Pokémon Go Spotlight Hour: Can Shuppet be Shiny?

For Oct. 25, 2022, Shuppet will be in the spotlight, and you’ll get double XP for evolving Pokémon. And yes, Shuppet can be shiny in Pokémon Go!

Shuppet and it’s evolution, Banette, are fine ghost-types, but Banette can now Mega Evolve, making it very powerful. Collecting Shuppet Candy during this hour is a great idea to create a strong Mega Banette.

After the Spotlight Hour ended, Zorua was supposed to spawn disguised as your buddy Pokémon as a surprise. However, due to bugs, the Zorua surprise has been disabled.

Pokémon is about catching ’em all, and in Pokémon Go, that means catching every variant, including rare Shiny versions of Pokémon. Every Tuesday in Pokémon Go, players will see a specific Pokémon spawning more frequently during Spotlight Hour, which runs from 6 p.m. to 6:59 p.m. local time. Spotlight Hour is your chance to load up on candy, a chance for high CP Pokémon, and, if you’re lucky, a Shiny Pokémon.

Shiny rates do not appear to be boosted during Spotlight Hours, based on data gathered by Pokémon community The Silph Road. However, the sheer number of Pokémon that spawn during the hourlong weekly event will give you an improved chance of clicking on a random Shiny. The more Pokémon you click on, the more opportunity you have to catch a Shiny Pokémon.

Not much, unfortunately. It appears to be random chance. Shiny Pokémon catch rates are set by developer Niantic, and they are typically only boosted during special events like Community Days or Safari Zones, or in Legendary Raids. There are no consumable items that boost Shiny Pokémon rates.

LeekDuck keeps a list of currently available Shiny Pokémon. It’s a helpful visual guide that illustrates what all of the existing Shiny Pokémon look like.

For more tips, check out Polygon’s Pokémon Go guides.