Why did I find a blue Lycanroc in Vast Poni Cavern?

Question

I was playing pokémon sun and I found a blue lycanroc in the vast poni canyon after 8 encounters (i think)

Comments

Why is this flagged lol.
https://pokemondb.net/pokebase/2659/why-did-i-see-a-green-zubat?show=2659#q2659

Answer 1

That is a shiny Lycanroc. You have a 1/4096 chance of encountering one - please tell me you caught it? Shiny Pokemon Are super rare, and they have different coloring than normal Pokemon.

Comments

That’s just how randomness works. Sometimes you get lucky and find a shiny after almost no encounters.

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@SYL didi he ever ask about that in the questions?

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@SYL Oh, sorry! I'm not usually the type to get sarcasm so I guess we're equal here.

Also, just letting you in on a secret here, I was the person who upvoted this answer.

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No its 1/4096 not 4000. The guy in the GameFreak building says about 4000. ABOUT. He didn't say exactly. This has caused the misconception.

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Dude I know the chances. I just messed up my answer, I meant to say about before that. I will edit it.