Pokemon GO is currently celebrating its anniversary with an Anniversary Celebration event in-game for all players to enjoy. It will be running from July 6th at 10:00 AM to July 15th at 8:00 PM in players' local times.

During this event, players will be able to participate in many different research tasks as well as benefit from event exclusive bonuses. What some players may not realize though is that this event additionally introduces the shiny forms for Darumaka and Darmanitan into Pokemon GO.

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The Darumaka and Darmanitan that are getting shiny forms are the original ones from the Unova region. This means that both Pokemon are pure Fire-types that are weak to Ground, Rock, and Water-type moves. Both Darumaka and Darmanitan additionally resist damage from Ice, Fire, Grass, Steel, Bug, and Fairy-type moves.

Pokemon Darumaka

Players won't be able to tell if a Darumaka is going to be shiny or not until they make it to the capture screen. This means that players can save their Pokeballs if they are specifically going for a shiny Darumaka, but it is still recommended to catch any of the ones found, as Darumaka candy will be helpful when it comes to evolving and powering up.

The visual difference between a shiny Darumaka and a normal Darumaka is the main fur color. An ordinary and common Darumaka will have bright right fur, while a shiny Darumaka will have a light red/pinkish fur color.

There currently is no way the guarantee a shiny Darumaka to spawn, but the Pokemon GO Anniversary Celebration Event is the perfect time to go hunting for one. This is because Darumaka is among the wild Pokemon with increased spawn rates during this event. Because of this, players can use Incense in order to increase the odds of the Darumaka spawning and make it more likely for players to eventually find a shiny one. Players however should note that Darumaka will not be attracted to Lures during this event, so it's not worth wasting them.

Darumaka can additionally be fought as one of the One Star Raid bosses during this event. Capturing a Darumaka this way doesn't increase the odds of it being shiny, but it is still a guaranteed encounter if players manage to defeat it.

After players capture a shiny Darumaka, players can evolve it into a shiny Darmanitan with 50 Darumaka candies. As previously stated, only the pure Fire-type Darumaka and Darmanitan from the Unova region are available as shiny Pokemon with their Galarian counterparts still only available in their original colors.

Pokemon GO is available on Android and iOS.

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Source: Leek Duck