Uploaded January 2017 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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This video will explain all the weird terminology and abbreviations you see used in shiny Pokémon videos. To newcomers in the community, shiny hunting terminology can probably be pretty confusing, so this video will help you learn what it all means! I've gotten numerous comments asking to explain some of this stuff, so I decided to make a full video on it. Hopefully this helps!

Timestamps:

RE & SR - 0:22
Other Encounter Abbreviations - 1:02
Full Odds & Methods - 1:35
Live & Live Reaction Shinies - 2:13
Phases - 2:31
FoYT & FLoYT - 2:55
Badge Quest - 3:45
ISHC & WSHC - 4:23
Safari Week & Rumble Weekend - 4:52
Repel Trick - 5:27
Shiny Locks - 6:27
IRL - 7:26
Shino - 7:39

Credits:

Shiny Aipom video screenshot & shiny Chimchar footage - GlassTheDragon youtube.com/channel/UCt_mxE2tQ5Wm30rIMMh6AaQ
Shiny Arbok video screenshot - AlphaZapdos youtube.com/user/AlphaZapdos
Shaymin footage - ShinySaffichu youtube.com/channel/UC8zK8s1zNJopz9TmKrZkeJw
Pokémon Rumble footage - Shiny Prominence youtube.com/channel/UCcZ05_F4eeKJexg5zuY1FlQ
Pokémon Colosseum & XD footage - ChuggaaConroy youtube.com/user/chuggaaconroy
Arceus footage - Redfilipe youtube.com/user/Redfilipe

Background music: youtu.be/SgTgGLV8CMI

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