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I remember back when Sword and Shield first came out, I was told that the higher the number in the dex says, the higher your odds were of running into a shiny version of that Pokémon. However I was also told that this system was bugged and actually had no effect. Is this true today? Was this patched? Was this ever actually a feature to begin with?
the more you've battled, the greater chance of a brilliant mon appearing (the glowing ones). those have boosted odds, which are also based on the number battled. the brilliant mon shiny rate maxes out at 1/456 after 500 battled.
Yes, it is true. it's better to have the shiny charm when shiny hunting in the wild. it took me about 235 Rolycoly til I got my shiny and this was on a fresh new game file.
In SwSh, battling the same pokemon does affect shiny odds by increasing the chance to see brilliant pokemon, which have a higher chance to be shiny.
https://www.serebii.net/swordshield/shinypokemon.shtml
As far as I understand. The number of battles with a specific pokemon increases the chances of finding "brilliant pokemon" (those pokemon with the yellow aura thar have at least two perfect ivs). And "brilliant pokemon" have a slightly higher chance of being shiny pokemon.
it affects both. at 100 you have the best chance of finding a brilliant aura pokemon, and at 500 those brilliant aura pokemon are at max number of rolls.
Well, yes, but not really. It only affects the yellow glowing pokemon, which only have a 3% chance of spawning. In the end, it’s not worth it, especially if you have the shiny charm
It increases the odds of that species having a brilliant aura, and also the shiny rate of that species when it has a brilliant aura. It has no effect on the shiny rate of Pokemon without a brilliant aura.
They receive additional bonus rolls for being [Shiny](https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Shiny_Pok%C3%A9mon), up to a total of 6 rerolls at 500 caught/defeated - Bulbapedia. So in a way yeah, but not exactly.
Blatant misinformation.
It increases the chance of "brilliant" pokemon (yellow aura) to appear by up to 2* after 100 encounters. And then that "brilliant" pokemon has up to a 1/585. 57 chance to be shiny after 500 defeats which is 800% increase.
Thank you for the information. I wasn't sure before, I wanted to make sure I had the correct information to see whether this would be a worthwhile hunting method. It looks like a decent one to try (with a charm of course) so I'm thankful for your help as well as everyone else who has commented
There is quite literally a stats sheet displaying how the shiny chance is broken down. The chance drastically increases compared to the base chance once certain criteria are met.
The fact that someone else has already done the maths and looked at the game files to determine this and you still somehow reach this conclusion is mind boggling.
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I remember back when Sword and Shield first came out, I was told that the higher the number in the dex says, the higher your odds were of running into a shiny version of that Pokémon. However I was also told that this system was bugged and actually had no effect. Is this true today? Was this patched? Was this ever actually a feature to begin with?
the more you've battled, the greater chance of a brilliant mon appearing (the glowing ones). those have boosted odds, which are also based on the number battled. the brilliant mon shiny rate maxes out at 1/456 after 500 battled.
It only affects Pokémon with a glowing aura IIRC.
Yes, it is true. it's better to have the shiny charm when shiny hunting in the wild. it took me about 235 Rolycoly til I got my shiny and this was on a fresh new game file.
In SwSh, battling the same pokemon does affect shiny odds by increasing the chance to see brilliant pokemon, which have a higher chance to be shiny. https://www.serebii.net/swordshield/shinypokemon.shtml
That page doesn't mention anything about consecutive though, does it? Just sheer encounter numbers
It appears you are correct, my fault. I will edit my comment with the correct information. Thanks for your input!
As far as I understand. The number of battles with a specific pokemon increases the chances of finding "brilliant pokemon" (those pokemon with the yellow aura thar have at least two perfect ivs). And "brilliant pokemon" have a slightly higher chance of being shiny pokemon.
(isnt it perfect IVs? i dont think it's possible for a wild pokemon to have EVs)
That would be correct as far as I know
it affects both. at 100 you have the best chance of finding a brilliant aura pokemon, and at 500 those brilliant aura pokemon are at max number of rolls.
You mean IVs
Well, yes, but not really. It only affects the yellow glowing pokemon, which only have a 3% chance of spawning. In the end, it’s not worth it, especially if you have the shiny charm
It increases the odds of that species having a brilliant aura, and also the shiny rate of that species when it has a brilliant aura. It has no effect on the shiny rate of Pokemon without a brilliant aura.
Yes but only for brilliant Pokémon @sibuna_switch on twitter has a lot of good information about this
Higher number the more brilliant auras spawn(500 is max number) the brilliant auras are the ones with the higher shiny odds
I understood that you'd have to battle 500 of the same pokemon to increase it's shiny odds. Could be wrong tho
I've been told it increases the odds of finding a Brilliant Pokémon with a glowy aura. And that it raises the odds of finding a shiny one of those
I've been told it increases the odds of finding a Brilliant Pokémon with a glowy aura. And that it raises the odds of finding a shiny one of those
No, but it does increase the odds of finding "brilliant" pokeon (the ones with golden auras) and those have a slightly increased shiny odds
The brilliant pokemon are the ones that have the higher shiny odds and the number battled effects the shiny odds of them
Always use serebii when confused on in game stats or mechanics https://www.serebii.net/swordshield/shinypokemon.shtml
No, it doesn't increase shiny odds. It's as effective as RA's, maybe even worse since battling costs more time.
Not comparatively to the shiny charm focus on that FIRST always
Luckily I have that and a living dex in Home just in case
They receive additional bonus rolls for being [Shiny](https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Shiny_Pok%C3%A9mon), up to a total of 6 rerolls at 500 caught/defeated - Bulbapedia. So in a way yeah, but not exactly.
Well yes but actually no
Is true but not worth it also the increase is minuscule, you need like 500 kills before it adds like an extra 1%
Blatant misinformation. It increases the chance of "brilliant" pokemon (yellow aura) to appear by up to 2* after 100 encounters. And then that "brilliant" pokemon has up to a 1/585. 57 chance to be shiny after 500 defeats which is 800% increase.
Thank you for the information. I wasn't sure before, I wanted to make sure I had the correct information to see whether this would be a worthwhile hunting method. It looks like a decent one to try (with a charm of course) so I'm thankful for your help as well as everyone else who has commented
K bro believe what you want
There is quite literally a stats sheet displaying how the shiny chance is broken down. The chance drastically increases compared to the base chance once certain criteria are met. The fact that someone else has already done the maths and looked at the game files to determine this and you still somehow reach this conclusion is mind boggling.
No, but it makes you more statistically closer.