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King Gumball August 15th, 2010 2:08 AM

I love shineis! They are so cool. I dont care for shinies that much in-game, but I do in GPX+

Corruptodile August 15th, 2010 8:21 AM

Some shinies are it, some are way off it. I don't particulary care, but I'm not complaining if one crops up :)

Sage Harpuia August 15th, 2010 8:56 AM

Honestly, I don't like very much shinies because I think it is a underused concept; I mean, they could have used this idea better: why shiny charizard isn't fire/dark with a different moveset and stats; or instead of only color change why not a desing change? Shiny ponita could have black fur and purple pattern on his body and be fire/ghost, or shiny blastoise could be more similiar to wartortle, with the waves things and lighter than a normal blastoise and have water/fighting types...

Anyway the only shini I've caught is a pidgey in pokemon prism, while searcing for ralts...and basically it was just a pidgey, nothing special...

xPsychosocial August 15th, 2010 9:00 AM

I like some shiny forms but I'm not too fussed about shiny Pokémon. =\ If I want a shiny I'll make an effort to find one though.

Pyro-Maniac August 15th, 2010 11:15 AM

I love them, even though I've never caught one... They add this awesome little touch to the game, it gives you something you can look forward to, and when you find one you just feel great about it. Best part is showing them off though, of course, lol. Only thing they could do to make them a bit cooler would maybe be alternate sprites for shinies. Maybe just a different pose or something, but even that would be cool.

PalkiaSpace August 15th, 2010 2:34 PM

Idk, I don't hate them, but I don't particularly like them. I've never found any besides the Gyarados in G/S/C and HG/SS. I did get traded a Shiny Dragonite over the GTS before, and amazingly, it had perfect EVs and was legit. All that for a Regular Jolteon.

Anyway, I suck at chaining. 10 is the most I've ever had...

coolnick37 August 16th, 2010 12:43 AM

Yeah theyre cool, the only shiny I found (except red gyarados) was waaay back in original Pokemon Gold, while I was training in Mt. Silver, I suddenly came across a silver ponyta :OOO it hought wtf, did something broke or what, and later i found out it was actually a shiny :D
I never evolved it though, was too afraid it was gonna lose its silver color

P.s. People who cheat to get shinines..darn you, they are just lowering the value of the real shinies D:

Ankoku Flare August 16th, 2010 1:15 AM

I like the fact that it adds more variety to the species in a way. Don't really care about the whole sparkly thing the different color thing is what really intrigues me. Of course I really don't like it that some shines are just a slite shift of hue or the color scheme isn't to my liking.

in 2nd gen gold I've found a shiny growlithe but accidentally fled through impulse and hatched a shiny cleffa

In ruby I caught a shiny carvanha(was aiming for feebas with I never caught in that version), hariyama and a purple wailmer

In emerald Shiny poochyena, seviper, and another shiny wailmer(it's stalking me owo)

After that hadn't had much luck with random encounter shinies and don't really do chaining.

tangvor August 16th, 2010 9:40 AM

I've encountered two that I can remember.
1. A Shiny Butterfree in a bug catching contest back in Silver. (Didn't help me win the contest :[
2. Then I encountered a shiny graveler after 140+ hours in Heart Gold. It used self-destruct. FML.

The Corrupt Plague August 16th, 2010 4:50 PM

I'm aware that the stats are no different than a regular Pokemon, but I like them anyway because they look cool and they are rare enough to be considered trophies.

Nugg August 18th, 2010 2:16 AM

i agree, some shinies ARE nice, but some are just plain HIDEOUS. charizard looks cool whereas mewtwo makes me wanna puke babies.

chickenofunity August 18th, 2010 2:46 AM

I'd like a shiny, but just so I can say 'I have a shiny'. I would'nt cheat to get them, and while I really like normal Gorebyss, I think It's shiny is very ugly indeed.
Only shiny I've ever was was Shiny Zapdos in Firered, but then I did'nt even realise it was a shiny becuase the colour is'nt that different. It was one of my favourite pokemon for other reasons.
I do think though that If I got a shiny again, It would'nt leave my party unless it was a pokemon type I don't like.

xSunlightx August 18th, 2010 4:29 AM

I think a lot of shiny colors are ugly. Really I don't get why so many turn an ugly green or just cop out and become a shade lighter/darker.

