The Site-Wide Shiny Hunt (often shortened as SWSH) is an event held every every other month, alternating with the Scavenger Hunt. The goal is for users to shiny hunt for specific species of Pokémon during the second half of the month. Successful users will win Prize Points and special items. Users must own the Shine Recorder to participate.
Mechanics[]
The Pokémon featured in the Site-Wide Shiny Hunt are either pre-selected by site admins or voted on by the community. Community voting starts at the beginning of the month, and users are able to vote for 3 Pokémon to hunt. Community voting typically ends a few days before the middle of the month. The 3 Pokémon with the most votes will be chosen as the ones to shiny hunt.
Starting around the middle of the month, after voting ends and a few days before the Shiny Hunt begins, users can begin signing up through their Shine Recorder. When signing up, users will be given a specific, temporary Shiny Hunt slot to sign up for the hunt within the Shine Recorder. If this slot isn't used, participation will not be recognized. This slot does not count against the 4+ already provided in the Shine Recorder and its expansions. Sign-ups will remain open until the end of the month, when the hunt ends.
Any shiny Pokémon hatched during the sign-up period, but before the start of the Shiny Hunt, will not count.
During the Site-Wide Shiny Hunt, if the user is signed up to hunt one of the shiny hunt targets, they will be able to obtain eggs from the Egg Shelter without spending any of their daily shelter grabs, provided they have at least one grab remaining.
An option is provided in the Shine Recorder to either cancel the hunt or continue it as a normal hunt if the user does not obtain a Shiny Pokémon during the allotted period. If continued, it will continue to use the Site-Wide slot; should one of the user's regular Shine Recorder slots be vacated (by completing or cancelling a normal hunt), the Site-Wide Hunt will be moved to a normal slot.
At the end of the event, participants that hatched a shiny Pokémon will earn 45 Prize Points and a special prize such as a Rare Evolution Item or Egg Voucher. Participants that didn't hatch a shiny Pokémon will earn one Prize Point for every 15 eggs hatched, up to a maximum of 30 Prize Points at 450 hatched eggs. In addition, participants that are a member of the Affinity that hatched the most shinies will earn an additional 15 Prize Points, provided they hatched a shiny or hatched at least 50 eggs.
If a user finishes their shiny hunt before the end of the event, they can sign up again to hunt for another shiny Pokémon. However, hatching multiple Shiny Pokémon will not give the users additional points or prizes.
History[]
Initially, any users who hatched a Shiny Pokémon received a special prize; all other Hunt participants received other Rare Items, Enigma Stones, or Nuggets. Prize Points were used as rewards instead of items once they were introduced.
Because they were introduced before the Site-Wide Shiny Hunts were implemented as a regular feature, the first two Hunts had markedly different properties. The Hunts lasted only one week instead of two, and users could not sign up once the race had started. The reward system was also much simpler: the first hunt rewarded a Shiny Voucher for the Pokémon for users that hatched over 150 eggs without winning, while all other non-winners received an Enigma Stone; during the second hunt, users hatching over 150 eggs received an Enigma Stone, while others received a Nugget.
