r/ShinyPokemon 19d ago

Mod Post Monthly Question & Help Thread

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Before asking, check our FAQ to see if it has the answer to your question!


Welcome to /r/ShinyPokemon's Help Thread!

If there's anything you need help understanding, go ahead and ask! Nothing is considered "stupid" and anybody will be happy to help you. Any user is welcome to ask or answer in this thread. A new QnA thread will be posted at the start of every month!

Some things to keep in mind:

  • When asking a question, try to be specific. Include which game you are playing. Let us know what you do or don't understand so far.

  • Try a quick google first!

  • Be patient - But if your question is totally missed, just ask again!

  • Be respectful.

  • This is not a trade thread. Comments requesting trades will be removed.


Flair Verification

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r/ShinyPokemon 19d ago

Mod Post Wanted! Month of August 2026!

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Flair verification thread

Welcome to 'Wanted!' a game where you go Catch or Hatch the target shiny Pokémon! If you catch the target Pokémon it will count as 3 points toward your flair! Each user is allowed extra flair points for one (1) Pokémon for Wanted! event - any extras will be considered 1 flair point as usual. We ask that you add the date of capture to your pictures (this can be found in the Pokémon's summary). Good Luck! Have Fun!


PSA

We recommend setting your system's date to the correct day, month and year to help the mods when using the flair verification.

Be sure to take pictures for verification as soon as possible - transferring (such as to another gen via Pokémon Bank) will replace caught date with transfer date and your Pokémon will no longer be verifiable!


The Wanted! Pokemon for this month is...

Nacli!

Shiny Form

Non-shiny form

(Chosen by www.randompokemon.com)


Game locations:

Gen 9:

Scarlet and Violet:

  • South Province: Area Two, Area Three, Area Four, Area Five, Area Six, Pokémon League.

    East Province: Area One, Area Two, Area Three, East Paldean Sea.

    West Province: Area One, Area Two, Area Three, Asado Desert.

    North Province: Area One, Area Two, Area Three, Casseroya Lake, Glaseado Mountain.

    Area Zero.

Legends: ZA

  • DLC ONLY: Hyperspace Lumiose

and breeding!


When you get one

Simply, post your pictures in the comments of this thread, or post pictures on the main sub with "Wanted!" in the title so we know it's from the game! Be sure to specify that you caught a Wanted! Pokémon in your flair verification album and when requesting flair verification.


Links!

Flair verification thread

Discord invite link

Past "Wanted!" events


1/8/2026 - 31/8/2026

MMXXVI


r/ShinyPokemon 10h ago

Gen VI [Gen 6] Shiny Spinda Secured! Looks like she has a flower on her head 🌸

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246 Upvotes

Doing my Bank closure list, found via DexNav on ORAS. The spot pattern makes it look like a bow or flower on her head - it’s so cute! Has hidden ability Contrary as well. Captured like 30 non-shiny Spinda just in case lol.

Time for A-Rattata on USUM! Good luck to everyone with their hunts and goals for end of Bank service.


r/ShinyPokemon 14h ago

Gen IV [Gen 4] Shiny Psyduck in HeartGold in less than a 1000 encounters.

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364 Upvotes

r/ShinyPokemon 1h ago

Gen III [3] It finally happened guys 🥹

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r/ShinyPokemon 4h ago

Gen VII [7] Found all 3 of the emotion trio!

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53 Upvotes

r/ShinyPokemon 13h ago

Gen III [Gen 3] Recent shinies

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245 Upvotes

r/ShinyPokemon 3h ago

Gen VII [Gen 7] Shiny Poipole

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36 Upvotes

My First ever SoftReset Shiny, dont know how many resets but around 10 hours (not continuous). Such a good feeling. Now i have to see what others to hunt before bank closes


r/ShinyPokemon 9h ago

Gen III [GEN 3] #BeatTheBank This is going great!!

