One Pokemon GO player has recently found themselves in disbelief at their son's luck when he managed to catch a shiny Yungoos almost as soon as he got an account and started playing the game. Their experience serves to underline the random nature of Pokemon GO shiny hunting.
A Normal-type Generation 7 mon, Yungoos made its way to Niantic's hit mobile game on March 1, 2022, having been introduced as part of the Welcome to Alola event. Its shiny form debuted on the very same day. And though many players have managed to capture one of its alternate variants since then, largely due to the Pokemon GO Yungoos Spotlight Hour that took place in July 2023, its shiny form is normally extremely rare.
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But shiny hunting is ultimately a game of chance, with some Pokemon GO players thus inevitably getting luckier than others. Reddit user WorseThanJello can attest to that fact, having recently found themselves astonished that their son managed to stumble upon a shiny Yungoos almost immediately after he started playing the game. They opted to immortalize this...
