Thats what i mean by some are the same colours. Ok, the shiny yes, does look better than the original, as the blue is deeper, and the body is b etter suited to blue than the bluey-brownish colour, but why make it a similar colour? I mean, in real life, there are red and dark brown stingrays, which Mantine is based on (i think) so why not make the Shiny version Red or something very distinguishable?
Manitne is solely based off of the manta ray, which is in fact blue, not brown.
Why make it similair? well it is more moticable with the newer brighter colors, but a red manitne just looks messed up, and no point to the colors at all...
I mean really, what colors could you give a mantine and make it look professinal and cool, without looking like a fantasy recolor.
I think the new blues and shades accent it's shininess perfectly. I mean, look at shiny garchomp for example, not much of a difference there? yet it still looks incredible, that's pokemon.
Shinys are great, but there is a line from Professional Shiny Pokemon to holy biscuit would ya look at that bright yellow neon metagross...
I believe mantine is one of the best, and still do, I think it's perfect coloring as well.
Though to add to this, I'd say another one of my favorites is the red gyarados, a bit red red but it still looks great for the only 100% see shiny.