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[http://pokefarm.com/shinyhunt '''Shiny Hunting'''] refers to the act of attempting to hatch a specific [[Pokémon#Shiny Pokémon|Shiny Pokémon]] by hatching the same type of [[Eggs|Egg]] repeatedly. For a thorough guide on how to shiny hunt, please refer to [[Guide:Shiny Hunting|this page]]. | [http://pokefarm.com/shinyhunt '''Shiny Hunting'''] refers to the act of attempting to hatch a specific [[Pokémon#Shiny Pokémon|Shiny Pokémon]] by hatching the same type of [[Eggs|Egg]] repeatedly. For a thorough guide on how to shiny hunt, please refer to [[Guide:Shiny Hunting|this page]]. | ||
== About the Shiny Hunting Page == | |||
[[File:Shiny_Hunting_Page.png|thumb|An example of the Shiny Hunting Page.]]The Shiny Hunting page consists of five tabs: | |||
*'''Information''': Shows Active modifiers and their Current chain. | |||
*'''PokéRadar''': Allows for the purchase of a PokeRadar[[File:PokéRadar.png|16px]] and PR Memory Stick[[File:PR Memory Stick.png|16px]]. | |||
*'''Shiny Charm''': Explains about Shiny Charms[[File:Shiny_Charm.png|16px]] and Shiny Charm Boxes[[File:Shiny_Charm_Box.png|16px]]. Allows for the purchase of Shiny Charm and Shiny Charm Box. This page is also where a user would go to activate their Shiny Charm. | |||
*'''Übercharm''': Explains about Übercharms[[File:Übercharm.png|16px]] and allows users to purchase them. This page is also where a user would go to activate their their Übercharm. | |||
*'''Egg Pass''': Explains about Egg Passes[[File:Egg_Pass.png|16px]] and allows users to purchase them. | |||
=== Information === | |||
The Information tab explain what Shiny and Melanistic Pokémon are. Below this is the Active Modifiers section. The progress bar is a user's Current chain. In the example picture the user is currently hunting Noibat which is indicated by the mini-sprite. Their current chain is 42/38 the 42 is how many eggs have been hatched in their chain. While the 38 is representing the shiny bonus level which is approximately 1,276.8%. | |||
Below the progress bar explains that having Hypermode can give a user a higher boost. It also explains that reaching a chain of 100 will allow a user to start receiving the [[Melanistic_Hunting|Long Chain Bonus]]. | |||
== Site related Boost == | == Site related Boost == | ||
These factors apply for all users without exception. These boosts are the [[Bonus Counter#Pokémon of the Day + V-Wave|Pokémon of the Day]] and [[Bonus Counter#Sei's Counter|Sei's Bonus Counter]]. The PotD selects a random Pokémon that has a 10% improved chance of hatching Shiny for the day. Sei's Bonus Counter gets activated after a certain amount of Shiny Pokémon are hatched site-wide (3,777) and boosts the chance of hatching a Shiny overall for one day. | These factors apply for all users without exception. These boosts are the [[Bonus Counter#Pokémon of the Day + V-Wave|Pokémon of the Day]] and [[Bonus Counter#Sei's Counter|Sei's Bonus Counter]]. The PotD selects a random Pokémon that has a 10% improved chance of hatching Shiny for the day. Sei's Bonus Counter gets activated after a certain amount of Shiny Pokémon are hatched site-wide (3,777) and boosts the chance of hatching a Shiny overall for one day. | ||
{{Note|While Sei's counter is influenced by the activity of the users, the PotD is completely random.}} | {{Note|While Sei's counter is influenced by the activity of the users, the PotD is completely random.}} | ||
== User related Boosts == | == User related Boosts == | ||
A user has the possibility to raise their own chance of hatching a Shiny Pokémon. These boosts stack with the site related boosts and with each other. | A user has the possibility to raise their own chance of hatching a Shiny Pokémon. These boosts stack with the site related boosts and with each other. | ||
After the rate adjustment of August | After the rate adjustment on the 28{{th}} of August 2019, the chances of hatching a Shiny and Albino Pokémon were switched, resulting in Shiny Pokémon becoming less common when using boosts than Albino Pokémon. | ||
=== PokéRadar === | === PokéRadar === | ||
