Pokémon GO Wild Area Global: What are the shiny odds?

Pokémon GO Wild Area Global rolls into town this weekend, with Shiny Pokémon a big part of every Trainers experience. But, there is a lot of mystery around exactly what the odds are of encountering Shiny Pokémon during the event.

There is a ticket avaliable for Wild Area: Global, that promises increased odds of encountering Shiny Pokémon. What odds does that grant and how does it compare to playing the event without the paid ticket?

Here's all you need to know.

It must be stressed that Niantic never actually confirm the shiny odds for global events, and they can change year on year. There is also a difference between the odds at the in-person Wild Area event in Fukuoka, when compared to the Global event. So, if you had friends who attended, or attended yourself, don't expect Global to be the same experience.

But, we can work out roughly what shiny odds should be at Wild Area Global from the data avaliable and the shiny odds we do know. We can also extrapolate from other major events like GO Fest and Tour. However, this is the first ever Wild Area in Pokémon GO. This means there is a little bit of uncertainty around these calculations.

Different events in Pokémon GO have different shiny odds. Raid Days and Hatch Days are 1 in 10, Legendary Raids are 1 in 20 and Community Days are 1 in 25. The standard shiny odds in Pokémon GO are 1 in 512.

In-person Pokémon GO events have shiny odds of about 1 in 64. This is the same for all in-person events like GO Fest and the Tour events we have seen in the past. The odds were about 1 in 64 in Fukuoka.

These odds are different for the Global version of the events. The shiny odds for Pokémon Wild Area Global should be 1 in 128. This only applies to Trainers who have the paid in-game ticket.

Not complicated enough? Some Pokémon and some means of obtaining Pokémon will have different Shiny odds during Wild Area Global, and do in general.

The range of raids on offer will have the usual 1 in 20 shiny odds that apply to Raids. There are no boosted shiny odds in Eggs, this event.

In addition, some Pokémon have boosted shiny odds of 1 in 64 permanently. These are for Pokémon that are rarer. During GO Fest Global they will keep their 1 in 64 odds, and will not use the 1 in 128 odds. This includes Pokémon like Shinx, which will be spawning.

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