{"id":1108195,"date":"2026-01-28T18:08:16","date_gmt":"2026-01-28T18:08:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/pokemon-go-guide\/48813\/can-yungoos-be-shiny-gumshoos"},"modified":"2026-01-28T18:08:16","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T18:08:16","slug":"can-yungoos-be-shiny-in-pokemon-go","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/can-yungoos-be-shiny-in-pokemon-go\/","title":{"rendered":"Can Yungoos be shiny in Pok\u00e9mon Go?"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure> <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-caption=\"\" data-portal-copyright=\"Graphic: Julia Lee\/Polygon | Source images: Niantic\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/can-yungoos-be-shiny-in-pokemon-go.jpg\" \/><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Yungoos, the loitering Pok\u00e9mon from Alola, can be found in the wild in <em>Pok\u00e9mon Go<\/em>. Yes, <strong>Yungoos can be shiny in <em>Pok\u00e9mon Go<\/em><\/strong>!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/can-yungoos-be-shiny-in-pokemon-go-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" data-caption=\"\" data-portal-copyright=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Yungoos and its evolution, Gumshoos, are mostly just \u2018dex-filler Pok\u00e9mon. As the respective early-game \u201cpest\u201d or rodent of their region, they\u2019re not going to see much action in raids or anything like that. At least they have a cute pink shiny form!<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"wepEXU\">What is the shiny rate for Yungoos in Pok\u00e9mon Go?<\/h2>\n<p>As per old research by the now-defunct website The Silph Road (via\u00a0<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. Yungoos 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\" id=\"TZ4GJv\">What can I do to attract more shiny Pok\u00e9mon?<\/h2>\n<p>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\" id=\"thj8sX\">Where can I find a list of available shiny Pok\u00e9mon?<\/h2>\n<p>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>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\/23805845\/can-yungoos-be-shiny-gumshoos\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yungoos, the loitering Pok\u00e9mon from Alola, can be found in the wild in Pok\u00e9mon Go. Yes, Yungoos can be shiny in Pok\u00e9mon Go! Yungoos and its evolution, Gumshoos, are mostly just \u2018dex-filler Pok\u00e9mon. As the respective early-game \u201cpest\u201d or rodent of their region, they\u2019re not going to see much action in raids or anything like that. At least they have a cute pink shiny form! What is the shiny rate for Yungoos in Pok\u00e9mon Go? As per old research by the now-defunct website The Silph Road (via\u00a0Wayback Machine), the shiny rate for Pok\u00e9mon on a regular day is approximately one in 500. Yungoos 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).&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"excerpt-more\"><a class=\"blog-excerpt button\" href=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/can-yungoos-be-shiny-in-pokemon-go\/\">Read More&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1108196,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1108195","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 Yungoos be shiny in Pok\u00e9mon Go? | Arcader News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Yungoos, the loitering Pok\u00e9mon from Alola, can be found in the wild in Pok\u00e9mon Go. 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