A PokéRadar | A PokéRadar[[File:PokéRadar.png|16px]] can be purchased for {{Credits|750,000}} on the Shiny Hunt page. It allows users to chain eggs of the same species and provides a significant boost to a user's Shiny hatching chances. When a user chains at least 38 eggs the maximum boost is 1,277%, by itself. Together with [[Hypermode]], the maximum boost of 3,996% will be granted after the user has chained at least 40 eggs. | ||
=== Shiny Charms === | === Shiny Charms === | ||
[[Account_Upgrades|'''Shiny Charms''']] double the chance of hatching a Shiny Pokémon for 24 hours after activation. A Shiny Charm can be purchased for | [[Account_Upgrades|'''Shiny Charms''']][[File:Shiny_Charm.png|16px]] double the chance of hatching a Shiny Pokémon for 24 hours after activation. A Shiny Charm can be purchased for {{ZC|150}}. If the user does not possess a Shiny Charm Box then the Shiny Charm will disappear after using it. When in possession of a Shiny Charm Box, the Shiny Charm will turn into a Dead Shiny Charm[[File:Dead_Shiny_Charm.png|16px]] after being used. Dead Shiny Charms can be recharged using [[Gold Poké]]. Recharging one Shiny Charm costs {{GP|100}} and takes 5 days, while recharging multiple Shiny Charms at once lowers the cost (per charm- up to 80%) and the duration down to 24 hours.<ref>[http://pokefarm.com/forum/thread/6378/Shiny-Charm-recharge Shiny Charm Recharge]</ref> | ||
{{Note|[[Bonus_Counter#Persephone.27s_Counter|Persephone's Bonus Counter]] affects the recharge cost.}} | {{Note|[[Bonus_Counter#Persephone.27s_Counter|Persephone's Bonus Counter]] affects the recharge cost.}} | ||
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It is possible to recharge more than 17 Shiny Charms at once, with every further Shiny Charm costing an additional | It is possible to recharge more than 17 Shiny Charms at once, with every further Shiny Charm costing an additional {{GP|20}} and does not lower the duration time any further. After | ||
reaching 68%, the discount is +1% every 2 Charms. (I.E. 16-17 Charms are 68%, 18-19 are 69%, etc.) | reaching 68%, the discount is +1% every 2 Charms. (I.E. 16-17 Charms are 68%, 18-19 are 69%, etc.) | ||
=== Übercharms === | === Übercharms === | ||
An '''Übercharm''' also doubles the chance of | An '''Übercharm'''[[File:Übercharm.png|16px]] also doubles the chance of hatching a Shiny Pokémon, but lasts for 28 days instead of 24 hours. In return, it costs {{ZC|200}} and disappears completely after the effect wears off. | ||
{{Note|Both the Shiny Charm and Übercharm can be active at the same time.}} | {{Note|Both the Shiny Charm and Übercharm can be active at the same time.}} | ||
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A chain comprises of a set of consecutive Eggs hatched of the same species. A chain is only possible with an active Hypermode or after having bought a PokéRadar. Hatching the same Egg raises the chance of getting a Shiny Pokémon, the boost depends on how many eggs were hatched and if Hypermode is in use. A Shiny Pokémon that is hatched in a chain will have an entry in their [[Summary_Page#Timeline|Timeline]] that can look like this: | A chain comprises of a set of consecutive Eggs hatched of the same species. A chain is only possible with an active Hypermode or after having bought a PokéRadar. Hatching the same Egg raises the chance of getting a Shiny Pokémon, the boost depends on how many eggs were hatched and if Hypermode is in use. A Shiny Pokémon that is hatched in a chain will have an entry in their [[Summary_Page#Timeline|Timeline]] that can look like this: | ||
Shiny hatched 4/86 in chain +Sei +Charm +Über | Shiny hatched 4/86 in chain +Sei +Charm +Über | ||
This means that this Shiny Pokémon was the 4{{th}} one to hatch in this chain and hatched at Egg 86. Active boosts when hatching were the Sei Bonus Counter, a Shiny Charm, and an Übercharm. The Timeline only lists boosts that raise the chance of hatching a Shiny Pokémon; boosts that made it easier to hatch due to more Interaction gain, like the [[PokéRus]], are not listed. | This means that this Shiny Pokémon was the 4{{th}} one to hatch in this chain and hatched at Egg 86. Active boosts when hatching were the Sei Bonus Counter, a Shiny Charm[[File:Shiny_Charm.png|16px]], and an Übercharm[[File:Übercharm.png|16px]]. The Timeline only lists boosts that raise the chance of hatching a Shiny Pokémon; boosts that made it easier to hatch due to more Interaction gain, like the [[PokéRus]], are not listed. | ||
