Starting with a shiny

[JoJoDeath]

I've played the game once before, and picked a cyndaquil(my favorite pokemon).

I didn't play the last 2 updates, so I figured I might as well restart. Now I was looking at the game files, and noticed that the shiny cyndaquil has a blue flame. It's amazing! I want it!

So I created a new save, and have been trying to get a shiny, but to no avail.

I open the ball, get cyndaquil, check the summary, but I haven't seen it appear as shiny yet.

 

Is there any way to increase the chance of getting a shiny starter like that, or is it just pure RNG that I'm working with here?

If there exists a button or something that makes the starter shiny, I'd love to know what it is.

 

Otherwise, how many tries does it normally take for there to be a shiny starter? Or can they even be shiny at the start?

[Elliot Gale]

They definitely can be, like every other mon in the game. It just takes some patience and luck. Don't expect to get it before a hundred resets.

[Candy]

2 hours ago, JoJoDeath said:

Is there any way to increase the chance of getting a shiny starter like that, or is it just pure RNG that I'm working with here?

 

The only way would be to ask for a shiny cyndaquil to be traded to you.

Luckily Reborn has ~1/100 shiny rate, so you'll likely find him by enough soft resets

[SilverAngelus]

2 hours ago, Elliot Gale said:

They definitely can be, like every other mon in the game. It just takes some patience and luck. Don't expect to get it before a hundred resets.

It is possible before a 100 resets  

[kithas]

I did get a shiny mudkip by chance when I started a ground monorun, so its possible ^^