How Legends: Arceus Can Fix Its Shiny Pokémon Problem
Pokémon Legends: Arceus has made it too common to find Shiny Pokémon. To elaborate, a Shiny is a unique color-template swap of a typical Pokémon that has an incredibly small chance of spawning. This can make it extremely exciting when one is found, and it is common that players will want to collect a Shiny version of a personal favorite to utilize throughout the game. Unfortunately, Legends: Arceus has devalued the rarity of a Shiny Pokémon due to how easy it is to acquire one.
The standard rate of finding a Pokémon is 1/4096. This can be reduced by a variety of methods in the game. By completing the Pokédex, it halves to 1/2048 — which is then halved again when the Pokémon that is being hunted has a perfected Pokédex entry to 1/1024. With the Shiny Charm in Legends: Arceus, which becomes available by completing the Pokédex by having all Pokémon Research levels at 10, this halves even further to 1/585 chances. While it is a daunting task, it can still turn the hunt for the Shiny Pokémon into a trivial matter. Additionally, Mass Outbreaks increase Shiny spawn rates even more.
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With so many generous ways to get that formerly rare Pokémon, there is a quest that could be piggybacked off of to try and bring back that special feeling. Very early into Pokémon Legends: Arceus, there is a quest that becomes available called «An Unusual Ponyta.» This quest actually introduces the player to the concept of Shiny Pokémon and gives a free Shiny Ponyta to the player as a reward for catching it. This is where there could be a more unique take on acquiring Shinies by putting their spawns behind a unique quest based on the species that is being hunted.
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