Sparkling Aniimo
Sparkling is Aniimo's special colouring, and it is purely a look: a Sparkling Aniimo is not stronger. The sure way to get one is a Sparkling Cube, which always catches, always makes the Aniimo Sparkling and gives it Perfect Potential. There are three Sparkling Styles: Common (99%), Dazzling and Shadow, and Shadow only comes from eggs won in Operation: Egg Heist.
Sparkling Style odds
| How you make it Sparkling | Common | Dazzling | Shadow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Catch in the world with a Sparkling Cube | 99% | 1% | 0% |
| Hatch an egg with a Sparkling Cube | 99% | 1% | 0% |
| Hatch an Operation: Egg Heist egg with a Sparkling Cube | 99% | 0% | 1% |
| Use a Sparkling Sigil on an Aniimo | 99% | 0.5% | 0.5% |
| Change the style with Sparkling Pigment | 99% | 0.5% | 0.5% |
What Sparkling does and does not do
It changes the Aniimo's colours. It does not change stats: a Sparkling Aniimo caught some other way can still have Common Potential. The Perfect Potential comes from the Sparkling Cube itself, not from being Sparkling.
Prismana can be Sparkling too. A Sparkling Cube thrown at a Prismana makes it Sparkling and Perfect, and owning one unlocks the achievement Sparkling Bright.
Where to get Sparkling Cubes
- Elite Training milestones.
- The Outpost Vendor's Item Exchange, for Sparkling Crystals.
- The Stamp Shop's Season tab: 500 Windborn Stamps, once you have spent 2,500 there.
- The paid Advanced Companion Handbook: two, at levels 30 and 50.
- Events: Set Out, Pathfinder! gives one on its seventh login day.
- The item shop: 1,500 Lumin Crystals.
100 Sparkling Crystals make one Sparkling Cube.
Sparkling Sigils and Pigment
Sparkling Sigils make an Aniimo Sparkling, and Sparkling Pigment rerolls the style of one that already is. Both roll the same odds: 99% Common, 0.5% Dazzling, 0.5% Shadow. It takes 10 Sigils to make an Aniimo Sparkling.
Sparkling is not Umbral
Umbral Aniimo are a different variant with their own colouring and Perfect Potential. The developers say they can appear in Wild Surges started by nurturing and, rarely, in the open world.
Not confirmed yet
- How many Sparkling Sigils one Aniimo needs.
Sparkling, answered
How do you get a Sparkling Aniimo?
Catch or hatch it with a Sparkling Cube, which always makes it Sparkling. Sparkling Sigils can also turn an Aniimo Sparkling.
Is Sparkling the same as shiny?
It is Aniimo's version: a special colouring. It does not change stats.
What are the Sparkling Styles?
Common, Dazzling and Shadow. A Sparkling Cube catch is 99% Common and 1% Dazzling. Shadow only comes from Operation: Egg Heist eggs hatched with a Sparkling Cube, at 1%.
How do you get a Dazzling Sparkling Aniimo?
Each Sparkling Cube catch or hatch has a 1% chance of Dazzling. Sigils and Pigment have a 0.5% chance.
How do you get a Shadow Sparkling Aniimo?
Hatch an egg from Operation: Egg Heist with a Sparkling Cube (1%), or roll it with a Sparkling Sigil or Pigment (0.5%).
How do you get Sparkling Cubes?
Elite Training, the Sparkling Crystal exchange at the Outpost Vendor, the Stamp Shop, the Companion Handbook, events such as Set Out, Pathfinder!, and 1,500 Lumin Crystals in the shop.
Does Sparkling make an Aniimo stronger?
No. The Perfect Potential you get with a Sparkling Cube comes from the cube, not from the Sparkling look.
Can a Prismana be Sparkling?
Yes. A Sparkling Cube on a Prismana makes it Sparkling and Perfect, which unlocks the Sparkling Bright achievement.
Is there a guaranteed Sparkling catch besides the Sparkling Cube?
Yes, this season: the Legendary Aniipod: Windchaser's Departure always catches, and the Aniimo comes out Sparkling with Perfect Potential and a trail of flowers. It costs 49 Irisalis Petals, up to 10 per account.
Why can't I see Sparkling forms in the Aniilog?
Since the 23 September update the Aniilog hides Sparkling forms you have not caught yet. The preview is due to return in a later update.
Sources: the official Aniimo site, Steam, Game8, Destructoid, GameSpot and Game Rant.
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