65 of the RAREST Daily Adventure Incense Spawns in Pokémon GO

[@chrisgironda1746]

I’m fairly convinced Niantic has a hidden mechanic that improves spawns for people that don’t play as often in an effort to get them hooked on the game. In that last example, it’s seemingly well documented that Zöe’s partner gets incredibly “lucky” despite not playing nearly as much as she does (or other people for that matter). I play a significant amount, and even I’ve noticed in the past that if I ever took a break or walked away for some time I tend to get some crazy shiny luck when I come back to the game. I thought it was just anecdotal and perhaps not the norm, but at this point I wouldn’t be surprised (and I know that they would *absolutely* stoop so low as to do something like this) if Niantic just uses a hidden mechanic to get people their dopamine dump and create an addiction factor.

[@gailnickel6761]

My experience points to children and low level players having the best shiny luck as well as finding and catching the legendary adventure birds. See it over and over in our hood

[@bigfudge2031]

If the game wasn't constantly filled with glitches and bugs I would believe you, but I don't think Niantic are capable of creating an algorithm that actually works.

[@theironrubberduck]

Sounds about right

[@gkline8288]

It is a fact, ppl that play less get more. My son who may only play 4 days in a week always gets more good iv and shiny like clock work. After checking around in the community were not the only ones seeing this. Family or friends that take days off during the week just get more. However, daily players will see less... perhaps to make it take longer to keep us in the game? Many have left over this mechanic feeling very unrewarded.

[@gkline8288]

Also, after testing this for a year... taking a bit of time off here and there. Each time I came back into the game at least 2 shiny the same day I return, EVERY single time. Definitely a mechanic.

[@CrashHobbyX]

The very first spawn, of my very first adventure incense was Galarian Articuno. I had no idea that it was even a rare occurrence, as I just came back to the game about a week ago. 1x golden razz'ed ultra ball great throw, 1 bump, and instant run away. Sad day, but it was cool to see at least.

[@jnrsw1]

I’ve encounter both the Galarian Articuno and Zapdos. But they ran away from me as well :(

[@kaczoszka]

Same thing with zapdos and it also run away

[@Gumby518]

@@kaczoszka feels bad man

[@Triattt]

​@@jnrsw1 My first day was Articuno. Today I finally saw another bird, Zapdos on the map but it disappeared without even an encounter when I clicked it.

[@theofficialzeldamaster6377]

Same except I was able to catch mine. Just need one more galarian bird.

[@inviso87]

Got a Galarian Zapdos to spawn after CD ended. 2803 CP. You can imagine how that ended... With a freaken critical catch. I was SCREAMING.

[@ZAOmingIII]

I have seen 10 birds and caught none

[@Dietrucky]

Im missing zapdos in my dex so yeah i need to find one

[@craigwest1034]

I seen Moltres 3 times broke free every time but got Azelf on first try theses birds seem so hard to catch with the 90% flee rate

[@whitestar7311]

I got a galarian Zapdos and a shiny abomasnow immediately after. I could feel my heart beating so hard!

[@pamelascullion2831]

I had tried to catch a Galarian Zapdos, it got away.

[@AFCManUk]

Azelf spawned for me, totally unexpectedly, sometime last year as I was just randomly walking to a mates house. I thought it was just a Tentacool at first. SOOO glad I decided to check it out properly!

[@frozencharlie]

I had a mamoswine spawn; low level and caught it with an excellent throw and a silver pinap. I’m still tallying the candy from that catch

[@manchestercity9306]

Same

[@ngqiyuan4223]

How many candy does e silver pinap give

[@bethstockton28]

I had a mamoswine spawn once it was real pain to catch it took half of my 15min incense time

[@bethstockton28]

I had shiny machop once it ran away . I've seen galarian articuno twice and one galarian moltres but it was on 3 different days all ran away but the shiny machop was on the same day as the galarian moltres

[@px2a]

@@ngqiyuan4223 pretty sure its the same as the regular it just gives you a higher chance of catching it

[@Jaxsin7]

I still haven’t had a single Galarian Bird spawn on an incense and I’ve done them daily since they came out. Be happy to see one by Christmas at this point xD

[@tayloryork3221]

I'm hoping they come in raids or research because I'm pretty sure I'm not getting them till next year

[@ConfusedRaccoon]

If one spawns, it stays as one of those shiny loading balls for ages, then pops in. I've lost 2 that way. They don't seem to stick around as long as others either, which again, lost me one.

