This article was co-authored by Madeleine Flamiano. Madeleine Flamiano is a Role-playing Game Enthusiast based in Berkeley, California. She has over 20 years of gaming experience and is an avid gamer in all parts of her life—she's especially fond of tabletop board games and the world of Pokémon. Pokémon Crystal Version is her favorite game in the franchise. Some of her greatest feats were evolving Eevee to a Level 99 Umbreon and collecting every legendary bird Pokémon. Her professional path started at NaNoWriMo, where she scripted a summer-long world-building series and hosted its Virtual Write-Ins. She has written seven books for DDCO Publishing, which specializes in LitRPG and is operated by New York Times Bestseller JA Cipriano. She has ranked in the Top 100 list for Dark Fantasy, Sword & Sorcery, and Fantasy Romance. She was voted by her peers as "The Perfectionist" on Roleplay Adventures, a SERP for forum roleplaying. Madeleine graduated from Mills College with a B.A. in English with a concentration in Literature and a Minor in Philosophy.
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Shiny Pokémon are colour variants of Pokémon that are available in Pokémon Sun and Moon, the same as with previous generations. They are rare and the odds of finding them are small, but this article is here to hopefully make it easier to find a shiny Pokémon in Sun and Moon.
Steps
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1Progress through the Island Challenge and finish the fire trial. Once you've beaten Totem Salazzle at Wela Volcano Park, you'll get access to Adrenaline Orbs at the Poke Mart.
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2Complete the Alola Pokedex. In order to obtain the Shiny Charm, an item that increases the odds of finding shinies, you will need to first register every Pokémon in the Alola Pokedex as caught. This does not however include event Pokémon such as Magearna. Trading will be required to register version exclusive Pokémon from the other version.Advertisement
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3Obtain the Shiny Charm. Go to the Game Freak office in Heahea City after completing the Alola Pokedex and there, you will be given the shiny charm.
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4Get a strong Pokémon with the move False Swipe. This is important for this shiny hunting method. Since S.O.S chaining will be used to find a shiny, you'll need a powerful Pokémon with False Swipe to knock Pokémon to 1HP. If the shiny Pokémon you want happens to be a ghost type, the Pokémon with False Swipe will either need the move Odour Sleuth or the ability Scrappy, so it can use False Swipe on those Pokemon.
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5Stock up on Ethers and healing items. Since the main shiny hunting method in Pokémon Sun and Moon can be very time consuming, your Pokémon are going to get attacked a lot, and they're going to run low on PP. To make sure they don't faint or run out of moves, keep healing items stocked in your bag.
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6Find the Pokémon you want to chain. Most of the Pokémon in the game can be S.O.S chained except for legendaries, Ultra Beasts and Pokémon found using island scan so there are a lot of options available for you to choose from.
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7Start the battle. As soon as you find the Pokemon, use an Adrenaline Orb. This will make the Pokémon nervous and likely to call for help. Keep the Pokémon on 1HP with False Swipe so it calls for help. Every time a new Pokémon appears, defeat it until the Pokémon that shows up is shiny.
Community Q&A
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QuestionHow do I get an extra Ultra Beast?
Community AnswerYou can get it in a trade or transfer it from the other game, such as Pokemon Sun to Moon, etc. -
QuestionCan I shiny chain a Mareanie by having a Corsola keep calling for one?
Bun bunTop AnswererYes. -
QuestionIs there an easy way to get the Shiny Charm?Zachary KerrCommunity AnswerNo, the only way of getting the Shiny Charm is by completely filling the Pokédex.
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