How To Get Shiny Elgyem & Shiny Beheeyem In Pokémon GO

Shiny Pokémon in Pokémon GO are notoriously hard to get since the odds of finding glowing variants of creatures like Elgyem or Beheeyem are astronomically low. However, a new event puts a spotlight on this Psychic-type creature, making your chances seem a bit better. You'll have to pursue locations with an Elgyem at the right time if you want to try and discover an ultra-rare Shiny version of it.

Shiny Rates are altered during the Spotlight Hour event in Pokémon GO, adjusting the way you can find a particular Shiny version of your favorite pocket monster. Although there are no guaranteed strategies to force a Shiny Pokémon to appear, encountering Elgyem frequently will boost your chances of finding a rare variant. You want to increase the number of times you run into this Pokémon to raise your luck.

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How To Obtain Shiny Elgyem & Beheeyem In Pokémon GO

Participate In Events And Evolve Elgyem With Candy

The best method to try and find a Shiny Elgyem is to wait until the Pokémon spawns more often during the Spotlight Hour event. Usually, Shiny odds in Pokémon GO are increased when a specific Pokémon is chosen for Community Events like the Spotlight Hour. Despite how Pokémon are selected through a random rotation, all of them have Shiny variants more likely to appear during this short window of time.

Everything you do to increase Elgyem's spawn rate will boost your chances of running into a Shiny version of the Pokémon. Use items like Incense and Lure Modules to boost the appearance of all wild pocket monsters, including the Elgyem you want to discover. Elgyem spawns more in windy weather, so try to investigate PokeStops or Gyms with the right weather to see if the Psychic-type is spawning in great numbers.

Certain items called Weather Boosts can increase Elgyem's spawn rate even more when activated in the right weather conditions. Unlike Incense or Lure Modules, this item is a passive effect that doesn't need your direct input to activate.

Unlike Shiny Zangoose in Pokémon GO, Elgyem has an evolution that retains its Shiny form once it transforms. Once you eventually catch a Shiny Elgyem, you can evolve it into a Shiny Beheeyem the same way you would evolve any other creature in your collection. Simply use 50 Elgyem Candy on your Shiny Elgyem to immediately add the evolved and glistening evolved form onto your roster.

Some easy ways to farm Elgyem Candy for this evolution could be making your Shiny Elgyem your Buddy Pokémon or catching additional Elgyem from the Spotlight Hour event. You do not need to catch additional Shiny Elgyem to collect the Candy you need for its transformation. Anyone who gets a Shiny Elgyem in Pokémon GO can automatically get a Shiny Beheeyem by following the normal evolution steps.