[@tayloryork3221]

@@ConfusedRaccoon ARE YOU KIDDING ME I KNEW IT I HAD A SHINY BALL TODAY AND I SAID IT WAS PROBABLY A BIRD BUT I NEVER SAW IT SO I WAS HOPING I WAS WRONG

[@Thukunathekingthofcurtheth]

My brother got a galarian zapdos that he lost :(

[@Fliteska]

I've seen Moltres and Articuno as incense spawns but never managed to catch them

[@joycespecht3038]

I enjoyed seeing what everyone else is catching. I saw one of the "birds" but with a golden raz and an excellent throw it still ran.

[@bigfudge2031]

you're not the only one.

[@Felix-dh9tl]

Golden raz and excellent throw catch rate is like 12%?

[@nickrice462]

Same but 3 times in a row and all zapados

[@RenzoK07]

I got a crazy story. It was spotlight hour for nidoran female. I used the daily incense. A legendary bird spawned, galarian moltres, but the nidoran female were crowding it.... And it despawned. I was so mad, I just didn't wanna click on any pokémon anymore. I reluctantly clicked on a remoraid, which was shiny and I caught it.

[@DeadlyPhantom]

For my Daily incense, if its not a Galarian bird, shiny, or unregistered pokemon, im not gonna wast my pokeballs to catch it. I think the same went for the guy that caught only one pokemon, the Shiny Buizel.

[@ZoeTwoDotss]

He's literally done like, maaaaybe 10 Daily Incense total too 🙃 Man's got a whole other level of luck 😤

[@juliechevalier9859]

Man, Alan's got luck from another planet- How is it so busted?!

[@roxieperez2921]

Zoe

[@zerixerlol]

its all algo's just like GBl's and keeping people at or around 55%, look at all the streamers they never show win/loss because lose the first 600-700 and fly up through ratings the last half. the game caters to new players and doesn't want to make any one feel bad. just think about it.

[@ljmacdonald6068]

I found an articuno in the Bug Out event, and caught it with my super high level of dumb luck About 2 months later my second legit shiny alpha in legends

[@escrpokemongoldn]

Broo im the same.

[@helenwright4879]

I immediately put my incense on after watching this video and the first spawn was shiny chimecho. I also got an alakazam and a lampent. I’ve had other luck with shinies and two of the birds (but not caught).

[@teetertotter5787]

I got myself a Rhyperior and encountered a few run away birds. I would love that shiny Zangoose. I'm loving Tom's bird hunt videos.

[@Brainstorm6954]

I got a rhyperior out of the daily incense too and it has rock wrecker cause I caught it in the last 2 days of the event

[@otterwithatophat267]

3:14 the shiny in solosis I belive which is the one down and to the left of phanpy

[@zacharywillms8489]

The rarest incense spawns I've ever had was 3 galar moltres in a row, I caught the 3rd one in a great ball. Talk about luck.

[@mesoed]

I've gotten two Azelf in natural spawns (non-incense). Clearly I must have used up my luck as I haven't seen a Galarian bird yet.

[@amandakotsubo2189]

Loved this video so much! Such a fun commentary! I laughed so hard at your disbelief in Adam's luck 🤣 I even went to your Twitter thread to post mine!

[@megaboy28]

I had a Rockruff on the very first Incense I used. Last night, I got a Shiftry. Super rare to see them in the wild. There were quite some others like the flamenco Oricorio, some stage 1 or 2 evolutions here and there

[@Storm_Spectral]

I found a galarian Articuno, Galarian Zapdos and a Gyrados in the span of three days, missed out on the Galarian Zapdos but caught the Gyrados and articuno!

[@Tmannnnnn]

dang the PC of the a ezelf in the thumbnail is so high

[@leek8656]

On the first incense I used, the first spawn was a shiny lillipup. So I can proudly claim that my first ever daily incense spawn was a shiny

[@LinkTijger]

Just caught a shiny Hoppip watching this video! Thanks!

[@sennatjuhh9435]

nooit gedacht dat ik je hier zou zien hahahaha

[@adnane305]

no oit gedacht oom jou hier te zien

[@Not_Mani74]

W link

[@imSrslySerious]

I've encountered Galarian Moltres 3 times in a row (3 days/3 incense). Was lucky enough to get Excellent Curve with Golden Razz on all three, (almost failed on the second one). No success. But hey, there's at least something to shoot for every day. It's at least free, so slowly but surely, I'll get them all!

