Andrea is an editor at GameRant, where she has been writing professionally about video games for nearly five years. She became a gamer for life at 8, thanks to a copy of Pokemon Red and her Game Boy.

Technically speaking, anyone who has played Pokémon Gold and Silver, or their remakes, has probably caught at least one shiny. In those games, you catch a red Gyarados as part of the mainline story.

Pokemon GO debuted Crowned Sword Zamazenta and Crown Shield Zamazenta as part of the Osaka, Japan GO Fest 2025. Lucky players might also get Shiny Crowned Sword Zamazenta and Shiny Crown Shield ...

Shiny hunters won't want to miss this limited-time event in Pokemon Go, where every boosted spawn can be Shiny.

Shiny hunting has taken a massive hit in Pokémon Legends: Z-A. Shiny Pokémon are highly sought after for their alternative color palettes, and have become a bit of a series staple. They do feature in ...

It’s already a major task to catch all the Pokémon in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, or any of the games for that matter, but GameFreak introduced another factor completionists will need to account for ...

One of the most exciting things about any Pokemon game, and even more so in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet, is shiny hunting. Catching Pokemon and battling with trainers is fun enough as it is, but the ...

If you're looking to score shiny Pokémon in Pokémon Legends: Z-A, there's quite a few ways to get one, though it mostly involves running around the city and resetting spawns. These rare, sparkling, ...

Within a few hours, the hunters out and about in Pokémon Legends Z-A already believe the chances of catching a Shiny out in the wild are greater than ever before. Of course, there is no out-and-out ...

Each game gives players a task to complete before they can unlock the Shiny Charm. Typically, in true Pokemon spirit, this involves completing the game’s national Poke Dex by catching ’em all. But ...