Get Your First Shiny Pokémon in Pokérogue!
Shiny variants of certain Pokemon have arrived on 4/19/2024! There are currently 3 tiers of shiny variance for Pokemon (60%/30%/10%), so keep your eyes peeled! You never know when you might see something unexpected!
Shinies
Shinies in this game are more than just cosmetic. When caught or hatched, the different tiers of shiny pokemon give increased candies Candies.
If you have a shiny pokémon in your party, that isn't fainted, then they adjust your odds at tiering up an item in the shop.
Regular shinies add 1 point to luck, rare shinies add 2 points to luck, and epic shinies add 3 points to luck. The highest luck you can have is 14 points.
The odds of tiering up based on luck points are as follows:
| Luck Points | Letter Grade | Tier Up Odds | % Chance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | D | 4/128 | 3.12% |
| 1 | C | 4/102 | 3.92% |
| 2 | C+ | 4/85 | 4.70% |
| 3 | B- | 4/73 | 5.48% |
| 4 | B | 4/64 | 6.25% |
| 5 | B+ | 4/56 | 7.14% |
| 6 | A- | 4/51 | 7.84% |
| 7 | A | 4/46 | 8.70% |
| 8 | A+ | 4/42 | 9.52% |
| 9 | A++ | 4/39 | 10.3% |
| 10 | S | 4/36 | 11.1% |
| 11 | S+ | 4/34 | 11.8% |
| 12 | SS | 4/32 | 12.5% |
| 13 | SS+ | 4/30 | 13.3% |
| 14 | SSS | 4/28 | 14.3% |
Extra details about shiny pokémon:
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Having 2 shinies be fused together combines their Luck Points.
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When choosing a pokemon as a starter, their luck stat will always reflect the highest tier of shiny you have in your starter dex, for example if you have an Epic variant for Nincada, choosing non shiny Nincada as a starter will still give you 3 luck.
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The odds of finding a shiny pokémon are 1/2048.
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These odds go up to 1/500 if you have 1 shiny charm, and then double for every extra shiny charm you have.
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The odds of hatching a shiny pokémon are 1/128 from both the Move UP! and Legendary UP! Gacha machines. From the Shiny UP! Gacha machine, the rate goes up to 1/64.
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When hatching a shiny pokémon, each IV is rolled for twice, and the highest of the 2 numbers for each stat is chosen.
Variants
Variants are additional palette swaps of existing pokemon that are rarer than regular shinies:
| Icon | Rarity | Chance |
|---|---|---|
 | Common | 60% |
 | Rare | 30% |
 | Epic | 10% |
Some methods and probabilities of getting Shiny Pokémon:
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Wild Encounter
| Shiny Charm(s) | Shiny Rate | Common | Rare | Epic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0.05% | 0.03% | 0.015% | 0.005% |
| 1 | 0.20% | 0.12% | 0.060% | 0.020% |
| 2 | 0.40% | 0.24% | 0.120% | 0.040% |
| 3 | 0.80% | 0.48% | 0.240% | 0.080% |
| 4 | 1.60% | 0.96% | 0.480% | 0.160% |
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Hatching
| Egg Gacha | Shiny Rate | Common | Rare | Epic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Move/Legend UP! | 0.781% | 0.469% | 0.234% | 0.078% |
| Shiny UP! | 1.563% | 0.938% | 0.469% | 0.156% |
Candies
Candies for a Pokémon can be obtained by catching, hatching, or raising friendship with that Pokémon.
If the Pokémon is shiny, you will get more candies than usual. When a Pokémon is caught or hatched:
| Event | Candy Received |
|---|---|
| Caught | +1 |
| Hatched | +2 |
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If the Pokémon caught was a Boss, Candy Received x2
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If the Pokémon caught/hatched is a common shiny, Candy Received x5
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If the Pokémon caught/hatched is a variant rare shiny, Candy Received x10
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If the Pokémon caught/hatched is a variant epic shiny, Candy Received x20