{"id":1053838,"date":"2026-01-18T21:00:44","date_gmt":"2026-01-18T21:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/488809\/can-pokemon-be-shiny-in-pokemon-go-template"},"modified":"2026-01-18T21:00:44","modified_gmt":"2026-01-18T21:00:44","slug":"can-sableye-be-shiny-in-pokemon-go","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/can-sableye-be-shiny-in-pokemon-go\/","title":{"rendered":"Can Sableye be shiny in Pok\u00e9mon Go?"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure> <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-caption=\"\" data-portal-copyright=\"\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/can-sableye-be-shiny-in-pokemon-go.jpg\" \/><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Sableye, the darkness Pok\u00e9mon from Hoenn, can be found in the wild in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/game\/pokemon-go\/38713\"><em>Pok\u00e9mon Go<\/em><\/a>. Yes, Sableye can be shiny in <em>Pok\u00e9mon Go<\/em>!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/can-sableye-be-shiny-in-pokemon-go-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" data-caption=\"\" data-portal-copyright=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Unfortunately, even with its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/pokemon-go-guide\/22447919\/mega-evolution-list-candy-bonus-buddy-raids\">Mega Evolution<\/a>, Sableye won\u2019t see much use in the game. It <em>is<\/em> a great shiny, though. The swap from the red rubies to the green emeralds is giving a little bit of \u201cFinn from <em>Adventure Time<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=xMTATrAUOPE\">finds out he\u2019s colorblind<\/a>.\u201d <\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is the shiny rate for Sableye in Pok\u00e9mon Go?<\/h2>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">As per old research by the now-defunct website The Silph Road (via <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20230423103325\/https:\/\/thesilphroad.com\/shiny-pokemon\">Wayback Machine<\/a>), the shiny rate for Pok\u00e9mon on a regular day is approximately one in 500. Sableye is not a confirmed Pok\u00e9mon that gets a \u201cpermaboost\u201d (meaning that it\u2019s a rare spawn and thus gets a boosted shiny rate).<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What can I do to attract more shiny Pok\u00e9mon?<\/h2>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Not much, unfortunately. It appears to be random chance. Shiny Pok\u00e9mon catch rates are set by developer Niantic, and they are typically only boosted during special events like Community Days or Safari Zones, or in Legendary Raids. There are no consumable items that boost shiny Pok\u00e9mon rates.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Where can I find a list of available shiny Pok\u00e9mon?<\/h2>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">LeekDuck keeps <a href=\"https:\/\/leekduck.com\/shiny\/\">a list of currently available shiny Pok\u00e9mon<\/a>. It\u2019s a helpful visual guide that illustrates what all of the existing shiny Pok\u00e9mon look like.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">For more tips, check out Polygon\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/pokemon-go-guide\"><em>Pok\u00e9mon Go<\/em> guides<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/pokemon-go-guide\/488809\/can-sableye-be-shiny-mega\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sableye, the darkness Pok\u00e9mon from Hoenn, can be found in the wild in Pok\u00e9mon Go. Yes, Sableye can be shiny in Pok\u00e9mon Go! Unfortunately, even with its Mega Evolution, Sableye won\u2019t see much use in the game. It is a great shiny, though. The swap from the red rubies to the green emeralds is giving a little bit of \u201cFinn from Adventure Time finds out he\u2019s colorblind.\u201d What is the shiny rate for Sableye in Pok\u00e9mon Go? As per old research by the now-defunct website The Silph Road (via Wayback Machine), the shiny rate for Pok\u00e9mon on a regular day is approximately one in 500. Sableye is not a confirmed Pok\u00e9mon that gets a \u201cpermaboost\u201d (meaning that it\u2019s a rare spawn and thus gets a&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"excerpt-more\"><a class=\"blog-excerpt button\" href=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/can-sableye-be-shiny-in-pokemon-go\/\">Read More&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1053839,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1053838","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-polygon"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Can Sableye be shiny in Pok\u00e9mon Go? | Arcader News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Sableye, the darkness Pok\u00e9mon from Hoenn, can be found in the wild in Pok\u00e9mon Go. 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