Should I keep all my shiny Pokemon?
Shiny Pokémon are the rarest of rare.
A lot of your shiny Pokemon won't be 3-stars. So if you want to hang on to a shiny, don't delete them. Some are rare, and your best stuff might be 2-stars. For instance, if you only did 2 Palkia raids, and both were 2-stars, you probably don't want to delete them.
If players don't have another Pokemon of the same species, it may be worth holding onto the 0-star until it can be replaced by one with a better Appraisal. A fully 0% IV Pokemon is extremely rare, even when compared to their 4-star/Perfect IV counterparts. Players may want to keep it just for the rarity.
If you're goal is to get a high CP shiny of the pokemon and the shiny you have is high level and If you know you wont be putting much candy into it, go for it. I'd say go for it if you want the shiny and its a pokemon you'd like to use/have, as I believe personal like of a pokemon >>> than any iv's.
Generally however, rarity-wise, a shiny Pokemon is worth way more than any ordinary Pokemon. It's like a trophy, even though it may not be very strong or good-looking, it's still something that most don't have and has weight in terms of "bragging rights".
The most obvious reason to purify is get yourself a 100% IV Shiny Pokemon. Even nearly four years after Pokemon Go released, this is something many trainers are still searching for. While this is good for your collection and bragging rights, the reason behind is purely aesthetic.
It doesn't really matter unless you care about PVP.
Because evolving a pokemon only changes the base stats not the level or ivs, it doesn't matter if you power up a pokemon before evolving or after the cp it gets to won't change.
However 0% pokemon are even rarer than 100% pokemon, since the former can never come from raids, eggs, research tasks or trades.
How rare is a 100 IV Pokemon in Pokemon go? The chance to get a 100% IV (15/15/15) Pokemon in Pokemon GO is 1/4096, or in percentage, 0.0244%. The chance to get any combination of IVs is the same and equals 1/4096. The game awards IV values using three random rolls, from 0 to 15.
There's a one in 4,096 chance, or 0.0244% portability, of finding perfect IVs from a wild catch.
Do Shinies make Pokemon stronger?
It's easy to think that a super rare variant of a Pokémon would be much stronger than its normal counterparts, but the reality is, unless you're playing in Pokémon Gold, Silver, or Crystal, the answer is a definite no, Shiny Pokémon are not any stronger or weaker than normal Pokémon! Period. It's purely cosmetic.
Shiny Detective Hat-Wearing Pikachu
While there are numerous other Pikachu's that wear special hats in the game, Detective Pikachu is the rarest shiny version, and it was only available during one of Pokémon Go's one-time limited events.

Shiny Pokémon remain shiny after being evolved. Also Pokémon cannot become shiny via evolving a non-shiny one.
Does 3-star Pokémon matter? If your Pokémon has three stars and a red stamp, it means that it has 100% perfect IVs. If it has three star with an orange stamp, it has around 80-99% perfect IVs.
In addition to this, in Pokémon Black, White, Black 2 & White 2, several of the wild Pokémon are coded to not be shiny, specifically the legends Victini, Reshiram and Zekrom.
Rarity and Asthetic. The shiny Pokémon are so rare, and it can be fun in it's own way, that some people get a rush of excitement from finding shinies. Similarly, they might take great pride in their collection; as somebody probably said, the things in life that are hard are the things worth doing.
Purifying a Shadow Pokémon will improve their appraisal and reduce the amount of Stardust and Candy required for them to Power Up, Evolve, or learn a new attack.
Is There Any Benefit To Keeping Shadow Pokémon? Trainers who choose to keep their Pokémon as Shadow Pokémon will reap the benefits of increased attack stats, but at the cost of decreased defensive stats. For some trainers, these stronger attacks are well worth the tradeoff.
Shadow Pokemon works as angry Pokemon and will deal damage more faster then Normal or Purified Pokemon. The attack power of a Shadow Pokemon is boosted by 1.2x or 20%, making its fast attack hit significantly harder. So it's better to keep them unpurified.
You're unable to transfer multiple Shiny Pokémon, Lucky Pokémon, or Buddy Pokémon with whom you've reached Good Buddy status or above at a time. Additionally, certain Legendary and some Mythical Pokémon (e.g. Mew, Celebi) are not able to be selected for transfer.
Is CP more important than IV?
A perfect IV Pokemon, when fully levelled up, will be as powerful as that particular species can be. On the other hand, a high CP will show power in terms of an absolute score but might be on the lower end of the potential spectrum. When battling, high CP Pokemon should be utilized.
In general, you want higher CP Pokémon to evolve over lower CP Pokémon, but just because a Pokémon has a high CP doesn't mean it's actually very good. Since you can't see the underlying stats, you won't know if the numbers are getting goosed because it has one high stat and a bunch of low ones, for instance.
- 8 Lapras.
- 7 Kangaskhan.
- 6 Aerodactyl.
- 5 Dragonite.
- 4 Alakazam.
- 3 Omastar.
- 2 Kabutops.
- 1 Mewtwo.
There's a one in 4,096 chance, or 0.0244% portability, of finding perfect IVs from a wild catch.
