8 Best Shiny Pokemon In Scarlet & Violet (2024)

The Pokemon franchise has been an unstoppable force for over twenty years. It has a wide range of successful properties across multiple media like animation, movies, and especially video games. There have been 122 released games in the Pokemon franchise, which have introduced dozens of characters, stories, and Pokemon for players to fall in love with and collect.

Pokemon Scarlet and Violet are the most recent installments in the franchise and bring an innovative wonder and an all-new generation of Pokemon, with over a hundred new creatures for players to discover. Among Pokemon creatures to catch, collect, and battle, players can also search high and low for unique variants called "Shiny" Pokemon, which feature different coloration than the usual variants. Shiny Pokemon are incredibly rare and take dedication to find, but they possess striking visual designs that die-hard collectors will want in their collections. Here are the best Shiny Pokemon in Scarlet and Violet.

Updated on October 23rd, 2023 by C.M Edwards: Pokemon Violet and Scarlet are the latest video game release in the vast world that Pokemon reside in that continue to add to the massive amount of story, lore, and lovable creatures that fans can collect in the game. Since the initial release of the original Pokemon games, there have been hundreds of new Pokemon added in each game, spanning multiple regions and various types. While making an attempt to be the best there ever was, players will come across the rarest of the rare Pokemon and find shiny Pokemon versions of them called "Shiny." Here are more of the best Shiny Pokemon in Scarlet and Violet.

12 Gholdengo

Gholdengo is a steel and ghost-type Pokemon that has a metallic appearance of solid gold and a somewhat humanoid frame carrying a satchel and having ornate lines running across its body. In its shiny form, the line that runs across Gholdengo's frame is more defined and of a different color.

While a very minor change, it is still a rare shiny and an excellent Pokemon to add to a collection. Gholdengo is the evolved form of Gimighol, which has two forms: a Chest form and a Roaming form.

11 Houndstone

The birthing of Houndstone is tragic, as in its previous form, called Greavard, it is the spectral phantom of deceased Pokemon. Houndstone has a much more solid appearance as a much more shaggy quadruped with a single stone marker protruding from its head.

In its shiny form, Houndstone has a brown coat instead of a pale great one, which makes it look almost alive. Houndstone is a singular ghost-type Pokemon and can be quite a challenge to find and catch, especially in its shiny iteration.

10 Scizor

Scizor has been a popular Pokemon since its first appearance in the second generation of Pokemon in the Pokemon Crystal release for the Gameboy. Scizor is a combination of the Bug and Steel-type Pokemon and can only be obtained through trade or in the wild.

Scizor is a final form of Scyther and evolves from the former after being traded while holding a Metal Coat item similar to Steelix. Normally, Scizor is a red-toned Pokemon with two large claws; The shiny version of Scizor is a metallic green, paying an odd resemblance to Scyther's original color scheme.

9 Sylveon

Eevee is one of the most versatile Pokemon in the Pokemon universe for its sheer number of possible evolutions. Even begins as a normal type of lovable ball of fur, but with the correct evolution stone or precise set of stipulations, an Eevee has limitless potential. Sylveon is a new evolution path for Eevee that belongs to the fairy type of Pokemon.

Eevee can evolve into Sylveon by knowing a fairy-type move while leveling along with having a high friendship with its trainer. Sylveon is usually Pink with sparkling blue eyes. However, its shiny version inverses these colors, making Sylveon Blue with pink eyes.

8 Quaxly

Upon loading in either the Scarlet or Violet version of the newest Pokemon games, players will have to choose a starter Pokemon. One of the available starters is Quaxly, a Water-type called the Duckling Pokemon.

Quaxly is a wonderful first edition to a fledgling Pokemon master, and can more than carry its own weight as it accompanies a player on their journey. Quaxly can be chosen at the start of the game but can also be caught in the wild. However, to obtain a shiny version of Quaxly, which appears with a unique shade of blue in its feathers, players must be fortunate and obtain one through proper breeding.

