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is offering two new shiny Pokémon for free, but earning them presents a problem. started as just a way to store and trade Pokémon between games, but as of version 3.2.2 from October 2024, players can now also earn new Pokémon through the game’s Mystery Gift system. While it’s nice that is offering some unique rewards for subscribers, it hasn’t exactly made earning these rewards easy.

Some of the issues with collecting ’s new shiny Pokémon stem from complaints that can be levied at the program as a whole. There may be some conveniences for using, but it isn’t necessarily the most streamlined process. This compounds with some tedious elements of ’s compatible games, and it quickly becomes apparent that trying to earn these rewards might be more trouble than they’re worth.

As of January 28, 2025, players can earn two new shiny Pokémon through . The first of these new Pokémon is the Fairy-Flying-type Enamorus. The other is the Water-type Pokémon Manaphy, which originated in ’s fourth generation games and. Hunting a shiny Manaphy in Pokémon used to be incredibly difficult, and this is the first time Enamorus will have an official shiny form. That makes these two a nice reward for players who can earn them.

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The previous reward Pokémon was a shiny Meloetta, which originated in and. Similar to the new reward Pokémon, this was the first time a shiny version of Meloetta was available. Shiny hunters will certainly be eager to have a guaranteed way to grab some rare Pokémon, but just because these Mystery Gift rewards don’t require resetting one’s game repeatedly, that doesn’t mean they aren’t still somewhat tedious to earn.

To get ’s new shiny Mystery Gifts, players need to complete two regional Pokédexes. Enamorus is a reward for completing the Hisui Pokédex from , and Manaphy is a reward for completing the Sinnoh Pokédex from