Can I catch shiny Pokémon?

Question

In other Pokémon games, you can catch shiny Pokémon if you are lucky. Can I catch shiny Pokémon in Pokémon Go?

Isuka · Accepted Answer

Prior to March 22, there were no shiny Pokemon in the game. After this update, it was possible to catch a Shiny Magikarp, which can could later be evolved into a Shiny Gyarados. It was first reported by users on the Sylph Road Reddit, then confirmed via photographic evidence.

Since then, other Shiny Pokemon have been included in the game. Here is the current list:

Pikachu
Raichu
Magikarp
Gyarados
Sableye
Shuppet
Banette
Duskull
Dusclops
Mawile
Absol
Snorunt
Swablu
Altaria

Professor Willow · Answer

As of right now, there have been no shiny Pokemon encountered in Pokemon GO. As the game has been release for multiple days, more than 8192 Pokemon have been encountered by the install base of multiple hundreds of thousands. Its incredibly unlikely that there are shiny Pokemon in Pokemon GO.

Answered by Professor Willow on August 14, 2021

Crated · Answer

It's VERY easy to reskin in this game and, as far as I checked, the game files contain no shinies. Sorry guys, the only reskins you might see have been made by some people who want attention.

MBorg · Answer

EDIT: Here's an online list of shinies that is updated regularly: https://www.imore.com/pokemon-go-shiny
Posting an updated answer since the old one is outdated. Legendaries are in italics, as they both can't be found in wild in normal circumstances and require higher stardust to trade for.
Kanto Pokedex: All Pokemon can be obtained as shiny. Mew, however, can only be obtained as shiny if you participated in the Pokemon Go Tour: Kanto and complete both the Kanto Tour Special Research and the All-in-One 151 Masterwork Research.
Jotho Pokedex (incomplete)

Chikorita and its evolution line
Cyndaquil and its evolution line
Totodile and its evolution line
Togepi, Togetic, and Togekiss
Natu and its evolution line
Marill, Azumarill, and Azurill
Mareep and its evolution line
Sunkern and its evolution line
Snorunt and its evolution line
Misdreavus and its evolution line
Murkrow and its evolution line
Pineco and its evolution line
Snubbull and its evolution line
Swinub and its evolution line
Delibird
Houndour and its evolution line
Smeargle (previously available, cannot currently be caught as shiny)
Raikou
Entei
Suicune
Larvitar and its evolution line
Lugia
Ho-Oh
Celebi (requires access to the Distracted by Something Shiny research questline)

Hoenn Pokedex (incomplete)

Pooychena and its evolution line

Zigzagoon and its evolution line

Taillow and its evolution line

Wingull and its evolution line

Makuhita and its evolution line

Sableye

Mawile

Meditite and its evolution line

Aron and its evolution line

Plusle

Minun

Spoink and its evolution line

Roselia, Budew and Roserade

Feebas and its evolution line

Wailmer and its evolution line

Swablu and its evolution line

Shuppet and its evolution line

Duskull and its evolution line

Absol

Wobbuffet and Wynaut

Snorunt, Glalie, and Froslass

Luvdisc

Beldum and its evolution line

Latias

Kyogre

Groudon

Sinnoh Pokedex (incomplete)

Shinx and its evolution line

Drifloon and its evolution line

Also some from the Unova, Kalos and Galar Pokedexes
Other

Meltan and its evolution line

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