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11Overview22Shiny spirits in Roco Kingdom: World are captured through the Season 1 Nightmare Shackles system. The base shiny rate is 1.8% per shield break, and an 80-encounter pity guarantees the next shiny if no shiny has been caught in the previous 80 breaks. This guide covers the efficient farming rotations, sanctuary pairings, and event-boosted farming windows.44Season 1 shinies close their wild capture channels when Version 1.01 launches in late May 2026. Any shiny you want from Season 1 should be farmed before the swap. See Version 1.01 Roadmap for the cutoff details.77Core Mechanics99PropertyValueBase shiny rate1.8% per Nightmare Shackles shield breakPity counter80 non-shiny breaks guarantee the next break is shinyPer-family trackingPity is tracked independently per spirit familyCapture not requiredOnly shield break counts toward pityPity resetResets on biome change or switching to a different family or element pool11113+3 Rotation Method1212The 3+3 method is the community-standard farming rotation. It keeps two type pools active simultaneously, which doubles the number of shield breaks per session while staying inside the Nightmare Shackles trigger window.1414Step 1: Choose two spirit families you want shinies for. Prefer families whose sanctuary fruit pairs share an element (two Water, two Ghost, etc.).Step 2: Capture three spirits of the first family in a single streak.Step 3: Immediately rotate to the second family and capture three more.Step 4: Continue alternating 3-and-3 without leaving the biome. The streak stays active as long as you maintain pace.Step 5: When a Nightmare Shackles encounter spawns, break its shield. The shiny roll applies to whichever family the Polluted Spirit belongs to.1616Sanctuary Fruit Pairings (Season 1)1818PoolPairNotesWaterTwin-Light Fish and deep-blue whale familyDeep-blue whale family requires 100 dex entries unlockedGhostDream Walker (梦游) and Little Ghost Mask (小灵面)Both pure Ghost familiesIllusionCrying Mushroom (哭哭菇) and Ritual Messenger (仪使者)Accessible early in the seasonMechanicalMechanical Cube and companion Mechanical familyApril 17-20 outbreak boosts Mechanical family spawn rateFire and CuteHealing Rabbit linePaired with April 3-6 outbreak window2020Event-Boosted Windows2222April 3 to April 6: Healing Rabbit Outbreak increases Healing Rabbit wild spawn density and boosts shiny appearance rates.April 10 to April 13: Big Ear Hat Bunny Outbreak boosts Big Ear Hat Bunny spawn density with a chance at the shiny variant.April 17 to April 20: Mechanical Cube Outbreak boosts Mechanical Cube density; pairs with the Transformation Ball weekend merchant rotation.Nightmare Shackles hotspots: Sleep Owl Sanctuary (眠枭庇护所) and the open-world sanctuary fruit points that align with your target families.2424Pollution Bloodline vs Shiny2626Nightmare Shackles shield breaks produce three possible outcomes: normal (most common), Pollution Bloodline (uncommon), and shiny (1.8% base rate). Pollution Bloodline variants have altered abilities but a standard color palette. Shiny variants have alternate color palettes and the same stat spread as normal captures. Both count toward the family's dex.2828April 16 Shield Break Indicator3030As of the April 16 Magic Renewal patch, if the revealed spirit after a shield break is a shiny variant, the game displays a top-right prompt for two seconds and overlays a shiny icon above the spirit's head. Before this patch, players occasionally missed shiny rolls during fast combat rotations. The indicator is particularly valuable during 3+3 rotations where rapid shield breaks are the norm.3232Capture Tools for Shinies3535Prism Ball (棱镜球): Guarantees an Excellent-tier capture. Drops from Starlight Roaming weekly rewards and the paid Light-Collecting Pass.King Ball (国王球): 100% capture rate plus Amazing Talent guarantee. 240 Roco Diamonds each from the premium shop, or four free from the Triumph Avenue game machine.Capture Light Ball (捕光球): 100% capture rate without talent bonus. 80,000 Roco Shells each from the Box Research Laboratory. Ideal when you don't need a talent guarantee.Advanced Gulu Ball: Budget option. Higher base capture rate than the standard Gulu Ball but not guaranteed.3737Shiny Farming Tips3939Do not mix in spirits outside your intended pair. The Nightmare Shackles streak is sensitive to family mixing, and stray captures can reset the pool.Keep MP topped up. Running out of MP mid-encounter can reset the pity counter.Do not flee Polluted Spirit battles. Fleeing a Polluted Spirit encounter may reset the pool.Track your pity manually. The game does not always expose the running pity counter; keeping a mental tally of shield breaks since your last shiny helps plan whether to keep farming or rotate to a different family.Farm before the 1.01 cutoff. Season 1 shinies close in late May 2026. Partial pity progress resets at the swap.4141After the Capture4343Shiny spirits can be recalled through the Spirit Box for 10x cultivation material refunds as of the April 16 Magic Renewal patch. This is the highest single source of cultivation materials in Season 1. See Spirit Cultivation for trait slot and awakening upgrade chains that use these materials.4545See Also4747Nightmare Shackles - mechanic deep diveShiny and Variant Spirits - rate details and variant typesSeason 1: Dark Night Collecting Light - season overviewGulu Balls - ball catalog including Prism Ball and King BallSpirit Cultivation - recall material usage
