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Shiny Pokemon Guide

Everything you need to know to start catching shinies fast

Words: Carolyn Gudmundson, GamesRadar US
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Step 1: Choose which Shiny Pokemon you want

Pretty much any wild Pokemon that appears in grassy areas is a candidate for Shiny hunting, but some are easier to find than others. When you're first starting out, we recommend that you try for a "swarm" Pokemon, as these seem to be the easiest to chain using the Poke Radar. Once you've obtained the National Dex, talk to Lucas's/Dawn's sister in Sandgem Town and she'll tell you which Pokemon is swarming that day and where to find it.

Step 2: Find a good place to start chaining

You'll want to find as large a grassy spot as possible, preferably one that covers most of the screen. It's also a good idea to chain in an area without weather effects like rain, snow, or sandstorm, because this can make it difficult to see which patches of grass wiggle when you use the Poke Radar.

Above: We found this Shiny Shinx in this large grassy patch just north of Sandgem Town on Route 202


 
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boracena2008  - 1 year 2 months ago 
THIS ACTUALLY WORKS. I KILLED LIKE 31 DONPHANS BUT THEN THIS GUEDUDE CAME OUT.
BETTER LUCK NEXT TIME
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chiz  - 1 year 2 months ago 
you can get shiny legends if you save before you fight and keep reseting eventually it will be shiny
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Firesonic999  - 1 year 5 days ago 
omg.....lol this works holy crap!!!
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sup_pe0ples  - 10 months 7 days ago 
i tryed this but for some reason i keep running into some random ass pokemon and im sure im following it right
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ecuamike3  - 8 months 28 days ago 
this totally worked, i got up to 37 banettes and using this method i caught a shiny one at level 54. thanx!
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Garchomp617  - 7 months 26 days ago 
you don't need a chain to get a Shiny. i just found this blue Ponyta near Solaceon Town.
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Garchomp617  - 7 months 26 days ago 
you don't need a chain to get a Shiny. i just found this blue Ponyta near Solaceon Town.
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Garchomp617  - 7 months 26 days ago 
you don't need a chain to get a Shiny. i just found this blue Ponyta near Solaceon Town.
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Cionuchiha  - 7 months 18 days ago 
I don't think chains are quite nessecary but I think it will help a lot I found a purple Budew one day and haden't seen any others.
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Katherine1973  - 7 months 16 days ago 
I've tried this method and it hasn't really worked for me. I have captured exactly 6 different shinies in the R/G, R/S/E and D/P,and they were REALLY random, but thanx to the GTS I have over 2 boxes full of shinies.
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nicoiswoobie  - 7 months 11 days ago 
Lulz... I got to 40 and reset like 10 times then my cousin bumped my arm... I was chaining pichu, and I ran into a f***ing pidgey!!!
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cornjo  - 7 months 11 days ago 
Nice Guide!!!
But the highest ive got up to is like 19... lolzzz
but im gona keep tryin!!! Hahahaha
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Monkeylink  - 6 months 26 days ago 
Just get an AR and get pokesav and you can get what ever you want in pokemon any pokemon,any item,any pokeball anything I got all shiny legendaries
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Xander  - 6 months 16 days ago 
OMG! This guide is awesome! With this advice I have caught a shiny shinx and a shiny electabuzz!
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Ezra  - 6 months 11 days ago 
I'm sure this method works, it's just that for some reason on my game, every time I get my chain into the 20's a random pokemon (that is NOT the one I want) pops up even though I'm still selecting the patch of grass furthest away from me and what-not. I don't get it, and it's REALLY frustrating.
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legostarwarsfreak  - 5 months 28 days ago 
The flashing non-Shiny patch isn't always non-Sinnoh. I've faced Staravias and Kricketunes like a thousand times when it flashes.
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snowdragon2  - 5 months 27 days ago 
THANKS soooooooooooooooo much at first i thought it was worth a shot so i tried i dont really use links so much till now my link of 18 was from gastly and i lost it but today i went to the swarm pokemon(pidgey) and tried i kept on trying because of the good comments not every body could have been lying so i tried in my 10th chain i found a greenish goldish pidgy lucky me thanx you guys should do more guides like this
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BigBtop  - 5 months 22 days ago 
is anybody here willing to trade lugia i can trade you a rare pokemon
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torritron  - 5 months 22 days ago 
i was just now chaining swablu and then i ran into a damn meditite i was so pissed that i googled to see if there was another way to get shinies and i ended up here
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InfernapeUser  - 5 months 16 days ago 
yeah i can't get passed a 7 chain with out running into a different pokemon.....:o( oh well i'll keep trying i guess....i actually ran into a wild shiny pelipper at rte. 230 by the battle area and resort, and i didn't have any kinda chain going at that time, i was 1 in 8192 :0)
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