Pokemon fans are accusing Logan Paul of turning one of the franchise’s most time-consuming challenges into a promotion for ModRetro.
Paul announced that he will livestream his first-ever Pokemon shiny hunt on September 19, promising to continue until he catches a Shiny Onix. He plans to evolve it into Steelix using a Metal Coat, despite not having to defeat the Elite Four first to complete the evolution.
The stream will begin at 12 p.m. ET on Logan Paul’s YouTube and Twitch channels. Paul also said he will add $1 to a prize pool for every Pokemon encounter, with one viewer receiving the total when he eventually finds the shiny.
I’ve beaten Floyd MayweatherI’ve become United States ChampI’ve sold a Pokémon card for $16.5MBut no feat will be harder than my next. Tomorrow, I will attempt to catch my first ever Shiny Pokémon: 1 in 8,192 OddsThe Pokémon equivalent of hitting a hole in oneAnd not just… pic.twitter.com/GzkEewpIpr
“I could be hunting for days,” Paul wrote on X, describing the hunt as having the standard 1-in-8,192 shiny odds.
However, Pokemon fans believe the stream is less about Paul developing a genuine interest in shiny hunting and more about promoting a retro handheld connected to ModRetro.
The company’s Chromatic handheld is designed to play original Game Boy and Game Boy Color cartridges, with prices starting at $199.99. While Paul has not publicly confirmed a sponsorship, fans have pointed to the device’s apparent connection to his new Pokemon content.
One Reddit post described the shiny hunt as “a marketing campaign” for the handheld, while another viral reaction accused Paul of treating Pokemon like a new speculative investment. Nora also argued on X that the sudden shiny hunting arc appeared to be an attempt to sell more handhelds.
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