7 Charcadet

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Charcadet is a Fire-type known as the Fire Child Pokemon. While it's a common find in the wild of the Paldea region, Charcadet's shiny version will take some conviction when exploring the Asado Desert. Plenty of Charcadet can be hunted in this area, but with a bit of help from a shining sandwich and some luck, players will find one of the best-looking shiny Pokemon to own. The shiny sprite is similar to the original but with blue eyes instead of red.

Charcadet is a significantly strong party member and has two different evolutionary branches that influence its appearance, especially when a shiny variant. Players may lean toward the Ceruledge evolution for its unique hints of blue in its flames.

6 Toedscool

In appearance, Toedscool is a Pokemon similar to that of Tentacool. The difference is that Toedscool is a Grass/Ground type Pokemon called the Woodear Pokemon.

Toedscool can usually be found near Casseroya Lake with little effort. Shiny versions of this Pokemon will stand out should they appear for their unique color tone. The shiny version of Toedscool has a distinct silver and gray color tone that makes it a very desirable addition to any trainer's Pokedex.

5 Rellor

Rellor is the rolling Pokemon, a Bug-type that has a design similar to a dung beetle that pushes around a ball of scrap. The shiny version of Rellor gives it the same basic color scheme but turns the ball that it pushes around into gold.

The perks of a shiny version go even further into Rellor's evolution, Rabsca, in which its altered ball has a popping color that stands out. Rellor can be located in a number of places in the Paldea region, but most commonly appear in the Asado Desert.

4 Tinkatink

The shiny versions of both Tinkatink and its evolution Tinkatuff can be hunted in the wild. This dual Fairy/Steel type Pokemon is known for the massive hammer it swings around for protection, which is made from scraps the Tinkatink has gathered.

Shiny Tinkatink has a pink color palette, which changes the tint of its hair design. It also changes the color of the metal diamond embedded in its chest, as well as its hammer, from silver to gold. Tinkatink can be found in the South Province and Grand Olive Orchard, while Tinkatuff is mainly found in the ruins in northwestern Paldea.

3 Iron Thorns

Iron Thorns is a unique Pokemon by itself in Scarlet and Violet, with one of the coolest designs in the Gen 9 game. It is similar to the Gen 2 Pokemon Tyranitar, but highly evolved with new technological features. Iron Thorns is a dual Electric/Rock-type Pokemon that can only be found in Area Zero in Pokemon Violet. Pokemon Scarlet players can only get it through a trade.

Iron Thorns maintains Tyranitar's green scales but alters its highlighted sections to silver from emerald green. The shiny version turns the exterior silver, keeping the green highlights. Known as a Paradox Pokemon, Iron Thorns is speculated to be a time-traveled Pokemon from the distant future where Tyranitar has evolved beyond recognition.

2 Chi-yu

Chi-Yu is a member of the Treasures of Ruin, modeled after a colorful fish that explores the deepest parts of the seas. Surprisingly enough, Chi-Yu is not a Water-type, but a Fire/Dark dual type with orange and red scales.

The shiny version of Chi-Yu can not be hunted in the wild, as Chi-Yu is a legendary Pokemon that can only be encountered after receiving a quest from the trainer's history teacher. Players must unlock a mythical fire shrine and take on Chi-Yu in a battle in order to obtain it. A shiny Chi-Yu has an incredibly cool design that turns its scales from orange and red to blue and black.

1 Frigibax

Frigibax is an Ice/Dragon-type Pokemon with a gray and yellow design, known as the Ice Fin Pokemon. Frigibax can most commonly be found in caves in Glaseado Mountain or surrounding snowy areas.

While finding a shiny Pokemon is difficult enough, finding a shiny Frigibax is an even more challenging task, as it is a rare spawn within both games. Players will have to dig deep to come across a regular Frigibax, let alone his shiny variant. Frigibax is a phenomenal Pokemon that has three stages of evolution. While its body is typically gray and black, the shiny version flips this color scheme and makes Frigibax stand out even more

Pokemon Scarlet and Violet

RPG

Platform(s)

Switch

Released

November 18, 2022

Developer(s)

Game Freak