Pokemon Scarlet and Violet are home to many creatures in the Paldean region. However, some of the most precious to many fans around the world are shiny Pokemon. It can be difficult, however, to spot a shiny in Scarlet and Violet. Here’s what to look out for and how to find a shiny in Scarlet and Violet in a somewhat easier fashion.
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How To Spot A Shiny In Scarlet and Violet
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Shinies can show up at any random moment in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet. If you’re lucky, you’ll find one stalking the wilds among a pack of its normally coloured friends. The easier way to spot a shiny in Scarlet and Violet is to look at its unique colour among the rest within the vicinity. Sometimes alternate colours can be normal like with Tauros, but most of the time a different colour signifies that shiny is in your sight. Contrary to popular belief, shinies actually don’t sparkle until you start a battle with it.
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How To Raise Chances of Finding A Shiny
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Finding a shiny in Scarlet and Violet is quite uncommon. According to IGN, the odds of seeing one is 1 in 4096. However, there are some ways to improve your chances of discovering one of these odd fellows in the wild.
First, there are outbreaks that occur throughout the Paldean region, which indicate a high population of Pokemon in one specific area. If you look on your map (by pressing the Y button), you’ll see there are Pokemon emblems all over the world. Going to the Pokemon emblem on the map corresponds to the outbreak area. I was able to find a shiny Grimer, which I evolved into a Muk, using this method,
To increase your chances further, there are sandwiches you can eat at your picnic. Sandwiches with the sparkling power effect ups the likelihood of finding a shiny in Scarlet and Violet. You’ll need two herba mysticas from five-star and-over tera raids in order to make the right recipes.
The greatest item you can get for finding a shiny in Scarlet and Violet is the Shiny Charm, but it involves an arduous process to acquire it. You’ll need to find all 400 Pokemon in the national Pokedex to get the Shiny Charm. This means you’ll need to find the multiple legendary Pokemon, catch all of the wild pocket monsters out there, and trade with a friend who has Scarlet or Violet to get the exclusive Pokemon of either game.
Once you have every Pokemon in the Pokedex. however, you’ll want to visit Jacq in the Staff Room of the Academy. Then he’ll provide you with a Shiny Charm, which increases the odds of finding a wild shiny in Scarlet and Violet. At least we don’t have to befriend a teacher before getting it.