Certain Pokémon have always been harder to find and catch than others. In some cases, they are only available at very specific instances of the game or perhaps only obtainable through unusual methods like trading. Being a game centered around every single Pokémon, Pokémon Legends: Arceus continues the series' tradition of including hundreds of different monsters to spend your time hunting for. They also introduced some new forms exclusive to this version, but the rarest of all also make a return and are just as difficult to track down as ever.
Shiny Pokémon might not seem like a big deal to new players. All they technically are is a normal Pokémon with a different color scheme. They don't have any different stats, special abilities, or anything else that makes them worth seeking out aside from their extraordinary rarity. Every Pokémon game gives you a small percentage chance of the Pokémon you find being Shiny, typically around 1 in 4,000 for the modern editions of the game, so it's possible a normal player will never even encounter one during their journey through Pokémon Legends: Arceus. That is, unless, you follow this handy guide to show you a guaranteed way to get a Shiny Ponyta.
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How to catch a Shiny Ponyta
Before you can start the specific request that lets you find a Shiny Ponyta in Pokémon Legends: Arcues, you will first need to progress through the main story up until you defeat the first Frenzied Noble Pokémon, Kleavor, in the mission called The Frenzy of the Lord of the Woods.
Step 1: Head to the Request Board inside the Galaxy hall. Find request #19, called "A Peculiar Ponyta," and accept it.
Step 2: Travel to the west bridge in Jubilife Village to find Yota to learn the details about the request, specifically that you need to go to the Horseshoe Plains in the Obsidian Fieldlands.
Step 3: Make your way to the Horseshoe Plains and begin scanning the area for a Ponyta with a blue fire mane rather than the typical red or orange. There will always be one present for this request.
Step 4: Either sneak up and try to stealth catch the Ponyta without battling or start the encounter. If you do battle, be warned that they are very likely to run away. If this happens, don't worry. You can reset the quest, spawning a new Shiny Ponyta, by simply going back to Jubilife Village and then back to the Horseshoe Plains.
And that's all there is to it! Completing the request lets you keep your brand new, and likely first, Shiny Pokémon, plus five Razz Berries to top it all off.