=== Chain Boost === | === Chain Boost === | ||
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*Hatching a different Egg than the species that is currently being chained when the [[Type Race]] is not ongoing, or if the Pokémon's type is different from your assigned type during the Type Race. | *Hatching a different Egg than the species that is currently being chained when the [[Type Race]] is not ongoing, or if the Pokémon's type is different from your assigned type during the Type Race. | ||
*Hatching an Egg while not possessing a PokéRadar. | *Hatching an Egg while not possessing a PokéRadar. | ||
{{Note|Eggs won as a Top Prize in the [[tournament|Weekly Tournament]] or as a prize from [[Mass-Click Weekend]] will not break Shiny Hunt chains.}} | |||
==== Egg Pass ==== | |||
To avoid breaking the chain, an Egg Pass[[File:Egg_Pass.png|16px]] can be purchased. It allows the user to hatch one Egg without breaking the chain. Egg Passes cost {{ZC|100}} each or they can be bought in bulk at 5 Egg Passes for {{ZC|300}}, 10 Egg Passes for {{ZC|500}}, or 100 Egg Passes for {{ZC|2,500}}. | |||
==== PR Memory Stick ==== | |||
Alternatively a PR Memory Stick [[File:PR Memory Stick.png|16px]] can be purchased for {{ZC|300}}. This allows the player to save their current chain and resets their PokéRadar when used. The saved chain can then be resumed at any time (overwriting any existing chain at that time). Each PR Memory Stick [[File:PR Memory Stick.png|16px]] can only be used once. | |||
=== Shelter Boost === | === Shelter Boost === | ||
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'''Pokémon with different formes:''' | '''Pokémon with different formes:''' | ||
*Unown: The only Pokémon with different formes that have the same Egg sprite. There is currently no visual way to distinguish between the different Unown forme eggs. | *Unown: The only Pokémon with different formes that have the same Egg sprite. There is currently no visual way to distinguish between the different Unown forme eggs. | ||
*Regional Variants: Alolan and Galarian formes of a Pokémon have different Egg sprites. Therefore, each forme counts as its own species. | |||
'''Pokémon with different appearances:''' | '''Pokémon with different appearances:''' | ||
Revision as of 16:55, 28 November 2021
Shiny Hunting refers to the act of attempting to hatch a specific Shiny Pokémon by hatching the same type of Egg repeatedly. For a thorough guide on how to shiny hunt, please refer to this page.
About the Shiny Hunting Page
The Shiny Hunting page consists of five tabs:
- Information: Shows Active modifiers and their Current chain.
- PokéRadar: Allows for the purchase of a PokeRadar
and PR Memory Stick
. - Shiny Charm: Explains about Shiny Charms
and Shiny Charm Boxes
. Allows for the purchase of Shiny Charm and Shiny Charm Box. This page is also where a user would go to activate their Shiny Charm. - Übercharm: Explains about Übercharms
and allows users to purchase them. This page is also where a user would go to activate their their Übercharm. - Egg Pass: Explains about Egg Passes
and allows users to purchase them.
Information
The Information tab explain what Shiny and Melanistic Pokémon are. Below this is the Active Modifiers section. The progress bar is a user's Current chain. In the example picture the user is currently hunting Noibat which is indicated by the mini-sprite. Their current chain is 42/38 the 42 is how many eggs have been hatched in their chain. While the 38 is representing the shiny bonus level which is approximately 1,276.8%.
Below the progress bar explains that having Hypermode can give a user a higher boost. It also explains that reaching a chain of 100 will allow a user to start receiving the Long Chain Bonus.
