Zacian will be available as one of the legendary Pokémon you can catch in Pokémon Go. It won’t be around forever, though, and it will eventually rotate to another option. You’ll be able to catch it in five-star raids that you can find worldwide, which means you want to work together to tackle this fearsome Pokémon and attempt to capture it. For those aggressively hunting one down, will you be able to catch a shiny version of Zacian in Pokémon Go?
Does Zacian have a shiny form in Pokémon Go?
Like every new shiny Pokémon in Pokémon Go, Zacian’s shiny form will not be available during its first outing. Therefore, players can expect not to encounter Zacian’s shiny form while it is appearing at this time. However, the Pokémon will still be making an appearance, which should encourage any player who wants to add a Fairy-type Pokémon to their collection to use in the Master League.
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We can expect the arrival of Zacian’s shiny form to be sometime in the future, likely within a year or two. This is the second appearance for this Pokémon to appear in five-star raids, and it still does not have a shiny version. We usually expect it to happen after a year, but not this time. We might expect to see it sometime in 2023, though.
Developer Niantic typically goes through this routine where they introduce a Pokémon and then release its shiny version in an additional event a year later. This standard is especially noticeable for legendary Pokémon of the franchise. Hopefully, we can also expect that event to reveal Zacian’s other form, the Crowned Sword.
