It seems thatPokemon GOhas got a new shinyPokemonavailable to catch right now, although its addition is likely a mistake on developer Niantic’s part. Now that the last of the three legendary birds,Zapdos, is finally available to catchin large-scale raid battles, players have noticed that the creature’s appearance more closely resembles the Electric-Type’s shiny variant than its normal color palette.
Although shinyPokemonare intended to be extremely rare encounters, every Zapdos inPokemon GOcurrently seems to look very similar to the mythical creature’s shiny version. Strangely enough, Zapdos has a very subtle shiny variant compared to otherPokemon, but there are several distinct differences between the regular and shiny version.
As we can see in this comparison image fromXouson DeviantArt, Zapdos' shiny form has an orange beak and legs, as well as a slightly darker coloring to its body. Looking at thePokemon GOversion of the creature, it’s almost certainly closer to the shiny form than the normal color tones, though this is probably just a mistake on Niantic’s part. It could also be that the studio felt the shiny variant was more visually striking and decided to ignore the confusion it might cause. Because Zapdos only appears as part of raid battles, the legendary bird does need to “pop” above gyms, and perhaps this was Niantic’s solution.
At the very least, players aren’t getting any sort of indication that the legendaryPokemonthey’re catching is shiny, nor is there a regular version out there in the wild somewhere. So far, theonly shiny inPokemon GOis the special Magikarp (and Gyarados) that was available early on this year.
Being a legendaryPokemon, Zapdos is quite a challenge to catch, but we’ve put together a guide to help players get themost possible Premier Balls during raidswhich should help netPokemonfans the best chance at catching the mythical electric bird. With a little luck and the use of a few Razz Berries, trainers should now have no trouble catching the long-awaited legendary creatures.
Pokemon GOis out now for Android and iOS devices.