A huge part of me wishs some shiny pokemon get redesigns/colors but that'll never happen lol

There are a few shiny pokemon I have, some I've chained for and others I just got lucky or traded.

PS: Why does every plant pokemon turn just into autumn colors? It's not all that bad...but still...all of them?

TheNewRocketMovement August 18th, 2010 4:57 AM

I think shinies are okay, it's always nice to have a novelty Pokemon, however some of the recolours are either terrible or lazy.

Shinies I've had:
Fire Red: Machop (Forgot I had it and restarted my game)
Pearl: Zubat
Heart Gold: Eevee (Recieved from this years VGC)

Stellar August 18th, 2010 5:16 AM

It's a running gag with me and my friends that I had a horrible childhood because I never found a single shiny. I hate shinies purely because they seem to hate me. :< But in reality I love them, and Umbreon, Dragonite, and Rapidash are my favorites. Scizor is pretty cool too.

GrifSpark August 18th, 2010 5:30 AM

Well, I tend to dis-like shiny Pokemon, it really depends on which Pokemon is shiny.

For example, Treecko's shiny sprite almost makes you want to vomit, while Rampardos's doesn't look to bad.

I've only found two (Legit) shiny Pokemon. The first was the Shiny Gyarados in lake of Rage, but that's an inevitability.

The second was a shiny Zubat in SlowpokeWell, which I caught (Yay!)

To me, shinies are simply trophies. But I prefer not to use them, as I usually prefer the original colour scheme.

ChrisTheChaosGamer August 18th, 2010 9:26 AM

honestly, i love the implication of shiny pokemon in the games. there's only one thing i would love to see though. it's the fact that if you catch a shiny, it should have a base stat increased. other than that, i think shiny pokemon are great to have

mikey August 18th, 2010 10:40 AM

I like shinies, but I never came across one in the wild in any of my games.

I have two shinies that were traded to me from a friend, a Gloom (that will be a Vileplume) and a Mightyena.

I really want to encounter one in the wild one day though.

RockHardSemi August 18th, 2010 10:57 AM

When I bought a copy of Pokemon Platinum off eBay (used condition) I noticed they hadn't wiped their data off it. So I took a look and there was a few shinies there! A Tyranitar, Roserade and that. So I transfered them over ,as well as some useful items, to my Soul Silver game.

billi1000 August 18th, 2010 4:05 PM

The thaught of how rare shinies are make trainers crave to have one on their team. Once in gold, the Ho-oh on top of Tin Tower that i encountered was shiny, thaught the game was glitching because Ho-oh's colour was so weird, then i caught it anyway then to realise it was shiny :P, and well no one who has played Gold/Silver or HG/SS hasnt really encountered a shiny as red Gyarados is definitely counted.

Peach Fresca August 18th, 2010 4:21 PM

To be honest, I'm torn when it comes to shinies. I love my shiny Mightyena to death, but I don't think I'd care for any more. (Loses it's "specialness.")

Also, a lot of shiny pokémon just look dumb.. Sure, you have your occasional awesome (Golden Mightyena, white Eevee, black Charizard to name a few.) On the other hand, you get those puke green ones (Espeon, Jolteon, etc.)

Although I wouldn't say no to a shiny ditto. :]

HypnosisVII August 19th, 2010 2:40 AM

Would be better If everyone you see you instantly think (hack)

Ghrimm August 19th, 2010 7:09 AM

1. I think shinies are cool, the alternate coloration is fun.
2. I've only ever found one shiny (legally)
3. It was a Weedle in SS. Then someone stole my game and DS D:


Sapeiro August 19th, 2010 1:24 PM

I don't particulary (sp?) care about getting shinies or not in my games, though I have had my share of good luck regarding them.

My first shiny ever was a Noctowl, in my Pokémon Gold game. I nearly teared with joy, since I had recently seen the anime episode where Ash catches one xD
Then, the ever present Gyarados, a Zubat and a Pidgey in emulators...

My most prized one was the shiny Lugia I found in the same game I found Noctowl... I was all like OMG A SHINY LUGIA MASTERBALL! Too bad it was stolen (the cartidge) T__T

Kelp August 20th, 2010 8:24 AM

I <3 shinies. All I pretty much do on my beaten Plat. is train and chain.

Only two random shiny encounters, but I've chained about 10 shiny pokemon.


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