Shiny Pokémonare particular Pokémon that have a different aspect to normal Pokémon . The only difference is the food colouring ; shiny Pokémon arenot more potent . Some shinies are a completely different color to normal , while some only have small coloring changes . Shiny Pokémon areextremely rare- every time you encounter a Pokémon there is a 1 in 4096 hazard it will be glistening ( 1/8192 in Generations 1 - 5 ) . Seethis Pokébase questionfor more information .
This is the completeshinydexfor Generation 9 ( up to Scarlet / Violet ) , which shows the lustrous variant of the 1025 Pokémon expose so far . you’re able to hover or bug each sprite to see the normal , non - shiny fairy and compare .
substitute forms such as Alolan Forms or Mega Pokémon are heel with under generations in which they were introduced .