In Pokémon GO the April prank lasts a few hours longer and grants you a Shiny that can only be caught this way.
Which Shiny is it? The April prank gives you another chance to catch Pikachu with the Ash cap. This Pikachu is now available for the first time as a Shiny.
Since this is supposed to be just a joke, Pikachu won’t be available for long. So you should take your chance to catch this rare Shiny.
Update 15:40: Players from New Zealand report that they are encountering color beagle again. It seems that Pikachu will disappear from the photo mode at midnight tonight. So you should complete your 5 encounters before that.
That’s why you should take your chance to catch the Shiny
How long will Pikachu be available? Niantic didn’t announce exact dates. However, it can be assumed that Pikachu with the hat won’t be around for very long.
Last year, Niantic also held a joke with Pokémon in poor resolution. This joke also lasted beyond April 1st and ended only on April 7th.
That’s why you should secure your Pikachu: This Pikachu was available to catch for a short time before, but many players might have missed the event Pikachu. So you should definitely catch a Pikachu for your collection.
This is how rare the Shiny is: If Pikachu is indeed available in the game for only one week and you have only 5 chances per day to catch this Pokémon, then it is an extremely rare Pokémon.
You will therefore only have 35 encounters with this Pikachu with the hat. A Shiny can’t be much rarer.
What is special about the Shiny: Some players who have caught the Shiny Pikachu report that you can already recognize it in the wild.
This is unique, as otherwise you only realize if you encounter a Shiny when you click on it.
How do I get the Pikachu? For this, you need to use the photo feature “GO Snapshot”. When using AR mode to take pictures of your Pokémon, every now and then a Pikachu or Ash will jump into the frame. Then you should close the camera, and a Pikachu will spawn around you.
A detailed guide on how to catch it has already been provided for color beagle. The function has not changed.
On April 2nd, the Bug Event starts! Do you have any wishes?
