Specifically, the 2008 TCG World Championships Milotic, released on 12 October 2008. A Wonder Card distributed with a Shiny Milotic in the Japanese version of Pokémon Platinum.The easy chat system from Generation III games.The list of the player's Pokémon from Pokémon Stadium 2.「いろちがい」 ( color variation) is used in several official sources referring to Shiny Pokémon: 「レア」 ( rare) in the debug menu found in the game data of Pokémon Gold and Silver. In Japanese, there are some distinct terms used to describe Shiny Pokémon.
Eventually, this term fell into official usage in Generation IV, used on promotional material promoting Shiny event Pokémon. The term "Shiny Pokémon" was first created by fans to refer to the sparkling sound effect and animation made at the start of an encounter with one in the games. 8.4 Pocket Monsters HGSS Jō's Big Adventure.6.1 List of cards featuring Shiny Pokémon.5.1.5 Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX.5.1.3 Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity.5.1.1 Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time, Darkness and Sky.
3.12 Non-playable character's Shiny Pokémon.3.9.3.2 Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl.3.9.3 Methods of increasing Shiny rates.3.8.2.3 Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!.3.8.2 Methods of increasing Shiny rates.3.7.2 Methods of increasing Shiny rates.3.6.2 Methods of increasing Shiny rates.3.5.2 Methods of increasing Shiny rates.3.2.1.1 Transferring from Generation I Virtual Console games.Additionally, in Legends: Arceus, the menu sprite of Shiny Pokémon will depict its Shiny coloration. In Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! and Pokémon Legends: Arceus, a Pokémon's shininess is visible in the overworld. The Shining Pokémon from the Trading Card Game were also introduced before the word "Shiny" was officially used in Pokémon games.įorm differences, such as that of Shellos and Gastrodon, are not normal/Shiny variations of one another, but the individual forms can be Shiny. Color in the Generation III easy chat system. They were originally called rare (Japanese: レア rare) in the debug menu from Pokémon Gold and Silver, Color Pokémon in Pokémon Stadium 2, and also referred to as Alt. It is one of the many differences that a Pokémon can have within its species. "Pokémon Gallery: Encounter with Shiny Pokémon" by Ken SugimoriĪ Shiny Pokémon (Japanese: 色違い color variation 光る shining) is a specific Pokémon with different coloration to what is usual for its species.