Shiny Pokemon

[Charizard22]

Hey PrimWorm, hows your hunt for shiny pokemon coming, ive decided to start hunting as well, im really looking for a shiny onix, kind of inspired by the Crystal Onix from the Anime, dont know why. anyone have a pic of the shiny onix, PokeMasters used to have one, but it doesnt anymore. they dont even have the pokedex anymore, wish they would get it back. Are there any methods to get Shiny pokemon other than sharking? like do you have to walk a certain distance, or do a certain thing? i have two, the red gyarados, and a shiny Tyrogue that hatched from an egg that was given to me by the DayCare when i first entered Goldenrod.

[Number1ChanseyFan]

Ok, in Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal, you may encounter Pokémon that are differently colored then normal. Those Pokémon are called shinies. You will know when you encounter a shiny, because as soon as you encounter a shiny, the screen will flash, and the Pokémon will "sparkle" for about a second. Also, the Pokémon will be differently colored then their non-shiny counterparts. Sometimes the difference in color is very obvious, such as Corsola, who is pink and white when it is non-shiny, and blue and white when it is shiny. In other Pokémon, such as Spearow, the difference in color is not as obvious. Whenever you catch a shiny Pokémon, when you check it's status screen, there will be 3 little "plus signs" at the top of the screen. Once a Pokémon is shiny, it will always be shiny, outside of using a Gameshark, you can't "unshiny" a shiny Pokémon. If you evolve a shiny Pokémon, it will still be shiny after it evolves. Shiny Pokémon can be found anywhere in the game. There is a 1/8192 chance that a Pokémon you encounter in the wild will be shiny. Any Pokémon can be shiny. The Red Gyarados at the Lake of Rage is a shiny Pokémon. Also, there is about a 14% chance of getting a shiny Pokémon to hatch from the Odd Egg. (The egg that you get from the DayCare center, that your shiny Tyrouge hatched from.) There is about a 14% chance of getting a shiny Pokémon to hatch from the odd egg. Also, there is a little something that you can do to increase the chances of getting a shiny Pokémon. If you breed a shiny Pokémon with a non-shiny Pokémon (2 shiny Pokémon can't breed with each other.), there is a 1 in 64 chance of getting a shiny baby. There is a way to get a shiny Ditto, so that would be really helpful is there is a certain shiny that you want, like a shiny Onix, because Ditto can breed with almost every breedable Pokémon. Anyways, here is a step-by-step explaination on how to get a shiny Ditto.

Trade your Red Gyarados from G/S/C to R/B/Y.

Once you trade the Gyarados to R/B/Y, teach it Mimic with the R/B/Y TM.

Find a wild Ditto.

When you encounter the wild Ditto, use Mimic, and learn Transform.

Have your Red Gyarados use Transform twice.

Now, catch the Ditto.

Trade the Ditto to G/S/C.

Now, if everything was done right, the Ditto should be shiny.


Now, you can breed the Ditto with different Pokémon, and it will greatly increase the chances of getting a shiny. In the wild, the odds of finding a shiny are 1/8192. If you breed a shiny Pokémon with a non-shiny, (two shinies can't breed) then the odds will be 1/64 of getting a shiny baby.

Now, here is what makes a shiny Pokémon shiny...

Every Pokémon has a set of DVs. (Deter Values) DVs can never be changed, unless you use a Gameshark, and they are automatically set when you catch a Pokémon. Because DVs can't be changed, shinies can't become "unshinied." DVs decide what a Pokémon's "personal max stats" are. For example, Butterfree has a maximum Defense stat of 198. However, one Butterfree's Defense stat may go no higher then 178, while another's may be 190, and another's could be 184. If a Butterfree's Defense stat is 198, then it is said to have maximum Defense DVs. Anyways, DVs are used to decide a lot of different things, such as a Pokémon's personal max stats, a Pokémon's Hidden Power type and base power, and whether or not a Pokémon is shiny. DVs can be anywhere from 0-15, and each stat has it's own DV, except for Special Attack and Special Defense, they are combined into one DV. A DV of 15 means that the Pokémon will be able to reach it's species maximum for that stat, so a Butterfree with a Defense DV of 15 can have a Defense stat of 198, which is the maximum for it's species. If a Pokémon has a DV of 0 for a stat, then it's personal maximum for that stat will be 30 points lower then the maximum for it's species. For example, a Butterfree with a Defense DV of 0 will have a maximum of 168 for it's Defense stat. If a DV is lower then 15, then you subtract 2 points from the maximum stat for a Level 100 Pokémon for each 1 point that the DV is off from 15.

Here is a little chart to explain this better. The number on the left is the DV, and the number on the right is how much the Pokémon will be off of the max stat for it's species.

DV (# below max stat)

15 (0)
14 (2)
13 (4)
12 (6)
11 (8)
10 (10)
9 (12)
8 (14)
7 (16)
6 (18)
5 (20)
4 (22)
3 (24)
2 (26)
1 (28)
0 (30)

A Pokémon's DVs are completely random, except for it's DV for Hit Points. (HP) A Pokémon's HP DV is decided by the DVs for it's other stats.

If the attack DV is an odd number, add 8. If it is an even number, add 0.

If the defense DV is an odd number, add 4. If it is an even number, add 0.

If the speed DV is an odd number, add 2. If it is an even number, add 0.

If the special DV is an odd number, add 1. If it is an even number, add 0.

Ok, now, here is a listing of what DVs a Pokémon will have if it is shiny... :)

HP: 0 or 8.
Attack: 2, 3, 6, 7, 10, 11, 14, or 15.
Defense: 10.
Speed: 10.
Special: 10.

[SupremeChampion]

getting shiny ditto would probably be the easiest, other than that it's persistance and a whole lot of luck. good luck!

~The Italian Stallion