This guide is written in English
CLICK HERE (<- Español y/o Portugues).
中文翻译 (Chinese translation)
Hello PokeMMO Shiny Hunter \o/
I have been considering writing a shiny hunting guide for a while as there is no detailed one out there.
In addition, I thought it would be the perfect time to create a shiny hunting guide due to my blessed RNG in 2020 (link).
What will you gain and learn from reading this guide?
Firstly, this guide will contain a shiny hunt introduction that will provide you with basic knowledge about the PokeMMO shiny rates and possible modifications that can increase your odds of finding a shiny. In addition, I will also introduce you to the use of Sweet Scent and the nerdy aspect of binomial distribution calculation of shiny hunting.
Secondly, I have added a short section about the most common methods in the aspect of PokeMMO shiny hunting (horde hunting, single encounters, egg hatching and hunting in the Safari Zone).
Furthermore, I have added a short section about helpful shiny hunting tools that can benefit you throughout your hunt, including an Encounter Counter and a HD Sprite shiny mod.
Lastly (for now), a section with useful website links and guides that are useful or interesting for your shiny hunting.
In summary, I will humbly teach you all about shiny hunting in PokeMMO.
Are you looking for inspiration about what to hunt?
If you are looking for ideas about what to hunt, I recommend looking in one of my best Pokébud's detailed 2020 All Horde Locations - EV and Shiny guide. You can find every horde location in that guide - and it can provide you with interesting and alternative EV training spots if you feel like avoiding that shiny Tentacruel.
As an introduction, Shiny Pokémon can be met anywhere in the wild (or from eggs). Known methods from the original games such as Mesuda and chain fishing are NOT implemented in PokeMMO, and thus you will have to settle with the set shiny rate in PokeMMO.
In fact, we all know that the shiny rate in PokeMMO is 1/30000, which can be modified to 1/27000 with Donator Status or approximately 1/24300 with Donator Status + Shiny Charm (+10%) and so on:
In summary, this means that you, for each encounter/hatch of one Pokémon, will have a chance of either 1/30000, 1/28500, 1/27000, 1/25650 or 1/24300 to encounter/hatch a shiny depending on the active modification of your account (see above-shown Spoiler section). This includes all sort of encounters, including wild encounters, egg hatching, swarm encounter and fossil reviving etc.
In addition, it is NOT possible to breed non shiny Pokémon with a Shiny Pokémon:
Important to remember: There is no stacking of encounters in PokeMMO
The system doesn't track your encounters. This means that even if you are at your FIRST encounter or your 123456th encounter, the chance is still either 1/30000, 1/27000 etc. If you want your shiny, you have to be dedicated and patient. Whenever a shiny Pokémon appears it will appear with its alternative color, a sparkle and with "Shiny" in front of its name:
Interested in more nerdiness about shiny hunting?
If we are looking at the above-mentioned in addition to considering a binomial distribution, you can roughly estimate your shiny percentage chance (X = %) based on your encounter amount (Y):
The best way to increase your chances of finding a Shiny Pokémon:
The best (and fastest) way to increase your chances in regards of shiny hunting is using the Sweet Scent move () to encounter hordes. Sweet Scent can be used almost anywhere (grass, water, ground etc.) to bring forward a horde of Pokémon (2x, 3x or even 5x Pokémon at the same time). In fact, when you encounter a Pokémon horde, each of the (2x, 3x or 5x) encountered Pokémon will have their own chance to be shiny (1/30000 per Pokémon). In theory (based on a binomial considerations), this means that when you encounter a horde of either 2x Pokémon, 3x Pokémon or 5x Pokémon, your chances would be increased to approximately (~) 2/30000 equal to ~1/15000 (2x horde), ~3/30000 equal to 1/10000 (3x horde) or approximately ~5/30000 equal to ~1/6000 (5x horde) that one of the Pokémon will be shiny. You can see Desu (PokeMMO Developer) comment about it here. Another fact in the aspect of Pokémon hordes is the fact that there are no limitations as to the amount of shinies per horde (example).
In 2016, Desu also stated some interesting facts (in a post) in regards of shiny hunting that are interesting to know for any shiny hunter:
Secret Shiny Pokémon has been introduced to PokeMMO!
In the update Changelog: 08/06/2022: PokeMMO's 10th Anniversary, Part 1 (link), a new species of Shiny Pokémon was introduced: Secret Shiny Pokémon
@DamianTe has already written a nice summary of the new feature, which I have decided to include in this guide (open spoiler section):
When it comes to shiny hunting, there are a number of methods that you can use, including 1) encountering Pokémon hordes using Sweet Scent (move), 2) single encounters, 3) egg hatching and 4) in the Safari Zone:
1) Shiny Hunting via hordes (best and fastest method)
As a matter of fact, hunting shiny Pokémon via hordes is the best and fastest method as mentioned before:
2) Shiny Hunting via single encounters (for rares)
Title says it. You basically hunt single encounters and hope you hit jackpot with the set shiny rate:
3) Shiny Hunting via egg hatching (for rares and elimination of the risk to encounter a common shiny)
Egg hatching is the go-to method if you want to hunt rare Starter Pokémon, Fossil Pokémon or other rares without risking the possibility of encountering a common Shiny Pokémon in the progress of your hunt:
4) Shiny Hunting in Safari Zone
This section will contain legal shiny hunting tools that can be of use to you for your hunts. Anything posted here are in compliance with PokeMMO's Code of Conduct.
1) The best way to keep track of your number of encounters:
@Fixedgaming is one of our very best tool developer. He has developed a very solid Encounter Counter that keeps track of your hunt. I am sharing this, as I believe that knowing your encounter amount is what is the most important motivational factor when shiny hunting. As an alternative to this tool, you can just count your Leppa berries.
@Gilan is also one of our very best tool developer, and he has created the newest encounter counter, which I believe most of the community is currently using for their shiny hunts: [TOOL] Gilan's Encounter Counter
2) HD Battle Sprites to distinguish shinies from nonshinies:
@Verdep posted a very nice HD Battle Sprite mod that can be very important to use whenever hunting shiny Pokémon that looks a lot like their normal form. Installing the shiny package will help you not mistakenly fleeing from a horde containing a shiny. See an example of the visual here:
This section will contain information about other useful guides or links. If you ever have any suggestions regarding additions, please feel free to let me know.
1) Shiny Existence Thread: https://forums.pokemmo.eu/index.php?/topic/55862-unofficial-shiny-existence-thread-5th-life
2) Find inspiration for your next shiny Pokémon: https://pokemondb.net/pokedex/shiny
3) 2020 All Hordes Locations - EV and Shiny: https://forums.pokemmo.eu/index.php?/topic/108705-2020-all-horde-locations-ev-and-shiny/
Note: I might edit this guide from time to time dependent on feedback from the community!
So if you have any suggestions, changes or other interesting things to add - let me know!
BEST OF LUCK, POKEMMO SHINY HUNTERS!
May RNGesus be with you
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