Past Site-Wide Shiny Hunts[]
Pokémon | Month/Year | Reward | Winning Affinity |
---|---|---|---|
Swinub |
June 2010 | Shiny Swinub Prize |
- |
Pichu |
August 2010 | Blue Stone |
- |
Relicanth |
January 2011 | Legend Voucher Plus |
- |
Litwick |
March 2011 | or Plume Fossil or Cover Fossil |
- |
Porygon |
May 2011 | Potato Battery |
- |
Cherubi |
July 2011 | , , or Damp Rock, Heat Rock, or Icy Rock |
- |
Zorua |
September 2011 | Sh. Race Prize Voucher for Flaming Zorua |
- |
Vulpix/Horsea/Totodile |
November 2011 | Sh. Race Prize Voucher for Icy Horsea |
- |
Eevee/Ponyta/Snivy |
January 2012 | Mysterious Letter |
- |
Bronzor/Grimer/Solosis |
March 2012 | Sh. Race Prize Voucher for Rustor |
- |
Lapras/Shinx/Trapinch |
May 2012 | Sh. Race Prize Voucher for Pudgy Pidgey |
- |
Bidoof/Roggenrola/Rufflet |
July 2012 | Sh. Race Prize Voucher for Roggenmorpha |
Malachite[1] |
Dratini/Gastly/Ralts |
September 2012 | Sh. Race Prize Voucher for Autumn Tropius |
? |
Girafarig/Growlithe/Mienfoo |
November 2012 | Sh. Race Prize Voucher for Snowy Girafarig |
? |
Absol/Charmander/Mareep |
January 2013 | Dreidel |
? |
Axew/Finneon/Larvitar |
March 2013 | or Light Stone or Dark Stone |
? |
Abra/Aron/Cyndaquil |
May 2013 | Sh. Race Prize Voucher for Spring Cyndaquil |
Azurite[2] |
Aerodactyl/Caterpie/Chikorita |
July 2013 | Sh. Race Prize Voucher for Splash Chikorita |
? |
Bagon/Bulbasaur/Magikarp |
September 2013 | Sh. Race Prize Voucher for Magma Totodile |
? |
Azurill/Feebas/Riolu |
November 2013 | Sh. Race Prize Voucher for Harvest Farfetch'd |
? |
Aipom/Deino/Houndour |
January 2014 | Sh. Race Prize Voucher for Deibot |
Malachite[3] |
Barboach/Doduo/Yanma |
March 2014 | or Light Stone or Dark Stone |
? |
Audino/Beldum/Zubat |
May 2014 | A voucher for obtaining a Kalos Starter |
Malachite[4] |
Archen/Blitzle/Mudkip |
July 2014 | Saltwater Bucket |
? |
Amaura/Fennekin/Froakie |
September 2014 | SlowpokeTail |
? |
Chespin/Espurr/Pumpkaboo |
November 2014 | or Jaw Fossil or Sail Fossil |
? |
Goomy/Noibat/Tyrunt |
January 2015 | Sh. Race Prize Voucher for Alpine Meowth |
? |
Buneary/Furfrou/Honedge |
March 2015 | A random Ancient Plate |
Azurite[5] |
Flabebe/Flabebe/Flabebe/Flabebe/Flabebe |
May 2015 | Eternal Flower Voucher |
Azurite[6] |
Carbink/Inkay/Scatterbug |
July 2015 | Sh. Race Prize Voucher for Purple Kecleon |
Wulfenite[7] |
Duskull/Misdreavus/Shuppet |
September 2015 | Mismagius Grimoire |
Wulfenite[8] |
Buizel/Cubone/Litleo |
November 2015 | Sh. Race Prize Voucher for Valencian Oddish |
Wulfenite[9] |
Cleffa/Lunatone/Staryu |
January 2016 | Sh. Race Prize Voucher for Lunar Larvitar |
Wulfenite[10] |
Dedenne/Drifloon/Togepi |
March 2016 | Prison Bottle |
Wulfenite[11] |
Baltoy/Golett/Sigilyph |
May 2016 | Artifact Voucher |
Wulfenite[12] |
Bellsprout/Chimchar/Ekans |
July 2016 | Sh. Race Prize Voucher for Dark Ekans |
Wulfenite[13] |
Anorith/Budew/Hawlucha |
September 2016 | Jewel Goody Bag |
Wulfenite[14] |
Burmy/Burmy/Burmy |
November 2016 | Alola Ticket |
Malachite[15] |
Litten/Popplio/Rowlet |
January 2017 | Rotom Dex |
Malachite[16] |
Oricorio/Oricorio/Oricorio/Oricorio |
March 2017 | Kalos Cap |
Wulfenite[17] |
Alolan Grimer/Alolan Sandshrew/Alolan Vulpix |
May 2017 | or Sun Flute or Moon Flute |
Wulfenite[18] |
