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Pokemon GO: Can Deoxys Be Shiny?

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January 26, 2025

Pokemon GO has many different Pokemon that players can catch within the game, some being more special than others. Some Pokemon can only be caught during certain seasons, while others are only during certain events, and some Pokemon are even rarer than that.

In this guide, we will be talking about a Mythical Pokemon that is quite unique compared to a lot of other Pokemon in the game. Mythical Pokemon are usually available through certain events, but now players can get some, like Deoxys, easily through Generation VI-centered events. This guide will talk about how to get Deoxys’ Shiny variant in Pokemon GO.

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Can Deoxys Be Shiny?

There are plenty of Pokemon within Pokemon GO that have Shiny variants. One of the more uncommon Pokemon is Deoxys, a Mythical Pokemon. This Pokemon was found to be # 386 within the Pokedex and is considered one of the harder Pokemon to be caught. This Pokemon can be caught from either raid battles or in the wild. With a Base Catch Rate of 2%, players are encouraged to use a Golden Razz Berry and have a Great or Excellent Throw to ensure the catch. A great throw with a Golden Razz Berry will give the player a 6.13% chance, while a great curve throw gives a 10.20% chance of capturing. An excellent throw with Golden Razz Berry gives 7.51% while a curve throw gives the best chance of 12.43% of capturing.

Those who are lucky enough to be able to come across a Shiny version of Deoxys, will want to be prepared in all the ways possible to get it. There is only one main difference from the original Deoxys, and it is the color. The original Deoxys is red and teal, while the Shiny version is yellow and teal. It is important to note that Deoxys can not be traded within Pokemon GO. It can be sent to Pokemon Home by transferring it between applications. Coming across a Shiny version of Deoxys is considered incredibly rare.

Deoxys can have up to four different formes in Pokemon GO, Normal Form, Attack Forme, Defense Forme, and Speed Forme. Each one is specific due to the Pokemon Deoxys is fighting against at that time. With each forme it has, it also has a Shiny for each forme as well, meaning there are four Shiny variants for this Pokemon. The original Deoxys Shiny was released on October 1st, 2018. However, here is the following release shiny for each forme:

Deoxys Shiny Forme was released on Enigma Week on August 7th, 2020.
Attack Forme was released on December 28th, 2018. Shiny Forme for Attack Deoxys was released on February 19th, 2022.
Defense Forme Deoxys was released on March 27th, 2019. The Shiny version of Defense Deoxys was released on February 22nd, 2022.
Deoxys Forme Deoxys was released on July 1st, 2019. The Shiny version of Speed Deoxys was released on February 25th, 2022.

Each version of Deoxys comes with specific attacks that are equivalent to that forme of Deoxys. There is no trading this Pokemon or an evolution of this Pokemon either. Catching each forme of this Pokemon is extremely rare, let alone a shiny version, but it is possible. That is everything to know about Shiny Deoxys in Pokemon GO.