The Crab from Moana
Usually obtained after "catching 'em all", this item ups your chances of finding a shiny Pokémon in the wild.
What is the Shiny Charm?
Named by fans after the British exit from the EU in 2016, Generation 8 was infamous for this decision to leave out over 400 Pokemon from the National Pokedex.
What is Dexit?
Considered the rarest status condition, it has no moves that guarantee it happens, or that can cause it without damage.
What is Freeze/Frozen?
This Pokemon used by the fearsome champion Cynthia is one of very few without any Weaknesses.
What is Spiritomb?
The Leader of Team Flare, Lysandre wants to use one of these 2 Pokemon to set off the Ultimate Weapon and purify the world.
Who are Xerneas and Yveltal?
Though you can encounter them in the wild, this way of getting a shiny through hatching eggs is named after a prominent member of the Game Freak team.
What is the Masuda Method?
Psychic type Pokemon were broken in Generation 1! These two types were added in the Johto Region to help balance that out.
What are Dark & Steel Type?
This sickly move does even damage when your opponent has the "Poisoned" status condition.
What is Venoshock?
Until the introduction of Tornadus, this type only came packaged with another, never by itself.
What is Flying?
Who is Silver?
"Full odds" refers to this number, which is the base chances of encountering a shiny, specifically before Generation 5.
What is 1/8192?
Generation 7 added this new type of Pokemon that wasn't quite legendary or mythical.
What are Ultra Beasts?
This move has a 20% chance to give the opponent one of 3 different status conditions, Burned, Paralyzed, or Frozen, which is odd since it's a Normal type move.
What is Tri-Attack?
Who is Volcanion?
Lead by Giovanni, this multidimensional team is a part of the Ultra Sun and Moon post-game.
What is Team Rainbow Rocket?
Thanks to a hidden stat, in Generation 2, Unown could only have these two letter variations be shiny.
What are I & V?
Pokemon Black added this type of battle, where up to 3 Pokemon could fight at once, though it hasn't been seen since the Kalos Region it put a fun spin on standard fights.
What are Rotation Battles?
Pokemon Legends Arceus removed the "Freeze" status condition in favor of this new damaging condition.
What is Frostbite?
This battle term refers to a power boost a Charizard would get from using flamethrower, or even ember.
What is STAB/Same Type Attack Bonus?
Barry makes this noise almost every time you see him in Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum. Slow down!
This term refers to when certain Pokemon are unable to be shiny in the first encounter, and/or base game.
What is Shiny Locked?
In Generation 4, this changed how certain moves and stats worked, giving a huge help to Pokemon like Gyarados, who's stats weren't doing him many favors before.
What is the Physical/Special Split?
The burn status condition causes your Pokemon to lose a bit of HP after every turn, but it's also a little known fact that it also lowers this stat by half.
What is Attack?
This strange Pokemon has the unique type combination of Bird/Normal, and yes you read that right.
Who is Missingno?
While not the first game to give the player 2 Rivals, it is the first to give both Rivals the other starters.
What is Black and White?
(note, Dawn/Lucas is not technically considered a Rival)