Rockruff/Salandit/Type: Null |
July 2017 | Old Rod |
Wulfenite[19] |
Alolan Rattata/Cutiefly/Mimikyu |
September 2017 | Zygarde Voucher & Zygarde Cube |
Wulfenite[20] |
Bounsweet/Jangmo-o/Minior |
November 2017 | Sh. Race Prize Voucher for Nihilego |
Wulfenite[21] |
Alolan Diglett/Alolan Geodude/Alolan Meowth |
January 2018 | Car Key |
Malachite[22] |
Electrike/Lillipup/Snubbull |
March 2018 | Year of the Dog Voucher |
Wulfenite[23] |
Corsola/Fomantis/Wimpod |
May 2018 | Lightless Voucher |
Wulfenite[24] |
Alomomola/Dhelmise/Wishiwashi |
July 2018 | Cap Shop Voucher |
Azurite[25] |
Igglybuff/Smeargle/Sunkern |
September 2018 | Sh. Race Prize Voucher for Magearna |
Azurite[26] |
Drampa/Joltik/Phantump |
November 2018 | Empty Cup |
Azurite[27] |
Cottonee/Emolga/Swablu |
January 2019 | Toxic Orb |
Wulfenite[28] |
Clamperl/Combee/Stufful |
March 2019 | Otherworldly Voucher |
Azurite[29] |
Helioptile/Pachirisu/Rotom |
May 2019 | Machine Part |
Wulfenite[30] |
Bergmite/Bruxish/Pikipek |
July 2019 | Coffee Mug |
Wulfenite[31] |
Cacnea/Pyukumuku/Zigzagoon |
September 2019 | Frightening Voucher |
Wulfenite[32] |
Gible/Squirtle/Zangoose |
November 2019 | Endorsement |
Wulfenite[33] |
Grookey/Scorbunny/Sobble |
January 2020 | Sh. Race Prize Voucher for Celesteela |
Wulfenite[34] |
Chatot/Pidgey/Wurmple |
March 2020 | Sh. Race Prize Voucher for Chatotiel |
Wulfenite[35] |
Galarian Darumaka/Gossifleur/Morpeko |
May 2020 | Sh. Race Prize Voucher for Yamper or Galarian Zigzagoon |
Azurite[36] |
Happiny/Omanyte/Wingull |
July 2020 | Soul Heart |
Azurite[37] |
Murkrow/Paras/Seedot |
September 2020 | Apple Basket |
Azurite[38] |
Applin/Galarian Corsola/Galarian Zigzagoon |
November 2020 | Sh. Race Prize Voucher for Blipbug, Pincurchin, or Wooloo |
Azurite[39] |
Blipbug/Rookidee/Wooloo |
January 2021 | Sh. Race Prize Voucher for Kartana |
Malachite[40] |
Larvesta/Snom/Venonat |
March 2021 | Sh. Race Prize Voucher for Galarian Ponyta, Galarian Stunfisk or Skwovet |
Malachite[41] |
Galarian Ponyta/Galarian Stunfisk/Toxel |
May 2021 | Sh. Race Prize Voucher for Clobbopus or Nickit |
Malachite[42] |
Clobbopus/Lileep/Nickit |
July 2021 | Sh. Race Prize Voucher for Rolycoly, Silicobra, or Cufant |
Malachite[43] |
Foongus/Morelull/Shroomish |
September 2021 | Sh. Race Prize Voucher for Sizzlipede or Galarian Yamask |
Malachite[44] |
Deerling [Spring]/Deerling [Summer]/Deerling [Fall]/Deerling [Winter] |
November 2021 | Substitute Host |
Malachite[45] |
Bonsly/Croagunk/Piplup |
January 2022 | Sh. Race Prize Voucher for Eiscue |
Malachite[46] |
Frillish/Nidoran F/Nidoran M |
March 2022 | Novelty Voucher Prize+ for the day of April 1, 2022 |
Malachite[47] |
Oranguru/Rhyhorn/Wooper |
May 2022 | Novelty Voucher Prize+ for the day of June 1, 2022 |
Malachite[48] |
Mankey/Sandile/Tauros |
July 2022 | Sh. Race Prize Voucher for Hatenna or Falinks |
Malachite[49] |
Tirtouga/Torkoal/Turtwig |
September 2022 | Sh. Race Prize Voucher for Sinistea |
Malachite[50] |
Gothita/Hatenna/Purrloin |
November 2022 | Sh. Race Prize Voucher for Galarian Meowth |
Malachite[51] |
Dreepy/Mareanie/Pincurchin |
January 2023 | Sh. Race Prize Voucher for Galarian Farfetch'd or Arrokuda |
Malachite[52] |
Poliwag/Spheal/Voltorb |
