Pokemon GO shiny hunters have plenty of contenders when it comes to Pokemon for their shiny checklist. Among the different shiny variants available in the game, many of them are part of the original 151 Pokemon designs, such as the iconic Weedle, Kakuna, and Beedrill.
While these Pokemon are available to find in shiny variants through standard encounters, there are certain ways in which you can further improve your odds of encountering shiny Weedle, Kakuna, or Beedrill - all of which have been explained below.
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How to Get Shiny Weedle, Shiny Kakuna, & Shiny Beedrill in Pokemon GO
In Pokemon GO, Weedle, Kakuna, and Beedrill can be obtained as standard wild encounters. Aside from this, which happens to be the most common way of acquiring these Pokemon, these Pokemon may also be acquired through certain Field Research Tasks. Lastly, these Pokemon have also previously been featured as Raid bosses, so if they ever come back into rotation as some of the featured Pokemon in the future, then players may also be able to gain them through this method.
Regarding the shiny rates when it comes to average wild encounters for Weedle, Kakuna, and Beedrill, you can expect to have an approximate 1 in 500 chance of stumbling upon a rare shiny variant of these Pokemon. This is determined through the examination of player data that was collected by The Silph Road before the end of their partnership with Niantic. However, if any of these Pokemon come back into rotation in the future as Raid Bosses, this may also make a good secondary method to try and shiny hunt them, as Raid Bosses tend to have improved shiny rates over general wild encounters.
Throughout each Pokemon GO season, there will be several events that take place, each bringing their own Research Tasks, Raid opportunities, event bonuses, and increased spawn rates for featured Pokemon. For example, both the Bug Out 2024 event and the April 16 Spotlight Hour event will offer an increased spawn rate for Weedle, providing you with a suitable opportunity to shiny hunt this Pokemon. If you're looking to obtain Kakuna and Beedril, then you can do so by evolving any Weedle that you catch with the use of Candies.
Pokémon GO
- Franchise
- Pokemon
- Released
- July 6, 2016
- Developer(s)
- Niantic , The Pokemon Company
- Genre(s)
- Augmented Reality
