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Premium accounts should have more shinies from fishing.

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yomymaing201

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                                                Posted: Fri, 06/12/2024 19:58                                                (1 Month ago)
                                            

In my opinion, hunting for the fishing shinies can be quite obnoxious even with shiny bait especially the rare ones e.g. Shiny Wishi Washi School. Maybe premium accounts should have boosted odds of catching shinies at the beach?

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                                                Posted: Tue, 07/01/2025 18:20                                                (27 Days ago)
                                            

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                                                Posted: Tue, 07/01/2025 18:46                                                (27 Days ago)
                                            

No support. There are already too many beach shinies onsite that we see them in SWT. I don't think we should further devalue one of the few ways that non-Premium members aren't disadvantaged compared to Premium players, especially considering the impact to the site's economy

Yes, the issue of "beach exclusive shinies are unfairly reliant on RNG to obtain" exists, but IMO solutions should focus on making those shinies more accessible *without* impacting the frequency of other beach shinies

(You can see this in the case of Mega Cuffs, which were meant to make SM hunting easier. The flat 500% boost caused a large increase in MAs hatched and caused the price to drop drastically to the 10k or less we see for common MAs nowadays; especially if you consider that most users only need one of each MA for dex reasons)

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                                                Posted: Wed, 08/01/2025 04:03                                                (26 Days ago)
                                            

Also, doesnt premium already had an increased shiny chance in general?

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                                                Posted: Wed, 08/01/2025 04:49                                                (26 Days ago)
                                            

No Support. Aside from the reasons stated above, shiny rate for non-eggs (Safari and Beach) + retro eggs have the same shiny chance for both premium and non premium users. I don't see why this has to change, especially when premium users already have the advantage when getting normal, mega, and event shinies.

Instead of premium-exclusive shiny chance, why not suggest an easier way to get shiny bait? (an additional trade exchange for it, using pokemon not used in other trades). Or a pokemon-specific bait that increases encounter and shiny chance? (Ex: exchange 5-10 Wishi Washi to increase chance to encounter normal and shiny Wishi Washi)