This event has been put together to encourage participation from as many people as possible as we try to complete the Ghost and Fossil Shiny Dex together, but with a nice element of competition involved!

As usual with Skirmish events, all participants who submit a shiny to the event will receive a special event-exclusive badge!

If you are streaming the event alongside the Ambassadors, you can use the scoreboard overlay via this link here: https://shinydex.com/output/stream/event/Skirmish_Afterlife/

Rules

Our ambassadors have been split into 2 teams and will be fighting for your support while they try to get their team to be launched into victory!

Certain games and methods are banned from this event, these are:

- Lets Go Pikachu and Eevee - With Exceptions listed below

- Sword and Shield - Dynamax Adventures, Brilliant Aura

- Scarlet and Violet - With Exceptions listed below

- Legends Arceus

- Legends Z-A - With Exceptions listed below

- All egg hatching methods

- Any other method not listed or odds boosting are banned, this is a 1/8192 and 1/4096 event.

Exceptions:

- Lets Go Pikachu and Eevee - All fossils and Alolan Marowak trade

- Scarlet and Violet - Only the following may be hunted: Cranidos, Rampardos, Shieldon, Bastiodon, Basculegion, Greavard, Houndstone, Bramblin, Bramleghast, Ceruledge, Annihilape, Flutter Mane, Sinistcha and Poltchageist ONLY - Gimmighoul and Gholdengo are allowed if you still have the tera raids.

- Legends Z-A - Fossils via restores ONLY, Gimmighoul and Ghouldengo

Scoring:

- Every capture that has 8192 odds will be awarded 2 points per shiny registered.

- Every capture that has 4096 odds will be awarded 1 point per shiny registered.

Miscellaneous Rules

- If you are in a game with shiny charm, YOU MUST provide proof in your picture or video evidence of no shiny charm

- If you are in Scarlet or Violet, YOU MUST provide proof of no sparkling power sandwich boost and no outbreak used in your picture or video proof.

- If you are in Legends Z-A, YOU MUST provide proof of no sparkling donut used in your picture or video proof.

- All submissions are subject to requiring image proof of: Trainer ID and Date (if applicable, if the date is not available in game, show the shiny with the event timer in the background)

- You may use other games like Legends Arceus to evolve Pokémon like Gengar or Hisuian Typhlosion.

- Emulation IS allowed but NO speed up.

- NO MORE THAN 4 GAMES CAN BE HUNTED AT ONCE

- TURBO CONTROLLERS WILL NOT BE ALLOWED DURING THIS EVENT

All of these rules are subject to change up until the event starts or they are locked in.

Last updated: 28th of September 2026

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Tolley Host

ShinyDex Host

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Random EncountersSoft ResetsRun AwayFishingHorde EncounterFossil RestoresTera RaidsSweet ScentGame CornerIn-game TradeStrong SpawnCurry EncountersHyperspace resetsHyperspace encounter

The goal

89 unique Pokémon to catch during the event.

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