At the Pikachu Outbreak event in Yokohama, Pokémon Go players have been finding the shiny version of everyone’s favorite electric rodent.
Shiny Pokémon are rare alternate color versions, and this Pikachu is a rather subtle variation.
https://twitter.com/embed/status/895231412550287361
You can compare the Shiny on the left with the standard Pikachu on the right.
日焼けピカチュウ 横浜 色違い
#PokemonGO pic.twitter.com/Psuuvr3EEK— R・紅の虫 (@hgcnao) August 9, 2017
Some even think this Pikachu looks tan!
https://twitter.com/embed/status/895232419896336384
There is also a Shiny Raichu.
ライチュウ色違いです！ pic.twitter.com/FJNwES9mUC
— clemina22 (@sakasho_tsum) August 9, 2017
People have been catching both at the Yokohama Pokémon Go Park event.
https://twitter.com/embed/status/895197211184701441
It doesn’t look like this Shiny has been rolled out elsewhere just yet.
https://twitter.com/embed/status/895231377720844288
But there is the person-in-suit version.
色違いのピカチュウもいた
#ピカチュウ大量発生チュウ pic.twitter.com/OtknKwHHHk— ちゃんかわ (@Pokepika2) August 9, 2017
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