Can Lechonk be shiny in Pokémon Go?

Lechonk, the hog Pokémon from Paldea, will be discovered within the wild in Pokémon Go. Sure, Lechonk will be shiny in Pokémon Go!

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Lechonk, like all the opposite Paldean Pokémon, is pretty recent to Pokémon Go, but it surely’s not shocking you can already gather a pink-colored good friend, as Lechonk is tremendous widespread in Paldea. (We sometimes see shinies of those early-game widespread Pokémon alongside launches of latest areas in Pokémon Go.)

What’s the shiny fee for Lechonk in Pokémon Go?

As per previous analysis by the now-defunct web site The Silph Highway (by way of Wayback Machine), the shiny fee for Pokémon on an everyday day is roughly one in 500. Lechonk will not be a confirmed Pokémon that will get a “permaboost” (that means that it’s a uncommon spawn and thus will get a boosted shiny fee).

What can I do to draw extra shiny Pokémon?

Not a lot, sadly. It seems to be random likelihood. Shiny Pokémon catch charges are set by developer Niantic, and they’re sometimes solely boosted throughout particular occasions like Group Days or Safari Zones, or in Legendary Raids. There aren’t any consumable objects that increase shiny Pokémon charges.

The place can I discover a checklist of accessible shiny Pokémon?

LeekDuck retains an inventory of presently out there shiny Pokémon. It’s a useful visible information that illustrates what all the current shiny Pokémon appear to be.

For extra suggestions, take a look at Polygon’s Pokémon Go guides.