Pokemon GO players got a nice surprise this afternoon when Niantic introduced a few new shiny models into the game. The Halloween festivities may have officially come to a close, but now players have some exciting new rare spawns to track down.

Players around the world have taken to Reddit with screenshots to confirm that both shiny Cubone and shiny Ponyta appear to be live in the wild. In addition to the shiny releases, Niantic seems to have also temporarily increased the spawns of each of those two creatures in Pokemon GO to offer players a little bit more motivation to get out and shiny hunt.

Here's a look at all four of the new shiny models...

In terms of metagame relevance, neither of these Pokemon are incredibly important, but they do offer more value than something like Catterpie, so the shiny variants are likely to actually see some battle action from time to time.

Collecting shiny Pokemon doesn’t give the trainer any kind of advantage in battle, but it is still a fun additional challenge to add into the game. Shiny Pokemon are perfect for leaving in Gyms to show off to the rest of the community.

Be sure to check back throughout the month for additional news about upcoming events and releases. Until then, good luck out there, trainers!

Pokemon GO is available now in select regions on Android and iOS devices.

Source: The Silph Road