Pokémon Legends: Arceus was released last month after much fanfare and hype. It is the latest installment in the Pokémon series and takes a much different turn than its predecessors do in terms of storytelling and game mechanics.
The game takes place in the ancient Hisui region, which would become modern-day Sinnoh. Fighting and capturing Pokémon is drastically different with battles taking place on the overworld instead of turn-based instance battles, as was the staple of the series thus far.
Shiny Pokémon were also a staple of the Pokémon series since Generation 2, and they make their return in Pokémon Legends: Arceus!
Shiny Pokémon
Shiny Pokémon were first introduced in Generation 2’s games of Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal. They are re-colored variations of their normal counterparts, without having any changes in base stats or stat growth.
Shiny Pokémon are extremely rare in the Pokémon world, with a base encounter rate of 1/4096! Due to such abysmal odds of encountering one, they are highly coveted by trainers and collectors alike! There are methods that exist to increase the odds of encountering Shiny Pokémon that players can find out about here.
With Shiny Pokémon appearing everywhere on the overworld including land, sea, and air, there are visible and audio indicators that trigger a Shiny encounter.
Shiny Pokémon indicators
A returning feature from older games is the Shiny visual and sound indicator that displays when a Shiny encounter is triggered. This very apparent sound and sparkler visual effect is very reminiscent of the intro from older Pokémon games.
When the player uses a mount, like Hisuian Braviary, to fly up in order to capture flying Pokémon, a Shiny encounter will be indicated by the same sound and sparkler animation, showing the player that there is a rare Shiny Pokémon nearby!
Published: Feb 7, 2022 01:43 am