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Everything you need to know to start catching shinies fast

Words: Carolyn Gudmundson, GamesRadar US

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Step 4: Reset the Poke Radar until you see a Shiny patch

Like we said earlier, the theory behind chaining for Shinies is that the larger your chain is, the higher the chance of encountering a Shiny. However, building very large chains is difficult and risky. At some point, you're going to want to stop chaining and just keep resetting the Poke Radar over and over until you see a Shiny patch.

Where you stop chaining is purely a matter of personal choice, but we recommend stopping your chain at around 40. It really all depends on how much you're willing to risk breaking your chain (sometimes chains can break for seemingly no reason at all, which can be super frustrating when you've built a long chain).

If your chain is too small, it might take a very long time before you find a Shiny. But if you try to build too long of a chain, you have a higher risk of it breaking and losing all your hard work.

Above: All those repels can get expensive - have a Meowth or Persian in your party (preferably at level 100 and holding an Amulet Coin) and use Pay Day on your chain Pokemon to help recoup the cost

Once you're satisfied with your chain, keep resetting the Poke Radar until you see a Shiny patch, and proceed to it carefully (even if it's on an edge). Using this method, you can continue resetting the Poke Radar and catch Shiny after Shiny on the same chain, as long as you're careful not to break it.

That's it for the basics! To discuss Shiny catching and exchange tips and tricks with other Pokemon enthusiasts, head to our friendly Pokemon forum. Happy Shiny hunting!

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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 3 days ago

omg.....lol this works holy crap!!!

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sup_pe0ples - 10 months 6 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 27 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 24 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 24 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 24 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 17 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 15 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 10 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 9 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 25 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 15 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 9 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 26 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 25 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 21 days ago

is anybody here willing to trade lugia i can trade you a rare pokemon

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torritron - 5 months 21 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 15 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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