Can Sunkern be shiny in Pokémon Go?

Sunkern, the seed Pokémon from Johto, can be discovered in the wild in Pokémon Go. Yes, Sunkern can be shiny in Pokémon Go!

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The lovable seed Pokémon, Sunkern, and its developed kind, Sunflora, don’t any use in PvE or PvP. You’ll want 50 Sunkern Candy and a Sun Stone to evolve it into Sunflora.

What is the shiny fee for Sunkern in Pokémon Go?

As per outdated analysis by the now-defunct web site The Silph Road (by way of Wayback Machine), the shiny fee for Pokémon on a daily day is roughly one in 500. Sunkern shouldn’t be a Pokémon that will get a “permaboost” (that means that it’s a uncommon spawn and thus will get a boosted shiny fee).

What can I do to draw extra shiny Pokémon?

Not a lot, sadly. It seems to be random probability. Shiny Pokémon catch charges are set by developer Niantic, and they’re sometimes solely boosted throughout particular occasions like Community Days or Safari Zones, or in Legendary Raids. There aren’t any consumable objects that enhance shiny Pokémon charges.

Where can I discover a record of obtainable shiny Pokémon?

LeekDuck retains a listing of presently out there shiny Pokémon. It’s a useful visible information that illustrates what the entire current shiny Pokémon appear to be.

For extra suggestions, try Polygon’s Pokémon Go guides.