Highlights

  • Pokemon GO player Streamer9447844 caught 6 Shiny Meltan from a single Mystery Box during the game's 8th anniversary event.
  • Shiny Meltan spawning is rare and usually requires limited events or upgrades to the Mystery Box.
  • Catching Shiny Pokemon offers no in-game benefits but remains popular for the thrill and clout among players.

A Pokemon GO player had an incredibly lucky experience opening a Mystery Box in the game. The Pokemon GO fan shared their haul with others, who responded with surprise and quite a bit of envy.

Pokemon GO introduced Mystery Boxes as an unusual reward for transferring Pokemon to Pokemon Home or the Pokemon Let's Go games. Under normal circumstances, if a player transfers a Pokemon, a Mystery Box becomes available to open in Pokemon GO. This box causes Meltan to potentially spawn in the area the Pokemon trainer is in for a limited amount of time. Meltan premiered in Pokemon GO, but one player's luck with Meltan has others dumbstruck.

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Pokemon GO player Streamer9447844 shared their results of opening their latest Mystery Box in the game. A series of screenshots reveals that they ended up catching an absolutely absurd six Shiny Meltan from a single Mystery Box. Fellow players responding to the post were stunned at Streamer9447844's results, with many lamenting that they have yet to encounter a single Shiny Meltan. Others revealed that they were able to get at least one Shiny, but still couldn't believe the luck that the OP had while opening their Mystery Box.

Getting Shiny Meltan From a Pokemon GO Mystery Box

Players who are curious about getting their own Shiny Meltan should know that it's not ordinarily possible under day-to-day gameplay. At the time of Streamer9447844's reveal, a Pokemon GO event was going on for Pokemon GO's 8th anniversary. During this event and other limited events, the Mystery Box gets a sort of upgrade and can potentially lead to Shiny Meltan spawning. Opening them under any other circumstances will only let standard Meltan spawn. The Pokemon GO 8th Anniversary event will run until July 3, so players who saw Streamer9447844's reveal won't have long this time around to try and get their own horde of Shiny Meltan.

Pokemon GO and standard Pokemon games are all about catching every Pokemon in the Pokedex, with no real incentive to hunt for Shinies other than their appearance and clout they lend the trainer. However, that's probably part of what makes them so popular, too. Catching every Pokemon may be time-consuming, but it's usually entirely possible with enough time to dedicate to the title. Getting Shiny Pokemon to spawn - let alone catching them - is another matter entirely, as the odds of even finding or breeding a Shiny Pokemon are quite low. While they offer no benefits over their non-Shiny counterparts on the battlefield, players will keep hunting Shinies to show off to friends and rivals in Pokemon games.