Shiny Pikachu with Detective Hat was actually available in Pokémon GO! The problem: It was only available for a few minutes. We will tell you what it’s all about.
This is the Pokémon in question: A few days ago, there was an event for the movie release of “Detective Pikachu” in Pokémon GO. Accordingly, there was also the Pikachu with the Detective Hat in the game. However, only in its normal form. The Shiny was not available in the game.
This was obtained through a photobomb. It was not catchable in the wild.
This is how you could temporarily obtain the Shiny
Some players suddenly showed their Shiny Pikachu with Hat at the end of the event, even though this form shouldn’t exist at all. How did they achieve that?
The few players did the photobomb with Pikachu just a few minutes before the event ended. After that, the event Pikachu spawned next to the avatar.
They only caught the Pikachu after the event ended. At that point, it seemed that the chance for Shiny Pikachu was turned back on, and the players promptly encountered the Shiny.
This is what makes the Shiny so rare: One could say that the Shiny Pikachu with Hat was only in the game for a few minutes. You had to perform the photobomb exactly at the end of the event.
Additionally, one also needs a lot of luck for this specific Pikachu to become Shiny. The rate is still about 1 in 450.
Will there be another chance for this Shiny? Pikachu with Detective Hat should probably be out of the game for now. There might be another chance for this special Pikachu sometime, but probably not for the time being.
Many players hope for a reintroduction at the DVD release of the Pikachu movie. However, that might still take a while.
How rare most of the Shinies are, you can find out here:
