It's all random. It could take you many encounters or be really lucky to just get a few encounters.
well for me id say a shiny starly in Pokemon diamond is about a 50 50 chance unless you make ur starly shiny
it evolves at 17
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trade with some one off either pearl platinum or diamond
Starly can be found at a few routes in the beginning of the game. However, if you plan on getting a shiny Starly, I suggest you try Route 201-the first route you go to at the start of the game. Using the Poke radar you receive from Professor Oak or Rowan (I'm not sure), you can chain Starly and with a Poketech app from Prof. Oak at Pal Park, you can keep a record of your chain. Get 40 of the Starly, but good luck, it takes a while and a bit of practice.
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"Gold Arceus is Shiny Arceus. It is EXTREMELY rare to get a Shiny Arceus. It is rare to get a Shiny Starly by comparison." i think our little friend was was refering to A.R.
i want to trade a shiny for mew
I've seen it happen and it's usually around 40-50
It depends on luck. when catching a magikarp, you have a 1/8000 chance of shiny.
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Shinies are random. However, there was a Shiny Pichu event. The only guarenteed shiny you can get is the Red Gyarados, located at the Lake of Rage.