Shiny Smoliv, shiny Dolliv, and shiny Abroliva are once again finding themselves in the spotlight through Pokemon GO’s 2025 Harvest Festival event. As with any other in-game event, Harvest Festival features a small collection of themed Pokemon, including the Smoliv line.
Because of this, many Trainers will be seeking out the opportunity to obtain a shiny Smoliv, Dolliv, or Arboliva for their collection. If you find yourself in this same boat, then everything you’ll need to know about acquiring these monsters in shiny form has been outlined in the guide below.
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How to Get Shiny Smoliv, Shiny Dolliv, & Shiny Arboliva in Pokemon GO
Smoliv, Dolliv, and Arboliva complete a 3-stage Grass and Normal Dual-Type evolution line in Pokemon GO. All three stages are available in-game with shiny variants. Shiny Smoliv is featured with increased odds in the latest 2025 Harvest Festival event, as well as shiny Pumpkaboo. This provides the perfect opportunity for Trainers to hunt one down.
In addition to this, a complete breakdown of how shiny Smoliv and its evolutions, shiny Dolliv, and shiny Arboliva, can be obtained in Pokemon GO has been included below.
How to Get Shiny Smoliv in Pokemon GO
Smoliv is generally available as a wild encounter in Pokemon GO. Because of this, shiny hunting for one through this method is usually the best bet. However, as there are so many monsters in the game, it can be difficult to reliably encounter a particular Pokemon at any given time. Because of this, it can often be helpful to look out for the different ongoing in-game events, as each one usually has a selection of themed Pokemon.
During October 2025, the Harvest Festival event included Smoliv as a featured Pokemon available through wild encounters and field research task encounters. On top of this, the Harvest Festival event also offers a bonus of increased shiny odds for Smoliv encounters, making it the best chance for players to obtain one of these monsters in shiny form during this time.
Aside from this, Smoliv has appeared as a 1-Star Raid boss in the past. If it were ever to return, there may also be potential to encounter shiny Smoliv through Raid Battles.
How to Get Shiny Dolliv in Pokemon GO
In Pokemon GO, the only way that players can currently obtain a shiny Dolliv is by capturing a shiny Smoliv and then evolving it. To evolve Smoliv into Dolliv, Trainers will need to acquire 25 Smoliv candy, then navigate to the Pokemon’s profile and hit the evolve button.
Smoliv Candy can be farmed by capturing multiple Smoliv or transferring copies of this Pokemon to the Professor. For this reason, the Harvest Festival event is also a great opportunity to collect as much Smoliv Candy as possible, due to Smoliv being featured as a spawn and reward encounter.
How to Get Shiny Arboliva in Pokemon GO
Much like shiny Dolliv, shiny Arboliva can only be obtained through evolution. This means that Trainers will need to capture a shiny Smoliv, evolve it into a shiny Dolliv, then collect more Candy and evolve a shiny Dolliv into a shiny Arboliva. This can be achieved by acquiring 100 Smoliv Candy and hitting the evolution button on the Pokemon’s profile.