{"id":972044,"date":"2026-01-04T16:53:20","date_gmt":"2026-01-04T16:53:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/447836\/can-pokemon-be-shiny-in-pokemon-go-template"},"modified":"2026-01-04T16:53:20","modified_gmt":"2026-01-04T16:53:20","slug":"can-wobbuffet-be-shiny-in-pokemon-go","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/can-wobbuffet-be-shiny-in-pokemon-go\/","title":{"rendered":"Can Wobbuffet 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\/09\/can-wobbuffet-be-shiny-in-pokemon-go.jpg\" \/><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\"><strong>Wobbuffet<\/strong>, the patient Pok\u00e9mon from Johto, can be found in the wild in <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/game\/pokemon-go\/38713\">Pok\u00e9mon Go<\/a><\/em>. Yes, Wobbuffet can be shiny in <em>Pok\u00e9mon Go<\/em>!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/can-wobbuffet-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\">Neither Wynaut nor Wobbuffet see use in PvP or PvE, but it does sport a great pink shiny. Notably, female Wobbuffet have lipstick on (which you can see in the lead image) and male Wobbuffet don\u2019t (which you can see in the image directly above). Hilarious.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is the shiny rate for Wobbuffet 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. Wobbuffet 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\/447836\/can-wobbuffet-be-shiny-wynaut\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wobbuffet, the patient Pok\u00e9mon from Johto, can be found in the wild in Pok\u00e9mon Go. Yes, Wobbuffet can be shiny in Pok\u00e9mon Go! Neither Wynaut nor Wobbuffet see use in PvP or PvE, but it does sport a great pink shiny. Notably, female Wobbuffet have lipstick on (which you can see in the lead image) and male Wobbuffet don\u2019t (which you can see in the image directly above). Hilarious. What is the shiny rate for Wobbuffet 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. Wobbuffet is not a confirmed Pok\u00e9mon that gets a \u201cpermaboost\u201d (meaning that it\u2019s a rare spawn and thus&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"excerpt-more\"><a class=\"blog-excerpt button\" href=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/can-wobbuffet-be-shiny-in-pokemon-go\/\">Read More&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":972045,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-972044","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 Wobbuffet be shiny in Pok\u00e9mon Go? | Arcader News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Wobbuffet, the patient Pok\u00e9mon from Johto, can be found in the wild in Pok\u00e9mon Go. 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