Can Bellsprout be shiny in Pokemon GO?

Bellsprout, the Gen-1 Flower Pokemon, is the starring Pocket Monster of the Pokemon GO Spotlight Hour, with the Grass-type appearing more frequently on Tuesday, 16 May from 6 PM to 7 PM. But this poses the question of whether Bellsprout can be shiny in Pokemon GO, so let's get into the answer right here. 

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Can Bellsprout be shiny in Pokemon GO?

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Fortunately, yes, Bellsprout can be shiny in Pokemon GO. So, whilst you're out exploring in the game, coming across a shiny Bellsprout is a possibility.

On the other hand, even though shiny Bellsprout is available in Pokemon GO, the Spotlight Hour doesn't increase your likelihood of encountering the different-coloured variant. That's because whilst Spotlight Hours increases your encounter rate of the featured Pokemon, the standard shiny encounter rate of 1-in-500 would remain the same.

So, if you really want a shiny Bellsprout in Pokemon GO, be sure to look out for a Bellsprout Community Day. Not only would this feature the debut of the shiny version, but the odds of a shiny encounter would be greatly increased as well.

On the other hand, every Bellsprout catch during its featured Spotlight Hour will still reward you with 2 x Candy for transferring Pokemon.

In the meantime, you can check out the comprehensive list put together by Leek Duck containing all other shiny Pokemon in Pokemon GO so far.

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That's all you need to know thanks to our guide answering "can Bellsprout be shiny in Pokemon GO?".

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