Summary
Just in time forthe Halloween season,an upcoming outbreak event forPokemon Scarlet and Violetbrings boosted Crafty Mark Ghost-type Pokemon. Featuring Gastly, Misdreavus, Shuppet, and Bramblin. Any player on the shiny hunt for these marked ghosts is in luck.
While this spooky outbreak event doesn’t feature boosted shiny odds for the first-stage Ghost-types, it does offer a guaranteed chance of seeing the outbreaking Pokemon, which can then be coupled with various sandwiches for better odds. This is also somewhat of a follow-up to an outbreak event lastHalloween,featuring Mimikyu, Greavard, Drifloon, and Phantump instead. Since the focus of the outbreak for most players is finding a shiny Ghost Pokemon with the Crafty Mark, many players instantly decide which shinies are more worth their time. From worst to best, these shiny Ghost Pokemon clearly fall into line.
4Gastly
A Classic Ghost
Perhaps one of the prime examples of aPokemon’s shiny colorstranslating poorly with the lighting found inScarlet and Violet,Gastlynormally has a very vibrant and obvious shiny color shift from its typical palette. Changing black and purple gas for a plum and teal gas instead, thanks to the lighting found in the game, looks strikingly similar to the standard design.
Gastly, at the very least, has a far stronger shiny than its final evolution, Gengar, with Haunter appropriately situated right in the middle of the two. With how unfortunate Gengar’s current shiny colors are — which amount to a slightly desaturated purple — it’s no wonder players hope that the mega and gigantamax shiny color —a stark, ghostly white— is added to the base Pokemon. For Gastly, it is certainly the best shiny in its own family, but compared to the other outbreaking ghosts this Halloween, it isn’t anything too special, or obvious.
3Misdreavus
A Drastic Color Choice
It cannot be said thatMisdreavusdoesn’t have a colorful orobvious shiny color.It can be said, however, that the color chosen is not great. While the tint of the yellow has shifted more towards a green in the most recent game, which would be more befitting this witchy Ghost, it remains an off-putting and strange mustard color.
For players looking for the equally-goldenrod Mismagius, with the subtitle of “the Opportunist” thanks to its Crafty Mark, this event is perfect. However, the colors for Misdreavus don’t entirely evoke the feeling of the Halloween season as well as the other Pokemon outbreaking during this seasonal event, but it does offer a more autumnal look. Any player afraid of missing a shiny Pokemon cannot go wrong when picking up Misdreavus, and the shiny reward is decent enough to be worth the effort.
2Bramblin
The Roaming Ghost
One of the newest Ghost-types introduced in Generation 9,Bramblinhas a simple but effective color change. Despite the slightly cartoonish concept of a haunted tumbleweed, the pale look of this shiny coupled with the dark, red eyes gives a slight chill to any player wanting a spookier shiny hunt. With outbreaks taking place all across the region, it can be far simpler to spot a shiny Bramblin than the standard, even with that being fairly easy in the first place.
Brambleghast adds even more to the shiny colors from its first stage, adding purple highlights at the edges of its tumbleweed and featuring a far paler body than the normal form. With these two Pokemon being brand new in these games, players who haven’t had the chance to fully enjoy the new roster will now have a chance to get one of thebetter shinies fromScarlet and Violet,and one of the better shiny Ghost Pokemon in general.
1Shuppet
Possessed Doll
A classic ghost Pokemon from Generation 3,Shuppetis easily the most festive option found from this latest round of event outbreaks. A teal color that evokes spookiness and spirits, this haunted puppet is the best Halloween hunt out of these four haunting options.
Turning into the far more terrifying Banette, which mellows into a lighter blue color that suggests ideas of spirit orbs and wisps, Shuppet is a Ghost-type that balances the line between creepy and cute with ease. Since last year’s outbreak hadMimikyu,one of the most Halloween-themed Pokemon to ever exist, Shuppet certainly fills that void for Halloween 2024. With this Hoenn Ghost-type flitting around the night air, wearing what looks like ghost costumes as they practice their ghoulish delight, players need to look no further for a shiny Ghost to focus on while this event runs through Halloween.
