Shiny Pokémon are variations of normal Pokémon that look markedly different from their non-Shiny counterparts. Although their stats aren’t affected in any way, Shiny Pokémon are way rarer to find due to their abysmal encounter rate.
Because of their rarity, they are a favorite of Pokémon collectors everywhere. While each game has their own methods of increasing the odds of acquiring Shiny Pokémon, Pokémon Legends: Arceus utilizes the old Shiny Charm method the most.
Shiny Charm
The Shiny Charm is an item that was introduced several generations ago to the Pokémon franchise. Its main purpose is to increase the chance of encountering or hatching Shiny Pokémon.
The base rate of encountering a Shiny Pokémon is 1/4096. Because of such insanely low odds, the Shiny Charm is a major help in lowering those odds and getting the player one step closer to acquiring their favorite Shiny Pokémon!
How to get the Shiny Charm
Acquiring the Shiny Charm will require a fully completed Pokédex along with reaching level 10 on all of the Pokémon in the Pokédex. There are a total of 242 Pokémon to capture in Pokémon Legends: Arceus, which makes this quite a daunting undertaking.
After fully completing the Pokédex and finishing the main game, the player needs to head back to Jubilife village and go to Galaxy Hall. Talk to the professor and the player will acquire the Shiny Charm.
Effectiveness of the Shiny Charm
According to what we know so far, the base rate for encountering a Shiny Pokémon is 1/4096, as mentioned before. The rate is increased to 1/2048 upon getting all the research levels of the Pokémon in the Pokédex to 10, and it goes up to 1/1024 when fully researched.
The Shiny Charm then further increases those odds to 1/585, which still makes the task of catching a Shiny Pokémon quite difficult, but now, at least everyone has a fighting chance of doing so!
Published: Jan 29, 2022 03:12 pm