Lucky Pokemon GO Player Catches Super Rare Legendary

A Pokemon GO player managed to catch a Shiny version of Psychic-type Legendary Pokemon Mesprit, which is one of the rarest Pokemon in the game. In Pokemon GO, Shiny Pokemon appear more often than usual during limited-time events, such as Ultra Unlock and Community Day.

Shiny hunting continues to be a pastime in Pokemon GO, nearly eight years after the game’s launch. Since Pokemon GO receives new limited-time events and Pokemon on a monthly basis, there are plenty of opportunities to catch Shiny Pokemon in the wild. Specifically, Shiny Pokemon appear more often when encounter rates are boosted. Pokemon GO Fest 2024 and monthly Community Day events are just a few examples of instances where Shiny Pokemon are more likely to appear. On rare occasions, players may encounter Shiny Pokemon in normal everyday encounters.

Reddit user JuixyRaffle recently caught a Shiny Mesprit and inquired about the odds of catching such an elusive Legendary Pokemon in Pokemon GO with the Reddit community. The odds of encountering a Shiny variant of any Pokemon are one in 20, but the odds are much lower when trying to encounter Mesprit, according to Low_Hospital1299. The Reddit commenter claims that the odds of catching a wild Shiny Mesprit in Pokemon GO is one in 100,000, which is one of the lowest encounter rates currently in the game. The odds of catching Shiny Uxie and Azelf are likely identical or very similar to the odds of catching Shiny Mesprit, as all three Legendary Pokemon from Generation 4 were introduced at the same time in Pokemon GO this past February.

Pokemon GO Player Catches a Rare Shiny Mesprit

Pokemon GO players in the Reddit community are really impressed with JuixyRaffle’s catch, due to Shiny Mesprit’s rarity. Although spawns have been boosted since Mesprit’s debut in Pokemon GO, many players, including Reddit user psilocinkane, are still hoping to catch a Shiny Mesprit someday. Fortunately, it appears that some players have benefited from the spawn rate boost, with a few chiming in with their recent Mesprit and Uxie catches.

The Pokemon GO Ultra Unlock: Strength of Steel event began this week and marked the debut of Shiny Togedemaru in the game. Strength of Steel’s event bonuses are boosting overall XP gains and Candy drops, along with the encounter rate for the event’s featured Pokemon. Similarly to Mesprit raid battles, raid battles featuring Togedemaru are more likely to produce a Shiny variant when compared to ordinary encounters in the wild. The new Pokemon GO Adventure Week event will also have similar bonuses this August.

Pokémon GO

After a test run via an April Fools’ joke on Google Maps, Pokemon GO was released to the public in the summer of 2016. The AR mobile app saw unparalleled success and continues to be one of the largest mobile games in the world, pulling in billions for developer Niantic.

Released

July 6, 2016

Genre(s)

Augmented Reality

Multiplayer

Online Multiplayer

Engine

Unity

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