These factors apply for all users without exception. These boosts are the Pokémon of the Day and Sei's Bonus Counter. The PotD selects a random Pokémon that has a 10% improved chance of hatching Shiny for the day. Sei's Bonus Counter gets activated after a certain amount of Shiny Pokémon are hatched site-wide (3,777) and boosts the chance of hatching a Shiny overall for one day.
- Note: While Sei's counter is influenced by the activity of the users, the PotD is completely random.
A user has the possibility to raise their own chance of hatching a Shiny Pokémon. These boosts stack with the site related boosts and with each other.
After the rate adjustment on the 28th of August 2019, the chances of hatching a Shiny and Albino Pokémon were switched, resulting in Shiny Pokémon becoming less common when using boosts than Albino Pokémon.
PokéRadar
A PokéRadar
can be purchased for 
750,000 on the Shiny Hunt page. It allows users to chain eggs of the same species and provides a significant boost to a user's Shiny hatching chances. When a user chains at least 38 eggs the maximum boost is 1,277%, by itself. Together with Hypermode, the maximum boost of 3,996% will be granted after the user has chained at least 40 eggs.
Shiny Charms
Shiny Charms
double the chance of hatching a Shiny Pokémon for 24 hours after activation. A Shiny Charm can be purchased for 
150. If the user does not possess a Shiny Charm Box then the Shiny Charm will disappear after using it. When in possession of a Shiny Charm Box, the Shiny Charm will turn into a Dead Shiny Charm
after being used. Dead Shiny Charms can be recharged using Gold Poké. Recharging one Shiny Charm costs 
100 and takes 5 days, while recharging multiple Shiny Charms at once lowers the cost (per charm- up to 80%) and the duration down to 24 hours.[1]
- Note: Persephone's Bonus Counter affects the recharge cost.
| Number
of Charms |
Total cost
(in Gold Poké) |
Charge time | Discount (in %) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 100 | 5 days | 0% |
| 2 | 180 | 4 days | 10% |
| 3 | 240 | 3 days | 20% |
| 4 | 280 | 2 days | 30% |
| 5 | 300 | 1 day | 40% |
| 6 | 320 | 1 day | 47% |
| 7 | 340 | 1 day | 51% |
| 8 | 360 | 1 day | 55% |
| 9 | 380 | 1 day | 58% |
| 10 | 400 | 1 day | 60% |
| 11 | 420 | 1 day | 62% |
| 12 | 440 | 1 day | 63% |
| 13 | 460 | 1 day | 65% |
| 14 | 480 | 1 day | 66% |
| 15 | 500 | 1 day | 67% |
| 16 | 520 | 1 day | 68% |
| 17 | 540 | 1 day | 68% |
It is possible to recharge more than 17 Shiny Charms at once, with every further Shiny Charm costing an additional 20 and does not lower the duration time any further. After
reaching 68%, the discount is +1% every 2 Charms. (I.E. 16-17 Charms are 68%, 18-19 are 69%, etc.)
Übercharms
An Übercharm
also doubles the chance of hatching a Shiny Pokémon, but lasts for 28 days instead of 24 hours. In return, it costs 200 and disappears completely after the effect wears off.
- Note: Both the Shiny Charm and Übercharm can be active at the same time.
Chain
A chain comprises of a set of consecutive Eggs hatched of the same species. A chain is only possible with an active Hypermode or after having bought a PokéRadar. Hatching the same Egg raises the chance of getting a Shiny Pokémon, the boost depends on how many eggs were hatched and if Hypermode is in use. A Shiny Pokémon that is hatched in a chain will have an entry in their Timeline that can look like this:
Shiny hatched 4/86 in chain +Sei +Charm +Über
This means that this Shiny Pokémon was the 4th one to hatch in this chain and hatched at Egg 86. Active boosts when hatching were the Sei Bonus Counter, a Shiny Charm, and an Übercharm. The Timeline only lists boosts that raise the chance of hatching a Shiny Pokémon; boosts that made it easier to hatch due to more Interaction gain, like the PokéRus, are not listed.
