Guaranteed Shiny Catching Method In Scarlet & Violet Is Surprisingly Easy

A newly-discovered method of hunting Shinies in makes the famously rare encounters much easier to find. Although they have no advantage over other Pokémon in actual gameplay, the fact that Shiny Pokémon have a visibly different color palette makes them instant status symbols for many in the community. Having even a single Shiny can be an indicator of both good luck and dedication, and allows both the Pokémon and its trainer to immediately stand out from the rest. As such, any new and effective method for finding these elusive Pokémon is sure to prove popular.

There have been a variety of good and bad influences on Shiny Hunting in . On one hand, combining the effects of features like Meal Powers and Mass Outbreaks can make Shiny Hunting far easier than in older games which had far less ways to manipulate the odds. However, have also arguably made Shiny Hunting Pokémon harder than it needs to be in some respects. For example, although the new Let’s Go mechanic makes training Pokémon much easier, a wandering Pokémon could also automatically defeat a random Shiny before its Trainer has a chance to notice and recall it.

A new Shiny Hunting method, credited to Reddit user zQubexx in a now-removed post and spread by X user SBCoop, offers a simple way to quickly judge whether a Shiny is present in a group of Pokémon, something especially useful with the obscuring rocky armor of Minior. This method takes advantage of how Pokémon spawn into ’s overworld, noting that a group of Pokémon in an isolated area can actually be counted to reveal any Shinies, as long as other conditions are also met when they spawn. But assuming this preparation is completed, any group of 16 Pokémon seems guaranteed to contain a Shiny.

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