"Shiny FAQ (everything you want to know about Shiny Pokémon)"

#PokemonGO: So there are lots of people asking questions about the new Shiny Pokémon so I thought I'd summarize what is known in one place... Are shiny Pokémon in Pokémon Go?As of March 22, 2017 Magikarp and Gyarados are have been found in Pokémon Go. No other shiny Pokémon have been found yet.http://ift.tt/2mxDJ0K is a shiny Pokémon?A shiny Pokémon is like a regular Pokémon but with different colours. They are quite rare and are just for collecting and having bragging rights. Otherwise, they have all the same attributes and actions of a regular Pokémon. What are the chances of finding a shiny Pokémon in Pokémon Go?Nobody knows. From the games the original odds were 1:8192 but this was later changed to 1:4096. The odds in the game may be different. How do I find a shiny pokemon?Magikarp will appear gold when encountered. Gyarados will appear red when encountered. The Pokémon will appear normal in the Nearby list and on the world map. It will only appear as a shiny once you click on it to capture. This can be seen in this Reddit post which shows the Pokémon before and during an encounter...http://ift.tt/2mZDrMf you find a shiny Pokémon if you don't have the update?Yes. The shiny Pokémon were added server-side so an update is not required. You will still see the shining stars when you encounter it that will indicate that it is a shiny. Also, the colour may still be orange and not gold until you restart.http://ift.tt/2mxvnpV one of my existing Magikarps that was captured before March 22nd turn into a shiny?Probably not. If this was the case someone would have reported it by now and so far this has not happened. Can you catch a shiny with Go Plus?Yes. The person above that caught the shiny with the previous version actually caught it with the Go Plus. If I encounter a shiny Pokémon and run away will it sill be shiny if I encounter it again?Yes. Someone actually tested this. Crazy man!! Conversely, it would seem that re-encountering a non-shiny won't ever change it to be a shiny. I've tried this over and over and over again with no luck. Also, if you click on a Pokémon and then run away it will increase your "seen" Pokemon the Pokedex by 1 but if you do it again the "seen" won't increase. Finally, if you use a berry on the Pokémon and then run away if you encounter it again the berry will still be there. That seems to imply that the game remembers the encounters even if you run away. I found a shiny Pokémon. Can my friend capture it too?No, with one caveat. Shiny Pokémon are individual so it's just luck to find out. No more sniping! However, it would be theoretically possible for more than one person to catch a shiny from the same spawn if the shiny was randomly generated at the time of the encounter. If there was a 1:4096 chance of getting a shiny for one person then the next person should have the same odds. However, that would mean a 1:16,000,000 chance of two consecutive people getting a shiny. Here is proof:http://ift.tt/2mZCsLP there be any indication in the Pokedex that I caught a shiny?Yes. There are new icons showing to show the Shiny Pokémon as shown here:http://ift.tt/2mxlngk the shiny Magikarp, it will show this:http://ift.tt/2mZA8EW as shiny Pokémon be both Male and Female?Yes. If you look at the above Pokedex pictures you will see that there are icons for both Male and Female shinys. Can you get a shiny Pokémon via Incense?Yes, as reported here: http://ift.tt/2mxI6J1 I hatch a shiny Pokémon from an egg?Currently, only Magikarps are available as shiny Pokémon and they can no longer be hatched from an egg so, no. In the future, when they add more shiny Pokémons, who knows? I found a shiny Magikarp. Will it evolve into a shiny Gyarados?Yes. Pokémon keep their shinyness and gender when they evolve. Here is a reddit post with a video of the evolution:http://ift.tt/2mZEBaB I catch more than one shiny of a given Pokémon?Yes you can. This lucky person has already caught two!!http://ift.tt/2mxBXwy I see a shiny Pokémon in a gym?Of course! What would be the point of getting a shiny if you couldn't brag about it!!http://ift.tt/2mZLvfX my shiny Magikarp turn into a Ditto? Will the Ditto be shiny?Yes, a shiny Magikarp can turn into a Ditto but the Ditto will be normal as shiny Dittos are not in the game yet. Proof:http://ift.tt/2mxAKFm shiny Pokémon have top IVs?No. They get the regular IVs like any other Pokemons. However, there have already been reports of people catching 100% IV shiny Magikarps.http://ift.tt/2mZI355 I transfer the shiny Pokémon?When you try to delete a shiny Pokémon a second prompt will appear: "Do you really want to transfer this Shiny Pokémon?" If you try to do a bulk transfer, the game will not let you select a shiny Pokémon.http://ift.tt/2mxBYAC do other shiny Pokémon look like?Here is the complete Pokedex of shiny Pokémon. If you hover over any of them they will change to the regular colour so you can complare.http://ift.tt/2mZu674 anyone has any more information, let me know and I'll try to keep this list updated. I hope this helps.Thanks!!! Edit: Minor text fixesEdit2: Major formatting fixes via /r/TheSilphRoad http://ift.tt/2mVvFCk