Well, maybe that wasn't true, but hey! I have bad luck :S

Don't be making a useless poll >.>

 

[Poke-Master]

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.

 

[Murpheos]

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

 

[IceKitten]

I don't tend to ''look'' for shinies, they appear when I'm least expecting it.

Ssshhh, don't tell my games I said that XD

 

[Murpheos]

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

 

[IceKitten]

In my carts, the only shiny I've seen is Espeon, and that's seen, not caught, I have a few shinies on my ROMs though

 

[Murpheos]

i am guessing the shiny Espeon in Trainer Tower, Tig? yes, that is a peculiar place to see a shiny

 

[IceKitten]

Yup, it was in Trainer Tower, which is why I haven't caught it :P and you don't usually find wild Espeons o.O

 

[Mr Cat Dog]

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