{"id":1234296,"date":"2026-02-26T05:51:58","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T05:51:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/pokemon-go-guide\/42361\/can-growlithe-be-shiny-arcanine"},"modified":"2026-02-26T05:51:59","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T05:51:59","slug":"can-growlithe-be-shiny-in-pokemon-go","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/can-growlithe-be-shiny-in-pokemon-go\/","title":{"rendered":"Can Growlithe be shiny in Pok\u00e9mon Go?"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure> <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-caption=\"\" data-portal-copyright=\"Graphic: Julia Lee\/Polygon | Image sources: Niantic\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/can-growlithe-be-shiny-in-pokemon-go.jpg\" \/><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Growlithe, the Puppy and Scout Pok\u00e9mon from Kanto, can be found in the wild in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/pokemon-go-guide\"><em>Pok\u00e9mon Go<\/em><\/a>. Yes, <strong>Growlithe can be shiny in <em>Pok\u00e9mon Go<\/em><\/strong>!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/can-growlithe-be-shiny-in-pokemon-go-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" data-caption=\"\" data-portal-copyright=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Both Growlithe and its Hisuian version share candy, so any Growlithe Candy you grab from nabbing one version can be used to evolve and power up the other. Nice.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"wepEXU\"><strong>What is the shiny rate for Growlithe in Pok\u00e9mon Go?<\/strong><\/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. Growlithe 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<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"TZ4GJv\"><strong>What can I do to attract more shiny Pok\u00e9mon?<\/strong><\/h3>\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<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"thj8sX\"><strong>Where can I find a list of available shiny Pok\u00e9mon?<\/strong><\/h3>\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\/23889276\/can-growlithe-be-shiny-arcanine\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Growlithe, the Puppy and Scout Pok\u00e9mon from Kanto, can be found in the wild in Pok\u00e9mon Go. Yes, Growlithe can be shiny in Pok\u00e9mon Go! Both Growlithe and its Hisuian version share candy, so any Growlithe Candy you grab from nabbing one version can be used to evolve and power up the other. Nice. What is the shiny rate for Growlithe 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. Growlithe 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). What can I do to attract more shiny Pok\u00e9mon? Not much,&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"excerpt-more\"><a class=\"blog-excerpt button\" href=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/can-growlithe-be-shiny-in-pokemon-go\/\">Read More&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1234297,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1234296","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 Growlithe be shiny in Pok\u00e9mon Go? | Arcader News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Growlithe, the Puppy and Scout Pok\u00e9mon from Kanto, can be found in the wild in Pok\u00e9mon Go. Yes, Growlithe can be shiny in Pok\u00e9mon Go! 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