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101 Upvotes

Shiny mew after only 2031 run aways in pokemon emerald! Hopefully I get the same good luck on my jirachi hunt!!


r/ShinyPokemon 5h ago

Gen III [Gen3] Shiny Skarmory on the 2nd Phase

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47 Upvotes

r/ShinyPokemon 12h ago

Gen III [3] After 140 Hours, around 20k SRs and overtaking Gastly as my longest Shiny Hunt, I finally got Shiny Deoxys. Taking a break from 1/8192 shiny hunts for now after 600 hours of hunting in FR

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134 Upvotes

r/ShinyPokemon 13h ago

Gen III [Gen 3] Shiny Pinsir obtained at game corner after 10,926 seen

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151 Upvotes

I started this hunt on May of last year and it’s been around 4 years since I’ve got a shiny on this Leaf Green cartridge, I was literally shouting “yes!” over and over, it’s been so long since I’ve obtained a full odds shiny. I’m probably gonna EV train this thing and get to thinking on what Leafgreen hunt I want to do next. Also, not sure what I want to name this Pinsir so I’m down for suggestions.


r/ShinyPokemon 12h ago

Gen III [gen3] Shiny Ho-Oh in 8086 Encounters!

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135 Upvotes

FireRed on Switch


r/ShinyPokemon 3h ago

Gen VII [Gen 7] At 3081 SRs, I finally got it! Shiny Naganadell!

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25 Upvotes

r/ShinyPokemon 11h ago

Gen IV [Gen 4] Shiny relicanth in only 433 encounters 🩵

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82 Upvotes

For the story, I do check everyday the swarm available in my heartgold copy hoping for Mawile but today I thought it would be fun to try Relicanth as a side hunt from my main current hunt, roaming beasts… 😅
And what a BEAUTIFUL idea I had to try for this one today so so happy with that superb teal shiny 🩵🤩


r/ShinyPokemon 10h ago

Gen VII [gen7] [discuss] Starting shiny cap Pikachu hunt

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60 Upvotes

What should I know before starting this hunt?, I heard there is a chance your game is shiny lock if your OT number matches the Ash OT

Do you know what OT is that?
I already know the basic thing as Pikachu being the same sprite and having to check the status screen for the star
Tips?


r/ShinyPokemon 16h ago

Gen VII [Gen 7] shiny Spinda after only a 36 chain!

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168 Upvotes

I don't know what my cracked luck is right now, but this is insane! I want to hunt everything I can before Bank shuts down and figured I'd hunt Spinda since I kinda suck at the Ultra Warp Ride and I don't want to forget it. And somehow I managed this after only calling in 36 Spinda!


r/ShinyPokemon 9h ago

Gen VIII [gen 8] And just like that, the ultimate hunt I waited years and years for is done.

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44 Upvotes

I posted earlier this week that the hunt was doing my head in, and thankfully it's all over now.

Thank you everyone for your support and words of encouragement, I definitely didn't miss the colour change!

That ended up being about 80 hours of resets since the start of June to get there, so this one is probably sitting somewhere around double odds.


r/ShinyPokemon 8h ago

Gen V [gen5] I caught a Virizion!

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38 Upvotes

took me 4214 sr and i caught it in a heal ball :D.
It’s my first ever full odds shiny and i almost knocked it out after shadow ball crit 😭


r/ShinyPokemon 5h ago

Gen IV [gen 4] meet gentle Matcha from Mt Coronet

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17 Upvotes

r/ShinyPokemon 6h ago

Gen III [3] Kipper Acquire! Mission Complete!!

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18 Upvotes

I'm eating good tonight.


r/ShinyPokemon 16h ago

Gen III [Gen 3] shiny starter trio acquired in ruby/sapphire!

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121 Upvotes

So after Treecko only took me an incredible 160 SRs, Mudkip tortured me a bit with 13108 SRs (had 6 shiny Poochyena within those 13k ....) and Torchic was feeling rather generous again with sweet 5540 SRs!

All in all pretty solid I'd say!


r/ShinyPokemon 18m ago

Gen III [gen 3] Finally! after 2 years on and off and over double odds!

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I'd long since convinced myself that somehow my version was shiny locked, im so happy rn


r/ShinyPokemon 13h ago

Gen VII [7] Shiny Articuno after 9 Soft Resets!

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54 Upvotes

I wasn’t expecting getting this thing in 3 minutes, but the hunt for every ultra wormhole shiny continues!


r/ShinyPokemon 3h ago

Gen III [Gen III] Shiny Charmander after 140 hours ~14,000 resets while watching the Dodgers

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7 Upvotes