March 2023 | Sh. Race Prize Voucher for Galarian Slowpoke |
Malachite[53] |
Nincada/Rattata/Stunfisk |
May 2023 | Sh. Race Prize Voucher for Chewtle |
Malachite[54] |
Impidimp/Spiritomb/Tympole |
July 2023 | Sh. Race Prize Voucher for Indeedee |
Malachite[55] |
Oddish/Seviper/Sprigatito |
September 2023 | Sh. Race Prize Voucher for Kubfu |
Malachite[56] |
Basculin [White]/Farfetch'd/Munchlax |
November 2023 | Sh. Race Prize Voucher for Regidrago |
Malachite[57] |
Galarian Slowpoke/Slakoth/Slowpoke |
January 2024 | Sh. Race Prize Voucher for Hisuian Zorua |
Wulfenite[58] |
Hisuian Zorua/Yamper/Fuecoco |
March 2024 | Ultranecrozium Z |
Azurite[59] |
Klefki/Lechonk/Sinistea |
May 2024 | Sh. Race Prize Voucher for Hisuian Voltorb, Hisuian Qwilfish or Paldean Wooper |
Malachite[60] |
Milcery/Swirlix/Vanillite |
July 2024 | Sh. Race Prize Voucher for Quaxly, Flamigo or Veluza |
Wulfenite[61] |
Hisuian Growlithe/Hisuian Qwilfish/Hisuian Voltorb |
September 2024 | Sh. Race Prize Voucher for one of 4 Squawkabilly forms |
Malachite[62] |
Trivia[]
- Users who hatched more than 1000 eggs in the March 2011 Site-Wide Shiny Hunt received a Blue Stone as a consolation prize.
- Due to no new Pokémon being ready to be added to the site, the prize for the March 2022 and May 2022 Site-Wide Shiny Hunts was a Novelty Voucher and one day of Prize+, with the intention that the users could spend their earned Prize Points on any of the previous Site-Wide Shiny Hunt voucher rewards. These are the only times a Plus has been the reward for the Site-Wide Shiny Hunt.
References[]
- ↑ Month of August
- ↑ Month of June (2013) [Updated]
- ↑ Month of February (2014)
- ↑ Month of June (2014)
- ↑ Month of April
- ↑ Month of June (2015)
- ↑ Month of August! (2015)
- ↑ Month of October (2015), Halloween Update [10/24
- ↑ Month of December (2015)
- ↑ Month of February (2016)
- ↑ Month of February (2016)
- ↑ Month of June (2016)
- ↑ Month of August (2016)
- ↑ Month of October (2016)
- ↑ Month of December (2016)
- ↑ Month of February (2017)
- ↑ Month of April (2017)
- ↑ Month of June (2017)
- ↑ Month of August (2017)
- ↑ Month of October (2017)
- ↑ Month of December (2017)
- ↑ Month of February (2018)
- ↑ Month of April (2018)
- ↑ Month of June (2018)
- ↑ Month of August (2018)
- ↑ Month of October (2018)
- ↑ Month of December (2018)
- ↑ Month of February (2019)
- ↑ Month of April (2019)
- ↑ Month of June (2019)
- ↑ Month of August (2019)
- ↑ Month of October (2019)
- ↑ Month of December (2019)
- ↑ Month of February (2020)
- ↑ Month of April (2020)
- ↑ Month of June (2020)
- ↑ Month of August (2020)
- ↑ Month of October (2020)
- ↑ Month of December (2020)
- ↑ Month of February (2021)
- ↑ Month of April (2021)
- ↑ Month of June (2021)
- ↑ Month of August (2021)
- ↑ Month of October (2021)
- ↑ Month of December (2021)
- ↑ Month of February (2022)
- ↑ Month of April (2022)
- ↑ Month of June (2022)
- ↑ Month of August (2022)
- ↑ Month of October (2022)
- ↑ Month of December (2022)
- ↑ Month of February (2023)
- ↑ Month of April (2023)
- ↑ Month of June (2023)
- ↑ Month of August (2023)
- ↑ Month of October (2023)
- ↑ Month of December (2023)
- ↑ Month of February (2024)
- ↑ Month of April (2024)
- ↑ Month of June (2024)
- ↑ Month of August (2024)
- ↑ Month of October (2024)