Shiny Pokémon

Shiny Pokemon are very rare form of Pokémon that are differently colored to the a normal form. They are not a glitch, and have the same stats as the normal form. The game has a way of deciding if a Pokemon is Shiny. When the Battle starts, the game picks four random numbers between 0 and 65535. If any of the numbers is less than eight, it is a shiny pokémon. The chance of seeing one of these is about 1 in every 8192, or 0.0122%. There are a few different ways to catch them.

Chaining (IV Only)
This method uses the Pokéradar to track down chains of the same pokémon. Here's a few tips:
 * If the bush just shakes, it is a native Sinnoh Pokémon
 * If the bush has a whitish shake, it might be a non-native pokémon
 * Never use it in water, caves or tall grass
 * The bush with the same type of shake as the first pokémon you battled that is the farthest away within a four by four grid most likely is the same pokemon. (Grid Shown Bellow)

In-Game Shines
These are just shines that are an actual part of the game. The only one so far is the red Gyrados in Gold and Silver Versions. Also there is an uncorfirmed shiny celebi in pokemon mystery dungeon: explorers of darkness/time. Unfortunately there is no other celebi to compare this with. thumb|300px|right

Legendary Shiny
Just save right before you press A next to it to battle it, and reset the battle every time until it is shiny. Also do this for Runaway Legendarys, but only for the first time you see it. If the first time you see it, it is Shiny, It will always be shiny, so just keep resiting until the first time you see it, it is shiny!

=List of Shiny Pokémon Seen in the Anime=


 * Butterfree: The first alternatly colored Pokémon to appear in the series. Was seen by Ash in the first season where he releases his Butterfree. (not officially a shiny)[[Image:012-3.png]]
 * Gyarados: First seen in the Lake of Rage and was caught by Lance. It was also seen again during the battle between Kyogre and Groudon. It is also metioned at the begining of Pokemon Diamond and Pearl on TV and your rival.[[Image:130-3.png]]


 * Magneton: Owned by Pokémon Trainer Jackson when he battles Ash in the Silver Conference.[[Image:082-3.png]]


 * Noctowl: The Pokémon Noctowl that Ash caught happened to be a Shiny Pokémon.[[Image:164-3.png]]


 * Swellow: Winona, the Fortree City Gym Leader has a Shiny Swellow.[[Image:277-3.png]]


 * Donphan: A Shiny Donphan was known to have been shown in the Hoenn Region on Dontoe Island. [[Image:232-3.png]]


 * Magikarp: Was seen briefly in the episode "Judgement Day".[[Image:129-3.png]]


 * Shuckle: While in Johto, Ash and co. discovered a Shiny Shuckle. (This was also known to be the second Shiny Pokémon to been by all the main characters, the first being Noctowl.)[[Image:213-3.png]]


 * Dustox: Jessie's Dustox falls in love with a female Shiny Dustox, then releases similar to how Ash released his Butterfree.[[Image:269-3.png]]