A shiny is a very rare Pokémon that comes in a different color than usual. It may be a fictional concept, but nature has no shortage of similar surprises. Animals, plants, food, and other unexpected finds can all come in shades that make them look completely out of the ordinary.
That is the premise behind the subreddit r/RealLifeShinies, where people share their most fascinating colorful discoveries. We’ve picked some of the most interesting posts below to show just how strange and beautiful things around us can be. Scroll down to take a look.
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Golden Mouse With Wavy Fur!
Piebald Grey-Headed Flying-Fox, Named Tal'ngai Dha'run, Which Means 'White Wing' In The Local Yugambeh Indigenous Dialect Of Australia
Australian Veterinary Clinic Rescues A Golden Possum. They Named Him Pikachu
We Have An Extremely Rare Black Fox Relaxing In Our Garden. West Yorkshire, UK
Absolutely gorgeous! You're very lucky to see this, and thanks for the photo.
My Grandson Got To See The Spotless Giraffe And Snapped This Pic!
A Rare Pink Manta Ray
2 Shinies At Once! A Leucistic And A Mutation- I Work With These
Desaturated Santa Is Still The Best Costume I’ve Ever Done (Not Photoshopped)
Mega Rare Cotton-Candy Colored Lobster Found On The Coast Of Maine. 1/100,000,000 Odds
The Leucistic Crow That Lives In My Town
I was on a vacation in Michigan a couple years back and there was a leucistic crow that must have lived near our rental! Very cool, saw it almost every day with what I would assume was its partner or a friend!
Dark Blue Crayfish With White Speckled Spots In Thailand
My Old Highschool Teacher's Racoon Living Her Yard. Very Friendly Apparently
This Is The Holy Grail Of All Shinies
Anyone Ever Seen A Whimsical Beauty Like This??
Very Rare Cat Coat Pattern
25 Years Of Life And I've Only Just Discovered Pink Grasshoppers Exist, And Apparently Like My Car
White Mountain Lion Spotted In Brazil
I Was Told You Guys Might Enjoy This, I Present The Chimera Rose!
White Leopard Tortoise
A Rare Piebald Leucistic White-Faced Fawn, Michigan
A Rare Opalized Ammonite Fossil
I Saw A Black Deer Today In Sweden!
Golden Moon Bear
Three Shades Of Foxes
Clearly from a fashion shoot. I hope it's not advertisement for fur coats.
Shiny Dalmatian
Shiny Capybara Shiny Capybara
Shiny Raven
For anyone who tends to lump crows and ravens together…ravens are much larger in size, and their beaks are also shaped quite differently than those of crows…
A Tawny Frogmouth Pair, One Of Which Is Albino Or Leucistic
Shiny Pigeon Has Seagull Coloration
Two Headed Albino Milk Snake
Ghost Hummingbird
I Have Never Seen A Magpie This Colour Before!
A Shiny Bee!
Someone From Entomology Said This Would Be Liked Here
A Beautiful And Rare White Bison Has Been Spotted In Missouri's Ozark Mountains
You Heard Em Boys, Shiny Hunting This Fine Specimen Is Forbidden
Twin Shiny Zebra Finches Recently Hatched In Our Aviary
Beautiful Blonde Mallard 🦆💕
How Am I Supposed To Teach My Kids Anything?
The Albino Deer Who Lives By My Cousin In Northern Wisconsin Had Albino Babies This Year
I Found A Baby Albino Oak In My Garden Some Years Ago, And Realized That Plants Can Be Albinos Too, But They Do Not Live Long Since They Cannot Photosynthesize
Not One, But Two Real Life Shinies!!! Check Out These Deer!
Shiny Snakehead
In the US you have to k!ll these if you catch them. They're not supposed to be here and they decimate the native populations. It was a big deal about 10 years ago. Someone ever made a cheap horror movie called Snakehead Terror. 😂
Shiny Catfish With A Rare Disorder Called Leucism
An Albino Racoon
Hunting For Uranium Glass, Only One Teacup Glowed In UV Light
Shiny Gator ✨
Shiny Bohemian Waxwing
This Cat Has Very Rare Lilac Colouration
2 Years Ago I Found A Shiny Cat At The Local Shelter
Shiny Mallard
Never Seen A Blue Roly Poly Before
Caught The Lucky Trout This Morning
Going Through Piles And Piles Of Vintage Jewelry To Help My Mom With Her Resell Biz And Found This Bracelet Made With Uranium Glass
Really cool! I don't know enough about uranium glass, but I'd be nervous if my wife or daughters wore it all the time.
Pink Pigeon Or Tiny Flamingo? 🤔
This Ladybug I Found With No Spots
Have You Ever Seen Something Like This?
Albino Penguin Among His Peers
Shiny Doritos
Got A Roll Of Quarters From The Bank And My Wife Cracked It Open To Find A Gold Quarter
Rare 1 In 30 Million 'Calico' Lobster Saved From Red Lobster Kitchen
An Albino Redwood Rises From The Ashes At Big Basin Redwoods State Park
I wonder if it will survive if it doesn't have a normal amount of chlorophyll?
