Summary
One exceedingly fortunatePokemon GOplayer managed to nab two shinies in a row, which has a roughly 0.0004% chance of happening. They promptly took to social media to show off their ridiculous shiny streak, adding to the pile of online anecdotes about someextremely luckyPokemon GOexperiences.
The chances of rolling a shiny inPokemon GOare about 1 in 500. The extensive testing that the fandom conducted over the years suggests a number of creatures such as Onix and Lapras are somewhat more likely to be shiny than others. Legendary and Mythical Pokemon released as Raid bosses are the most common of those rare specimens, boasting a 1 in 20 (5%) chance of spawning that even goes to up to 10% on Raid Days.
And while neither Hoothoot nor Ponyta have an elevated chance of being shiny in Niantic’s hit mobile game, one player still managed to nab both of their rare variants in a span of just two minutes. Taking to Reddit, user Fair-Ad-1224 recently shared a screenshot of theirPokemon GOJournal that revealed they had encountered these two shinies in a row earlier this week. “On my way to buy lottery tickets,” the user wrote, clearly aware of how astonishingly low their odds of achieving this feat were.
The Odds of Getting 2 Pokemon GO Shinies in a Row Are About 1 in 250,000
Crowdsourced player data from multiple trackers suggests that the chance ofgetting a shiny Ponyta inPokemon GOis about 1 in 455. A shiny Hoothoot appears to be slightly rarer, with players seeing it once per 455 encounters, on average. Both of those odds come down to roughly 0.21%. Meanwhile, the likelihood of encountering a shiny Hoothoot followed by a shiny Ponyta is 0.0004%, or 1 in 250,000.
So, even though the game has generated over 600 million downloads to date, it’s safe to say that the vast majority of its players have never seen two shinies in a row. This kind of luck is nearly unheard of in the community, withPokemon GOplayers being much more likely to bemoan shockingly unlucky experiencesthan go on any kind of shiny streak.
Players who fancy themselves as shiny hunters should keep an eye on the game in the weeks ahead, not least because arecently leakedPokemon GOroadmapsuggested that the shiny Cryogonal is set to make its debut in December. Niantic subsequently shared aPokemon GOSeason 13 event calendar that matched multiple dates from the leak, thus substantially boosting its ostensible credibility.
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