How to find those sparkling mon.

In case youre not familiar, shiny Pokemon are differently coloured from other Pokemon.

Theres no benefit to using them - except bragging rights.

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And who doesnt want those?

So lets get hunting.

Theyre still extremely rare, though, so there are a few methods for increasing your odds.

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After a while, if youre lucky, a shiny Pokemon will appear.

I used this method to catch the shiny Bronzor as shown above, for example.

Luckily,your Pokemon wont automatically battle a shiny, allowing you to catch it.

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Youll know an autobattle was attempted because of the red wave animation, but your Pokemon wont actually attack.

This can be useful if the shiny looks similar to the regular Pokemon.

And when it does - we recommend saving beforehand in case you dont manage to catch it.

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Once you do that, 5 star Tera Raids will begin appearing in the world.

In particular, you may want to target the types of any Mass Outbreaks happening nearby.

The community has set up specific Link Codes so that people looking for certain trades can find one another.

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However, the Shiny Charm is quite difficult to obtain -you will need to finish the Pokedex first.

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