{"id":1151139,"date":"2026-02-08T03:52:15","date_gmt":"2026-02-08T03:52:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/pokemon-go-guide\/58614\/can-shellder-be-shiny-cloyster"},"modified":"2026-02-08T03:52:16","modified_gmt":"2026-02-08T03:52:16","slug":"can-shellder-be-shiny-in-pokemon-go","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/can-shellder-be-shiny-in-pokemon-go\/","title":{"rendered":"Can Shellder 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\/03\/can-shellder-be-shiny-in-pokemon-go.jpg\" \/><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Shellder, the water-type bivalve Pok\u00e9mon from Kanto, can be found in the wild in <em>Pok\u00e9mon Go<\/em>. Yes, <strong>Shellder can be shiny in <em>Pok\u00e9mon Go<\/em><\/strong>!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/can-shellder-be-shiny-in-pokemon-go-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" data-caption=\"\" data-portal-copyright=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Cloyster doesn\u2019t see much use in raids, as there\u2019s many ice- and water-type Pok\u00e9mon that do significantly more damage than it. However, Cloyster does see some usage in Ultra League PvP at times.<\/p>\n<p>Notably, Shellder is worth a ton of Stardust for some reason. Catching one Shellder will net you 1,000 Stardust, so if there\u2019s a Spotlight Hour or event that boosts the spawns of these little guys <em>and<\/em> boosts Stardust per catch, you can really rake in the dust.<\/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 Shellder 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. Shellder 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>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\/23677312\/can-shellder-be-shiny-cloyster\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shellder, the water-type bivalve Pok\u00e9mon from Kanto, can be found in the wild in Pok\u00e9mon Go. Yes, Shellder can be shiny in Pok\u00e9mon Go! Cloyster doesn\u2019t see much use in raids, as there\u2019s many ice- and water-type Pok\u00e9mon that do significantly more damage than it. However, Cloyster does see some usage in Ultra League PvP at times. Notably, Shellder is worth a ton of Stardust for some reason. Catching one Shellder will net you 1,000 Stardust, so if there\u2019s a Spotlight Hour or event that boosts the spawns of these little guys and boosts Stardust per catch, you can really rake in the dust. What is the shiny rate for Shellder in Pok\u00e9mon Go? As per old research by the now-defunct website The Silph Road&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"excerpt-more\"><a class=\"blog-excerpt button\" href=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/can-shellder-be-shiny-in-pokemon-go\/\">Read More&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1151140,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1151139","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 Shellder be shiny in Pok\u00e9mon Go? | Arcader News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Shellder, the water-type bivalve Pok\u00e9mon from Kanto, can be found in the wild in Pok\u00e9mon Go. Yes, Shellder can be shiny in Pok\u00e9mon Go! 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