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Extraordinarily rare Pokémon obtainable under unusual or glitched circumstances. Includes the 2017 GO Fest Lugia, original shiny Detective Pikachu (2019 glitch window), Nightcap Snorlax (GO+ exclusive, full odds shiny), and wrong-gender hat Pikachus from Hoenn Tour 2023. These are among the most sought-after by collectors and command the highest trade value.

Non-Pokémon collaboration costumes (very unlikely to rerun), old in-person event raid backgrounds (Osaka/Vegas), very old hatched costumes not seen in years, Clone Pokémon (Venusaur/Charizard/Blastoise/Pikachu from 2020 event — cannot be shiny but extremely scarce), Apex Ho-Oh and Lugia (paid research, once per account), and Rotom (shiny only — obtainable once or twice per account).

Wild legendary Pokémon (Latios/Latias and others caught in the wild at low levels), Pikachu Libre (requires effort/GBL rank), Masterwork Research mythicals, old GO Fest costumes (Ponyta/Zigzagoon variants), Explorer Eevee (City Safari, only 9 per account), old non-wild costumes, and in-person event ticket backgrounds. Also includes Nightcap Snorlax (shiny Snorlax with nightcap — GO+ exclusive).

Gigantamax (G-Max): Challenging coordinated raids, high shiny rate but difficult access. G-Max Pikachu, Meowth, Eevee, Snorlax, Charizard, Gengar, Lapras, Machamp, Garbodor, Kingler, Orbeetle, Sandaconda, Centiskorch, Hatterene, Grimmsnarl, Flapple, Appletun, Coalossal, Copperajah, Duraludon, and more.

Galarian Legendary Birds: Articuno, Zapdos, Moltres — only from Daily Adventure Incense, very rare spawns, shinies even rarer.

Armored Mewtwo: Less rare than clones but popular and valued.

WCS Pikachus: World Championship costumes (2022–present), gradually increasing in value.

GO Tour / GO Fest Costumes (recent): Unlikely to rerun widely.

Dynamax (D-Max): More accessible than G-Max via Max Battles, boosted shiny rate, but functionally identical to regular Pokémon in most cases. Includes Dynamax versions of most Pokémon.

Semi-Regional Legendaries: Mutually exclusive pairs (e.g. Volbeat/Illumise regions) — can be obtained remotely but still scarce.

Adventure Effect Pokémon: Legendaries with special moves that cannot be taught via Elite TM (e.g. certain Genesect forms).

Global Raid / Field Research Backgrounds: Backgrounds available worldwide — more accessible but still desirable.

Cosplay Pikachu (PhD/Rock Star/Pop Star): Locked to specific events.

Legendaries (Raid): 5★ raid bosses. Research/GBL legendaries are slightly more valuable due to lower supply.

True Regionals: Pokémon only available in specific regions with no counterpart (Kangaskhan, Mr. Mime, Tauros, Heracross, Corsola, Torkoal, Tropius, etc.).

Shadow Legendaries: Shadow versions of legendary Pokémon from Rocket Leaders/Giovanni.

Lake Trio: Uxie, Mesprit, Azelf — always available in the wild by region but farmable by spoofers.

Eggs-Only Pokémon: E.g. female Salandit (7× rarer than male, only female evolves).

Wild Spawns (boosted shiny rate): Pokémon with 1/64 shiny rate vs. the normal 1/512 — e.g. Magikarp, Pikachu, Snorunt.

Community Day Pokémon: Most common shinies in the game. Many players have multiples. Evolved forms with legacy CD moves are slightly more desirable.

Unown: Varies greatly by letter. Event letters can be valuable, wild Unown are extremely rare but not shiny-eligible.

Semi-Regional / Standard Wild: Pokémon found across large regions (Zangoose/Seviper hemispheres, etc.) or simply common wild spawns.