Shiny Pokémon

Shiny Pokémon, often called shinies, are alternate colorations of Pokémon. Shiny Pokémon are a feature that existed starting in PMU 6, and to staff in early PMU 7. They were discontinued, and then re-added to PMU 7 on the 19th of September in 2019. Using a cosmetic item on a shiny Pokémon will in turn make the disguise Pokémon appear shiny as well.

PMU 6
In PMU 6 select wild Pokémon had a chance of being shiny. Shiny Pokémon were most commonly available to players during Holiday Cave and other events.

PMU 7
In PMU 7, shinies were first available during the anniversary Holiday Cave of 2019, with shiny spawning enabled in other dungeons over time. Pokémon hatched from Mystery Eggs cannot presently be hatched shiny, and only Generation 1 to Generation 4 Pokémon can be shiny. Generation 5 through Generation 7 Pokémon do not have shiny sprites presently, with the exception of Pancham, Pangoro, Sylveon, and Alolan Exeggutor.

Shiny Pokémon while visibly different also have an asterisk (*) to the right of their name, only visible in the battle log and recruitment window. If a shiny Pokémon is on a floor or has spawned, a sound effect will play across the entire map. A player can also turn their active Pokémon shiny with use of a Sparkle Token, an item that was only available in the shop of anniversary Holiday Cave 2019.

+Currently, the following dungeons can spawn recruitable Pokémon shiny:
 * Mt. Barricade
 * Archipelago Thicket
 * Mt. Skylift
 * Crystal Ruins
 * Crystal Castle
 * Honeydrop Meadow
 * Tanren Graveyard
 * Tanren Mansion
 * Happiness Lake
 * Winden Forest
 * Deep Winden Forest
 * Crescent Islet
 * Crescent Islet Depths
 * Seafloor Ruins
 * Sauna Cavern
 * Sour Root Cave
 * Jailbreak Tunnel
 * Southern Sea
 * Island Garden
 * Tanren Mines
 * Tanren Mines Depths
 * Rustic Savannah
 * Pebble Cave
 * Cliffside Cave
 * Loch Lenile Cavern
 * Winden Pass
 * Sunny Hillside
 * Thunderstorm Forest
 * Far Thunderstorm Forest
 * Tiny Grotto
 * Mineral Cavern
 * Snowveil Den
 * Snowveil Lair
 * Beach Bunker
 * Mystic Coven
 * Sunrise Temple
 * Sea Crevice
 * Iceberg Cavern
 * Iceberg Frigid Waters
 * Iceberg Adrift
 * Friendship Forest
 * Mysterious Jungle
 * Murky Trench
 * Sky Fortress
 * Gritty Hollow
 * Mt. Moon
 * Rocky Ravine
 * Sunken Gardens
 * Starlit Lagoon
 * Inferno Volcano
 * Tanren Tunnel
 * Sandy Shallows
 * Seafoam Cove
 * Stark Volcanic Woods
 * Boggy Wastes
 * Nightmare Dream Grove
 * Harmonic Tower
 * Tanren Courtyard
 * Tanren Basement

Trivia

 * The sound effect for shiny spawns was added on the 21st of October in 2019.