Summary

APokemon GOplayer was incredibly lucky and managed to catch a shiny female Combee. Every day,Pokemon GOplayers encounter various Pokemon, with the luckiest trainers even finding shiny variants. Shiny Pokemon are some of the rarest in existence, so finding one is always exciting.

Finding a shiny inPokemon GOis tricky, with some shiny variants especially hard to find. Such is the case with shiny female Combee, which is especially rare since female Combee itself is rather elusive.

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Reddit user possessedxx defied the odds and managed to catch a shiny female Combee. The Pokemon also knows Bug Bite, one of the best moves for Combee inPokemon GO. The shiny female Combee they caught has three stars and almost perfect IVs, making the catch even more impressive. Another detail that caught the eye was that the player has more than 31 million Stardust and 2,938 Combee Candy, an item thatPokemon GOplayers need toevolve Combee into Vespiquen.

Players congratulated the OP’s capture, as finding a shiny female Combee isn’t exactly easy. By default, the spawn rate for a basic female Combee is extremely low, so the shiny variant is even harder to find. In the comments, one Redditor pointed out thatfinding a male Litleo inPokemon GOcan be just as complicated, with some players comparing the odds to seeing a female Combee.

While Combee won’t be part of the festivities,Pokemon GO’s New Year eventwill give players the chance to encounter and catch more than 20 shiny Pokemon. Among them are Squirtle, Bulbasaur, Charmander, and Pichu with a party hat, with the latter one of the rarestPokemon GOshinies. During the event,Pokemon GOplayers will also find Pokemon in costumes such as Jigglypuff, Hoothoot, and Wobbuffet.