Chain Boost
The maximum boost is 3,996% after hatching 40 eggs with the use of Hypermode and 1,277% after hatching 38 eggs without the use of Hypermode.
| Chain | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boost | 12% | 18% | 20% | 23% | 26% | 30% | 33% | 37% | 40% | 45% |
| Chain | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| Boost | 49% | 54% | 59% | 64% | 70% | 76% | 83% | 91% | 99% | 107% |
| Chain | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
| Boost | 117% | 128% | 140% | 153% | 168% | 186% | 205% | 228% | 254% | 285% |
| Chain | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 |
| Boost | 322% | 368% | 424% | 498% | 595% | 732% | 936% | 1,277% | 1,958% | 3,996% |
Breaking a Chain
Breaking a chain means losing all progress made in the chain. This is usually done when starting a new Shiny Hunt. The chain will either fail completely or start at 1 Egg again, depending whether the user still owns the PokéRadar or not. The following causes a chain to break:
- Hatching a different Egg than the species that is currently being chained when the Type Race is not ongoing, or if the Pokémon's type is different from your assigned type during the Type Race.
- Hatching an Egg while not possessing a PokéRadar.
- Note: Eggs won as a Top Prize in the Weekly Tournament or as a prize from Mass-Click Weekend will not break Shiny Hunt chains.
Egg Pass
To avoid breaking the chain, an Egg Pass
can be purchased. It allows the user to hatch one Egg without breaking the chain. Egg Passes cost 100 each or they can be bought in bulk at 5 Egg Passes for 300, 10 Egg Passes for 500, or 100 Egg Passes for 2,500.
PR Memory Stick
Alternatively a PR Memory Stick 
can be purchased for 300. This allows the player to save their current chain and resets their PokéRadar when used. The saved chain can then be resumed at any time (overwriting any existing chain at that time). Each PR Memory Stick can only be used once.
Shelter Boost
When chaining a Pokémon, a hidden Shelter boost applies. Starting from chain 1, each time the user reloads the shelter, there is a small chance that one of the eggs on their screen will be replaced with an egg that they're chaining if it exists in the Shelter. This chance caps at 25% at chain 100.
Special Eggs
Some Pokémon have different formes or appearances, which influences Shiny Hunting. If a Pokémon has more than one forme, then each forme has a different EggDex and therefore breaks the chain if different ones are hatched together. A different appearance does not give another EggDex and therefore counts as one species even though they look different from one another. The only way to identify whether a Pokémon has a different forme or only a different appearance is by looking at the PokéDex; different formes are always listed there.
Pokémon with different formes:
- Unown: The only Pokémon with different formes that have the same Egg sprite. There is currently no visual way to distinguish between the different Unown forme eggs.
- Regional Variants: Alolan and Galarian formes of a Pokémon have different Egg sprites. Therefore, each forme counts as its own species.
Pokémon with different appearances:
- Shellos: Hatches Orient if hatched on the right side of the user's Party; hatches Occident if hatched on the left side of the user's Party.
- All Pokémon with gender differences: This includes Frillish, Nidoran, and Petripeep, which evolve into different Pokémon depending on their gender.
- Deerling: Changes its appearance with the season.
- Flabébé: Hatches with a random colour.
- Spinda: Hatches with a random pattern of spots.
- Oricorio: Hatches in a random Style. Only Pointe Style requires the Green Nectar
to obtain its Dex entry; all canon Styles can be changed through different-coloured Nectars. - Pumpkaboo: Hatches in different sizes depending on how many hours the egg took to hatch (<1 hours = small, 1-2 hours = average, 2-3 hours = large, and >3 hours = super size).
- Note: The counter starts when the egg is created, not when it is adopted.
- Seasonal Turtwig: Changes its appearance with the season.
- Vivillon and Maravol: Each user is assigned a pattern which is determined by hatching a Scatterbug or Maravol Egg, respectively. These patterns are account-locked, but unlike account-locked Pokémon, these Pokémon can be traded among users.
- Basculin: Stripes hatch based off which hatched Basculin forme is in the party, if any.
- Flurrawr: Flurrawr's forme depends on if it hatches in the first two, or the last two slots of a user's party. If it hatches in one of the first two, it will hatch into a Boreal Forme Flurrawr. If it hatches in one of the last two slots, it will hatch into an Austral Forme Flurrawr.
