{"id":948828,"date":"2025-12-31T18:03:19","date_gmt":"2025-12-31T18:03:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/444073\/can-pokemon-be-shiny-in-pokemon-go-template"},"modified":"2025-12-31T18:03:19","modified_gmt":"2025-12-31T18:03:19","slug":"can-magnemite-be-shiny-in-pokemon-go","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/can-magnemite-be-shiny-in-pokemon-go\/","title":{"rendered":"Can Magnemite 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\/08\/can-magnemite-be-shiny-in-pokemon-go.jpg\" \/><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\"><strong>Magnemite<\/strong>, the magnet 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, Magnemite can be shiny in <em>Pok\u00e9mon Go<\/em>!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/can-magnemite-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\">Magnezone is a pretty decent electric-type attacker, if set up with Spark and Wild Charge. It does more damage as a Shadow Pok\u00e9mon (which you can probably already expect). It still falls behind Electivire, so if you have an army of those, you don\u2019t really need to invest in Magnezone.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is the shiny rate for Magnemite 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. Magnemite 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<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<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\/444073\/can-magnemite-be-shiny-magneton-magnezone\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Magnemite, the magnet Pok\u00e9mon from Kanto, can be found in the wild in Pok\u00e9mon Go. Yes, Magnemite can be shiny in Pok\u00e9mon Go! Magnezone is a pretty decent electric-type attacker, if set up with Spark and Wild Charge. It does more damage as a Shadow Pok\u00e9mon (which you can probably already expect). It still falls behind Electivire, so if you have an army of those, you don\u2019t really need to invest in Magnezone. What is the shiny rate for Magnemite 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. Magnemite is not a confirmed Pok\u00e9mon that gets a \u201cpermaboost\u201d (meaning that it\u2019s a&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"excerpt-more\"><a class=\"blog-excerpt button\" href=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/can-magnemite-be-shiny-in-pokemon-go\/\">Read More&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":948829,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-948828","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 Magnemite be shiny in Pok\u00e9mon Go? | Arcader News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Magnemite, the magnet Pok\u00e9mon from Kanto, can be found in the wild in Pok\u00e9mon Go. 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