[@cinderstheace4094]

No birds have spawned for me yet, but a few days ago I caught an Armaldo from the Incense and a full odds shiny FEMALE Machop which I was very happy about. Machop was instantly named She-Hulk lol Edit: That was my old account, have seen 2 birds on the new one (CAUGHT ONE)

[@brandonsparks1984]

Me and my friends/roommates have gone out in our neighborhood (or a surrounding neighborhood) together every day since daily incense came out and one of them has seen 3 birds (no catch), the other 2 (also no catch), and I have yet to see any G-birds....best I can report is a lone shiny Exeggcute. It's been pretty overwhelmingly disappointing.

[@TermDario]

I really liked this video, it’s nice to see the community being included in this

[@elmofjellborg5966]

I got Zapdos, moltres and articuno on one insense, all ran away!

[@Happonyx]

I got a perfect IV Aerodactyl spawn from the incense, along with 3 Galarian Moltres sightings. Definitely lucky!

[@Coldfeverx3]

*and here's me who hasn't seen SHIT!*

[@mitzki1214]

@@Coldfeverx3 well if you open it everyday its unlikely you didnt get a single good spawn

[@juliechevalier9859]

Hold on- 3 GALARIAN MOLTRES ON ONE INCENSE + A HUNDO?! WHAT KIND OF LUCK IS THAT?!

[@finster1968]

Unbelievable, but I caught a Galarian Zapdos on July 25th, day 1 of release. I was still ignorant about how hard it is. So didn’t even know I was supposed to be excited until later!!

[@wizkhalifa9401]

My incense have sucked. I’ve seen on zapdos but it ran, on one I caught back to back shiny onix and swablu tho

[@heathermcdonell1492]

I caught a shiny alomomola off incense then a shiny lillipup in the wild back to back. Have had 3 of the big birds show up so far but all have ran, even the 47 CP Zappdos with an ultra ball and excellent throw 🙃 Good to know there is hope to catch them one day!

[@Nikento]

Watched this video today while being sure ill never get nearly as lucky and got a shiny seel on the next incense. Felt really good because i wasnt expecting anything at all

[@turkeycooktime458]

Yesterday I got a shiny Yanma. The strange thing is that I literally had already caught a shiny Yanma two days before. Other interesting spawns I've gotten are Altaria, Rockruff, Absol, Sealeo, Shelgon, and Dedenne.

[@Megadaxo]

I got a single Jangmo-O spawn day 1 and have gotten nothing since, activating every day

[@mannixdavidmannix]

I’ve done the incense everyday since it started with 20-25 catches each time and not once has a galarian bird spawned. I’ve only had 1 shiny pidove and 1 shiny mudkip…. :(

[@TheBlaze267]

a couple days ago i finally got a chance with a galarian spawn. it was a zapdos got excited then i seen CP level 2950. my heart sunk lol i knew damn well i wasnt catching a nearly 3000CP pokemon with 1 ultraball no matter how perfect i threw it and you know what i was right :D

[@HavuBunny]

I got a shiny panpour From my third daily incense, the 8th one I had checked. It was really cool to get since I live in the area where pansear spawns. Oh also I've gotten a Rhyperior, Blissey and Mamoswine

[@Lady_Lavandula]

I had no idea that legendaries could spawn, thought the game was glitching when I got Galarian Articuno. Unfortunately it promptly left despite my best efforts 😭💔 took me on a rollercoaster ride of emotions!

[@dracophoenixttv]

This was my thought with the Moltres mine fled to but it broke out without of even touching the ground the ball game was like FU.

[@LHッ]

I had an Alakazam spawn. 40 cp, silver pinap, super cool grab.

[@gideonjenkins9650]

I ahve also caught the galarian forms of moltress and articuno i have seen zapdos but he ran away

[@msparis729]

I got a Rhyperior and an Abomasnow! Today got a Luxray! Also got a shiny Eevee and shiny Pineco so far!

[@osamadavid9727]

Bru what how I barley get 2 spawns

[@msparis729]

@@osamadavid9727 You have to keep moving the whole time. If you don't move, you don't get anything at all. And can't just go in circles.

[@osamadavid9727]

@@msparis729 damn fr no wonder I active it when I'm at the spot chillin 😂

[@msparis729]

@@osamadavid9727 No clue how you even got two spawns. You have to keep walking. It doesn't work like the other incense. You'll get a spawn every 30 seconds if you keep moving. I've got up to 26 total.

[@osamadavid9727]

@@msparis729 Ight bet ima retry it then and you be raiding?

[@dandylion417]

Out of all the time daily insence was released the only crazy stuff I caught was flinching last evolution galatians zapdose and shiny fur fruo

[@jacobsangkharat5288]

Once I got an Azelf in the wild, without an inscence

[@fakesenku9239]

I got Misprit hundo

[@gemmawelch7345]

I got shiny esprit

[@T_v_W2]

I have had: rhyperior, blastois, gal zapdos (caught) venesaur, 2 gal articuno’s (both ran away) 2 aerodactyl’s, a shiny buizel, absol, and much more… I must have had insane luck.

