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Shiny Pokemon Guide

Everything you need to know to start catching shinies fast

Words: Carolyn Gudmundson, GamesRadar US

How to maximize your chain

Let's start with what Lucas/Dawn tells you about the Poke Radar. When you see him/her standing outside of Professor Rowan's lab in Sandgem Town, he/she will tell you a few interesting tidbits about the Poke Radar:

"Hey! (your name), you've got yourself a Poke Radar, too? Watch for tall grass to rustle wildly when you use that Poke Radar. That's a sign that a rare Pokemon may be hiding there."

This refers to the patches of grass that flash slightly and usually indicate that rarer, non-Sinnoh Pokemon is in that patch, as we mentioned earlier.

"Sometimes a patch of grass sparkles when the Poke Radar is used. People say a different-colored Pokemon is hiding there! I wonder if that's true?"

This is a direct reference to the Shiny patch of grass! Besides our experiences catching Shinies using the Poke Radar, this is the best direct evidence that the Poke Radar is intended as a tool to catch Shiny Pokemon.

"Hi, (your name)! How's your Poke Radar working out? When you use it, do you sometimes see more than one patch of tall grass rustling? The patch farther away gives you a better chance of seeing the same kind of Pokemon in a row. I think that's how it goes."

This is the most useful piece of information that Dawn/Lucas gives you. ALWAYS choose the patch of grass that appears farthest from you when building your chain. But there are many more rules you need to know to successfully build a large chain...

Above: Dawn's/Lucas's tips provide a good starting point, but you'll need more help than that to have any chance of catching a Shiny


 
24 Comments
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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
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
Firesonic999  - 1 year 5 hours ago 
omg.....lol this works holy crap!!!
sup_pe0ples  - 10 months 2 days ago 
i tryed this but for some reason i keep running into some random ass pokemon and im sure im following it right
ecuamike3  - 8 months 23 days ago 
this totally worked, i got up to 37 banettes and using this method i caught a shiny one at level 54. thanx!
Garchomp617  - 7 months 21 days ago 
you don't need a chain to get a Shiny. i just found this blue Ponyta near Solaceon Town.
Garchomp617  - 7 months 21 days ago 
you don't need a chain to get a Shiny. i just found this blue Ponyta near Solaceon Town.
Garchomp617  - 7 months 21 days ago 
you don't need a chain to get a Shiny. i just found this blue Ponyta near Solaceon Town.
Cionuchiha  - 7 months 14 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.
Katherine1973  - 7 months 11 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.
nicoiswoobie  - 7 months 6 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!!!
cornjo  - 7 months 6 days ago 
Nice Guide!!!
But the highest ive got up to is like 19... lolzzz
but im gona keep tryin!!! Hahahaha
Monkeylink  - 6 months 21 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
Xander  - 6 months 11 days ago 
OMG! This guide is awesome! With this advice I have caught a shiny shinx and a shiny electabuzz!
Ezra  - 6 months 6 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.
legostarwarsfreak  - 5 months 23 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.
snowdragon2  - 5 months 22 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
BigBtop  - 5 months 18 days ago 
is anybody here willing to trade lugia i can trade you a rare pokemon
torritron  - 5 months 17 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
InfernapeUser  - 5 months 11 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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