Albino Hunting

Albino Hunting is the act of hatching Eggs with an active Albino Radar to get an Albino Pokémon. Albino Pokémon can not be hatched without an active Albino Radar.

Requirements

The Albino Radar

In contrast to being able to obtain Shinies without a PokéRadar, an Albino Radar is required for Albino Hunting. It can be obtained by purchasing it for 750,000 Interaction Points on the Albino Hunting page or by obtaining it from another user, as it is possible to buy and trade multiple Albino Radars. Albino Radars are activated by Interaction Points, but only until the server reset at midnight, wherefore it will be necessary to use Interaction Points to activate it again the following day. Albino Hunting does not require a Hypermode account.

Albino Radar

The Albino Radar boosts the chance of finding an Albino Pokémon. It is powered by Interaction Points and the intensity of the boost depends on the level of the Albino Radar. Every day, users may choose the level of the Albino Radar, from 1-7, to be charged for the day by paying the corresponding amount of Interaction Points needed. Users may increase their charge.The number of Interaction Points needed to charge the radar is reduced by 20% for Hypermode Users.

The maximum level is 7, which gives a maximum boost of +3,314% when paying the maximum amount of Interaction Points, which is 100,000.

Albino Radar Level

The Albino Radar is uncharged and does not have a level when it is first purchased. Charging it with the corresponding amount of interaction points charges the Albino Radar to a certain level.

Level	IP needed
1	150
2	450
3	1,350
4	4,000
5	12,000
6	36,000
7	100,000

Increase Charge

Users who have already charged their Albino Radar and wish to have a higher Radar Level may click on the Increase Charge button. Users must be aware of the following:

• The existing charge will be lost.
  • Users will pay the same amount as they would if they did not charge their radar for the day.
    • E.G. Increasing from Level 5 to Level 7 will cost 100,000 IP.
• The original charge amount will not be refunded.
  • E.G. Increasing from a Level 5 to Level 7 would mean that the total Interacation Points spent for the day would be 112,000.
• Users can only charge again with a higher amount.
  • E.G. Users may only increase from a Level 5 to either a Level 6 or Level 7.

Active Modifiers

There are three types of active modifiers:

• Charging: The most important boost is provided by charging the Albino Radar.
• Z-Crystals: Z-Crystals matching the desired Pokémon's type that are obtained in the monthly Type Race.
• Type Race: Albino chances are boosted during the monthly Type Race.
• Silver Amulet: The Silver Amulet is a permanent item that user obtain once they reach the Ultra Rank.

Charging

The following table shows the boost that the Albino Radar provides depending on the level that it is charged to. Higher levels provide a greater boost, but will also cost more Interaction Points.

Level	Boosted percentage
1	Base Chance
2	+100%
3	+300%
4	+700%
5	+1,180%
6	+2,176%
7	+3,314%

Z-Crystals

Z-Crystals are obtained from the Type Race. When used, they boost Albino chances of the corresponding Type by 50% for 3 days. This stacks with the Albino Radar, thus, it is advisable to only use Z-Crystals when the radar is at its maximum level. This boost is stackable with the Type Race boost as well.

Using a Z-Crystal is done on the Z-Crystal tab of the Albino Hunting page. Seven Z-Fragments can also be exchanged for a full Z-Crystal in this tab.

Users can use another Z-Crystal while they have an active one. If they use another Z-Crystal that is the same type as their current Z-Crystal the time will be extended. However, if they use a different type of Z-Crystal the original active one will be replaced. E.G. A user has an active Icium Z and decides to use a Grassium Z before the time is up. The Grassium Z is now the active Z-Crystal and the time limit has restarted.

Type Race

During Type Race, Albino chances are boosted by +20% for Eggs matching the team the user is on. E.G. A user is on the Ice Team. Ice Type eggs will have a +20% chance of hatching as an Albino Pokémon during the Type Race. This boost is stackable with Z-Crystals.

Silver Amulet

Silver Amulet is a permanent item that gives a 33.3% (multiplicative +1/3) boost to a user's Albino chances.

Trivia

• There is a user-made calculator at this link https://lumiet.github.io/pfq/melancalc/ to help users calculate the odds of receiving a special Pokémon.
  • Users should remember that the odds that are calculated are not guaranteed; it all comes down to luck.
• After the rate adjustment on the 28^th of August 2019, the chances of hatching a Shiny and Albino Pokémon were switched, resulting in Albino Pokémon becoming more common when using boosts.
• Before the 23^rd of February 2019, it was necessary to slowly level the Albino Radar up one level a day.
• Before the 4^th of February 2022, the Übercharm had also doubled the chance of hatching an Albino.
• Before the 30^th of March 2022:
  • Z-Crystals were to be used at the time of charging the Albino Radar instead of them being used separately.
  • Z-Crystals would give a boost of 100% for a single server day. Hypothetically, this boosted a level 7 charged Albino Radar to level 8.
• Before the 1^st of January 2023, there wasn't a Type Race boost.