Pokemon Go Leaks Shows Shiny Pokemon Assets

It seems that Niantic, developer of Pokémon Go, is planning to possibly add quite a few Shiny Pokémon to the game sometime in the future. Popular data miner Chrales has revealed on Twitter that Pokémon Go has had 3D assets added for almost every Pokémon in the game over the weekend. Though there are quite a few unused assets on the servers, these new additions are primarily for older generation Pokémon.

Shiny Pokémon are different to their regular counterparts in that they are a different coloration and are extremely rare to find. Typically, a few new Shiny Pokémon are added to the game to coincide with events and Community Days. Some of the additions include regional Pokémon such as Tauros and Heracross, as well as more common Pokémon such as Weedle and Pidgey. There are also assets for unreleased Pokémon such as Gorebyss and Kecleon.

All 3 generations shinies compiled thanks to @LeekDuck
All available as 3D models too as you can see in twitch VOD replay pic.twitter.com/JAN3CarzaK

— Chrales (@Chrales) August 19, 2018

None of this means that we’re about to see an influx of Shiny Pokémon to the game however, with Niantic likely using the mass upload to hide their plans for future release schedules by revealing them all at once. It will become a lot harder to predict what will be released with future events when the assets are already in the game after all.

For more Pokémon Go coverage, check out our piece on why Niantic should allow Legendary Pokémon into Pokémon Gyms, here, and for more information on the game itself, check out the Official Website, here.