[@Ryzen_Fn]

I’ve got a shiny Genger shiny yanma shiny aradactyl and a non-shiny Gyarados and Genger and I’ve seen a moltres Articuno and another moltres

[@leeozbun7259]

I found my first galar bird (moltres) and caught it!

[@ewilah]

Caught shiny spoink and shiny psyduck on separate days, had two of the legendary birds and a shiny buneary run away. The past seven days I've got absolutely nothing interesting out of the insences 😅

[@SlackerMagician]

why did you let the shiny buneary get away

[@supervibegames]

I haven't got anything good from few weeks of insences

[@Killpocalips]

7 days? I've had it since the day it dropped and have got nothing

[@Uglierbee2]

I saw a 2000 cp lapras but it ran

[@waffle20]

i got a 3222 articuno and a 2617 zapdos in 1 incence

[@dinosrockpenguinsplay5285]

Did you get it

[@waffle20]

@@dinosrockpenguinsplay5285 sadly both ran i was on a school bus and me and my friend popped off

[@hobbycentral4527]

I had an ampharos appear what I think is pretty good

[@LouiseKimlouisenyan]

I had 2 legendary birds spawn in a row, bit they ran away ; ^ ;

[@YellowRanger33]

3 shinies so far, 2 birds, i got a gengar today not bad

[@dovewing8598]

My best incense (other than the times I encountered Moltres or Articuno and they ran away :')) has been a shiny ponyta, on Christmas too

[@victormerlos6693]

i got an Azelf spawn once and i masterballed it, was it the worst use of the ball?

[@timbomb6069]

7:37 Funny thing is just today during my ride on the train, I incensed an Azelf from the daily Incense. So yes, I have gotten one now. :)

[@Lol-dy1go]

Somehow I got a zapdos with a nice throw, then a few months later I caught a second zapdos with a great throw.

[@sweetmissirish]

I had an unown, a houndoom, a septile, and an espurr... not on the same day

[@dhuze66]

I caught a Galarian Zapdos. It had double digit CP. Now it's a little cup bird at 498 CP.

[@jakdorosnezostanewikingiem2817]

You bring back my hope - for now I caught only 1/15 Galarian birds I encountered. And these regional creatures... Man, I hope I will meet the whole Lake Trio one day!

[@redandblackstars4193]

as i was watching the video i got a shiny spheal :) i also got a galarian moltres spawn but it was on top of another pawn and despawned before i could encounter :/

[@mateuszreszka9250]

i got a moltres from daily incense but he has 41 cp and bad iv

[@dontgetsore]

Damn man, I've used the incense every day since release, with the exception of 3 days. No shinies, best spawn was a donphan. I need some luck.

[@JunohNebula]

While I was able to finally nab me a Galarian Moltres after almost a year, with a master ball mind you, my true big Incense story is one afternoon I had a Charmander spawn from it. And I kid you not I randomly thought to myself "Wouldn't it be funny if this one was shiny?" I click it, and to my astonishment it actually was. Never would I have seen myself as a Shiny Charizard owner before, but here I am now I guess. Sometimes I can't tell if I'm subtly psychic or just have these crazy coincidences from time to time.

[@anamartins5861]

I always see a sealeo in my incense, on my 3rd incence i got a shiny ratata and on my secondary account's 1st he got a ponyta.

[@CRAZYCLOWNTOWN]

I got an articuno with an critical catch. Then that same incense ended with a shiny tauros

[@spiritedreviewexc]

never got a shinny, but i got two porigons im going to do the walk up the street and back and see if i can get lucky. i also got a Lampet on my second ever one? and i dont think i was moving that much so score hes one of my favorite ghost types. and pretty rare cause ghosts only come out at night which it was not and it wasn´t a ghost event either.

[@fadednacho1855]

As I watched this video I had 2 G Articuno and one of them was 3124

[@fadednacho1855]

Im sick

[@rivapickering3082]

i once got a shiny starly and zigzagoon from one inscence

[@rivapickering3082]

I also saw a galrian zapdos BUT it was in a pokestop so i coundnt catch it because every time i would tap on it it would just open the pokestop

[@keithharding9575]

I got a shiny venasaur and had a galarian moltres run away on the same incense

[@hollowglitcharta2316]

0:20 yungoos took the stay positive note to seriously

[@hunterhaney]

ive gotten a shiny sneasel, 3200 cp rhypherior and i got galarian articuno rarest ones i actually caught

[@garettturbettmusic]

Do the birds always run away after the first throw? Or just the ones I’ve seen?

