In Pokemon GO, shiny Pokemon are one of the most popular bonus mechanics, offering a very rare chance for Trainers to encounter a variant of certain Pokemon with an alternate color palette. Trainers known for seeking out shinies in repetition through various methods are called shiny hunters, and Pokemon GO is a game in which there are plenty of shinies available for them to track down.
Shiny Pokemon are often rotated in and out of wild encounters as featured specimens as events come and pass in Pokemon GO, as well as introduced for the first time during these opportunities. As of the 2024 Harvest Festival event during Pokemon GO’s Max Out Season, shiny Smoliv, shiny Dolliv, and shiny Arboliva have made their debut. Of course, encountering them won’t be easy, so everything that players will need to know to help give themselves the best odds in this endeavor has been included in the guide below.
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How to Get Shiny Smoliv, Shiny Dolliv, and Shiny Arboliva in Pokemon GO
In Pokemon GO, shiny Smoliv, shiny Dolliv, and shiny Arboliva can be obtained as of the 2024 Harvest Festival event – both in which this evolution line features and makes their shiny debut. Smoliv can usually be found in wild encounters during certain events, such as Harvest Festival, as well as any others in which it may be featured. For this reason, it’s always important to check which Pokemon are appearing as wild spawns during each event.
How to Get Shiny Smoliv in Pokemon GO
To encounter shiny Smoliv, players will need to encounter multiple Smoliv in a row. This may often take some time, and be left completely up to luck, as the average shiny rate for wild Pokemon spawns in Pokemon GO is 1 in 500. For this reason, players should look to narrow these odds whenever there is a chance to do so, which can best be done by farming encounters with Smoliv as frequently as possible, whilst also avoiding encounters with other Pokemon. While this won’t change the 1 in 500 odds, this will give you a much more frequent chance of hitting these odds.
During Harvest Festival 2024, there are a couple of different ways in which this can be achieved:
How to Farm Smoliv Encounters in Harvest Festival 2024
- Mossy Lure modules will attract several Pokemon during the Harvest Festival event, including Smoliv. These can be used to boost extra Smoliv spawns while also seeking out general Smoliv wild encounters.
- Many Smoliv are available to encounter by completing Field Research Tasks during the event. Trainers can farm these tasks, many of which just involve simply catching Pokemon and using Berries to gain extra Smoliv encounters.
- Lastly, another series of Smoliv can be encountered by completing Collection Challenges. By combining all three methods above, Trainers can arm a high amount of encounters with Smoliv, and give themselves the best chance at stumbling upon a shiny.
How to Get Shiny Dolliv & Shiny Arboliva in Pokemon GO
Shiny Dolliv can be acquired by evolving shiny Smoliv. This can be done by expending 25 Smoliv Candy. Trainers can then further evolve shiny Dolliv into shiny Arboliva by expending 100 Smoliv Candy. Trainers should have no problem in coming up with the necessary amount of Candy required for this, as all of the shiny Smoliv encounters that Harvest Festival offers will supply them with a decent stock. In the case that they need to gain extra Candies, players can choose to transfer extra Smolivs captured while searching or a shiny.
