In Pokémon GO there are now four new Crypto Shinys, as proven by screenshots from the community. However, Niantic has made no announcements regarding this. Were the Shinys accidentally released and are they going away soon?
This was found: Over the last few days, screenshots of new Crypto Shinys have been circulating in the Pokémon GO community. This is exciting because Niantic has not announced any changes in this area, and normally, new Crypto Shinys are definitely a reason for an announcement.
We will show you what is currently known about the new shiny versions of Crypto Pokémon.
Shiny Crypto-Snubbull, Shiny Crypto-Quiekel, Shiny Crypto-Pionskora and Shiny Crypto-Fiffyen
These are the new Shinys: Apparently, there are four new Crypto Shinys
- Snubbull
- Quiekel
- Pionskora
- (Fiffyen)
Three of these Pokémon have already been confirmed with screenshots. The evidence for Fiffyen is still open – although there are screenshots, they come from spoofers and have not been shared in the community by TheSilphRoad for this reason (via reddit.com).
Where can you catch the new Shinys? This is currently possible with the Rocket Grunts. So you may be lucky and encounter a Grunt that allows you to catch one of these mentioned Shinys afterwards. Normally, Crypto Shinys are available from Rocket bosses Cliff, Arlo and Sierra and not from the Grunts.
How the community is discussing: Trainers find it strange to suddenly encounter new Crypto Shinys. Without an announcement from Niantic, it seems like an accident. Also, the fact that Grunts are once again out there with Shinys feels odd to the community. People believe that this is an unintended release and that the Shinys may have been introduced to the game too early.
On reddit, Lambsauce914 summarizes, “[…] people speculate that they might soon belong to the Rocket bosses or Jessie and James. Because in the past, when a Crypto Pokémon was available from a Grunt as Shiny, it was very likely to be included in the next lineup of Rocket bosses.”
Have you already found one of the new Crypto Shinys in the game? What do you think is the reason they are already here and which one do you like the most visually? Feel free to write us your opinion here on MeinMMO in the comments and exchange ideas with the community.
Perhaps the new Crypto Shinys are also related to the return of Jessie and James. The villains will be visiting you again in October.
