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Define"Shiny Pokemon"
Topic Started: Mar 22 2011, 01:24 AM (1,260 Views)
Diedre Kowalchuk
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This is only for us who are clueless(but interested)about what a Shiny Pokemon is.
A shiny Pokémon is a palette swap of a Pokémon. They can be caught in any Pokémon RPG from Gold and Silver onwards, though the probability of catching or finding one is 1 in 8,192. The one major exception to this rule is the shiny Red Gyarados present in the Lake of Rage in Pokémon Gold, Silver,Crystal, HeartGold and SoulSilver. There are various other ways of increasing the chance of getting a shiny Pokémon. In second-generation games, breeding a shiny Pokémon with a regular Pokémon has a higher chance (1 in 64) of producing a shiny Pokémon. Also, in Crystal, the Egg given to players by the Day-Care people has a 50% chance of hatching a shiny Pokémon in the Japanese version, and 12.5% in other languages. In Diamond,Pearl, and Platinum, the Poké Radar can be used to "chain" Pokémon of the same type, improving the odds of a shiny Pokémon with each link (up to 40 links, when the odds are 1 in 205).Shiny Pokémon are not necessarily better than regular Pokémon, although in Gold, Silver, and Crystal, they have better-than-average individual values. In the third generation, however, "shininess" is determined by another value, and shiny Pokémon are not stronger than any other Pokémon in battle. Most fans consider shiny Pokémon to be collectors' items since they are so rare.The term "shiny" is not explicitly stated in the games, and it is in fact a term invented by the Pokémon fan community due to the flash of stars appearing as the Pokémon enters a battle, implying a sheen or crystalline property to the colors of the Pokémon. Since first-generation games do not recognize shiny Pokémon, there is no distinction unless the Pokémon is traded to a later version. The term "shiny Pokémon" is not officially acknowledged in English games, but it has been used in the anime. It also seems to be a widely-used slang term in Japan; Ken Sugimori uses it in the title of a piece of artwork featuring a shiny Charizard. "Alt. Color" does appear among the options the player can choose when filling out forms in the third generation of games.








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Edited by Diedre Kowalchuk, Mar 22 2011, 01:31 AM.
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sonic1366
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Not all true.
In Pokemon Black and White if you look in the Pokedex under the "forms" tab you can see the different forms of the Pokemon you have seen. The only thing is that now in BW you can also see the Shiny form in the dex as well (if you've seen it in-game). In the Dex it is specifically labeled as (Shiny). So it is the official term used in the games.
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