The weakest rare Pokemon is Cosmog. It's a psychic-type Legendary Pokémon with the same base stat total as Magikarp. Cosmog is the ultimate useless specimen with no damaging moves and only knows Splash and Teleport. It's an extremely rare Pokemon and has a catch rate of 5.9% with a Pokeball.
If your Pokémon has three stars and a red stamp, it means that it has 100% perfect IVs. If it has three star with an orange stamp, it has around 80-99% perfect IVs. Two stars means 66-80% IVs and one star means 50-65% IVs.
If you have a Pokemon with a pink badge with three stars, that Pokemon is as perfect as the game can generate.
Because the chance of breeding a Pokemon with 1 perfect IV is 6/32(18.75%), the chance of breeding a Pokemon with six perfect IVs is 0.3125%. Now I will explain a way to increase this chance. There is a lovely item called the Destiny Knot, which when held by a parent when breeding, passes down 5IVs from either parent.
An important part of Trick Room teams is Pokémon that have 0 Speed IVs so that they move first under Trick Room. If you're going through your game catching legendaries, and you'd like to play a Trick Room team in the future, we've listed out every single-capture Pokémon that you might want to catch at 0 Speed IVs.
Pokemon Go Raid Hours are hosted once a week and allow players to battle and catch the current 5-Star Raid Pokemon. That means all Gyms with active Raids will feature that Legendary Pokemon. In this week's case, it's both Xerneas and Yveltal.
What is a 1 star Pokémon?
Appraisal stars
You can have 0, 1, 2 and 3 stars, with a special red background that appears for Pokemon that are 100% (perfect IVs). The starts represent following IV percent ranges: 0 stars: 0 – 48.9% 1 star: 51.1 – 64.4% 2 stars: 66.7 – 80%
Should I purify shiny Shadow Pokémon? Purified Pokemon will have better Appraisal and receive 2 points towards all their IVs. This can potentially bring a 2-star Shadow Pokemon to a 3-star if it's purified. Purified Pokemon will receive a significant boost in Combat Power (CP).
How much are Shiny Pokémon go worth? Not all Pokemon are equal when it comes to trading; some, like Mew, can't be traded at all. Shiny Pokemon are pretty expensive and can cost up to 1,000,000 Stardust to trade. This depends on friendship level and whether you've already caught the Pokemon yourself.
Some Special Research quest lines feature a guaranteed shiny, like the shiny Eevee in the Jump-Start research line. But for the most part, shiny 'mons in the wild will only appear at around a 1:450 or 1:500 encounter rate. Pokémon that normally only hatch from eggs, like baby Pokémon and most Alolans, have a 1:50 rate.
Rarity and Asthetic. The shiny Pokémon are so rare, and it can be fun in it's own way, that some people get a rush of excitement from finding shinies. Similarly, they might take great pride in their collection; as somebody probably said, the things in life that are hard are the things worth doing.
Every Pokémon (and Pokémon trainer!) is different. But, generally speaking, Shadow Pokémon do more damage, so it is normally worth purifying Pokémon. That's a big factor in deciding what to do with your Shadow Pokémon, but it doesn't necessarily tell the whole story.
Shiny Detective Hat-Wearing Pikachu
While there are numerous other Pikachu's that wear special hats in the game, Detective Pikachu is the rarest shiny version, and it was only available during one of Pokémon Go's one-time limited events.
Because of this and the fact that the card is simply stunning to look at, it's no surprise that Shining Charizard remains one of the rarest Charizard cards to date. Shining Charizard sells for over $700 Ungraded and Graded can range anywhere from $1,000 to over $10,000.
The average value of "Shining Charizard Neo Destiny 107/105" is $793.50. Sold comparables range in price from a low of $3.25 to a high of $8,000.00.
Collectors are interested in rare mint condition pieces. Most modern Pokémon cards are worth less than $1, and the rare ones are worth less than $15. But vintage cards from the late 90s and early 2000s can sell for a lot more. If in good condition, many can sell for over $100.
How rare is a perfect shiny?
On average, there's a 1 in 500 chance, or . 2%, for a wild Pokémon in Pokémon GO to be Shiny, although the rates change depending on various circumstances.
What are the odds of getting 3 shiny Pokémon in a row? three times! You have approximately a one in 70 million chance of getting three Shinies in a horde.
Despite Paldean Tauros's lackluster shiny, Tauros can be one of the easiest Pokemon to shiny hunt due to how common they are. Tauros often spawn in herds, and will approach the player on their own. Tauros can be found most often in the East Province, but can also be found in Asado Desert.
You're unable to transfer multiple Shiny Pokémon, Lucky Pokémon, or Buddy Pokémon with whom you've reached Good Buddy status or above at a time. Additionally, certain Legendary and some Mythical Pokémon (e.g. Mew, Celebi) are not able to be selected for transfer.
Shiny hunting has been a hobby of many Pokémon trainers since the Gen 2 Pokémon games.
Shiny Pokemon do not have boosted stats, they can't learn special moves, and they aren't any more powerful than their normally colored counterparts. Regardless, these color variants are seen as rare and valuable creatures. Part of a Shiny Pokemon's worth comes from the luck involved in finding them.
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