The shimmering monsters in Pokémon GO are very popular among trainers. However, these Shinys are not that easy to obtain in the game. We have taken a look at which ones are particularly rare to find.
This is what it’s about: Many trainers in Pokémon GO look forward to an encounter with a shiny Pokémon. But not every one of these monsters is easily found in the game. There are therefore Shinys that only a few players have. Some trainers even resort to daring tricks and risk one shiny specimen to hopefully obtain another, rarer one.
To give you an overview of which shiny Pokémon are particularly rare to find in the game, we have put together a list for you. This is based on the collected information as of August 2, 2021, provided by trainers to the network of The Silph Road (via thesilphroad.com).
The Silph Road is an international group of Pokémon trainers, dataminers, and other Pokémon GO enthusiasts. Together, they form a community with which they try to analyze the game, but also hold their own contests, such as special PvP tournaments. In addition, they exchange ideas about the game and share their insights with other trainers.
The Top 10 Rarest Shinys in Pokémon GO
What has been considered in the list? We have listed only those Pokémon that you can currently catch regularly in the game. Although costumed or event-related Pokémon, such as Pikachu with a hat, are particularly rare Shinys, you cannot encounter them permanently in the game. For this reason, we have not included them in this list.
Place 10: Dusselgurr
Dusselgurr is a flying and normal-type Pokémon. Its shiny variant differs only slightly from the normal form. You can best see the difference in its red eyes.
In the overview from The Silph Road, participants indicated that they found only 3 shiny specimens out of 2,478 Dusselgurr. This corresponds to a probability of about 1 in 826. Dusselgurr therefore ranks 10th in this ranking.

Place 9: Samurzel
The plant Pokémon Samurzel has a shiny probability of about 1 in 883 according to The Silph Road overview. Therefore, this monster has been seen by trainers 2,648 times, but only 3 shiny specimens were found.
Some trainers will rightly say that they caught this Pokémon in abundance during the Community Day in May 2020. However, the data collection from The Silph Road excludes such events. Moreover, the calculations only started after the Community Day. Hence, it reflects the shiny chances outside of events.
You can recognize the shiny variant of Samurzel by its brown color. It is, as you can see in the following image, clearly distinguishable from the normal type. Due to the low shiny rate, it ranks 9th in the ranking.
Place 8: Dodu
Dodu, the normal and flying-type Pokémon, takes 8th place with a slightly worse shiny rate than Samurzel. According to trainer reports, only two shiny specimens were found out of 1,783 observed Dodu. This results in a probability of 1 in 892.
As you can see in the following image, the shiny specimen is clearly distinguishable from the normal Dodu due to its green color.
Place 7: Nebulak
The ghost and poison-type Pokémon Nebulak also ranks in the top 10 of the rarest Shinys that you can currently catch in the game according to the information from The Silph Road. You can recognize Nebulak by its purple color.
Nebulak was already available to catch during a Community Day in July 2020. Similar to Samurzel, the data collection here also only recorded data outside of such events to better reflect the shiny probability.
Your chance of encountering a shiny at the moment is only about 1 in 941. Out of 3,763 observed Nebulak, only 4 shiny specimens were found. Thus, Nebulak ranks 7th in the ranking.
Place 6: Quiekel
Another rare shiny Pokémon according to The Silph Road overview is the ice and ground-type Pokémon Quiekel. It differs in its shiny variant by its green color from the normal type. However, encountering one is not that easy, as the rate is currently about 1 in 956.
The participating trainers indicated that they found only 11 shiny specimens out of 10,517 observed Quiekel. Also, for Quiekel, statistics only began after its Community Day in 2019, which is why an increased shiny rate has no impact on the data collection.
Place 5: Dratini
The dragon-type Pokémon Dratini was seen even less frequently according to The Silph Road data. Only 23 shiny specimens have been found among 22,255 Dratini. This results in a probability of 1 in 968. You can recognize a shiny Dratini by its pink color.
Dratini is also one of the Pokémon that has already had a Community Day in the past. As with Quiekel, Nebulak, and Samurzel, The Silph Road’s data collection was not supposed to be influenced by increased shiny rates. For this reason, such events were not considered.

Place 4: Relaxo
Trainers have found a shiny Relaxo significantly less frequently than Dratini. The rate here is 1 in 1,139 observed Relaxo. In addition, Relaxo, aside from events, is not so frequently found in the wild, making it even harder to catch a shiny specimen.
This normal-type Pokémon hardly differs in color from the shiny specimen. The shade of blue is slightly stronger in the shiny.
Place 3: Felino
Felino, the water and ground-type Pokémon, is also very rarely seen in its shiny form in Pokémon GO according to The Silph Road. The participating trainers found a total of 1,167 Felino in the game, of which only one was shiny. If you are lucky enough to encounter one, you can recognize it by its pink color.
Place 2: Digda
In second to last place among the rarest shiny Pokémon is the ground-type Pokémon Digda. The participating trainers have seen it only once among 1,509 Digda. This results in the second worst shiny rate. You can recognize the shiny specimen solely by its blue nose.
Place 1: Knofensa
The Pokémon with the worst shiny rate is Knofensa according to The Silph Road. Only one shiny specimen has been registered among 1,828 observed Knofensas by participating trainers. It ranks first in our ranking. The plant and poison-type Pokémon can be recognized in its shiny form by its yellow body.
Another Rare Shiny
In addition to our Top 10 of the rarest Shinys that you can currently catch in Pokémon GO, there is another very rare Shiny: Fermicula.
The bug and steel-type Pokémon Fermicula belongs to the monsters that belong to a specific region in the game. After Fermicula was catchable in 2020 east of the Prime Meridian, including in Germany, it has now swapped regions with its predator Furnifraß. Thus, it cannot currently be caught here.
So, if you haven’t been able to snag a shiny specimen yet, you currently only have the chance to do so west of the Prime Meridian. According to the overview from The Silph Road, participating trainers have not been able to spot a single shiny out of 733 observed Fermicula. How high the exact probability of finding a shiny specimen remains open at this moment.
Have you caught the Shinys from our Top 10 list yet? And which shimmering Pokémon can you simply not find in the game? Feel free to share your experiences in the comments and exchange with other players.
By the way: What is the Shiny Pin, anyway? We have taken a look at what it’s all about and explain it to you.








