Pokemon Pokopia is here, giving the rest of the world the chance to dive in and discover why reviewers have dubbed one of the best Pokemon games of all time. It seems like there's an almost endless amount of stuff to do in Pokopia, akin to the limitless gameplay you get from titles like Minecraft and Animal Crossing. However, those boundless opportunities seemingly don't include shiny hunting.
Hardened Pokemon fans have been hunting for shiny variants for more than 25 years, grinding in every game to complete its shiny 'Dex, one of the most time-consuming and challenging tasks in any Pokemon game. There will be none of that in Pokopia as, at this early stage, it seems fairly certain that there aren't shiny Pokemon in this new spinoff.
I can't say that for certain, but the more time we spend in Pokopia, the less likely it is that shiny Pokemon are hiding in there somewhere. Our editor-in-chief Stacey Henley reviewed Pokopia and has yet to find any shiny Pokemon. VGC's Jordan Middler has also not found any shinies during their Pokopia endeavors, and Nathan Ellingsworth noted before Pokopia's release that they are 99.9 percent sure no one will stumble...
