Niantic has announced that Shiny Meltan will be available for a limited time in Mystery Boxes from February 5th, 2019 at 1 p.m. PST until March 4th, 2019 at 11:59 p.m. PST. Players have a chance to get a Shiny Meltan and then put it in their GO Park or evolve it into Shiny Melmetal.

Shiny Meltan will appear for a limited time!

Trainers, We have exciting news! The Shiny version of the Mythical Pokémon Meltan has been discovered! Just in time to celebrate the Lunar New Year, the Shiny version of Meltan will appear for a limited time.

A Mythical Pokémon, the mysterious and rare Meltan only appears when a Mystery Box is opened. If you’re lucky, you may encounter Shiny Meltan when you open the Mystery Box from February 5 at 1 p.m. PST until March 4 at 11:59 p.m. PST. During this special event, the time that you have to wait before you can open the Mystery Box again will be reduced to three days. Be careful, Trainer! If you open the Mystery Box before this event starts, you will have to wait the usual time period before you can open it again.

Date & Time

• Feb. 5, 2019, at 1 p.m. PST (GMT -8) to Mar. 4, 2019, at 11:59 p.m. PST (GMT -8)

Features

• When you open the Mystery Box, you may encounter the Shiny version of the Mythical Pokémon Meltan!
• The time you have to wait before you can open the Mystery Box again will be reduced.

Don’t miss this unique opportunity to bring Shiny Meltan into your GO Park or evolve it into Shiny Melmetal! Best of luck in discovering a rare form of this recently discovered Mythical Pokémon.

Source: https://pokemongolive.com/en/post/shinymeltan/