Rare Radar
The Rare Mons Radar is an Ultra perk that points you toward the nearest shiny or legendary Pixelmon: how to read the bar and where it works.
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The Rare Mons Radar (often just "Rare Radar") helps Ultra members find the two rarest kinds of wild Pixelmon: shinies and legendaries. It does not show you where one is. It shows you which way to walk and roughly how far.
Added in B105 (October 19, 2026).
What you need
- An active Ultra membership. The radar works on every character of the account.
- Pixelmon turned on for the character, with a starter chosen, so that you see wild mons at all. See Pixelmon.
- The desktop client, or the web game on a computer. Since B132 (October 30, 2026) the radar bar is not shown on phones and tablets.
Reading the bar
The radar is a thin see-through bar with a hairline gold edge. It sits directly above your quick-slot bar and is as wide as it.
| What you see | What it means |
|---|---|
| Empty bar | No shiny or legendary is in your area right now |
| A small gold ball on the bar | A rare mon is out there. The ball's place on the bar is its direction |
| Ball in the middle | It is straight ahead of your camera |
| Ball left or right of the middle | Turn that way |
| Ball pinned at one end with a small arrow | It is behind you, on that side |
| Bigger, brighter ball | It is closer |
The bar covers the half circle in front of your camera, 90 degrees to each side. Turn the camera until the ball sits in the middle, then walk.
Distance
Distance is shown only by the ball's size and brightness, in three steps. When the step changes, a word fades in next to the ball for two seconds.
| Word | Distance |
|---|---|
| Close | Under 25 m |
| Near | 25 to 80 m |
| Far | More than 80 m |
With RADAR CHIME on, a soft two-note chime plays the first time a target comes within Near range.
Hover over the bar (or hold a finger on it) for a reminder of what it does. Clicking it opens the ULTRA tab at the radar switch.
What the radar will not tell you
- Not which mon. A shiny of a common species and a legendary look the same on the bar.
- Not the exact spot. The radar aims at the general area, close enough to get you within sight. The last stretch is up to your eyes.
- Only one target. It always tracks the nearest rare mon. When that one is caught or leaves, it moves to the next, or goes empty.
Where it works
- The radar only points to mons in the area you are in: the Past, the Future or space. A legendary in the Past never shows while you are in the Future, even if you stand on the same spot.
- It only tracks mons that are there for you to meet, in your own instance of the world.
- The bar hides while a menu is open, during a Pixelmon battle and while you are knocked out.
- Since B122 (October 28, 2026) the desktop bar stays up while you ride a hoverboard, a car or the T-60.
The target is refreshed every couple of seconds, so a mon that wanders is followed.
Settings
Open NanoCom > Settings > ULTRA > PERKS.
- RARE MONS RADAR: shows or hides the bar. It starts on.
- RADAR CHIME: the chime at Near range. It starts on.
Your choices are remembered. See Ultra Menu and Gold Look for the rest of the tab.
The same strip above the quick slots is shared with other compasses, such as the marker for bountied players and the turkey marker for The Great Gravy Gobbler. Those are not Ultra-only and show without the radar.
Tips
- An empty bar is information too. If nothing rare is in your area, move on to another zone or switch eras. Ultra members can do that from the same menu: see Ultra Time Travel.
- Rare mons can be far away. A "Far" ball is still worth following; hop on a vehicle and keep the ball centred.
- Once the word turns to Close, slow down and look around. A shiny is easy to run past.
- Legendaries are strong. Heal your party before you close in. See Pixelmon: Legendaries, Shinies and the Pokédex.
- The chime is quiet. If you play with sound off, glance at the bar now and then.
When Ultra ends
The bar switches off at once and the two switches lock. Renewing brings it back with your old settings.
