Normal or Shiny V2!!!!

[noa]

Regular

Kirlia?

 

[Radiating]

Shiny

Azumarill?

 

[LegendChu]

Normal one, yellow is too bright.

Pika Pika :chu:

 

[blue]

Normal Slaking looks better.

Tyranitar?

 

[LegendChu]

Normal one.

Exploud

Pika Pika :chu:

 

[Tsutarja]

Shiny!

Bibarel?

 

[Radiating]

Normal

Ho-oh?

 

[noa]

Normal

Pineco

 

[LegendChu]

Normal one.

Lugia

Pika Pika :chu:

 

[Damien.aspiring.fandev]

I'd go for the normal one :
the shiny variant feels "too pink", whereas
the regular variant is more reminiscent of the waters.

Alrighty, let's see...
How about blaziken, whose shinies are similar to the regulars?
Would you prefer the regular variant, with a good all-round saturation,
or the shiny variant, darker but with the head plumage giving a higher contrast and the slightly gold-tinted mega? (click "spoiler" to display the variants)

Spoiler:

 

[Tsutarja]

Shiny

Rampardos?

 

[Radiating]

Normal

Aerodactyl?

 

[Damien.aspiring.fandev]

I'd say blue because it gives a more relaxing feeling... Aw, gosh I'm late...
Uhm... I guess shiny. It's "7,8/10 too much pink" but has both higher overall
saturation and contrast compared to the regular(besides, there's not much
gray is reminiscent of, aside rainclouds and building materials...)

Hmm...how about...
How about Arceus?
Would you prefer the shiny variant, with a golden coat giving saturation
or the regular variant, giving higher contrast?

 

[LegendChu]

Normal one!

Bastiodon

Pika Pika :chu:

 

[Damien.aspiring.fandev]

Shiny : yellow loses a bit of saturation, but
that moog, dark gray is changed to a nice blue.
What about grovyle?

 

[LegendChu]

Normal one

Misdreavus

Pika Pika :chu:

 

[Damien.aspiring.fandev]

I kinda feel weird about the shiny variant,
so... I'd go for the regular variant
Alrighty, tricky one...
Altaria!
Sky-blue or sun-gold?

Spoiler:

*In the meantime, on the peninsula it's 11:02 pm*
Damien fainted!
Damien scurries to bed, giving his eyes a deserved rest

 

[Tsutarja]

Shiny

Palkia?

 

[Radiating]

Shiny

Unown?

 

[Damien.aspiring.fandev]

Shiny, with its good saturation, dark blue.

Let's see, uh...
Lucario, extremely recurrent since gen 4! (I'm one of the few who appreciates the sky-blue and gold combo)

Spoiler:

Now that I notice, the gen5 palette looks slightly better than the recent models...
I think I understand now why many don't enjoy it...
And why do I keep bothering about the fact that the lucario sprite in gen5 games has the same posture of Kris and Barry???