In the 2d generation ofPokemon games,Gold andSilver, Game Freak introduced palette-swapped creatures chosen shiny Pokemon. Encountering a shiny Pokemon in the wild is extremely rare, and and so catching shinies has consistently been one of the greatest challenges Pokemon trainers face. The same holds true in Pokemon GO , which has added a number of shiny Pokemon to the game since its launch in the summer of 2016.

Nevertheless, not every Pokemon has a shiny variant inPokemon Go. In fact, Niantic has been somewhat slow to innovate shiny Pokemon to the game, with the vast majority of them currently unavailable. Considering this, information technology may be somewhat hard for fans to keep runway of which shiny Pokemon are in the game and which ones are not, then we've decided to list them all in one convenient location.

Here are all the shiny Pokemon inPokemon GO. Go along in mind that this listing volition be updated as more shiny Pokemon are added to the game in hereafter updates.

Gen i

Pokemon GO shiny Pikachu worldwide

The first 2 shiny Pokemon added toPokemon GO were shiny Magikarp and Gyarados. This is somewhat fitting, as shiny Gyarados, who is cherry-red instead of blue, is arguably the most recognizable shiny Pokemon in the franchise. Really finding a red Gyarados out in the wild inPokemon GO is not viable, however, and instead, players will need to evolve a shiny Magikarp to obtain one.

A couple more gen 1 Pokemon received shiny variants earlier this summertime. During the Japanese-exclusive Pikachu Outbreak event, Niantic added shiny versions of both Pikachu and its evolved form, Raichu.

Shiny Gen 1 Pokemon: Magikarp, Gyarados, Pikachu, and Raichu.

Gen 2

At the same time that shiny Pikachu and Raichu were added toPokemon Get, Niantic besides introduced shiny Pichu to the game. Shiny Pichu is even rarer than shiny Pikachu or Raichu, but catching one will allow players to obtain the brute'southward unabridged shiny evolutionary line.

Shiny Gen ii Pokemon: Pichu.

Gen 3

Pokemon GO shiny Duskull shiny Dusclops

The first batch of gen 3 Pokemon came toPokemon Go every bit part of the game'due south Halloween 2017 outcome. To celebrate Halloween, Niantic added the ghost-type Pokemon Banette, Duskull, Dusclops, Sableye, and Shuppet, all of which accept had shiny variants introduced one by one. Shiny Sableye was added to the game first, followed by Duskull and Dusclops, so finally Banette and Shuppet in the final days of the Halloween event.

Shiny Gen 3 Pokemon: Sableye, Duskull, Dusclops, Banette, and Shuppet.

Pokemon GO shiny Ho-Oh Celebi leak

In the future,Pokemon GOfans can look Niantic to add even more shiny Pokemon to the game. In fact, contempo datamining efforts accept indicated that Ho-Oh and Celebi, 2 second generation legendary Pokemon, will take shiny variants in one case they're added to the game. I has to imagine that the other legendary Pokemon inPokemon GO will air current up with shiny variants at some point as well, then fans should take no shortage of ultra-rare Pokemon to collect.

Pokemon GO is bachelor at present for iOS and Android mobile devices.