Can Tentacool be shiny in Pokémon Go?

Tentacool, the jellyfish Pokémon from Kanto, might be discovered within the wild in Pokémon Go. Sure, Tentacool might be shiny in Pokémon Go!

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Tentacool and Tentacruel aren’t viable in PvE or PvP content material, however shiny hunters will nonetheless need to get their arms on these nice shinies.

What’s the shiny charge for Tentacool in Pokémon Go?

As per outdated analysis by the now-defunct web site The Silph Street (by way of Wayback Machine), the shiny charge for Pokémon on a daily day is roughly one in 500. Tentacool is just not a confirmed Pokémon that will get a “permaboost” (that means that it’s a uncommon spawn and thus will get a boosted shiny charge).

What can I do to draw extra shiny Pokémon?

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

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

LeekDuck retains a listing of presently accessible shiny Pokémon. It’s a useful visible information that illustrates what all the present shiny Pokémon seem like.

For extra suggestions, try Polygon’s Pokémon Go guides.