[@charliedanieldav6606]

I’ve had a gala articuno but fled :(

[@actual-flo]

My friend had a 3400 Galarian zapdos spawn, the ball spun twice without evening hitting a nice, great, or excellent. If he would have hit the nearly missed great throw, that would have been an insane catch.

[@Hi_BK365]

I have a screenshot of a shiny porygon fron the incence lol

[@John-my7qu]

Ran into the Galarian Articuno. Managed to catch it

[@RomansVault]

i encountered the galarian moltres on the first day daily incense was launched. then a week later, i encountered a galarian articuno... was low CP + golden razz + ultra ball + excellent throw and it still ran away. 2 days after that, another articuno, 1100+ CP and i caught that one. also saw another articuno 4 days ago which ran away

I had 3 Galarian Moltres spawn in one incense but all missed...

[@goofy3734]

Bro i wish I could show u my daily Bc I got back to back shinys and my first spawn was a shiny

[@MissSanique]

Great video and love to see the potential the daily incense has. Also: thanks for including my shiny Espurr! 💖 While I’m loving the daily incense, I’ve also decided not to let it dictate my gameplay. There are days where I walk the 15 minutes and catch everything. There are days where I walk and catch only the rare spawns. There are days where I skip it entirely, because it’s just a game. 😉

[@juliechevalier9859]

I have been skipping it for at least 2 weeks now because of college and hw, but def looking for rare spawns in the bus tmr

[@jayroper8136]

I have a shiny do you want to see it I will get a picture up 🎮

[@DiMario_]

i got back 2 back galarian birds and i catch it both :D

[@brianpeters5356]

My best spawn has been the legendaries but not caught…but then I got a shiny charizard

[@sporty636]

Can you use the Go plus during the daily incense?

[@TheFirstSnoopy]

I found a galarian Moltres and then by mistake I ran away then it disappeared.

[@enjoiskater06]

I can confirm that I had a zapdos on the incense, and it escaped but didnt flee. It did flee second ball, but a zapdos spawned again like 4 spawns later and I ended up catching it.

[@talkojan]

I've been playing since the start, took 2 years off. I've probably have only seen and caught maybe 32 shinny Pokémon. So watching everyone catch so many make me happy for them but frustrating for me.

[@Dimitri2024__]

I got a articuno spawn but it escaped and ran away…

[@TacticalReaper56]

Glarion Articuno, spawned for me walking around Michigan one day. Got one throw and he took off. Thing was glorious to look at.

[@robertholtonjr.8530]

My grandmother encountered Galarian Zapdos, but it ran away. On the same incense, she encountered a Galarian Moltres, and she caught it!

[@Sizzle78]

I once pulled 2 back-to-back Uxie and Azelf from the incense during the Sinnoh tour a few weeks back.. idk if it counts but my friends were really hyped

[@nicojimenez9614]

0:26 I too spawned a CP3146 Rhyperior, it has garbage IV's pero it's definitely a cheap usable landmark to use at the gym I literally live in

[@jeremiahsprague4899]

I got a shiny Volvorp of my only Pokémon Caught off my instance that day

[@aidanm2036]

A Moltres, that broke out, stayed and was then caught, was the second Pokemon that ever spawned for me. Talk about downhill from there xD

[@MsNaeners]

That was fun to watch! One incense I had a shiny Caterpie. On community day I had two Galarian legendary birds spawn on the same incense, Articuno and the Moltress....They both fled! Still, the encounters were awesome!

[@georgerice701]

On my first daily insense my first Pokemon was shiny eevee

[@joemamapichu3049]

I had 2 lucky moments. 1: Clefable + Camerupt 2: Lampent (prob only available at haloween) + Alakazam

[@Stefandongen]

I have seen a 3000 cp articuno and he ran away but afrer the incense a shiny bunary made my day

[@koutrasss]

articuno ran away from me yesterday

[@weichi4286]

7:15 fun fact, its shiny available, looking forwards for a shiny lengendary in incense

[@safaiaryu12]

I had Galarian Articuno spawn the first day... I had navigated away from the app and came back to see it on the overworld, clicked it, and it disappeared. It killed me a little bit inside.

[@LukebotBS]

I didnt think my puck was very good until my friend told me he hadnt even gotten one shiny, but i’ve had a galarian moltres, shiny electrike, machamp, galarian zigzagoon, and vulpix.