Niantic has now confirmed how high the chances are for a regional Pokémon to appear as a Shiny version. Players feared that the chances had decreased in Pokémon GO, but the developers deny this.
What has been confirmed? On Reddit, NianticIndigo from Pokémon GO customer service reached out to players. He confirms that the chances of encountering a shiny regional Pokémon have not changed.
This message was posted on Reddit, where it was claimed that the chances had worsened.
What did players suspect? After the start of the event week with shiny regional Pokémon, players felt that the chances of these special encounters had been reduced. In the thread, it says: Attention, the Shiny rates for Regional Pokémon have been reduced to about 1:150 (via Reddit). However, this has now been denied by Niantic.
As TheSilphRoad found out, the chances of a regional Shiny are somewhere between 1:31 and 1:51.
What does Niantic say about the Shiny rates?
Developers have checked this: The discussion about the Shiny rates was brought to the developers of Pokémon GO. They looked at all the changes that had been made in the 72 hours prior to the reports of supposedly reduced Shiny rates. They then examined further and concluded that the chances of shiny regional Pokémon match the desired settings.
“All these investigations confirm that there have been no changes to the rate at which shiny regional Pokémon appear,” writes NianticIndigo on Reddit.
This is what players want: In response to Niantic’s comment, players demand that the team should simply lay out the numbers on the table. They wish for more transparency to see what chances they have for what content in Pokémon GO.
The 7-km eggs containing shiny regional Pokémon can still be obtained from friends’ gifts until the evening of September 23rd. A change ensures that you will receive even more of them:
