Changelog
Release notes for ShinyDesk on Windows and Android, newest first. Updates install from inside the app.
0.9.12
- Shiny hunt map rotation: pick which maps to rotate under Settings → Route. With none ticked, every unlocked map is used, as before.
- Android: up to 4 accounts can farm at the same time, within your activation code’s concurrency limit (2 by default). Slots 3 and 4 need a phone with roughly 6 GB / 8 GB of memory.
- Android: the hunt settings have a Restore defaults button.
0.9.11
- Legendary beasts: after the guardian in zones 2 and 3, the run stays until the zone’s missing beast appears and the chase is over (a fast guardian kill used to leave too early). While waiting it opens nearby Poké Balls, Meowth and slot machines.
- Beast runs always take an altar blessing with movement speed.
- Progression, zone 1: while farming at the portal after the guardian, nearby Poké Balls, Meowth and slot machines are opened too.
0.9.10
- Legendary beasts: fixed chases that never caught up; zones 2 and 3 wait for a missing beast; a beast run ends after the zone 3 window instead of going on to the Shrine; beast runs prefer a Johto starter with burn, poison or control moves.
- Zone 1 is explored in full, looking for Poké Balls, slot machines and cursed Poké Balls.
- Fixed “current game does not match the recorded progress” when continuing in some cases.
- Settings: new Restore defaults button.
0.9.9
- New: Karate Dojo, Bill’s Machine (fuse and merge moves) and a guide for new accounts; the lab now buys upgrades by affinity automatically.
- Unlock Pokémon: the lab upgrades automatically; conditions that need sleep, paralysis, burn or other statuses are played with matching moves or items; dodge conditions collect dodge items.
- Legendary beasts are skipped in area 1 and chased fully in areas 2 and 3, picking speed items first.
- When all progression is done, Unlock starts automatically; if Unlock needs a map, Progression opens it first and switches back. The screen shows that it switched and why.
- Fixed the license connection dropping after long sessions.
0.9.8
- New: legendary beast tracking in Ecruteak City (Raikou, Entei, Suicune).
- Unlock Pokémon no longer stops when nothing is ready: it plans map, difficulty and Pokémon to advance several unlock conditions in one run, and says where each one is stuck.
- Wild Valley · Extract: stays longer for a better haul and opens crates on the way out.
0.9.7
- Fixed Wild Valley · Extract failing to start.
- Fixed farming stopping after the game reported that the run closed suddenly; the run is now settled and farming continues.
0.9.6
- New: rift relic choices are picked automatically.
- New: Wild Valley · Extract (loot and extraction only, never the player market).
0.9.5
- Fixed modes switching to shiny hunting by themselves and the starter region being reset.
- Automatic updates no longer ask whether to keep running in the background.
0.9.4
- Fixed Progression starting without the selected bag items.
- Windows: minimizing hides the app to the tray. Android: Starter region option and local-time records.
0.9.3
- The game view now sits inside its tab and follows the main window.
- New Starter region option: Kanto-only or Johto-only Pokémon.
0.9.1
- Added the 4 Johto maps (Cinnabar Island, Cerulean Cave, Ilex Forest, Ecruteak City) to every mode, including the daily mutation.
- All accounts now share one window with tabs, and background accounts keep running.
0.9.0
- Updated for the PokéBonk Johto season: the Shiny Dex and shiny planning count the Johto Pokémon on the Kanto maps.
0.8.16
- Classic shinies: after area 1 the run continues through areas 2 and 3.
- New starting setup: choose the next starter, limit the random starter pool and bring owned items automatically.
0.8.14
- Cosmetic achievements: choose which Pokémon or cosmetics to farm, and see owned cosmetics, counters and claim status.
0.8.10
- Shiny Dex updates live and shows legendary pity progress.
- If a new version fails to start after an update, the previous version starts again and keeps farming.
0.8.8
- Optional: prefer moves and vitamins from the in-game Plan.
- The chance of playing all three areas can be set as low as 40%.
0.8.5
- Downloads now need a valid activation code; automatic updates are authenticated.
0.8.4
- The English interface opens the game in English by default.
- Run plans come from the service, so strategy can improve without an app update.
0.8.1
- Works with PokéBonk 0.8.63+: when the site is under maintenance or unreachable, ShinyDesk waits (up to 3 hours) and continues when it is back.
- Adapted to the new League rule: with “Mewtwo shiny only” on, a regular Mewtwo now ends the run, so it is never defeated and sent to your League (which would block shiny Mewtwo later). Shiny Mewtwo is still fought and caught.
- New Shiny Dex: natural and classic shiny status for every Pokémon, recommended farming spots and one-click routes.
- Shiny hunting can rotate through 1–4 maps.
- Knocked-down giant Alphas are recruited with the Friend Ball to fight with you for the run (on by default; can be turned off in settings).
- Fixed ghosting on the game screen after long sessions.
- Fixed the account manager getting stuck on “opening”; failed accounts now say why.
- Bigger “recent catches” and “run log” panels, also at 125% / 150% Windows scaling.
- Cards and the home screen show the natural and classic shiny chance for the current zone.
- All modes now leave zone 1 at 11:00.
- Security: the app verifies signed responses from the license server.
- Android: two accounts at once, a draggable floating back button instead of the status bar, a fix for older WebViews, and layout fixes on Android 9/10.
0.8.0
- New interface with two switchable themes; Pokémon portraits are taken from the game you are playing.
- New mode: cosmetic achievements, including long-run achievements.
- Speedrun mode (formerly “Stardust farming”).
- Progression shows target and actual difficulty, plus an option to try Nightmare below the usual requirement.
- Classic shiny mode can fight the Shrine boss at the end of a map.
- Delta updates: from 0.8.0 on, updates download only the changed parts (usually under 1 MB).
- Windows only; Android stayed on 0.7.28.
0.7.28
- Event mode adapted to PokéBonk 0.8.59.
- Progression no longer replays maps that are already cleared.
- Navigation fix on map transitions.
- Speedrun hides the Shrine option.
Older versions were released in Chinese only.