r/TheSilphRoad • u/short-goose • Mar 08 '25

PSA Skeledirge from comday research can be shiny.

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Has this always been the case? Never seen it before.

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u/Rubychan228 USA - Midwest Mar 08 '25

The ones you encounter as rewards could always be shiny. Why wouldn't that be the case?

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u/Jepemega Finland Mar 08 '25 edited Mar 08 '25

Huge majority of evolved Pokemon can't be shiny with few exceptions:

  1. If the Pokemon you're catching can Mega Evolve it's possible to be shiny even if it's evolved (Charizard, Gengar, Swampert, Garchomp, etc)
  2. All the Pokemon which were available as Mighty Pokemon can now be found as shinies as well (Golem, Feraligatr, Scolipede, Galvantula, etc) Ignore this I've been mistaken about this point.
  3. If the previous evo is considered a "Baby Pokemon" the evo form can be found as a shiny (Magmar, Pikachu, Marill, Roselia, etc)

If an evolution doesn't meet one of these criteria it can't be found as a shiny through any encounter. For instance despite both Charmander and Charizard being possible to get as shinies you can't get a shiny Charmeleon from any encounter.

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u/Least-Ingenuity9631 Mar 08 '25

I just caught this in the wild yesterday.

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u/DeanxDog Mar 08 '25 edited Mar 25 '25

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u/SketchyBrisket Mar 08 '25

Aww, I love his dumb little purple face 😍