Pokemon Brilliant DiamondandShining Pearlare great additions to the franchise thanks to some of their improved features, such as the Grand Underground. One thingPokemon DiamondandPearldid well was the Poke Radar, which allowed players to look for specific critters while in locations where they could spawn, also making the act of finding many of them in a row good forhunting Shiny Pokemon. This is something thatPokemon Brilliant DiamondandShining Pearldo as well, making them the perfect games for catching lots of Shiny Pokemon.
Another great way tofind Shiny Pokemon inPokemon Brilliant DiamondandShining Pearlis by exploring the Grand Underground and finding Digletts and Dugtrios in the tunnels. Collecting the purple essence they leave behind is key to this method, as reaching a total of 40 activates the Diglett Rush event, during which players have an increased chance of finding Colored Statues while excavating and Shiny Pokemon exploring the caves. Still, one of the most exciting experiences is still that of finding a Shiny critter in the wilds.
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As such, it’s all the more wholesome to witness what happened to a Reddit user by the name of abraxus__, who shared a post stating that they were looking for a random Tentacool tocomplete their Sinnoh Pokedex, and instead ran into a Shiny version of it. This happened completely by chance, and the Shiny Pokemon was the first to appear while surfing near the coast of Route 222. The player is especially happy about the pleasant surprisePokemon Brilliant DiamondandShining Pearlhad in store for them, as they first encountered a Shiny Tentacool inPokemon Emeraldand inadvertently ran away from it.
NewPokemonplayers who encounter Shiny critters might be a bit confused about them the first time it happens, and the games don’t explicitly state what the odds of finding one are. Encounters like this are very unique, andPokemon Brilliant DiamondandShining Pearldo them justice, albeit partly.
In fact, some players have been lamentingearly Shiny encounters inPokemon Brilliant DiamondandShining Pearl, when Poke Balls are not even available, meaning that the rare critters have to be defeated in battle to progress. This is something that should change in thePokemonseries moving forward, and players should be careful about it for now.
