What does Shiny Pokemon do?

Registering a shiny Pokémon will also register the non-shiny form to the Pokédex, if the Pokémon was not previously registered. Shiny Legendary Pokémon have a 100% catch rate in Raid Battles (unless a certain GPS error occurs), but remain the same catch rate in Research Breakthrough.

What determines if a Pokémon is shiny?

In Generation II, being Shiny is determined by a Pokémon’s IVs. If a Pokémon’s Speed, Defense, and Special IVs are all 10, and its Attack IV is 2, 3, 6, 7, 10, 11, 14 or 15, it will be Shiny. Since the HP IV is calculated from the other four IVs, a Shiny Pokémon’s HP IV will always be either 0 or 8.

Do shiny Pokemon perform better?

Other than their color scheme, Shiny Pokemon aren’t any different from regular Pokemon. They aren’t stronger or weaker than their counterparts, so don’t expect to win a battle against a superior foe just because your Pokemon is a different shade of blue.

Is it worth keeping Shiny Pokémon?

The worth of a Shiny Pokémon is completely subjective. It’s what you bring to it. If you believe that your Shiny Gible is worthless because someone you’ll never meet who plays the game across the world has a few, then sure — it’s worthless to you.

Does trainer ID effect Shiny Pokémon?

In Generations III, VI and V, your Trainer ID and Secret ID is used in conujunction with a Pokemon’s personality to determine shininess. There is a 1/8192 chance of getting a shiny Pokemon.

Why are Shiny Pokémon so weak?

It’s easy to think that a super rare variant of a Pokémon would be much stronger than its normal counterparts, but the reality is, unless you’re playing in Pokémon Gold, Silver, or Crystal, the answer is a definite no, Shiny Pokémon are not any stronger or weaker than normal Pokémon! Period. It’s purely cosmetic.

What is the rarest Shiny Pokémon?

Currently, Shiny Detective Pikachu is considered by many to be the rarest Shiny ever in Pokémon GO because it was never officially released. Overall, some of the rarest Pokémon in Pokémon Go are the Pikachus with special hats because they’re only available during one-time limited events.

Should I evolve shiny Pokemon or higher CP?

At first the only indication that one Pokémon is better than another is its “CP” rating. It pays to keep and evolve only the best Pokémon you find. In general, you want higher CP Pokémon to evolve over lower CP Pokémon, but just because a Pokémon has a high CP doesn’t mean it’s actually very good.

Should I evolve shiny or regular Pokémon?

Shinies are of the same strength as non shinies, so there’s no need keeping them or evolve them. Unless it’s meta and it has high IV. Some people like to collect them and you can offer them something to trade for the mon you’ve missed while you were away.