Shiny hunting can be a bit easier as onePokemon Scarlet and Violet player has revealed a helpful trick for finding shinyPokemon. The hunt forPokemoncan be grueling, as there is so much to look for when catching aPokemon, like its stats, nature, and the moves they have, that it can already be quite a mess. Looking for a shinyPokemonamong all that can be even harder to find, but one trick from aPokemon Scarlet and Violetplayer has shown a good way to determine which one is shiny.
In thePokemongames, there are the regularPokemon, the one that is most seen out in the overworld, and the shinyPokemon, which can be designated by the difference in color between them and their regular counterpart. While these are rare to find, with a 1 in 4096 chance, people usually know when it’s a shinyPokemon. In a good amount of thePokemon, this difference can be easy to spot, sometimes being drastically different in color. However, otherPokemonlikePaldean Tauros fromPokemon Scarlet and Violethave a disappointingly minuscule difference.
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Thanks to a helpful trick by onePokemonplayer, this will be at least a little easier to do. Posting to r/PokemonScarletandViolet, a user named tjkun uploaded a video of a little trick they learned while shiny hunting in Paldea. In the video, the player is up by the North Province and starts to run around, catching the attention of theFairy-type Pokemon Floette. Since they don’t attack unless directly touched, they don’t get into a fight with them, and instead, the player lets the group surround them. The player then goes into first person and looks at all the lined-up Floette, able to pick out the shiny version by seeing their different colors.
Many in the comments found this technique to be rather brilliant, and some even gave other tips, like spinning in place, causing a spin animation that seemingly attracts thePokemon. In addition, another user suggested sending out the player’sPokemonto hunt the ones that aren’t shiny, but the poster found the technique risky. Since shiny-hunting can be tough, involving hours of searching orhundreds of eggs being hatched for one shiny Scorbunny, many players don’t like taking chances.
With how popular shiny hunting has gotten, players will take whatever tips can help them procure the rare finds, and now thatPokemon Scarlet and Violethave expansions coming outlater this year, there will only be more to find. Perhaps this technique might be able to help with hunting the shiny versions of other non-hostilePokemon, making the grind of shiny hunting just that tiny bit easier.
Pokemon Scarlet and Violetare available now for Nintendo Switch.
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